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Dozens of captured V-2 rockets were launched from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Eventually, the Army put von Braun and his team to work in Huntsville, Ala., developing ballistic missiles.
Werner von Braun was a life-long champion of space travel and rocketry. In the 75 years since Machine Design began publication, here are some of the people who have changed the way we live.