Tag: The German Wife

Widow of Dr. Wernher von Braun dies at 96; End of German rocket scientists era

Maria von Braun has died at age 96, the widow of rocket scientist Wernher von Braun. Her life reads like a historical novel and has become one.

Jim Zeigler: 'The German Wife' dramatizes the start of Huntsville's rocket program

What a change in lives: going from building V-2 rockets for Nazi Germany to developing the U.S. space program.