German rocket expert Wernher von Braun headed the Marshall Space Flight Center for NASA in the 1960s and played a pivotal role in President John F. Kennedy's push toward space.
JFK and Wernher von Braun
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German rocket expert Wernher von Braun headed the Marshall Space Flight Center for NASA in the 1960s and played a pivotal role in President John F. Kennedy's push toward space.