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.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center announced the passing of Maria von Braun, Wernher von Braun’s widow on Friday. The center said she died Jan. 20 at her home in Alexandria, Va. She was 96. “Maria ...

Von Braun Center (named for Dr. Wernher von Braun, the German rocket scientist who catapulted Huntsville into space exploration) is the undisputed hub for indoor entertainment in the Rocket City.

The von Braun novel was sitting as a forgotten manuscript in the US Space and Rocket Center Archives when I found it c. 2000. It was effectively unknown to the outside world before 2006.

Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 Topic Aeronautics Provenance Mary M. Biddle, Gift, 2011, NASM.2011.0019. Creator ... A-3 and A-5 rockets were developed and launched, from 1937 to 1945. Also during that ...

With Soviet forces advancing at the end of World War II, von Braun and more than a hundred of his fellow scientists surrendered to the United States Army. They were scooped up in Operation Paperclip ...

A former Nazi party member, von Braun developed the rocket that launched United States’ first space satellite Explorer 1. He was also key to developing the Saturn V launch vehicle which enabled ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Von Braun Center just celebrated its 50th anniversary, and leaders are celebrating with some renovations to the well-loved space.From Broadway shows, to concerts and of course ...

September 12, 2012 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce that the 2012 AIAA von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program ...

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 ...