More questions for the German speakers

[ffutures]

I know I said I was finished with the German stuff, but it comes into the space thing too. Can anyone suggest phrases in 19th century German meaning "Imperial Prussian Space Corps" and "Imperial Lunar Expedition", also "Space Cannon" and "Manned Space Projectile" or similar?

Also, was the Kaiser the nominal head of the armed forces as well as head of state, as in the UK?

Finally, I am, I sincerely hope, right to think that "The Eagle" would be "Der Adler"?

Thanks, as ever...

Comments

[dungeoneer.livejournal.com]

Forgot the possessive. Quite right.

Should it not be Weltraum rather than just Raum, though, to denote outer space? Not quite sure of the level of precision called for.

[the-monkey-king.livejournal.com]

If you want to pad it out, sure Weltraum is correct. But spaceship is "Raumschiff" rather than "Weltraumschiff", and both are correct for "space".

[dungeoneer.livejournal.com]

I stand corrected!

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Not necessarily, "Space" as in outer space itself is "Weltraum" but in combinations it's reduced to "Raum". Just like the_monkey_king says below, it's Raumschiff, Raumfahrt (space travel) etc.