A group of German scientists led by Wernher von Braun realized the war was ending ... Schneikert, who died in 1985 at age 75, was a member of the Jensen-Van Thruler Chapter 15 of Disabled American ...
Maria von Braun, widow of rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun and a prominent figure in America's early space program, died Jan. 20 at her home in Alexandria. She was 96. Born Maria von Quistorp in ...
Wernher von Braun, a former Nazi scientist who played a pivotal role in the American space program, delivered a speech at Ball State University in 1968, sparking controversy due to his past.