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Wernher Von Braun
1912-1977Dr. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the United States during World War II. The German scientist who led Germany's rocket development program (V-2) entered the United States at the end of the war through the secret Operation Paperclip. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen and worked on the American ICBM program before joining NASA, where he served as director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the superbooster that propelled the United States to the Moon. He is generally regarded as the father of the United States space program while also remembered as head of the team that designed the German V-2 rockets that killed more than 7,000 people in Britain in 1944 and 1945. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 German career 2.1 The rocketeer 2.2 Arrest by the Nazi regime 3 Surrender to the Americans 4 American career 4.1 U.S. Army career 4.2 NASA career 4.3 Career after NASA 5 Honors 6 Postmortem recognition 7 Cultural references 7.1 On film and television 7.2 In music 7.3 In computer games 8 Notes 9 See also 10 References 11 External links
