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Wernher von Braun, (pronounced "vernner fonn brown"), the legendary
Huntsville rocket scientist, led the American Space Program. Born on Mar
23, von Braun, pioneered all aspects of rocketry and space exploration,
first in Germany and, after World War II, in the U.S. von Braun was one
of the world's first and foremost rocket engineers and a leading authority
on space travel. His will to expand man's knowledge through the exploration
of space led to the development of the Explorer satellites,the Jupiter
and Jupiter-C rockets, Perishing, the Redstone rocket, Saturn rockets,
and Skylab, the world's first space station. Additionally, his determination
to "go where no man has gone before" led to mankind setting foot on the
moon. |
