Von Braun’s SS membership first became widely known then, although Communist East Germany had tried in the 1960s, with little success in the West, to publicize it.

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World War II was still fresh in everyone's memory when Wernher von Braun and his 115 German scientists and workers moved from the relative seclusion of Fort Bliss, Texas to Huntsville in 1950.

Von Braun, Neufeld tells Washingtonian, made a “Faustian bargain,” a deal he didn’t recognize until late in the war. (Here’s a quick version of his research on von Braun.) There are plenty of entries ...

The Almanac On Oct. 21, 1959, rocket designer Wernher von Braun and his team were transferred from the U.S. Army to the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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 ...

However, for some, von Braun's legacy is also weighted with his involvement in German war activities, as well as his status as a Sturmbannführer of the SS and former member of the Nazi party.

Dr. Wernher von Braun served as Marshall Space Flight Center's first director from July 1, 1960 until January 27, 1970, when he was appointed NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Plarning.

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.