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Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German-American rocket physicist, astronautics engineer, and space architect, becoming one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the United States. Wernher von Braun was said to be the preeminent rocket engineer of the 20th century. In his 20s and early 30s, von Braun was the central figure in Germany's pre-war rocket development program, responsible for the design and realization of the deadly V-2 combat rocket during World War II. After the war, he and some of his rocket team were taken to the United States as part of the then-secret Operation Paperclip. In 1955, ten years after entering the country, von Braun became a naturalized U.S. citizen. Von Braun worked on the American intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) program before joining NASA, where he served as director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the superbooster that propelled the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon. In the words of NASA, he is "without doubt, the greatest rocket scientist in history. His crowning achievement ... was to lead the development of the Saturn V booster rocket that helped land the first men on the Moon in July 1969." He received the 1975 National Medal of Science. (via Wikipedia)


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Burial Place: Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Spouse: Maria Louise von Quistorp

Military branch: Schutzstaffel

Participant In: World War II

Cause of Death: pancreatic cancer

Place of Death: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Rank: Sturmbannführer, SS

Occupation: Rocket engineer and designer

Name: Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun

Nationality: German, American

Birthplace: Wirsitz, German Empire (now Poland)
Wirsitz, German Empire

Awards: War Merit Cross, Knight's Cross First Class with Swords

Term of Military Service: 1937 to 1945

Allegiance: Nazi Germany

Birth Date: Mar 23, 1912
Mar 23, 1912

Death Date: Jun 16, 1977
Jun 16, 1977


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