These illustrations by Fred Freeman show Wernher von Braun’s concept for a space shuttle in the 1950s. The illustrations can be found in the book Visions of Spaceflight: Images from the Ordway ...

Translated from the original German, rocket scientist Wernher von Braun's boyhood notebook page details the supplies needed for a trip into space. A copy of the page is flying to the International ...

A collection of some of the most important seminal documents of the Space Age are open for bids as rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun's "Man Will Conquer Space Soon" archive goes on the block. A ...

The Nazi scientist who designed the V2 rocket also helped America reach the Moon. And he had a plan for deeper space exploration that was ahead of its time, writes Richard Hollingham.

A visualization of the orbiting Von Braun Rotating Space Station which will support scientific experiments but also function as a "space hotel" for tourists. (Image credit: The Gateway Foundation) ...

German rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun, who was born 100 years ago to the day, and Edoardo Amaldi, an Italian physicist who was also memorialized with his name on the spacecraft, were each ...

The disease ultimately took his life on June 16, 1977. The Apollo program had already ended in 1972. For all the accomplishments with the space shuttle and space station, manned exploration was ...

Legacy of a Space Titan Wernher von Braun was born one hundred years ago, but his blueprint for space exploration still has relevance today.

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 ...

With the formation of NASA and the development of a robust space infrastructure championed by Von Braun's Saturn V rocket, his plans for a Martian mission downsized to a convoy of just two ships.

Copernicus Space Corporation Chief Strategy Officer John Grunsfeld Awarded Prestigious Von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management ...

This clip from the DVD History of Spaceflight outlines Wernher von Braun’s vision for the colonization of space. Be sure to check out footage of von Braun from the rarely seen film Challenge of ...