Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
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Wernher Von Braun was one of the world's first and foremost rocket engineers and a leading authority on space travel.
From the description of Wernher von Braun letter, 1960. (National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum). WorldCat record id: 61257728
Von Braun was Director of the Development Operations Division.
From the description of Interim Report of Agena Survey Team and Management Plan for NASA Agena Project : letter to General Don R. Ostrander, NASA Director of Vehicle Development Operations, 1960 Jan 18. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100656
From the description of Management Plan for NASA Agena Project, 1960 Jan 16. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100658
Director, Development Operations Division, Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
From the description of Warum Raumfahrt? : Stuttgarter Luftfahrtgesprach in Stuttgart-Flughafen, 1959 Sept. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122332805
Wernher von Braun (1912-1977), the "father of space travel," developed the first practical space rockets and launch vehicles.
From the description of Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10580407
German-born aerospace engineer; emigrated to the United States in 1945; served as director and administrator of U.S. space programs and projects.
From the description of Wernher Von Braun papers, 1796-1970 (bulk 1950-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979926
Biographical Note
From the guide to the Wernher Von Braun Papers, 1796-1970, (bulk 1950-1970), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Subjects:
- Aeronautics
- Agena rocket vehicles
- Genealogy
- Guided missiles
- Rocketry
- Rocketry
- Rocketry
- Rockets (Aeronautics)
- Science
- Space flight
- V-2 rocket
- World War, 1939-1945
- Rocketry
- Rocketry
Occupations:
- Aerospace engineers
- Public officials
Places:
- 75, PL
- VA, US
- Redstone Arsenal (Ala.) (as recorded)
- Redstone Arsenal (Ala.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Germany (as recorded)