Wernher von Braun – zwischen Vision und Verantwortung Wernher von Braun war einer der einflussreichsten Raketeningenieure des 20. Jahrhunderts. Schon früh faszinierte ihn die Raumfahrt – die Idee, den Menschen über die Erde hinauszubringen. Doch seine Karriere ist untrennbar mit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg verbunden. Im Dienst des nationalsozialistischen Regimes war von Braun maßgeblich an der Entwicklung der V2-Rakete beteiligt. Diese Technik war ein Meilenstein der Raketentechnologie – zugleich jedo

Dr. Wernher von Braun stands beside the Saturn V dynamic test vehicle’s five F-1 engines, now displayed at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Each engine is about 19 feet (5.8 m) tall, with a nozzle exit roughly 12.5 feet (3.8 m) across. Together, the cluster consumed on the order of 15 tons of liquid oxygen and RP-1 kerosene per second and generated about 7.5 million pounds of liftoff thrust. #jet #aviation #Rockets #ww2 | Jets 'n' Props

The story begins with Wernher von Braun, one of the most influential rocket engineers of the 20th century. After World War II, he wrote a speculative book called The Mars Project. Inside it was an unexpected detail. 1. He described a leader of Mars named “Elon” Not a character. Not a last name. A title given to the person leading the colony. It was meant as fiction, not prediction. 2. The book outlined a full plan for reaching Mars Multi-stage rockets. Orbital assembly. Reusable boosters. Concep

As the director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Wernher von Braun led NASA'S development of the Saturn V rocket that took Apollo 11 to the Moon. His Nazi record was not widely known until after his death. | American Experience | PBS

Dr. Wernher von Braun is remembered as a NASA rocket developer who helped create the Saturn V launch vehicle. But did you know that von Braun also created the world’s first ballistic missile…for Nazi Germany? Get the full story in this clip from V2: Nazi Rocket. Then follow Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation