Developed by Wernher von Braun, it was a feat of engineering wrapped in wartime ethics. The rocket paved the way for Cold War arms races and the space age. Explore its dual legacy of innovation ...

As the Soviet Army closed in on the German rocket base in Peenemünde, the leader of the V-2 team, Wernher von Braun, decided he’d rather be captured by Americans than by Soviets. He and his ...

Wernher Von Braun became interested in space flight from an early age. This passion would lead him to become a key figure in the development of one of the Nazi's most devastating weapon: the V2 ...

Die Mondlandung vor 50 Jahren war nicht nur ein Triumph der USA, sondern auch die größte Stunde im Leben des deutschen Raketenbauers Wernher von Braun ... Entwicklung der V2-Rakete, der ...

In 1960, Columbia Pictures released a movie about NASA rocket scientist Wernher von Braun called I Aim at the Stars. Comedian Mort Sahl suggested a subtitle: But Sometimes I Hit London.

We give you… Wernher von Braun. Let me out ... Von Braun led the team that developed the V2 missile used by the Nazis during the war. The V2 could hit targets up to 200 miles away, killing ...

The fact that Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon on July 19, 1969, was also the success of Wernher von Braun and a team ... of the infamous V2 rocket. Some 20,000 forced ...

Zu den Weltraumplänen von Professor von Braun möchte ich folgendes sagen: Bei einer Radioansprache über die deutschen Sender im Mai 1928 anläßlich meines ersten Raketenstarts in Berlin habe ...