Kennedy was so charmed that Wernher and Maria von Braun were sent an invitation to a reception at the White House they planned to attend. The reception was scheduled November 25, 1963, three days ...

That's not my department,' says Wernher von Braun." In 1976, von Braun was considered for a Presidential Medal of Freedom by the Ford administration. The idea was shot down by a White House aide ...

When he died on June 16, 1977, Wernher von Braun, the son of East Prussian aristocrats ... Jackson was born into a large family in a small house in Gary, Ind., on Aug. 29, 1958, no one could ...

President Carter released a statement: "To millions of Americans, Wernher von Braun's name was inextricably ... call the conservative Ronald Reagan White House and have the investigation quashed.

A new clip from the forthcoming PBS series "Chasing the Moon" shows the Nazi past of Wernher von Braun ... includes multiple exclusives with the White House, leading world coverage about a ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — 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. The rocket center said that Maria von ...

A book called "Mars Project" originated as a technical appendix to a science fiction novel, both of which were written by rocket science pioneer Wernher von Braun. The technical appendix was ...

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.