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Yet, in truth, satire—at least satire of great quality—lives just as long as any other kind of art. It keeps its objects ...
This weekend, Isaacman received the National Space Society’s Wernher von Braun Award for the privately funded Polaris Dawn mission that he led in September 2024.
How Do You Kill Emich von Braun with Electricity in Striking Range? Now that players have found their target, they will need to kill them in a specific way.
After World War II, Operation Paperclip quietly recruited German scientists to work on its most advanced weapons and space programs—including some who had been active in the Third Reich.
NASA must exert pressure on the university to rename the von Braun center, and, as a primary participant in the von Braun symposium, stop attending unless it is renamed.
Wernher von Braun on May 3, 1945, the day after his surrender to Allied forces. He had broken his arm in an auto accident two months before and his bones had not properly mended.
The Von Braun Center just celebrated its 50th anniversary, and leaders are celebrating with some renovations to the well-loved space.
After von Braun’s visit was announced, some Ball State faculty openly opposed his invitation. Rumors began circulating of a planned protest.
Like von Braun and his team, Elon and the SpaceX team have transformed their innovative, cost-effective Falcon 1 into the Falcon 9, which powered the first-ever private spacecraft to dock with the ...
Lucas’ honors included election to the National Academy of Engineering and the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame; the 2009 Wernher von Braun Space Flight Trophy from the National Space Club for ...
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. She was 96.