Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun designed the V-2 ballistic missile — the first long-range guided missile and the first man-made object to reach space — for Nazi Germany, then led the US Saturn V programme that sent humans to the Moon. His legacy is permanently shadowed by the use of slave labour at the Mittelwerk factory.

• Lived: 1912 CE – 1977 CE
• Nationality: german
• Roles: engineer, rocket_scientist