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Wernher von Braun

1 vehicles·NASA·1967-1973

Wernher von Braun was the father of the American space program and the architect of the Saturn V, the rocket that carried astronauts to the Moon. A former V-2 engineer at Peenemuende, he surrendered to American forces in 1945 and became the driving force behind NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. As its first director, von Braun transformed wartime rocketry into the most ambitious peaceful engineering programme in history, culminating in six successful lunar landings.

1960sNASA

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Vehicles by Wernher von Braun

1967 NASA Saturn V - Hero - Launch Vehicle vehicle1967 NASA Saturn V - Cabin - Launch Vehicle vehicle1967 NASA Saturn V - Cockpit - Launch Vehicle vehicle1967 NASA Saturn V - Crew Couch - Launch Vehicle vehicle1967 NASA Saturn V - Detail - Launch Vehicle vehicle1967 NASA Saturn V - Instruments - Launch Vehicle vehicle1967 NASA Saturn V - Hatch - Launch Vehicle vehicle1967 NASA Saturn V - Engine Cluster - Launch Vehicle vehicle
Hero
NASA·Launch Vehicle

Saturn V

1967-1973
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