Tom Lehrer, the acclaimed musical satirist, has been in the limelight recently due to his passing on July 26, 2025, at the ...

Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 Topic Aeronautics Provenance Mary M. Biddle, Gift, 2011, NASM.2011.0019. Creator ... from 1937 to 1945. Also during that time period he developed the V-2 rocket. In 1945, ...

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 ...

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.

After WWII, the U.S. recruited 1,600 Nazi scientists under Operation Paperclip—fueling its space race and weapons tech, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unpacking claim famed rocket scientist 'predicted' in 1953 that Elon Musk would be leader of Mars The rumor stems from the writings of rocket science pioneer Wernher von Braun.

Von Braun Center (named for Dr. Wernher von Braun, the German rocket scientist who catapulted Huntsville into space exploration) is the undisputed hub for indoor entertainment in the Rocket City.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center announced the passing of Maria von Braun, Wernher von Braun’s widow on Friday. The center said she died Jan. 20 at her home in Alexandria, Va. She was 96. “Maria ...

The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has announced that Maria von Braun, the wife of Dr. Wernher von Braun, has passed away at 96.