Germany launched more than 3,000 missiles of his design against Britain and other countries, indiscriminately killing approximately 5,000 people, while as many as 20,000 concentration camp prisoners died assembling the weapons. 2023 TIME USA, LLC. Guilty conscience? After moving to Huntsville, Alabama, in 1952, Braun became technical director (later chief) of the U.S. Army ballistic-weapon program. Von Braun was among a famous group of rocket experimenters in Germany in the 1930s. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Dr. von Braun, a former Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director, and Dr. Lucas, a newly appointed MSFC Director, viewing a shuttle model, October 11, 1974. The team of German engineers and scientists who developed the V-2 came to the United States after WorldMore, The cutaway drawing of the A-4 (Aggregate-4) rocket. The missiles traveled so fast that victims, most of whom were civilians, often heard nothing until after they struck. Braun was born into a prosperous aristocratic family. Get Archive LLC, creator of PICRYL, endeavors to provide information that it possesses on the copyright status of the content and to identify any other terms and conditions that may apply to the use of the content, however, Get Archive LLC offers no guarantee or assurance that all pertinent information is provided, or that the information is correct in each circumstance. Weighted to a neutrally buoyMore, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director Dr. Wernher von Braun (left) applauds President Lyndon Johnson's remarks during an address to 26,000 workers at the MSFC Michoud Assembly Facility on December 13, 19More, Dr. E. Stuhlinger, Dr. W. von Braun, and Dr. J. Piccard, along with others, take a swim in the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) at the Marshall Space Flight Center. He was not responsible for the working conditions. With the launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957, von Braun stood on the real threshold of space exploration he had dreamed of pursuing since his youth. He will hold a place in the timeline of humanity as a great engineer. The civilian victims were more than 12,000 prisoners who died under miserable working conditions during the construction of the V2. edit on 2/18/2019 by SayonaraJupiter because: fix a On that date in 1977, Dr. Wernher von Braun passed away. The Bible is often allegorical. Charles Cochran charts the progress of a test being conducted in Marshall Space Flight Centers (MSFC) Space Sciences Laboratory for center director, Dr. Wernher von Braun. Later during the war, he could not escape the constraints like so many of his contemporaries in the German Reich. Wernher von Braun therefore left NASA and became Vice President of the aerospace company Fairchild Industries Inc. in Germantown (Maryland). By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. Check here if you would like to receive subscription offers and other promotions via email from TIME group companies. In his spare time he assisted Oberth in liquid-fueled rocket motor tests. Von Braun was one of about 120 German scientists who, in a then-secret U.S. project known as Operation Paperclip, were taken to the U.S. to develop military technology. This Saturn V vehicle is an actual test vehicle which has been displayed at the U.S. Space RockMore, Progress in the Saturn program, depicted below, was described by Dr. Wernher von Braun, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director, in an appearance before the Senate Committee of Aeronautical and Space ScienMore, Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center (right), listens to an explanation of an advanced orbiting observatory concept from MSFC employees Ted Carey, Vehicle and Mission Analysis OffMore. The timeline of the first successes soon showed that Werhner von Braun would make history with his rockets. He was admired and loved by many he worked with during projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, yet vilified by others because of his wartime efforts developing the V-2 for the Third Reich. Governor of Alabama George Wallace (left), NASA Administrator James Webb and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director Dr. von Braun during a tour of MSFC on June 8, 1965. On June 27, 1970, heMore, In a ceremony honoring Dr. Wernher von Braun, who served as Marshall Space Flight Center Director from 1960 to 1970, Marshall officials renamed the 4200 Building Complex as the Wernher von Braun Office Complex More, Marshall Center Director Dr. Wernher Von Braun is pictured with Walt Disney during a visit to the Marshall Space Flight Center in 1954. He was admired and loved by many he worked with during projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, yet vilified by others because of his wartime efforts developing the V-2 for the Third Reich. He also argues that von Brauns membership in the SS, which was classified information in the U.S., was at least somewhat coerced. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. The Nazis recognized early on the potential of rockets for military use. July: In his doctoral thesis in physics on "Constructive, theoretical and experimental contributions to the problem of the liquid rocket" he presented the results of his tests. