Wernher von Braun

Biography

Wernher von Braun was a renowned rocket scientist who led the development of the V-2 rocket, the first artificial object to reach space, during WWII. After the war, he was relocated to the United States under Operation Paperclip, where he designed rockets for the US Army and later NASA's Apollo program, contributing to the success of the Saturn V heavy-lift rocket system and the moon landings.