Wernher von Braun (in suit) with German officers ... Money and power and resources at an incredibly early age. He was 25 years old; he had 400 people working for him. He had 5,000 people working ...

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. Born Maria von Quistorp in ...