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director, Dr. von Braun, is shown leaving the suiting-up van wearing a pressure suit prepared for a tryout in the MSFC Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS). In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15. He chose a nice sounding biblical reference that matched his career. For many Americans, their memories of Wernher von Braun are and will remain profoundly positive. The RMore. Dr. von Braun briefs Astronaut John Glenn in the control room of the Vehicle Test Section, Quality Assurance Division, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), November 28, 1962. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director Dr. von Braun and his family were honored with a series of events prior to his relocation to Washington, D.C., where he was assigned duties at NASA Headquarters as DMore. The KC-135 provide NASA's Reduced-Gravity Program the unique weightlessness or zero-g environment of space flight for testing and training of human and hardware reactiMore, This drawing illustrates the vital dimensions of the A-4 (Aggregate-4). Join today!. (From left to right) Karl L. Heimburg, Director of the Test Laboratory; Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Development Operation Division; and Major General John B. Medaris with the model of S-1B Test StandMore. WERNHER VON BRAUN, 1912-1977 Psalms: 19:1. This is what the found father of the Rockets, Werner Von Braun, who receive The Elliott Cresson Medal (1962), the Wilhelm Exner Medal (1969) and the National Medal of Science (1975) said: To simply dismiss the concept of God as being unscientific is to violate the very objectivity of science itself. ", Psalm 19:14 "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Aug 20, 2020 - Werner Von Braun's tomb has this inscription. Weighted to a neutrally buoyant condition, Dr. von BraunMore, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director, Dr. von Braun, is shown fitted with suit and diving equipment as he prepares for a tryout in the MSFC Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS). Psalm 19:1 "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." . This photograph is dated March 2, 1968. Wernher von Braun played a key role in the preparation and design of the US "Apollo" lunar flight program. But as the country and the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing a feat that might not have been possible without von Brauns contributions his image, as Cold War hero, whitewashed Nazi villain or something in between, is being debated more fiercely than ever, as is the extent of Americas moral bargaining in using him to propel its otherworldly ambitions. His gravestone reads: WERNHER VON BRAUN 1912-1977 Psalms 19:1. The Mars Project is a technical specification for a human . In 1975 he founded the National Space Institute, a private organization whose objective was to gain public support and understanding of space activities. Marshall Space Flight Centers (MSFC) director, Dr. Wernher von Braun (right), inspects a component of a laser experiment being conducted in MSFCs Space Sciences Laboratory during a tour on August 28, 1967. Dr. Wernher von Braun, Marshall's first Center Director (1960-1970), skin diving in Puerto Rico. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Dr. von Braun is shown talking with U.S. Representative Armistead Selden of Alabama. In Germany, the memory of Werner von Braun is not held in high esteem. So he and his team went to America and received massive support for his further rocket projects. All of you who mock and dismiss the Bible as a fairytale ask yourselves this. ", the first Earth satellite, was launched into space. The experiments, and von Brauns leadership of the group, piqued the interest of the German army. cleanse thou me from secret faults. And while he was undeniably an engineering genius, that this onetime cog in the Wehrmacht died a largely unquestioned American hero speaks to what was perhaps his greatest skill: salesmanship. He was the author or coauthor of popular articles and books and made addresses on the subject. January 7, 1967. This photograph of Dr. von Braun, shown here to the left of General Bruce Medaris, was taken in the fall of 1959, immediately prior to Medaris' retirement from the Army. The psalm is also used in the First Degree in the Blue Lodge. But after he came to America, von Braun's attitude began to change. He died on June 16, 1977, only 65 years old. Even though the controversy surrounding him remains. After the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was formed to carry out the U.S. space program, Braun and his organization were transferred from the army to that agency. Since the goal of the moon landing was reached, the US Congress cut the funds drastically. Confronted with the growing power of Stalins U.S.S.R., the U.S. Government sanitized von Braun and other German scientists images in order to use their skills; to a large extent, the American public went along with it. Governor Wallace and Dr. Webb were More, The first Redstone was fired at Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 20, 1953. He was accompanied More, The members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visited the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on March 9, 1962 to gather firsthand information of the nation's space exploration program. In the Mittelbau-Dora subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp, forced laborers were used to build the rocket parts. It was for that reason von Braun chose, with his advancing terminal illness, a modest gravestone to cite one of his favorite passages of scripture. "Speck" Searcy, center, and