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English: Portrait of Maria von Braun, wife of the famous Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) director Wernher von Braun.

Summary

Title Maria von Braun
Description
English: This is a portrait of Maria von Braun, wife of the famous Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) director Wernher von Braun. Her husband, Wernher, who led America to the Moon, served as MSFC’s first director from July 1, 1960 until January 27, 1970.
Français : Portrait de Maria von Braun, femme du célèbre directeur du Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC), Wernher von Braun. Son mari, Wernher, qui a mené l'Amérique jusqu'à la lune, a servi en tant que directeur adjoint du MSFC le 1er juillet 1960 jusqu'au 27 janvier 1970.
Македонски: Марија фон Браун, сопруга на истакнатиот ракетен инженер Вернер фон Браун.
Date 1 March 1963
Medium photography
Accession number

MSFC Negative Number: 6330121

Reference Number: MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
Notes The following changes were applied to this restoration: local sharpness increased, blemishes/stains/dust removed, cloning in damaged areas, levels adjusted.
Source/Photographer
Shuttle.svg This image or video was catalogued by Marshall Space Flight Centre of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C.
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Image title THIS IS A PORTRAIT OF MARIA VON BRAUN, WIFE OF THE FAMOUS MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT DIRECTOR WERNHER VON BRAUN.
Width 2,365 px
Height 3,000 px
Pixel composition RGB
Orientation Normal
Number of components 3
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
File change date and time 03:16, 14 April 2011
Exif version 2.21
Colour space sRGB

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