Is the Name Elon for the Leader of Human Colonists in Wernher Von?

Is the name "Elon" for the leader of human colonists in Wernher Von Braun's "Project Mars" book just coincidental?

As a young teenager, he read Oberth's "The Rocket" and began experimenting with model rockets with the local hobby group. Germany was prohibited from building weapons of war as a ondition of surrender after the Great War (World War I) but since rockets were not specified, the German military considered it a loophole and recruited Von Braun, the son of aristocratic heritage. Von Braun was a large man, imposing yet gentle, with a burning desire to see humanity explore space. He saw the military role as a necessary expedient to further the research of rocketry, fully detesting the military implications. But like many, how does one stand up to the pressure of society? There's no doubt he was aware of the human suffering in both slave labor requisitioned to build the Vengeance rockets both at the northern Germany test facilities and underground tunnels, as well as the explosive bombardment of England. However, as soon as the Germans were on the brink of total defeat, he gathered as many of the sympathetic scientist from his research group that he could find and personally surrendered to the advancing Americans, telling them where to find the plans and material for the rockets. Von Brsun's vision of exploring Space was the overriding impetus in building, testing, and improving the science of rocketry. Wernher had a very sharp mind capable of following the technological aspects of all the facets of rocketry, from guidance controls to fuel pumps and metalwork, and would often talk knowledgeably with the machinists and engineers about their challenges and possible solutions. When hurdles were resolved, he made sure the person responsible was acknowledged. As such, he was their advocate when the administrators would gather to discuss the progress of various rocket programs, both within the German military and later, the American military. When the German scientists were relocated during Operation Paperclip, he was responsible for their well-being, acting as their liaison with the Military brass, going so far as to request better accommodations in their dirt floor barracks and organizing field trips to nearby cities for supervised rest and recreation. Using his charisma and business acumen, Von Braun began advocating space exploration via popular magazines and television, enlisting Walt Disney and others to create compelling narratives that stressed humanity exploration of Space. When Von Braun walked into a room, everybody was very much aware of his presence, yet his enthusiasm and humility were persuasive enough to avoid arrogance or resentments. Von Braun was the first to tell anyone that it was the entire team that was responsible for every successful test and technological milestones on the way to humans in Space. When necessary, Von Braun could be persistent in advocating rocketry, often butting heads with superiors to advance his cause, yet wise enough to accept temporary roadblocks imposed by pencil pushers. Had Von Braun had his way, America would have been the first to orbit a satellite months before Sputnik. And on the other hand, when the politicians wanted to speed up the manned space program timetable to beat the Soviets in the unofficial, but very real, Space Race, Wernher stubbornly stuck to his convictions that every new aspect of rocketry technology had to be tested and vetted before moving on to the next step. Having watched far too many rockets fail during his German period, he knew that it was easier to test in increments so that failures could be pinpointed and corrected before moving on to the next step. Von Braun was wise and compassionate visionary with the technological knowledge and strength of character to accomplish his goal of human spacefligh.