Von Braun at his desk at Marshall Space Flight Center in May 1964, with models of the Saturn rocket family

Below are the scheduled events open to the public in Huntsville, AL, honoring Dr. Wernher von Braun on the occasion of his 100th Birthday.
 
Wernher von Braun event at UAH Salmon Library
Date/Time:  22 March (Thursday) 1:30 – 4:00 pm 
Event:  Panel Discussion “Wernher von Braun, A Visionary’s Influence on UAHuntsville”
Location:  Louis Salmon Library, University of Alabama in Huntsville campus, Huntsville, AL

Date/Time: 22 March (Thursday) – 5:00 pm
Event:  Alabama Public Television film documentary on Dr. Wernher von Braun and a Passing the Torch ceremony
Location:  Davidson Center, US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL 
 
Date/Time:  23 March (Friday) – 6:00 pm Reception, Dinner at 7:00 pm
Event:  Wernher von Braun’s 100th Birthday PARTY; dinner speaker is Dr. Margrit von Braun, Wernher von Braun’s daughter.
Location:  Davidson Center, US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL 

Click below for tickets which are available for $100 for individuals and $1000 for a table of eight.
http://www.spacecamp.com/vbday

You can see the article in The Huntsville Times here:
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/03/uah_to_celebrate_100th_anniver.html

Questions?  Please let us know at http://libanswers.uah.edu or give us a call at 256-824-6529.