Wernher von BraunWernher von Braun

By Sarah IsmondBy Sarah Ismond

And And

Michelle AragonMichelle Aragon

The Early YearsThe Early Years

Becomes Becomes interested in the interested in the universe on the universe on the day of his day of his confirmation in the confirmation in the Lutheran churchLutheran church

His first experience His first experience with rocketswith rockets

EducationEducation

Sent to boarding Sent to boarding schoolschool

First learns of First learns of Hermann Oberth’s, Hermann Oberth’s, “The Rocket into “The Rocket into Interplanetary Interplanetary Space”Space”

Receives his Ph.D. Receives his Ph.D. in physicsin physics

World War IIWorld War II

Becomes a civilian Becomes a civilian of the German of the German ArmyArmy

Develops the V-2 Develops the V-2 rocketrocket

Surrenders to US Surrenders to US Army Army

Life in the USLife in the US

Brought to Fort Brought to Fort Bliss to work for Bliss to work for the US Armythe US Army

Writes “The Mars Writes “The Mars Project”Project”

Returns to Returns to Germany to marry Germany to marry his cousinhis cousin

Colliers MagazineColliers Magazine

““Crossing the Last Crossing the Last Frontier”Frontier”

Stresses the Stresses the importance of US importance of US military superioritymilitary superiority

Colliers continuedColliers continued

Man on the MoonMan on the Moon ““The Journey”The Journey” ““Exploration of the Exploration of the

Moon”Moon”

Colliers continuedColliers continued

The Baby Space The Baby Space StationStation

““First Step in the First Step in the Conquest of Conquest of Space”Space”

A-Series RocketsA-Series Rockets

• The A-1The A-1Size, failed success in Size, failed success in

the army. the army.

• The A-2The A-2continued support from continued support from military.military.

• The A-3The A-3larger, more larger, more

powerful. powerful.

• The A-4The A-4• October 3, 1942; liquid October 3, 1942; liquid

oxygen/alcohol fueled.oxygen/alcohol fueled.

V-2 RocketV-2 Rocket

Vengeance 2Vengeance 2

Attacks on London Attacks on London and Parisand Paris

Unorthodox testingUnorthodox testing

V-2 RocketV-2 Rocket

V-2 at White SandsV-2 at White Sands

The BumperThe Bumper

America’s “firsts”America’s “firsts”

Jupiter RocketJupiter Rocket

Jupiter AJupiter A

Army/Navy joint Army/Navy joint efforteffort

Jupiter CJupiter C

RedstoneRedstone

Project MercuryProject Mercury

M-3 failureM-3 failure

First American in First American in SpaceSpace

AtlasAtlas

America’s first man America’s first man in orbitin orbit

The Atlas-Agena The Atlas-Agena rocketrocket

Agena’s role in Agena’s role in unmanned lunar unmanned lunar missionsmissions

Titan IITitan II

Two-stage, liquid Two-stage, liquid fueledfueled

Role in project Role in project GeminiGemini

Power of the Titan Power of the Titan rocketrocket

Saturn RocketsSaturn Rockets

Saturn 1Saturn 1 S-1S-1 S-IVS-IV Successful test Successful test

flightsflights

Saturn IBSaturn IB

Powerful second Powerful second stagestage

objectivesobjectives

Saturn VSaturn V

Manned moon Manned moon missionsmissions

3 stages3 stages

SpeedSpeed

Role in Apollo Role in Apollo programprogram

ReferencesReferences

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_BraunWernher_von_Braun

http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/index.htmlindex.html

http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/coltech.htmlcoltech.html

Piszkiewicz, Dennis. Piszkiewicz, Dennis. Wernher von Braun: Wernher von Braun: The Man Who Sold the Moon. The Man Who Sold the Moon. Westport, Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998.CT: Praeger, 1998.