Of course, the moon landings did take place not long after von Braun visited Muncie. In December 1968, Apollo 8 became the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon. Eight months later, Apollo 11 ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — 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. The rocket center said that Maria von ...

In 1950, von Braun's team moved to Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama, to continue their missile work. Von Braun became an advocate for space exploration during the 1950s.

Magnus von Braun, Wernher's brother, had a better handle on English than the famed scientist and was drafted for the surrender. He went on a bicycle in search of American troops.

Nazi rocket scientists, including Wernher von Braun, surrendered to this Sheboygan man in May 1945 Wernher von Braun eventually became part of NASA, where he became the chief architect of the ...

In 1950, von Braun's team moved to Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama, to continue their missile work. Von Braun became an advocate for space exploration during the 1950s.