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To nail the presentation, NASA brought von Braun, its most celebrated engineer, to do the talking. After all, they were ...
In 1953, Wernher von Braun, who would go on to design NASA's giant Saturn ... a Geiger counter to measure radiation, a cosmic-ray telescope, a cosmic dust detector, and the television camera. This ...
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.
In 1992, Huntsville, Ala., wasn't listed on the national map in the Rand McNally Road Atlas. Here's how a local residents helped change that.
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.
He recruited a young Wernher von Braun — the rocket and aerospace pioneer — to join the Society, beginning the first of many collaborations between the two men.
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.