SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday applauded the contribution of German scientists including Wernher von Braun in America’s space race against Soviet Russia. What Happened: “Indeed. Until they were ...

After World War II, Operation Paperclip quietly recruited German scientists to work on its most advanced weapons and space programs—including some who had been active in the Third Reich. The first U.S ...

Crystal Skillman recounts how a book in Alabama revealed a dark chapter behind NASA, inspiring her to write a drama onstage at Synchronicity. "The Rocket Men" features a cast of all female actors, ...

For years, NASA pumped out materials celebrating Kurt H. Debus, the Kennedy Space Center’s first director. Only one problem: Debus was a Nazi. But after years of omitting or obscuring Debus’ Nazi past ...