Army Ordnance Missile Command (ARMMore. edit on 18-2-2019 by toysforadults The opinions of our members are not those of site ownership who maintains strict editorial agnosticism and simply provides a collaborative venue for free expression. All Rights Reserved. Some have portrayed his time working for the Nazis as a survival strategy, but others have gone so far as to frame him as a war criminal, or something close to it. Later, he sold the U.S. Army a vision of intercontinental nuclear dominance. Please try again later. Meanwhile, Braun and his employees were already designing the A9 and A10 models, which were to achieve targets in the USA. All content copyright 2023, AboveTopSecret.com, So I forget where I heard this oh, Owen Benjamin mentioned it on a short video I was watching with him discussing the NASA illusion. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) director, Dr. Wernher von Braun, poses a question to a technician during a visit to one of the branches of MSFCs Space Sciences Laboratory. Permission for use, re-use, or additional use of the content is not required. 1/5. Wernher Von Braun's Gravestone. The Apollo program cost the US taxpayer USD 25.4 trillion at that time, which is about USD 156 trillion at today's value of 2019. Once he was settled in the U.S., von Brauns career took off, largely fueled by the U.S.-Soviet technological rivalry that would develop into the Space Race. Dr. von Braun examining a welding device during the tour of the MSFC Manufacturing and Engineering (ME) Laboratory on October 17, 1967. NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Galatians, Paperback, Comfort Print, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible, Comfort Print: Follow Gods Redemptive Plan as It Unfolds throughout Scripture, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Revelation, Paperback, Comfort Print, NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Full-Color, Red Letter: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation, NIV, Chronological Study Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New International Version. Von Braun while working in California on the Saturn projMore, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Dr. James Pickering, Dr. James van Allen of the State University of Iowa, and Army Ballistic missionile Agency Technical Director Dr. Wernher von Braun triumphantly display a More. Was Wernher von Braun a Christian? He achieved extraordinary achievements in this field. Pointing, center is Dr. Kurt Debus, Director, Launch Operations More, Dr. von Braun inside the KC-135 in flight. Dr. Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) was one of the most important rocket developers and champions of space exploration in the twentieth century. In Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War, Michael Neufeld, former chair of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museums space history department, sheds light on how knowledge of von Brauns collaboration with the Nazi regime was purposefully suppressed. This 1961 photograph shows Dr. von Braun and Alabama Congressman Robert Jones before a huge map illustrating the layout for a Research Institute at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. But von Brauns biggest sale of all is apparent in that Disney footage. innocent from the great transgression. Dr. von Braun served as Marshall's first director from 1960 More, This image depicts the tension in the Launch Control Center of the Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during the SA-8 on May 25, 1965. For the director of music. Two years later Braun received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Berlin. All Rights Reserved. Public domain photograph related to World War Two, National Socialism, The Third Reich, Europe under Nazi occupation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - PMore, Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency's (ABMA) Development Operations Division, rides with his two daughters, Margrit and Iris, in a parade in downtown Huntsville, Alabama, MMore, This is a portrait of Maria von Braun, wife of the famous Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) director Wernher von Braun. MSFC Director, Dr. Wernher von Braun is photographed inspecting a mockup of the Skylab Orbital Workshop, a major project at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in 1967. Huntsville Alabama is the home of the Marshall Space Flight Center which developed the Saturn vehicles under the direction of Dr. von BMore, This photograph was taken after Dr. von Braun moved from his post as Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to Deputy Associate Administrator for Plarning at NASA Headquarters. Wernher von Braun's Tombstone - Psalm 19:1 Claim: The fact that Von Braun had the Psalm inscribed on his tombstone is taken as an admission that he thought the "firmament" meant the earth is flat and domed. All content copyright 2023, AboveTopSecret.com. Omissions? From 1932 on, financed by a scholarship, Wernher von Braun developed and tested liquid rockets in the rocket test facility of the German Army Ordnance in Kummersdorf, Brandenburg. Wernher Von Braun. He always made choices that resulted in his rapid advancement at a very young age., But von Braun wasnt the only one who prioritized success. ", Psalm 19:12 "Who can understand his errors? During his later career Braun received numerous high awards from U.S. government agencies and from professional societies in the United States and other countries. Had the entire German rocket team been captured by the Soviet Army, it would not have been the America flag planted on the Moon, but instead a red flag with the hammer and sickle. Dr. von Braun and Professor Hermann Oberth are honored by the Berlin Technical University. Wernher von Braun was born on March 23, 1912 in Wirsitz (today Wyrzysk, Poland) as the son of a bank director and Reich Minister. Some parts are litteral. Under his leadership Marshall was responsible More. In 1970, he was promoted to Deputy Director of NASA and in 1972 he became Vice President of the aerospace company "Fairchild". With the Apollo 11 mission, astronaut Neil Armstong actually became the first man to land on the moon. 