Wernher von Braun was head of the V-2 rocket development team. The rocket was used in the twilight hours of World War II.

The already thinning ranks of Wernher von Braun's German rocket team, which after the war helped put Americans on the moon, has grown even more sparse with the deaths of three scientists. Max ...

Born Maria von Quistorp in Berlin in 1928, she married Wernher von Braun in 1947 in Landshut, Germany, under U.S. military guard amid concerns about Soviet efforts to recruit German rocket engineers.

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.

May 2 (UPI) --The NASA team behind the James Webb Space Telescope has been awarded the Wernher von Braun Memorial Award by the National Space Society. The award is given every two years and was ...

Grau came to the United States after World War II with other German rocket scientists led by Wernher von Braun. Grau moved to Huntsville to work at Redstone Arsenal in 1950.

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.

Dr. Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) was one of the most important rocket developers and champions of space exploration in the twentieth century. As a youth he became enamored with the ...

Dr. Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) was one of the most important rocket developers and champions of space exploration in the twentieth century. As a youth he became enamored with the ...