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As a young man, von Braun worked in Nazi Germany's rocket development program. He helped design and co-developed the V-2 rocket at Peenemünde during World War ...

Wernher von Braun - NASA

Dr. Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) was one of the most important rocket developers and champions of space exploration in the twentieth ...

Wernher von Braun | Biography, Quotes, & Facts - Britannica

German engineer who played a prominent role in all aspects of rocketry and space exploration, first in Germany and after World War II in the United States.

Sputnik Biographies--Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) - NASA

Von Braun is well known as the leader of what has been called the "rocket team," which developed the V-2 ballistic missile for the Nazis during World War II.

Wernher von Braun - New Mexico Museum of Space History

Dr. von Braun's rocket team produced America's first ballistic missile, the Redstone, by expanding on the basic design of the V-2.

Wernher von Braun: History's most controversial figure? - Al Jazeera

Von Braun was attracted by the opportunities America promised and suspected that the US military would support his continued research in ...

Wernher von Braun and the Nazis | American Experience - PBS

Wernher von Braun led NASA'S development of the Saturn V rocket that took Apollo 11 to the Moon. His Nazi record was not widely known until ...

Wernher von Braun | National Air and Space Museum

Wernher von Braun, born in Wirsitz, Germany, in 1912, led the development of the V-2 in Nazi Germany and came to the U.S. in 1945.

The Nazi Science That Fed the Apollo 11 Moon Landing | TIME

How Historians Are Reckoning With the Former Nazi Who Launched America's Space Program. 9 minute read. Werner von Braun (1912 ...

How Much Did Wernher von Braun Know, and When Did He Know It?

A rising star in the German army's rocket program, Wernher von Braun led the development of the seminal V-2 missile and was a loyal follower of the Third Reich.

Wernher von Braun, Rocket Pioneer: Biography & Quotes - Space.com

Wernher von Braun led the development of the rockets that carried the first Americans into space and onto the moon.

Wernher von Braun, Rocket Pioneer, Dies - The New York Times

Master rocket bldr and space pioneer Wernher von Braun dies of cancer at age of 65, Alexandria, Va; his contributions to US space tech ...

Rocket Man | The New Yorker

Wernher von Braun (1912-77) had a career that was itself a kind of two-stage rocket, his scientific dreams boosted toward their late ...

Wernher von Braun | V-2 and Apollo rocket scientist

A rocket scientist, von Braun designed the Nazi V-2 missiles and rockets for the US space race programme.

the controversial tale of Wernher von Braun - Physics World

These two contrasting stories seem worlds apart, they are the experiences of the same person, German aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun (1912–1977).

Wernher von Braun's V-2 Rocket - Smithsonian Magazine

The V-2 rocket—looming over visitors like a Tyrannosaurus rex—represents the most evolved menace of its era. Eric Long / NASM / SI.

Meet the former Nazi rocket scientist who all too accurately saw the ...

As well as serving in the SS and a second act as a Nasa engineer, Wernher von Braun wrote a Martian sci-fi novel with a prescient twist…

Wernher von Braun(1912-1977) - IMDb

Wernher von Braun. Additional Crew: The Magical World of Disney. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr Von Braun (23 March 1912 - 16 June 1977) was a ...

Wernher von Braun - Career, NASA & Family - Biography (Bio.)

Wernher von Braun was a German engineer who worked on rocket technology, first for Germany and then for the United States.

NAE Website - WERNHER VON BRAUN 1912-1977

Wernher von Braun was an extraordinary engineer. Trained as a mechanical engineer, he had the unique ability to visualize entire complex systems and make sense ...