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And listen to. edit on 18-2-2019 by Shamrock6 because: (no reason given), edit on 18-2-2019 by The Old Testament citation in stone was of his longtime favorite scriptural passage, a soaring Psalm of David: "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiwork." Reading between the lines, it seems as though his family was aware of the split legacy that von Braun left . The biggest community of Pynchon fans discussing literature on the internet; r/ThomasPynchon is a sub for all things related to America's pre-eminent postmodern author, Thomas Pynchon, (and a few things that aren't related at all). The company was a complete success: Commander Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon on July 21, 1969. Wernher von Braun, Father of Rocket Science, Psalm 19:1 on tombstone "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament (dome) sheweth his handywork." WTF? The ability of Earth to sustain intelligent life, which in turn was capable of creating machines designed to explore the Moon and the planets was clear evidence to von Braun that man and his universe were the creation of God. Wernher von Braun wasn't only a rocket engineer under the pay of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany; he later became the father of "space science" in the United States, being accredited for developing the Saturn V. The SA-1 was the first launch of Saturn launch vehicles developed at the Marshall Space Flight CenterMore, Walt Disney toured the West Test Area during his visit to the Marshall Space Flight Center on April 13, 1965. Psalms 19:1 in King James' says: " The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Sputnik, of course, changed the direction and speed of American rocket development. The mission was a complete success. General Medaris, (left) was a Commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Redstone ArsenalMore, Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency's (ABMA) Development Operations Division, talks to Huntsville Mayor R. B. Wernher von Braun in his MSFC office, with models of the rockets he helped develop in the background. thereof. Privacy Policy. Although accounts of his conversion differ, he accepted Christ, and friends and colleagues noticed a difference in his behavior. So the implication is , if he does believe in christ , an the firmament sheweth . Von Braun's lifelong dream. The fact that so many forced laborers lost their lives during the production of the V2 can only be blamed on him to a limited extent. He profoundly influenced the course of history in Europe and America, and was instrumental in the United States achieving the greatest engineering, scientific and geopolitical accomplishment of the 20th century. With the foundation of the "National Aeronautics and Space Administration" (NASA) Braun becomes director of the "Marshall Space Flight Center" in Huntsville. Write to Alejandro de la Garza at alejandro.delagarza@time.com. In 1920 his family moved to the seat of government, Berlin. But much of the Cold War-era coverage of von Braun downplayed the darker details of his past: before he was building rockets for America, he was building them for Hitler. His daughter Iris Careen was born on December 9, 1948. This content community relies on user-generated content from our member contributors. and our NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Among other things, they had the remaining V2 rockets, rocket parts and plans collected from Peenemnde and transported to the USA. This photograph is not dated. ", Psalm 19:5 "Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. Out of all the verses, he chose one of the few verses talking about the firmament. Truth in plain sight. But at the same time, the missileman seldom if ever seemed to consider anything beyond advancing his own career. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. The A4 rocket which was mass produced as V2, Wernher von Braun ready to co-operate with the USA, Wernher von Braun meets Dwight D. Eisenhower, Werner with Mary and daughters Iris and Margrit, Author: AKU010 | First published: 2020-12-06 | Last update: 2021-10-30. Dr. Wernher Von Braun, stands in front of a Saturn IB Launch Vehicle at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). I am one of them. Wernher Von Braun was a Protestant Christian. During his studies at the Technical University in Berlin, he assisted Oberth in experiments with liquid rockets. The heavens proclaim the glory of God. And God called the firmament Heaven. After the Second World War in 1945 the importance of a steerable rocket as a weapon became clear, especially to the USA and the Soviet Union. It was estimated over 40 million viewers saw these shows.