To commemorate its achievements, MSFC will host a free public celebration on Saturday, July 19, at The Orion Amphitheater.

Wernher von Braun on May 3, 1945, the day after his surrender to Allied forces. He had broken his arm in an auto accident two months before and his bones had not properly mended.

The guiding spirit behind NASA’s moon rocket, Wernher von Braun watches a Saturn 1 launch from the safety of the blockhouse in October 1961. JFK had declared for the moon just a few months earlier.

Von Braun became an advocate for space exploration during the 1950s. He eventually became part of NASA, where he became the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle , the super booster that ...

German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, who helped build the V-2 rocket, came to work for NASA in 1945 as part of Operation Paperclip. His job was to share his accumulated knowledge with the ...

Von Braun became an advocate for space exploration during the 1950s. He eventually became part of NASA, where he became the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle , the super booster that ...

Von Braun became an advocate for space exploration during the 1950s. He eventually became part of NASA, where he became the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle , the super booster that ...

Von Braun became an advocate for space exploration during the 1950s. He eventually became part of NASA, where he became the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle , the super booster that ...

Von Braun became an advocate for space exploration during the 1950s. He eventually became part of NASA, where he became the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle , the super booster that ...

Von Braun became an advocate for space exploration during the 1950s. He eventually became part of NASA, where he became the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle , the super booster that ...

Von Braun became an advocate for space exploration during the 1950s. He eventually became part of NASA, where he became the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle , the super booster that ...