Wernher von Braun
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WERNHER VON BRAUN
The man that sent humans to the moon
He was born in Germany in 1912. He wasn't good at maths or physics as a teenager. When he was 25 he joined the Nazi Party. He got a doctorate in physics and began working on torpedoes for the Nazis. In 1944, missiles designed by von Braun were launched England killing thousands. After the war, he became an American citizen and began work on their space program. In 1969 the rocket designed by von Braun sent Neil Armstrong and two other astronauts to the moon and back. He died of cancer in 1977.
- He was born in Germany in 1912 to a rich family.
- As a teenager he didn't do well at maths or physics.
- When he was 25 he became part of the Nazi Party.
- Shortly after, he got his doctorate in physics and was made to work on rockets for the Germans.
- In 1944, rockets designed by von Braun were launched and destroyed parts of London.
- Shortly after WW2 he became an American citizen and was employed to work on their space program.
