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Assorted References
- development of V-2 rocket
- space station concept
contribution to
- rocketry
- space exploration
role in
- German war effort
- Project Paperclip
Additional Reading
Books by Braun.
Das Marsprojekt (1952; The Mars Project), a technical treatise on an expedition of 10 spacecraft with 70 men to Mars; Space Frontier, rev. ed. (1971), an easily understandable discussion of the fundamental principles of rocketry and space flight.
Books by Braun and others.
Across the Space Frontier (1952), Conquest of the Moon (1953), and Exploration of Mars (1956), a series of three popular books describing concepts for the exploration of space; History of Rocketry and Space Travel, rev. ed. (1969), an excellent history and reference work, profusely illustrated; Moon (1970), a tribute to the Apollo 11 lunar landing, including a history of man’s study of the Moon.
Biographies.
Erik Bergaust, Reaching for the Stars (1960), a definitive and authoritative biography.
Article Contributors
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified title of Web site: NASA - APPEL Knowledge Services - Wernher von Braun: Lessons Taught and Learned. | Dec 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA - APPEL Knowledge Services - Wernher von Braun: Lessons Taught and Learned. | Dec 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Engineering and Technology History Wiki - Biography of Wernher von Braun. | Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - Wernher von Braun and the Nazis. | May 08, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 19, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - Wernher von Braun. | Feb 14, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | May 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space.com - Wernher von Braun, Rocket Pioneer: Biography and Quotes. | Apr 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Wernher von Braun. | Jan 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Mexico Museum of Space History - Wernher von Braun. | Oct 24, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Wernher Von Braun. | Jan 25, 2019 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Apr 10, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA - Biography of Wernher von Braun. | Feb 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Mexico Museum of Space History - Biography of Wernher von Braun. | Feb 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Alabama - Biography of Wernher von Braun. | Feb 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Wernher von Braun. | Feb 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Mexico Museum of Space History - Biography of Wernher von Braun. | Feb 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History Learning Site - Biography of Wernher von Braun. | Feb 03, 2013 | ||
| Removed duplicate photos of Wernher von Braun. | Jun 03, 2011 | ||
| Added images of Wernher von Braun surrendering to U.S. officials and sitting at his desk at the Marshall Space Flight Center. | May 23, 2011 | ||
| Added photographs. | Mar 28, 2011 | ||
| Video of Explorer 1 launch added. | May 26, 2010 | ||
| Removed extra comma from birth information. | Mar 18, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Window To The Universe - Biography of Wernher von Braun. | Apr 30, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 19, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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