The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has announced that Maria von Braun, the wife of Dr. Wernher von Braun, has passed away at 96.

Wernher von Braun was a German engineer who came to the United States at the end of World War II after working for the German war effort designing the V-2 combat rocket.

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.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has imaged the crash site of Resilience, a moon lander built and operated by the Tokyo-based company ispace. Resilience tried to touch down on June 5 in the ...

The other day I ran into Dr. Wernher von Braun – in a very strange and unlikely place. Unless you are a boomer or early Gen Xer you may not even have heard about him. And maybe it’s because he ...

Unpacking claim famed rocket scientist 'predicted' in 1953 that Elon Musk would be leader of Mars The rumor stems from the writings of rocket science pioneer Wernher von Braun.

Nazi rocket scientists, including Wernher von Braun, surrendered to this Sheboygan man in May 1945 Wernher von Braun eventually became part of NASA, where he became the chief architect of the ...

A German-born rocket scientist who developed the rockets that launched America's space program will be celebrated Friday. Rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun helped NASA win the Space Race.

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.

The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has announced that Maria von Braun, the wife of Dr. Wernher von Braun, has passed away at 96.

Nazi rocket scientists, including Wernher von Braun, surrendered to this Sheboygan man in May 1945 Wernher von Braun eventually became part of NASA, where he became the chief architect of the ...