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RM2H1GEED–Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (1912 – 1977) German-American aerospace engineer. He was the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany and a pioneer of rocket and space technology in the United States. Dr. Wernher von Braun served as Marshall Space Flight Center's first director from July 1, 1960 until January 27, 1970, when he was appointed NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning.
RMM1DWJB–Dr. Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) with model of a REDSTONE guided missile, January 20, 1956.
RMKKA81X–Von Braun, with his arm in a cast from a car accident, surrendered to the Americans during World War 2. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun, Dr. Wernher von Braun, German, later American, aerospace engineer and space architect credited with inventing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States
RME0X61C–May 05, 1965 - Cape Kennedy - Dr. Wernher Von Braun, Director Of The NASA-Marshall Space Center, Huntsville, ALA., Observes The
RMPM4GHC–Dr. Wernher von Braun explains the Saturn Launch System to President John F. Kennedy. NASA Deputy Administrator Robert Seamans is to the left of von Braun, November 16, 1963. File Reference # 1003 020THA
RME8J31C–In February 1970, Dr. Wernher von Braun, director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., was named NASA D
RMRYE19R–President Dwight D. Eisenhower and MSFC Director Dr. Wernher von Braun share a joke as other dignitaries look on. Eisenhower was visiting Marshall to participate in the September 8, 1960 dedication ceremony.
RMGE4JD9–Dr. Wernher von Braun stands in front of a Saturn IB launch vehicle at Kennedy Space Flight Center. Dr. von Braun led a team of German rocket scientists, called the Rocket Team, to the United States, first to Fort Bliss/White Sands, later being transferred to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. They were further transferred to the newly established NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama in 1960, and Dr. von Braun became the first Center Director. Under von Braun's direction, MSFC developed the Mercury-Redstone, which put the fi
RMPXKND1–Wernher von Braun (1912-1977), first director of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, in his office with rocket models, May 18, 1964.
RME5YD80–Dr. Wernher Von Braun and Harrison A. Storm Discussing SA-5 Saturn Launch Vehicle, Cape Kennedy, Florida, USA, 1964
RF2FYT57M–11 September 1962 Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, President John F. Kennedy speaks with Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun (center left), during a tour of the MSFC at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands at right. The Saturn C-1 rocket sits in background. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
RME0R9YA–Sep. 09, 1958 - The Rocket specialist Wernher Von Braun: Spends some days of recreation with his parents in the Bavarian village Oberaudorf. During the Astronautic congress in Amsterdam he was not quite well so he decided to use his short stay in Europe to visit his parents. Picture Shows: F.l.t.r. baroness Von Braun. baron Magnus Von Braun and Dr. Wernher Von Braun on the Balkon of his parent's house in Oberaudorf.
RMTC3YEB–Dr Wernher von Braun stands in front of a Saturn IB launch vehicle at John F Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, 1968. Image courtesy National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ()
RMD3M0N4–German-American rocket scientist Dr. Wernher von Braun (right) speaks with astronaut John Glenn at Marshall Space Flight Center November 28, 1962 in Huntsville, Alabama.
RM2J5HEH6–A 1960 portrait of Dr. Wernher von Braun. Following World War II, Dr. von Braun and his German colleagues arrived in the United States under Project Paperclip to continue their rocket development work.
