SHEBOYGAN — The Soviet Union could have been the first to step foot on the moon if Sheboygan's Fred Schneikert wasn't on guard duty to accept the surrender of a group of German scientists in the ...

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. By Michael J. Neufeld Several months ...

In November 1937, Wernher von Braun officially joined the Nazi Party. Not joining “would have meant that I would have had to abandon the work of my life,” von Braun later insisted.

One of those visionaries was German rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun.A member of the Nazi Party for a while, and responsible for coming up with the German V-2 rockets launched against the UK at ...

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch Der Raketenmann – Wernher von Braun und der Traum vom Mond. Explore cast details and learn more ...

In 1945, sensing defeat in World War II, von Braun and his team surrendered to the Allied forces and arrived in the U.S. By 1950, von Braun was moved to Huntsville where he would continue to ...

Meanwhile, the Space Force is here to stay, space exploration and commercial development are flourishing, and von Braun’s “platform” is back. U.S. organization the Gateway Foundation is ...

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.

SHEBOYGAN — The Soviet Union could have been the first to step foot on the moon if Sheboygan's Fred Schneikert wasn't on guard duty to accept the surrender of a group of German scientists in the ...

SHEBOYGAN — The Soviet Union could have been the first to step foot on the moon if Sheboygan's Fred Schneikert wasn't on guard duty to accept the surrender of a group of German scientists in the ...