# BIOGRAPHY OF DR. WERNHER VON BRAUN ROCKET PIONEER V-2 ROCKET TO SATURN V 27094

This 1960s black and white film biography about Dr. Wernher von Braun is presented by Sterling Educational Films, a David L. Wolper Production. 1955, Braun receives his U.S. citizenship at an Alabama school auditorium ( 1:30 - 2:00 ). Early 1920s experimental German rocket-powered planes end in failure. A plane is ignited, lifts, and crashes ( 2:31 - 3:10 ). American Robert Goddard’s first launch of a liquid-fueled missile is shown ( 3:11 - 3:37 ). Von Braun works on a liquid-fueled rocket based on Goddard patents. The rocket is successfully fired ( 3:45 - 4:22 ). 1933, a German Nazi flag flies. A group of Nazi soldiers carry a rocket on their shoulders. It’s successfully fired in front of Hitler, who funds Braun to develop military rockets ( 4:23 - 4:55 ). Rockets are shown being assembled. Peenemunde is chosen as the test site; shown are construction and completed rockets ( 4:56 - 5:37 ). Live footage is shown of the A4 at its launch pad, getting fueled, ignited, and rising slightly before falling over and exploding. Hoses spray burning pieces. Rocket fails are shown ( 5:38 - 7:03 ). October 1942, the A4 successfully rises 60 miles ( 7:04 - 7:40 ). Hitler looks over plans ( 7:41 - 7:59 ). British intelligence is shown meeting. An air search is launched. An RAF photographer snaps pictures of a suspicious area. The photos become clear in a developing pan ( 8:01 - 8:40 ). 1943, British heavy bombers fly and drop bombs on Peenemunde. Germans dig through the ruins ( 8:41 -…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/27094BiographyWernherVonBraun)
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