GR Re: Wernher von Braun Quote

[Terrance]

The quote is about religion & science. The dialect of religion & science
is what shapes Gravity's Rainbow. 

The world of GR is in the grip of a fanatical Gnostic cabal that seek
control of History and thus the Historical Process. 

The Cabal operates at a level above and below  rocket scientists and
Presidents of the United States. 

Wernher von Braun is a Knight like Pointsman. 

Their movements on the chessboard are manipulated from above by strings
or wires attached to their limbs. 

Although Pynchon opens with a Knight, the pawns move in a take center
stage. 

It' s difficult to win if you don't control the center of the board.