RMKJ1GHC–President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visit Dr. Wernher von Braun. Wernher von Braun, Aerospace engineer and space architect, one of the 'Fathers of Rocket Science'. Wernher von Braun with US President John F. Kennedy (front r) next to the Air Force One at MSFC's Redstone Arsenal Airfield in Huntsville; at the back, between them, US Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. 1962
RM2J5HEH8–Apollo 11 mission officials relax in the Launch Control Center following the successful Apollo 11 liftoff on July 16, 1969. From left to right are: Charles W. Mathews, Deputy Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center; George Mueller, Associate Administrator for the Office of Manned Space Flight; Lt. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, Director of the Apollo Program
RMKRHKC5–AN UNDATED PHOTOGRAPH OF DR. WERNHER VON BRAUN POINTING TO A LOCATION ON THE GLOBE IN HIS MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER OFFICE. Wernher von Braun 0900177 original
RMTC407E–President John F Kennedy and Dr Wernher von Braun tour one of the laboratories of the Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, September 11, 1962. Image courtesy National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ()
RMKRGKFA–DR. VON BRAUN AND THE ORIGINAL GERMAN TEAM AT BLDG. 4488 LED ARMY'S SPACE EFFORTS AT ABMA BEFORE TRANSFER OF THE TEAM TO MSFC. (L. TO R.) DR. ERNST STUHLINGER, DR. HELMET HOELZER, KARL L. HEIMBURG, DR. ERNST GEISSLER, ERICH W. NEUBERT, DR. WERNHER VON BRAUN, WILLIAM A. MRAZEK, HANS HEUTER, EBERHARD REES, DR. KURT DEBUS, AND HANS H. MAUS. Twelve Scientific Specialists of the Peenemuende Team
RMTC3YKC–Dr James C Fletcher and Dr Wernher von Braun monitor Apollo 15 prelaunch activities in Firing Room 1 of the Launch Control Center and the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 1971. Image courtesy National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ()
RM2A598GX–Dr. Wernher von Braun, Major General Francis McMorrow, and Alabama Governor, John Patterson (far left) participated in the ground breaking ceremony for the University of Alabama Research Institute in Huntsville, December 20, 1962.
RMTC3Y4K–Dr Wernher von Braun and Robert Seamans explaining the Saturn Launch System to President John F Kennedy, November 16, 1963. Image courtesy National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ()
RMKRE74C–DR. WERNHER VON BRAUN WITH THE SEVEN ORIGINAL ASTRONAUTS Von Braun with astronauts inspect Mercury-Redstone MSFC-6975366
RMTC3YRP–Dr Wernher von Braun is carried on the shoulders of city officials during the celebration of the splashdown of Apollo 11 in Huntsville, Alabama, July 24, 1969. Image courtesy National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ()
RMKRGBXN–Signing of Citizenship Certificae, April 1955 (l to r) Martin Schiling, Ernst Stuhlinger, Dr. Wernher Von Braun (MIX FILE) VonBraunCitizenship
RMT710RP–Apollo 11 mission officials relaxing in the Launch Control Center at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, including Charles W Mathews, Dr Wernher von Braun, George Mueller, and General Samuel C Phillips, July 16, 1969. Image courtesy National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ()
RMGE4H5X–President John F. Kennedy visited Marshall Space Flight Center on September 11, 1962. Here President Kennedy and Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC Director, tour one of the laboratories. Image # : 9801807
RF2FYT57R–11 September 1962 Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, President John F. Kennedy speaks with Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun (center left), during a tour of the MSFC at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands at right. The Saturn C-1 rocket sits in background. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
RMGE4HBT–(November 16, 1963) Dr. Wernher von Braun explains the Saturn Launch System to President John F. Kennedy. NASA Deputy Administrator Robert Seamans is to the left of von Braun. Image # : 64P-0145
RMKRB536–TWO U.S. CONGRESSMEN, ACCOMPANIED BY NASA ADMINISTRATOR JAMES E. WEBB, VISITED THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC) APRIL 28, 1964, FOR A BRFIEFING ON THE SATURN PROGRAM AND A TOUR OF THE FACILITIES. THEY ARE (LEFT TO RIGHT) CONGRESSMAN GERALD FORD, JR., REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE OF MICHIGAN; DR. WERNHER VON BRAUN, MSFC, DIRECTOR; CONGRESSMAN GEORGE H. MAHON, DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE OF TEXAS; AND MR. WEBB. DR. ROBERT SEAMANS, ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR, WAS ALSO IN THE GROUP.` VonBraunFordMahon
RMGE4JCX–(October 10, 1968) Apollo 7 Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., left, greets Dr. Wernher Von Braun, Director, Marshall Space Flight Center and Dr. Kurt Debus, Right, KSC Director, during a prelaunch mission briefing held at the Florida Spaceport. Image # : 68P-0405
RMDH9EP9–The VC-6A aircraft used by Dr Wernher von Braun, Missile Park at White Sands Missile Range, near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA
RME8HY6A–On October 27, 1961, the nation looked on as the first Saturn vehicle, SA-1, lifted off from Cape Canaveral and soared to an alt
RMHD13YJ–Curd Jurgens (right) with rocket expert Dr. Wernher von Braun, the missile scientist behind German World War II rocket program,
RM2AAKN8J–Maj. Gen. J.B. Medaris & Dr. Wernher von Braun with Replica of Redstone Guided Missile, photograph by Thomas J. O'Halloran, January 20, 1956
RM2EH82YH–Wernher von Braun. Portrait of the German/American aerospace engineer and rocket pioneer, .Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (1912-1977), 1960
RMKKA822–Wernher von Braun, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun, Dr. Wernher von Braun, German, later American, aerospace engineer and space architect credited with inventing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States
RME0X885–Sep. 09, 1965 - International Astronautical In Athens: More than 500 space experts from 42, countries, are in Athens for the International Astronautical Congress. Photo Shows The Greek Prime Minister Mr. Elias Tsirimokos (left), shakes hands with Dr. Wernher Von Braun, head of America's Apollo Moon Project. in Athens. In Background are the Russian astronauts, Colonel Alexei Leonovo and Colonel Pavez Belyaev.
