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Von Braun, Wernher

Von Braun, Wernher, von BROWN, VAR nuhr (1912-1977), was one of the world's foremost rocket engineers and a leading authority on space travel. Von Braun directed teams that built the rockets that sent the first American into space and landed the first astronauts on the moon. More »

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