Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun

Werner Von Braun was a rocket pioneer and became the world's leading rocket scientist. Starting his career as a Nazi SS officer in the 1930s, and leading the team that developed what became the V-2 rocket, over 3,000 of which were eventually launched at England and Belgium during the later years of WWII. Following the war, Von Braun and 1600 other Nazi scientists were relocated to the United States via Operation Paperclip. Von Braun went to work for the US Army building early ballistic missiles, but was eventually absorbed into NACA, which became NASA, and became the first Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center, whose primary task was development of the Saturn V heavy-lift rocket system which was used in the NASA manned moon landings in the late 60s-early 70s.

  • Title: Wernher von Braun
  • Popularity: 1.554
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1912-03-22
  • Place of Birth: Wyrzysk, Poland
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  • Also Known As: Werner Von Braun
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Wernher von Braun Movies

  • 1995
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    Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

    Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

    7.2 1995 HD

    "Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between...

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  • 1957
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    Disneyland: Mars and Beyond

    Disneyland: Mars and Beyond

    10 1957 HD

    Directed by renouned animator Ward Kimball, ' Mars and Beyond' is a lighthearted exploration of the history and future of Space Travel as understood...

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  • 2022
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    Beyond Tomorrow

    Beyond Tomorrow

    2 2022 HD

    A documentary about the idea of the future as explored through the life and art of futurist illustrator Roy Scarfo.

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  • 2002
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    Dark Side of the Moon

    Dark Side of the Moon

    7 2002 HD

    A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel which originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the...

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  • 2019
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    Apollo: Missions to the Moon

    Apollo: Missions to the Moon

    7.3 2019 HD

    National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.

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  • 1955
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    Man and the Moon

    Man and the Moon

    1 1955 HD

    The moon is the subject here. Man's fascination with the moon (via animation) is presented, as is the moon's usage in popular culture (from...

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  • 1969
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    Footprints On The Moon

    Footprints On The Moon

    4 1969 HD

    1969 documentary film covering the flight of Apollo 11 from vehicle rollout to splashdown and recovery.

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  • 1973
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    In Search of Ancient Astronauts

    In Search of Ancient Astronauts

    7.7 1973 HD

    An edited version of the 1970 German documentary "Erinnerungen an die Zukunft" (Chariots of the Gods), this examines the theory that aliens have...

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  • 2014
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    The Saturn V Story

    The Saturn V Story

    6.3 2014 HD

    In 1961, no one believed President Kennedy’s pledge to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. To win the race to space, the USA needed...

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  • 2013
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    Sirius

    Sirius

    6.684 2013 HD

    Dr. Steven Greer—an Emergency room doctor turned UFO researcher—discloses top secret information about classified energy and propulsion...

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  • 2008
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    Moon Machines

    Moon Machines

    0.5 2008 HD

    Moon Machines in the US and UK is a Science Channel HD documentary miniseries consisting of six episodes documenting the engineering challenges of...

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  • 1968
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.658 1968 HD

    The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

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  • 2020
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    History 101

    History 101

    7.1 2020 HD

    Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

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