To nail the presentation, NASA brought von Braun, its most celebrated engineer, to do the talking. After all, they were ...

September 12, 2012 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce that the 2012 AIAA von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program ...

Object Details Owner Sally K. Ride Summary This Von Braun Award was presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride in 1995 by the Huntsville Chapter of the National Space Club. The award, now known as the Dr. Wernher ...

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 von Quistorp in ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Media are invited to attend the 2024 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium Monday Oct. 28 to Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the University of ...

Von Braun was the first director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and a key figure in the development of the Saturn V rocket and NASA’s Apollo program.

Why It Matters: The U.S. hired several German scientists for the development of its space program including Wernher von Braun after World War 2 as part of Operation Paperclip, a secret United ...

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.