Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun [1] (US: / ˈ v ɜːr n ər v ɒ n ˈ b r aʊ n / VUR-nər von BROWN; [4] German: [ˈvɛʁnheːɐ̯ fɔn bʁaʊn]; 23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German–American aerospace engineer [1] and space architect.

Apr 22, 2025 · Wernher von Braun (born March 23, 1912, Wirsitz, Germany [now Wyrzysk, Poland]—died June 16, 1977, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.) was a German engineer who played a prominent role in all aspects of rocketry and space exploration, first in Germany and after World War II in the United States.

Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Wernher von Braun? Wernher von Braun was one of the most important German weapons specialists to work on rocketry and jet propulsion in the United States after World War II.

Feb 6, 2024 · Dr. Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) was one of the most important rocket developers and champions of space exploration in the twentieth century. As a youth he became enamored with the possibilities of space exploration by reading the work of Hermann Oberth, whose 1923 book The Rocket into Interplanetary Space, prompted von Braun to master ...

Jan 1, 2008 · A rising star in the German army’s rocket program, Wernher von Braun led the development of the seminal V-2 missile and was a loyal follower of the Third Reich.

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (23 March 1912–16 June 1977) [3] was a German engineer and scientist. He worked as a rocket designer between the 1930s and 1970s. [4] Some people say he was the most important rocket engineer of the 20th century. [5] He worked for the Nazis during World War II. After World War II, he went to the ...

Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) was one of the most important rocket developers and champions of space exploration during the period between the 1930s and the 1970s.

May 2, 2001 · Wernher von Braun is, without doubt, the greatest rocket scientist in history. His crowning achievement, as head of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, was to lead the development of the Saturn V booster rocket that helped …

Because of Himmler's false charges that von Braun was a Communist sympathizer and had attempted to sabotage the V-2 program, and considering that von Braun was a qualified pilot who regularly piloted his government-provided airplane that might allow him to escape to England, von Braun was arrested by the Gestapo.

Mar 7, 2013 · Well-known as the leader of the American rocket team, which sought the launch astronauts into space, Wernher von Braun initially designed rockets for his native country of Germany...