Wernher von Braun, the father of modern aerospace and missiles

Wernher von Braun was born in Germany in 1912. During World War II, he was a famous German rocket expert and played a key role in the birth of the V-1 and V-2 missiles. At the end of the war, Braun and his scientific research team surrendered to the United States, and in 1955 he obtained American citizenship. Braun went on to engage in rocket, missile and aerospace research in the United States and was awarded a series of decorations, medals and honorary titles. In 1969, he led the development of the giant Saturn rocket that sent the first manned spacecraft, Apollo 11, to the moon. The space shuttle, which made its first successful test flight in April 1981, was also originated from Braun. Therefore, he is known as the "Father of Modern Aerospace". In June 1977, Braun died at Alexandria Hospital in Washington.

The father of rockets and aerospace - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

In the history of human spaceflight, the names of three scientists will be remembered forever. They are: Russian Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, American Robert Goddard and German Hermann Oberth. Tsiolkovsky was the founder of modern astronautics. He was the first to demonstrate the possibility of using rockets for interstellar transportation, manufacturing artificial earth satellites and low-Earth orbit stations, pointed out reasonable ways to develop aerospace and manufacturing rockets, and found a series of important engineering and technical solutions for rocket and liquid engine structures. He has a famous saying: "The earth is the cradle of mankind, but mankind cannot be bound to the cradle forever."