RMDA3E9M–President John F. Kennedy Cape Canaveral Saturn V launch with Dr. Wernher von Braun, center 1963
RMPYJ81T–Dr. Wernher von Braun, Major General Francis McMorrow, and Alabama Governor, John Patterson (far left) participated in the ground breaking ceremony for the University of Alabama Research Institute in Huntsville, December 20, 1962.
RF2HCMNE6–Apollo 11 mission officials relax in the Launch Control Center following the successful Apollo 11 liftoff on July 16, 1969. From left to right are: Charles W. Mathews, Deputy Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center; George Mueller, Associate Administrator for the Office of Manned Space Flight; Lt. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, Director of the Apollo Program
RM2A59DRY–Marshall Space Flight Center Director Dr. Wernher von Braun presents Lady Bird Johnson with an inscribed hard hat during the First Lady's March 24, 1964 visit.
RMGE4FYT–Recently appointed NASA Administrator Dr. James C. Fletcher, left, and Dr. Wernher von Braun, Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning, monitor Apollo 15 prelaunch activities in Firing Room 1 of the Launch Control Center and the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Image # : 71-H-1204
RMPYNBTM–Dr. Wernher Von Braun, stands in front of a Saturn IB Launch Vehicle at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
RMGE4GET–(November 16, 1963) Dr. George Mueller gives Saturn V orientation to President John F. Kennedy and officals in Blockhouse 37. Front row, left to right: George Low, Dr. Kurt Debus, Dr. Robert Seamans, James Webb, President Kennedy, Dr. Hugh Dryden, Dr. Wernher von Braun, General Leighten Davis, and Senator George Smathers. Image # : 1963ADM-1
RMPYJ82K–Photo of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director Dr. Wernher von Braun at his desk with moon lander in background and rocket models on his desk.
RMGE4F08–(July 16, 1969) Apollo 11 mission officials relax in the Launch Control Center following the successful Apollo 11 liftoff on July 16, 1969. From left to right are: Charles W. Mathews, Deputy Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center; George Mueller, Associate Administrator for the Office of Manned Space Flight; Lt. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, Director of the Apollo Program Image # : 108-KSC-69P-641
RMPYJ8XP–Marshall Space Flight Center Director Dr. Wernher von Braun presents Lady Bird Johnson with an inscribed hard hat during the First Lady's March 24, 1964 visit.
RMKRB50T–THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS VISITED THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER(MSFC) ON MARCH 9, 1962 TO GATHER FIRSTHAND INFORMATION OF THE NATION'S SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM. THE CONGRESSIONAL GROUP WAS COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANNED SPACE FLIGHT. THE SUBCOMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON MSFC'S MANNED SPACE EFFORTS EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THEN INSPECTED MOCKUPS OF THE SATURN I WORKSHOP AND THE APOLLO TELESCOPE MOUNT, TW PROJECTS DEVELOPED BY MSFC FOR THE POST-APOLLO PROGRAM. IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, MSFC DIRECTOR, DR WERNHER VON BRAUN AND JO WAGONER, DEMOCRATIC
RMPYN2RN–Dr. Wernher von Braun served as Marshall Space Flight Center's first director from July 1, 1960 until January 27, 1970, when he was appointed NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Plarning.
