As the director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, 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. | American Experience | PBS

The astronauts remembrances of Wernher Von Braun are, I think, an important part of his story! Link to the full YouTube video in my bio! #author #history #space #nasa #apollo #wwii #coldwar | Amy Shira Teitel