After von Braun’s visit was announced, some Ball State faculty openly opposed his invitation. Rumors began circulating of a ...

Widow of Wernher von Braun, Who Led the Design of the Saturn V Moon Rocket, Was a Valued Member of the Space Community Maria von Braun’s dedication to space education and advocacy helped to ...

111 Meter hoch wird Wernher von Brauns Mondrakete »Saturn V« auf Cape Kennedys Startblock 39 in den Himmel ragen. Doch selbst das fünfzigfach verkleinerte Modell sprengt noch herkömmlich ...

Von Braun's genius idea was the Saturn V, the world's most powerful rocket. It stood 111 metres tall, and fully-fuelled, weighed about the same as 400 elephants. And in 1969, it helped land men on ...