RMGE4FTW–The three men responsible for the success of Explorer 1, America's first Earth satellite which was launched January 31, 1958, celebrate their success early the next morning. At left is Dr. William H. Pickering, then director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which built and operated the satellite. Dr. James A. Van Allen, center, of the State University of Iowa, designed and built the instrument on Explorer that discovered the radiation belts which circle the Earth. At right is Dr. Wernher von Braun, leader of the Army's Redstone Arsenal team which built the first stage Redstone rocket that lau
RM2A59F8P–A group of NASA officials, headed by Associate Administrator Robert Seamans, toured the Marshall Space Flight Center with Dr. Wernher von Braun (pointing finger) in 1963.
RM2A59JR2–Two US Congressmen, accompanied by NASA Administrator James E. Webb, visited the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) April 28, 1964, for a briefing on the Saturn program and a tour of the facilities. They are (left to right) Congressman Gerald Ford Jr., Republican representative of Michigan; Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC director; Congressman George H. Mahon, Democratic representative of Texas; and Mr. Webb.
RMGE4JCY–Description: (1954) Walt Disney visited Dr. Werhner von Braun, then Chief, Guided Missile Development Operation Division at Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama in 1954. In the 1950's, von Braun worked with Disney Studio as a technical director, making three films about space exploration for television. Center: MSFC Image # : 9132000
RMKKA81T–Walt Disney, left and von Braun. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun, Dr. Wernher von Braun, German, later American, aerospace engineer and space architect credited with inventing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States
RMPYJ9K4–A group of NASA officials, headed by Associate Administrator Robert Seamans, toured the Marshall Space Flight Center with Dr. Wernher von Braun (pointing finger) in 1963.
RM2GPE1YB–7/16/69 Mission Officials (Including Dr,Von Braun) Relax in the Launch Control Center Following the Successful Apollo 11 Liftoff 69-H-1159, NASA officials, (left to right) Charles W. Mathews; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC); Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Marned Space Flight; and Air Force Lt. General Samuel C. Phillips, Apollo Program Director celebrate the successful launch of Apollo 11 in the control room at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on July 16, 1969. Boosted by the Saturn V launch vehicle, the Apollo 11 mission with a crew of three:
RMPYRW2F–Two US Congressmen, accompanied by NASA Administrator James E. Webb, visited the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) April 28, 1964, for a briefing on the Saturn program and a tour of the facilities. They are (left to right) Congressman Gerald Ford Jr., Republican representative of Michigan; Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC director; Congressman George H. Mahon, Democratic representative of Texas; and Mr. Webb.
RMPJXNJC–Cape Canaveral, FL - (FILE) -- Apollo 11 mission officials relax in the Launch Control Center following the successful Apollo 11 liftoff on Wednesday, July 16, 1969. From left to right are: Charles W. Mathews, Deputy Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center; George Mueller, Associate Administrator for the Office of Manned Space Flight; Lt. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, Director of the Apollo Program Credit: NASA via CNP /MediaPunch
RMD5Y0AR–Wernher von Braun and 'Saturn IB' on the Launch Pad - Dr. Wernher von Braun stands in front of a 'Saturn IB' launch vehicle at Kennedy Space Flight Center. Jan. 22, 1968.
RMHK3D4F–United States President John F. Kennedy visited Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama on September 11, 1962. Here President Kennedy and Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC Director, tour one of the laboratories..
RMC13J4D–Wernher von Braun (center, 1912-1977), surrender to the United States Army, l-r: Charles Stewart, CIC Agent, Dr. Herbert Axster, Dieter Huzel, Dr. Wernher Von Braun, Magnus Von Braun (brother), Hans Lindenberg, Ruette, Bavaria, May 2, 1945. ©Nasa/Courtesy Everett Collection
RM2GH83CD–THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS VISITED THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC) ON MARCH 9, 1962 TO GATHER FIRSTHAND INFORMATION OF THE NATION'S SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM. THE CONGRESSIONAL GROUP WAS COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANNED SPACE FLIGHT. THE SUBCOMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON MSFC'S MANNED SPACE EFFORTS EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THEN INSPECTED MOCKUJPS OF THE SATURN I WORKSHOP AND THED APOLLO TELESCOPE MOUNT, TWO ROJECTS DEVELOPED BY MSFC FOR THE POST-APOLLO PROGRAM. IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, MSFC DIRECTOR, DR. WERNHER VON BRAUN (FAR RIGHT) IS HAVI
RM2CF71AK–President John F. Kennedy visited Marshall Space Flight Center on September 11, 1962. Here President Kennedy and Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC Director, tour one of the laboratories.
