An
iconic image of Wernher von Braun standing in front of a Saturn V
rocket first stage, showing the sheer size of the F-1 engines and
bell-shaped nozzles. The Saturn V was the spacecraft that carried
astronauts to the Moon in 1969. Von Braun was a German rocket scientist,
involved in the design of V-2 rockets which targeted London during the
Blitz and later "recruited" by the Americans, eventually ending up as
chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle.
Image public domain by NASA.