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 ...

John E. Butler and David G. Gerleman suggest in the May 22 Iowa View that Werner von Braun be an educational role model for Iowa and set Bernie Sanders’ plan aside. What the authors neglect to ...

The billions it will cost to build the planet’s first luxury hotel in low Earth orbit could be well spent if the developers can prove that private space construction is possible and profitable.

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 ...

We look at how Werner von Braun, a former rocket scientist of the Third Reich responsible for the V2 programme, played a leading role in NASA's planning. After groundbreaking success with the ...

Innungsobermeister Werner Braun in weißer Kochjacke managt das Team. (Foto: Werner Braun) Von der Baconbomb bis zum gefüllten Schweinefuß: Hundert küchenfertige Spezialitäten bereiten die ...

World’s first missile: The world’s first missile was developed by two German scientists, Walter Dornberger and Werner von Braun. During World War II, the German dictator Hitler ordered both of ...

Learn how Werner von Braun shaped the mission, the heartbreak of the Apollo 1 tragedy, and how NASA’s recovery led to the triumph of Apollo 7 and Apollo 8. Dozens take oath of US citizenship ...

In many respects, the life of Werner von Braun - one of the greatest rocket engineers - looks like the life of a modern Faust of the 20 th century.

Braun folgt in der Funktion seinem verstorbenen Freund Josef Haselberger. Mit großer Zustimmung wurde Werner Braun zum neuen ... Kommandant der Florianis von Seitzersdorf-Wolfpassing.