This week in Cyber and Space Published Nov. 15, 2010 By Shawn Riem th Space Wing Historian Office 11/15/2010 -- 16 November 1945: The US government brought 88 German scientist who had been working on the V-1 AND V-2 rockets to the US to help develop the Space Defense Program. 21 November 1974: Congress pass the Freedom of Information Act, allowing the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the government. TRIVIA: What are the root meanings of the words "astronaut" and "cosmonaut" ? Answer: Astronaut "sailor among the stars" Cosmonaut "sailor of the universe"