After leaving Germany in 1945, Wernher did many amazing and outstanding things in America. For example, Wernher introduced rocket technology to the American scientists. In America Wernher further developed his V-2 rocket, and even evolved it to become the rocket known today as the Jupiter-C. This new rocket, different from its ancestor, was a booster rocket used to get a satellite into space and was not used for destructive purposes. As a result of his amazing work, Wernher received many awards, which will be explained on the latter pages.