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Biography
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German American aerospace engineer and space architect. He led the development of German rocket technology in World War II, during which time he became a member of the Nazi Party and later the Allgemeine SS. Following the war, he relocated to the United States, developing missiles for the US Army and later designing rockets for NASA’s Apollo program.
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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
Filmography6 titles
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
2019as Self - Rocket Scientist, NASA (archive footage)
2019as Self - Rocket Scientist, NASA (archive footage)
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995as Self (archive footage)
1995as Self (archive footage)
History 101
2020as Self (archive footage)
2020as Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
1968as Self - Guest
The Saturn V Story
2014as Self (archive footage)
2014as Self (archive footage)
Sirius
2013as Self (archive footage)
2013as Self (archive footage)