RMHGJJKJ–United States President John F. Kennedy visited Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama on September 11, 1962. Here President Kennedy and Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC Director, tour one of the laboratories.Credit: NASA via CNP - NO WIRE SERVICE - Photo: Nasa/Consolidated News Photos/NASA via CNP
RM2CF74TE–Apollo 11 mission officials relax in the Launch Control Center following the successful Apollo 11 liftoff on July 16, 1969. From left to right are: Charles W. Mathews, Deputy Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center; George Mueller, Associate Administrator for the Office of Manned Space Flight; Lt. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, Director of the Apollo Program
RMKRB4TK–THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS VISITED THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC) ON MARCH 9, 1962 TO GATHER FIRSTHAND INFORMATION OF THE NATION'S SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM. THE CONGRESSIONAL GROUP WAS COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANNED SPACE FLIGHT. THE SUBCOMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON MSFC'S MANNED SPACE EFFORTS EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THEN INSPECTED MOCKUJPS OF THE SATURN I WORKSHOP AND THED APOLLO TELESCOPE MOUNT, TWO ROJECTS DEVELOPED BY MSFC FOR THE POST-APOLLO PROGRAM. IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, MSFC DIRECTOR, DR. WERNHER VON BRAUN (FAR RIGHT) IS HAVI
RMHCHT3F–Dr. Wernher von Braun, right, briefs Astronaut John Glenn, left, in the control room of the Vehicle Test Section, Quality Assurance Division, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama, November 28, 1962.Credit: NASA via CNP - NO WIRE SERVICE - Photo: Nasa/Consolidated News Photos/NASA via CNP
RMHCHT1J–Officials from NASA Headquarters and the astronauts often met with Dr. Wernher von Braun in Huntsville, Alabama. This photograph was taken in September 1962 during one such visit. From left to right are Elliot See, Tom Stafford, Wally Schirra, John Glenn, Brainerd Holmes, Dr. von Braun, and Jim Lovell.Credit: NASA via CNP - NO WIRE SERVICE - Photo: Nasa/Consolidated News Photos/NASA via CNP
RM2HHG3B3–ST-C378-8-62. Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun, at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri.
RMHCHT1A–Five of the seven original astronauts are seen with Dr. Wernher von Braun inspecting the Mercury-Redstone hardware in the Fabrication Laboratory of Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Huntsville, Alabama in 1959. Left to right: Astronauts Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Dr. von Braun.Credit: NASA via CNP - NO WIRE SERVICE - Photo: Nasa/Consolidated News Photos/NASA via CNP
RM2EBBYCM–Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun (back to camera), briefs President Kennedy. The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
RMKKA81D–Von Braun with the F-1 engines of the Saturn V first stage at the U.S. Space and Rocket Centre. Dr. von Braun. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun, Dr. Wernher von Braun, German, later American, aerospace engineer and space architect credited with inventing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States
RMJMWR6F–Cape Canaveral, FL - (FILE) -- Apollo 11 mission officials relax in the Launch Control Center following the successful Apollo 11 liftoff on Wednesday, July 16, 1969. From left to right are: Charles W. Mathews, Deputy Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center; George Mueller, Associate Administrator for the Office of Manned Space Flight; Lt. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, Director of the Apollo Program.Credit: NASA via CNP
RMCYD6YC–President John F. Kennedy, right, gets an explanation of the Saturn V launch system from Dr. Wernher von Braun at Cape Canaveral
RMJN5XN1–United States President John F. Kennedy visited Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama on September 11, 1962. Here President Kennedy and Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC Director, tour one of the laboratories..Credit: NASA via CNP
RMHK3DAA–United States President John F. Kennedy visited Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama on September 11, 1962. Here President Kennedy and Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC Director, tour one of the laboratories..
