As described in Von Braun's The Mars Project, published first in 1952 in a German spaceflight journal and in the U.S. the following year as a slim book, the ferry rocket's first stage, with broad ...

The Rocket City Astronomical Association's first president, elected in April 1955, was von Braun. He found a 16.5-inch reflecting telescope for sale in California (later upgraded to the current 21 ...

Born Maria von Quistorp in Berlin in 1928, she married Wernher von Braun in 1947 in Landshut, Germany, under U.S. military guard amid concerns about Soviet efforts to recruit German rocket engineers.

Well-known as the leader of the American rocket team, which sought the launch astronauts into space, Wernher von Braun initially designed rockets for his native country of Germany during World War ...

Wernher von Braun was head of the V-2 rocket development team. The rocket was used in the twilight hours of World War II.

Dr. Werner von Braun was born March 23, 1912, and was crucial to the developement of rocketry and space science.

DETAILS: "Rocket City," presented at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Friday through May 18. Tickets are $19-$42; www.asf.net Several years ago playwright Mark Saltzman ran across what he viewed ...

In 1944, German rocket scientists developed the world’s first guided missiles and used them against Belgium, France and England. Those scientists surrendered to U.S. forces on May 2, 1945 — 80 ...

Werner von Braun was a life-long champion of space travel and rocketry. In the 75 years since Machine Design began publication, here are some of the people who have changed the way we live.

Born Maria von Quistorp in Berlin in 1928, she married Wernher von Braun in 1947 in Landshut, Germany, under U.S. military guard amid concerns about Soviet efforts to recruit German rocket engineers.