Georg von Tiesenhausen, the last of the German rocket team that launched the U.S. space program, has died at his Alabama home. U.S. Space & Rocket Center spokeswoman Pat Ammons confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that von Tiesenhausen died Sunday. Several years after the war, von Tiesenhausen joined von Braun in Huntsville, Alabama. While at the Marshall Space Flight Center, von Tiesenhausen designed and created the famous lunar rover that accompanied the last three Apollo missions in 1971 and 1972. Von Tiesenhausen was fondly known as "Von T" by his colleagues, including Armstrong.

Source: ABC News June 05, 2018 20:41 UTC