Von Braun at his desk at Marshall Space Flight Center in May 1964, with models of the Saturn |
Von Braun (with arm cast) immediately after his surrender to americans |
Von Braun with the F-1 engines of the Saturn V first stage at the US Space and Rocket Center |
Still with his rocket models, von Braun is pictured in his new office at NASA headquarters in 1970 |
Grave of Wernher von Braun in Ivy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia) |
Wernher von Braun | |
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Von Braun at his desk at Marshall Space Flight Center in May 1964, with models of the Saturn rocket family | |
Born | March 23, 1912 Wirsitz, German Empire |
Died | June 16, 1977 (aged 65) Alexandria, Virginia, USA |
Cause of death | pancreatic cancer |
Nationality | German, American |
Alma mater | Technical University of Berlin |
Occupation | rocket engineer and designer |
Spouse | Maria Luise von Quistorp(1947–1977) |
Wernher von Braun | |
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March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977 (aged 65) | |
Place of birth | Wirsitz, German Empire (now Poland) |
Place of death | Alexandria, Virginia, US |
Place of burial | Alexandria, Virginia, US |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | SS |
Years of service | 1937 to 1945 |
Rank | Sturmbannführer, SS |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | War Merit Cross, Knight's Cross First Class with Swords |
Other work | Rocket engineer, NASA, Built the Saturn V rocket of the Apollo manned moon missions |
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