Wernher von Braun

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Born March 22, 1912 · Wirsitz, Germany [now Wyrzysk, Poland]

Died June 16, 1977

Also known as Werner Von Braun

Biography

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German American aerospace engineer and space architect. He became a member of the Nazi Party and then the Allgemeine SS. He led the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany, and later of rocket and space technology in the US.

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Awards & recognition

National Aviation Hall of Fame · 1982
International Space Hall of Fame · 1976
National Medal of Science · 1975
Werner von Siemens Ring · 1975
Maxwell Lecture · 1974

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Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1970
NASA Distinguished Service Medal · 1969
Wilhelm Exner Medal · 1969
Langley Gold Medal · 1967
Elliott Cresson Medal · 1962
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1959
Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy · 1958
Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords · 1944
Honorary doctor of the Technical University of Berlin
Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille