When was the author of the novel about fictional astronauts John Mason and Larry Carter born?
First Men to the Moon:  It tells the story of John Mason and Larry Carter, fictional astronauts traveling to the moon. Wernher von Braun: Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German, later American, aerospace engineer and space architect credited with inventing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States.
March 23, 1912