Wernher von Braun stepped off the train in Huntsville 75 years ago. Why it matters: Von Braun, and the German and American ...

The rocket scientist behind Nasa’s Moon programme, Wernher von Braun, once stormed out of a press conference in disgust. He ...

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 after his death. By Michael J. Neufeld Several months after ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Maria von Braun, widow of rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun and a prominent figure in America's early space program, died Jan. 20 at her home in Alexandria. She was 96. Born Maria ...

Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director Dr. Wernher von Braun at his desk with moon lander in background and rocket models on his desk. Dr. von Braun served as Marshall's first director from 1960 ...

A new clip from the forthcoming PBS series "Chasing the Moon" shows the Nazi past of Wernher von Braun, one of NASA's top rocket engineers from the early days of American spaceflight. The clip, ...

SHEBOYGAN — The Soviet Union could have been the first to step foot on the moon if Sheboygan's Fred Schneikert wasn't on guard duty to accept the surrender of a group of German scientists in the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of the greatest rocket scientists of all time would have been 100 years old on Friday (March ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The first time I ever saw Wernher von Braun was on a black and white television set in my living room in Coalwood, W. Va., the mining town where I was raised. He was on the ...

Wernher von Braun, a former Nazi scientist who played a pivotal role in the American space program, delivered a speech at Ball State University in 1968, sparking controversy due to his past. Despite ...

Margrit von Braun came home to Huntsville Tuesday night to talk about growing up in Alabama as a child of rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun and her own career as an environmental engineer. She also ...