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=**Name of person:** ** Wernher Von Braun **=

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= **Born: He was born in 1912. ** =

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= **Birthplace: Germany. ** =

=Best Known For: **// Rocket Science. //**=



= Biography: March 23, 1912, Wernher Von Braun was born in the Wirsitz, Povinz Posen, German Empire. As a child he was inspired by atelescope his mother had given to him as a present and by an author who wrote about space exploration by the name of professor Hermann Oberth. Werner studied the principles of trigonometry and calculus so he could understand the physics behind rocketry. He later received a Phd in Physics. He worked for the German army during Hitler's reign and developed the V-2 rocket, which was the best ballistic missile during World War I. This same technology is what was used to engineer the Saturn rockets that helped boost and send astronauts into space in the Apollo space craft which successfully landed on the moon in 1969, he also developed the lunar vehicle used for this mission. After WWI, when Germany was defeated he and 500 other scientists surrendered to the allies and were sent to the United States to help the U.S. army and NASA. He married his cousin, Maria from Germany and had three children. He lived in the United States until his death in 1977, he died of pancreatic cancer. His contributions to space exploration gave him the title of "Father of Rocket Science". He was a brilliant visionary who became the director of NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama in 1960. = = = = Interesting Facts: = = -After World War I, after working for Hitler's Germany, Werner Von Braun along with other rocket scientists surrendered to the United States Allies. =

=-In 1960 Werner Von Braun became the director of NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.=

=-Werner Von Braun developed the Saturn rockets that helped send astronauts in the Apollo space craft to the moon in 1969.= = = =-Werner Von Braun developed the lunar roving vehicle used to transport the astronauts on the moon's surface after the Apollo space craft landed on the moon. = = =

= Quotes: "It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity wich still tie him to this planet." =

=References: Alabama Roots Biography Series, Wernher Von Braun by Doris-Jean Peak, wikipedia, or internet. =