Wernher von Braun was the man who convinced President Kennedy that we can beat the Russians to the moon. He cut his teeth building rockets for the Nazi regime. Look for him in CHASING THE MOON, premiering on PBS across three nights beginning July 8 → pbs.org/chasingthemoon | WSRE

The Nazi Engineer Who Created the First Ballistic Missile

107K views · 2.3K reactions | On the 59th anniversary of the founding of NASA we want to raise a glass to Wernher von Braun and all the 'nauts out there, past and present, whose genius and passion helped put the first man on the moon.  Watch Matt Gourley narrate this story. Starring Nathan Fillion and Mark Gagliardi. #DrunkHistory #DHS3 #ComedyCentral #Season3Episode13 | Drunk History | Facebook

13K views · 322 reactions | Happy Birthday, Wernher von Braun! Check out this video of von Braun talking about the NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center bus tour at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. | U.S. Space & Rocket Center | Facebook