A group of German scientists led by Wernher von Braun realized the war was ending. The scientists decided it would be better to be captured by Americans than the Soviets, according to an article ...

and the aforementioned Wernher von Braun. The men were offered jobs at various US military facilities such as the White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico and Wright Field, Ohio, home to a large ...

Wernher von Braun ... I think what made Von Braun so unique and remembered to this day was that he really emphasized and understood the importance of the popularization of space travel.” Von Braun ...