ation ▁proved ▁his ▁innoc ence . ▁Nevertheless , ▁his ▁business ▁was ▁ru ined . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁G ans wind t ' s ▁work ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁ahead ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁by ▁several ▁dec ades ▁since ▁his ▁contemporary ▁fell ows ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁his ▁ideas . ▁During ▁his ▁late ▁years ▁he ▁kept ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁Aust rian ▁ro cket ▁pione er ▁Max ▁Val ier ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁with ▁German ▁ro cket ▁pione er ▁Hermann ▁Ober th , ▁who ▁shared ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Robert ▁God d ard ' s ▁work ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Berlin ▁recognized ▁his ▁achiev ements ▁by ▁naming ▁a ▁bridge ▁( H ermann - G ans wind t - Br ücke ) ▁in ▁Berlin - Sch ö ne berg . ▁The ▁International ▁Astronom ical ▁Union ▁( IA U ) ▁named ▁the ▁lun ar ▁cr ater ▁G ans wind t ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁His ▁enthus ias m ▁towards ▁space ▁travel ▁was ▁shared ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁sons , ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁W ern her ▁von ▁Braun ' s ▁moon ▁program . ▁His ▁daughter ▁Is ol de ▁Haus ser ▁became ▁a ▁phys ic ist . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Konst antin ▁T si ol kov sky ▁Hermann ▁Ober th ▁Robert ▁H . ▁God d ard ▁Space craft ▁prop ulsion ▁German ▁invent ors ▁and ▁discover ers ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁H . ▁G ans wind