Wernher von Braun may have predicted Elon Musk’s plan to colonize other worlds nearly 70 years ago when he described a man named “Elon” ruling over Mars.

The claim is based on a portion of the 1953 book “Mars Project” by aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun, who led development of rocket technology for the Nazi party in Germany and later ...

"Speaking about destiny, did you know that Von Braun's 1953 book ‘Mars Project,’ referenced a person named Elon that would bring humans to Mars?" he wrote. "Pretty nuts." ORBITAL ASSEMBLY CORP.

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.

M.G. Lord's latest book is "Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science." At the height of the space race, German-born rocket engineer Wernher von Braun -- a model for the title character of ...

In sum, the assertion that von Braun's 1953 book "predicted" Elon Musk's space career is not rooted in evidence. The author's existing published works from 1953 do not feature " Elon." ...

These illustrations by Fred Freeman show Wernher von Braun’s concept for a space shuttle in the 1950s. The illustrations can be found in the book Visions of Spaceflight: Images from the Ordway ...

It began back in December 2020, when Twitter user Toby Li responded to a tweet from Musk about his destiny, according to CNET. "Speaking about destiny, did you know that Von Braun’s 1953 book ...

Wernher von Braun was also once a Nazi party member and SS officer, having served the Third Reich as an aerospace engineer. He designed the deadly V-2 rocket, the world’s first long-range ...