RMJN5WBJ–Dr. Wernher von Braun, right, briefs Astronaut John Glenn, left, in the control room of the Vehicle Test Section, Quality Assurance Division, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama, November 28, 1962..Credit: NASA via CNP
RM2GH83CH–THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS VISITED THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC) ON MARCH 9, 1962 TO GATHER FIRSTHAND INFORMATION OF THE NATION'S SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM. THE CONGRESSIONAL GROUP WAS COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANNED SPACE FLIGHT. STANDING AT THE APOLLO APPLICATIONS PROGRAM CLUSTER MODEL IN BUILDING 4745 ARE (LEFT TO RIGHT): DR. WERNHER VON BRAUN, MSFC; CONGRESSMAN JOE D. WAGGONNER (D-LOUISIANA); CONGRESSMAN EARLE CABELL, (D-TEXAS); SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OLIN E. TEAGUE, (D-TEXAS; CONGRESSMAN JAMES G. FULTON, )R-PENNSYLVANIA; AND
RMJN0240–Officials from NASA Headquarters and the astronauts often met with Dr. Wernher von Braun in Huntsville, Alabama. This photograph was taken in September 1962 during one such visit. From left to right are Elliot See, Tom Stafford, Wally Schirra, John Glenn, Brainerd Holmes, Dr. von Braun, and Jim Lovell. Credit: NASA via CNP
RM2GEGB04–Dr. Wernher von Braun served as Marshall Space Flight Center's first director from July 1, 1960 until January 27, 1970, when he was appointed NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Plarning. Following World War II, Dr. von Braun and his German colleagues arrived in the United States under Project Paperclip to continue their rocket development work. In 1950, von Braun and his rocket team were transferred from Ft. Bliss, Texas to Huntsville, Alabama to work for the Army's rocket program at Redstone Arsenal and later, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Under von Braun's leadership, Marshall de
RMJN01P7–Five of the seven original astronauts are seen with Dr. Wernher von Braun inspecting the Mercury-Redstone hardware in the Fabrication Laboratory of Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Huntsville, Alabama in 1959. Left to right: Astronauts Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Dr. von Braun. Credit: NASA via CNP
RM2GK35XW–Dr. Wernher von Braun, director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight center (MSFC), talks with news reporters while paused in front of the mobile launcher and base of the Saturn V rocket (AS-506) being readied for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The Saturn V vehicle was developed by MSFC under the direction of Dr. von Braun
RME0W9RP–Apr. 04, 1962 - Rocket scientist Dr. Ernsht Stuhlinger in Munich: The German American rocket scientist and physicist Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger (Stuhlinger) arrived on April 3rd in Munich where he is to take part on April 4th and 5th on invitation of the Heinkel aircraft works in a symposium about questions of electrical power units for space vehicles. Like Wernher von Braun, Dr. Stuhlinger belonged to the former Peenemunder group whose technical works were an important base for the modern space science in 1946, Dr. Stuhlinger came to the USA together with a group of German scientists
RM2GXEMYX–Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. lifts off in the Freedom 7 Mercury spacecraft on May 5, 1961. This third flight of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3) vehicle, developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and the rocket team in Huntsille, Alabama, was the first marned space mission for the United States. During the 15-minute suborbital flight, Shepard reached an altitude of 115 miles and traveled 302 miles downrange
RMPYN2R2–Seated at the table with his back to the camera, is Dr. T. Keith Glernan, NASA Administrator. At the head of the table is Major General John Barclay, Commander of ABMA and at the right side of the table are Colonel John G. Zierdt of ABMA and Dr. von Braun.
RMHCHT1K–Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency's (ABMA) Development Operations Division, is shown briefing the seven original Mercury astronauts in ABMA's Fabrication Laboratory. (Left to right) Guss Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Donald Slayton, and Dr. von Braun.Credit: NASA via CNP - NO WIRE SERVICE - Photo: Nasa/Consolidated News Photos/NASA via CNP
RM2GEGAYD–Dunned in his space suit, mission commander Neil A. Armstrong does a final check of his communications system before before the boarding of the Apollo 11 mission. Launched via a Saturn V launch vehicle, the first manned lunar mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The Saturn V vehicle was developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Dr. Wernher von Braun. The 3-man crew aboard the flight consisted of astronauts Armstrong; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. Aldri
RM2EBBYBP–Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Left to right: Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun; President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
RM2CF77M3–Dr. Wernher von Braun explains the Saturn Launch System to President John F. Kennedy. NASA Deputy Administrator Robert Seamans is to the left of von Braun.
RM2EBC02W–Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy and Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun (back to camera), sit in the back seat of the presidential limousine, following a tour MSFC facilities at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Also pictured: Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Representative George P. Miller (California); Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans,
