The other day I ran into Dr. Wernher von Braun – in a very strange and unlikely place. Unless you are a boomer or early Gen Xer you may not even have heard about him. And maybe it’s because he ...

The claim is based on a portion of the 1953 book “Mars Project” by aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun, ... “No matter how often I tell people that I’m a 5000-year-old alien time ...

Between Sept. 8, 1944 and March 27, 1945, no fewer than 3,172 V-2s struck Belgium, France, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In all, V-2 strikes killed around 9,000 people. What follows is ...

Devastating invention Arguably Wernher von Braun’s biggest contribution was the V-2 rocket. These were produced by concentration camp prisoners and other forced labourers (left), and it is estimated ...

On May 2, 1945, just a few days before World War II ended and two days after Adolf Hitler committed suicide, Nazi scientist Wernher von Braun and his team of engineers surrendered to American soldi… ...

Wernher von Braun, a former member of the SS who rebranded himself as an all-American hero in the 1960s - SuperStock / Alamy Stock Photo 31,228 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you ...

Maria von Braun, widow of rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun and a prominent figure in America's early space program, died Jan.

Wernher von Braun, a former Nazi scientist who played a pivotal role in the American space program, delivered a speech at Ball State University in 1968, sparking controversy due to his past.

Re “Stanford, Harvard and NASA Still Honor a Nazi Past,” by Lev Golinkin (Opinion guest essay, Dec. 16): I read this article with interest, as I grew up in Huntsville, Ala., where Wernher von ...

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.

Left: Wernher von Braun, in suit, with Nazi military brass, Peenemünde, Germany, March 21, 1941 (Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1978-Anh.030-02 via Wikimedia Commons).

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.