von Braun
Americannoun
noun
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“There’s that pivotal moment in Season 1 when she does not understand how Wernher von Braun could have chosen his work over human lives,” Schmidt says of Margo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Elon Musk is the most morally dubious rocket pioneer since Wernher von Braun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
“That alone is a big problem because Russian intelligence focuses on human sources,” von Braun said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
All these eschatological fantasies have a long and tortuous history, from the crazy Russian cosmists to Wernher von Braun and his crew, who built the U.S. space program.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2022
Emboldened, I told her I was going to try to learn as much as I could and go down to Cape Canaveral and join up with Wernher von Braun.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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