Wernher von Braun has been given many superlatives: "Columbus of space", "most important rocket scientist", "father of the moon flight". But fame as a space pioneer is only one side of his biography.

M.G. Lord's latest book is "Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science." At the height of the space race, German-born rocket engineer Wernher von Braun -- a model for the title character of ...

Shirtsleeved, tousled, and bright-eyed with the dream that gave Germany its V-2 and the U.S. its first orbiting satellite, bull-shouldered Wernher von Braun paced the yellow-walled office in Building ...

Margrit von Braun came home to Huntsville Tuesday night to talk about growing up in Alabama as a child of rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun and her own career as an environmental engineer. She also ...

The immigrant -- The authorized biography -- The cover-up -- The reborn rocketeer -- Redstone -- Selling space: the Collier's articles -- Disneyland -- The first race for space -- The Soviet chief ...