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

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

107K views · 2.3K reactions | On the 59th anniversary of the founding of NASA we want to raise a glass to Wernher von Braun and all the 'nauts out there, past and present, whose genius and passion helped put the first man on the moon.  Watch Matt Gourley narrate this story. Starring Nathan Fillion and Mark Gagliardi. #DrunkHistory #DHS3 #ComedyCentral #Season3Episode13 | Drunk History | Facebook