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 Maria von Quistorp in ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Von Braun Center has announced that a free night of rock n’ roll featuring some of the Rocket City’s local talent will be coming in for a landing next month.

In the early 1950s, Alabama's U.S. Senator John ... That team included Dr. Wernher von Braun, a Nazi rocket scientist who helped develop missiles for Germany during World War II.

In the words of NASA, the greatest rocket scientist in history. We give you… Wernher von Braun. Let me out! Von Braun was born in Germany in 1912. With me, it started with the moon. My parents ...

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 ...