German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun takes the credit for inspiring the world-class design. The station will have a Moon-like gravity initially, which is about one-sixth of the Earth's.

Voyager Station, a luxury space hotel by Orbital Assembly Corporation, ... inspired by a century-old concept and popularized by German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, ...

The most unique feature of Voyager Station is its rotating wheel-shaped design. This concept, dating back to the early 20th century and later refined by Wernher von Braun, uses centrifugal force ...

Space cowboys: The maverick pioneers of galactic travel. Elon Musk’s SpaceX dominates the news these days, but a host of oddballs involved in space exploration came before him.

Wernher von Braun, a former Nazi scientist who played a pivotal role in the American space program, delivered a speech at Ball State University in 1968, sparking controversy due to his past.

“Von Braun said ‘No,’" Dwight recalled, detailing behind-the-scenes discussions, adding that he instead continued his flight training through the Air Force. “We were better trained," he added.

Result: in October 1932, Wernher von Braun, at 20, became the top civilian specialist for the German army’s new (and only) rocket station at Kummersdorf, hidden in a pine forest south of Berlin.

Nazi-turned-NASA-celebrity Wernher von Braun headed the internal think tank. On the surface, the AAP was intended to conceive exciting missions that could be fulfilled with existing Apollo hardware.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday applauded the contribution of German scientists including Wernher von Braun in America’s space race against China. “Indeed. Until they were applied to the US ...

For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret “I’m not going to share right now. When it comes out, it’ll all come out together.” ...