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 ...

Marshall Space Flight Center director Wernher von Braun, left, joins Kennedy Space Center Director Chief Kurt Debus, both former Nazis, for a rollout of the Saturn 500F rocket from the Vehicle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adding to the popularity of the Von Braun Center is Rhythm on Monroe, a restaurant and rooftop bar serving dinner Tuesday ...

It’s been fifty years since man first landed on the Moon, but despite all the incredible advancements in technology since Armstrong made that iconic first small step, we’ve yet to reach any farther ...

Dr. Wernher von Braun, director of the Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, relaxes after the successful launch of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin ...