Dr. Wernher von Braun stands beside the Saturn V dynamic test vehicle’s five F-1 engines, now displayed at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Each engine is about 19 feet (5.8 m) tall, with a nozzle exit roughly 12.5 feet (3.8 m) across. Together, the cluster consumed on the order of 15 tons of liquid oxygen and RP-1 kerosene per second and generated about 7.5 million pounds of liftoff thrust. #jet #aviation #Rockets #ww2 | Jets 'n' Props

The story begins with Wernher von Braun, one of the most influential rocket engineers of the 20th century. After World War II, he wrote a speculative book called The Mars Project. Inside it was an unexpected detail. 1. He described a leader of Mars named “Elon” Not a character. Not a last name. A title given to the person leading the colony. It was meant as fiction, not prediction. 2. The book outlined a full plan for reaching Mars Multi-stage rockets. Orbital assembly. Reusable boosters. Concep

1.7K views · 130 reactions | Dr. Carol Rosin was the assistant of Wernher Von Braun. She talks about his biggest fear, which is going to become a reality soon with the ... #DrCarolRosin #DrWernherVonBraun #Voicetoskull | John G Bego | Facebook

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