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 ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — 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 ...

Don’t say he’s hypocritical, But rather that he’s apolitical. “Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That’s not my department,” says Wernher von Braun. Comedian ...