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Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (German: [ˌvɛʁnheːɐ̯ fɔn ˈbʁaʊ̯n]; US: / ˌ v ɜːr n ər v ɒ n ˈ b r aʊ n / VUR-nər von BROWN; [3] 23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German-American aerospace engineer [4] and space architect.
Oct 25, 2024 · 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. After the war, he reinvented...
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...
Wernher von Braun. 23 March 1912 - 16 June 1977. A rocket scientist, von Braun designed the Nazi V-2 missiles and rockets for the US space race programme. By Anna Demming. NASA/MSFC. Wernher...
