Dr. Wernher Von Braun won a multitude of high honor awards for his diligence and dedicaton to his work. Some of the many awards he earned include the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the Retro Hugo Award for best related work and the Langley Gold Medal along with many others ( Full list of awards below). Dr. Von Braun was such an accomplished scientist that he even had an award named after him as a memorial to his legacy. (Von Braun award below).
Please note the Von Braun award was never actually awarded to Dr. Von Braun.
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
1969
Retro Hugo Award for Best Related Work
2004 • Conquest of the Moon
Werner von Siemens Ring
1975
Langley Gold Medal
1967
National Medal of Science for Engineering
1977
Civitan International World Citizenship Award
1970
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1959
1969
Retro Hugo Award for Best Related Work
2004 • Conquest of the Moon
Werner von Siemens Ring
1975
Langley Gold Medal
1967
National Medal of Science for Engineering
1977
Civitan International World Citizenship Award
1970
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1959