The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has announced that Maria von Braun, the wife of Dr. Wernher von Braun, has passed away at 96.

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.

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 ...

Fans of the billionaire Elon Musk are now saying that a book predicted the SpaceX and Tesla CEO becoming the leader of Mars.

After von Braun’s visit was announced, some Ball State faculty openly opposed his invitation. Rumors began circulating of a planned protest.

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.

Biographical / Historical Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun (1912--1977) was a pioneer in rocketry. Educated in Berlin, he assisted Hermann Oberth, another German rocket pioneer, before ...

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 ...

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Von Braun was the first director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and a key figure in the development of the Saturn V rocket and NASA’s Apollo program.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday applauded the contribution of German scientists including Wernher von Braun in America's space race against China.