von Braun
Saturn V architect
Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) was a German-American aerospace engineer who developed rocket technology for Nazi Germany during World War II, then led American space programs after being recruited by the U.S.
His V-2 rockets were built using concentration camp labor.
He later directed development of the Saturn V rocket that carried astronauts to the moon, becoming the public face of American space exploration despite his compromised past.
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- rocket scientistExpert in spacecraft propulsion
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- moon landingCraft settling on satellite
one small step · Saturn · Saturn V · moon · space race · cold war · engineer · German · missile · V-2 · space · Huntsville · orbit · propulsion · launch · launch pad · astronaut · thrust
- HuntsvilleHuntsville, Madison, Madison County, Space Camp, Twickenham
- Space PioneersNeil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Yuri Gagarin, John Glenn, Alan Shepard
- Prussian NobilityBismarck, Moltke, Hindenburg, Clausewitz, Francois
von BraunAlbert Einstein
Renowned twentieth-century physicist
conscientious objector · J. Robert Oppenheimer · whistleblower