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

The Almanac On Oct. 21, 1959, rocket designer Wernher von Braun and his team were transferred from the U.S. Army to the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Von Braun is not the first luxury hotel proposal. Orion Span’s Aurora Station, which can accommodate six customers, might be able to accept guests as early as 2022.

Learn how Werner von Braun shaped the mission, the heartbreak of the Apollo 1 tragedy, and how NASA’s recovery led to the triumph of Apollo 7 and Apollo 8.

We look at how Werner von Braun, a former rocket scientist of the Third Reich responsible for the V2 programme, played a leading role in NASA's planning.

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.

Wernher von Braun on May 3, 1945, the day after his surrender to Allied forces. He had broken his arm in an auto accident two months before and his bones had not properly mended.

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 ...

Wernher von Braun's archive of signed technical drawings, schematics, orbital diagrams, and mathematical calculations related to his efforts to sell an ambitious space program to the American ...

The German-American armed forces relationship in Fort Bliss, Texas, dates back to post-World War II after Werner Von Braun and his crew came to the United States, Sept. 20, 1945, to kick start the ...

Throughout the 20th century, multiple proposals have been made for the crewed exploration of Mars. These include the famed "Mars Project" by Werner von Braun, the "Mars Direct" mission ...

John E. Butler and David G. Gerleman suggest in the May 22 Iowa View that Werner von Braun be an educational role model for Iowa and set Bernie Sanders’ plan aside.