HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Maria von Braun, widow of rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun and a prominent figure in America's early space program, died Jan. 20 at her home in Alexandria. She was 96. Born Maria ...

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s first director, Edward “Ed” Buckbee, has died. He was 89. Space pioneer Wernher Von Braun selected Buckbee to be the center’s first director in 1970. Hailed as a ...

Wernher von Braun was a full-fledged American celebrity in the 1950s, appearing on the cover of Time magazine and collaborating with Walt Disney on three TV specials based on space exploration. People ...

The rocket that took humans to the Moon didn’t start in America — it started in Nazi Germany. Saturn V was designed by a team ...

Wernher von Braun led NASA'S development of the Saturn V rocket that took Apollo 11 to the Moon. His Nazi record was not widely known until after his death. By Michael J. Neufeld Several months after ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Several hotels are near Von Braun Center, but the most convenient is Embassy Suites, which has a covered sky bridge leading directly from the hotel to the center. – Connie ...

When I wrote last week’s column, I was expecting astronauts to launch to the moon. I had hoped they would have been around the moon and heading back to earth when this column came out. However, a ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has announced that Maria von Braun, the wife of Dr. Wernher von Braun, has passed away at 96. The rocket center said that Maria von Braun ...