This little red wagon represents the dreams of a young missile pioneer. At age 12, Wernher von Braun, designer of the V-2 rocket and the propulsion genius behind the American moon-landing program, began his rocket experiments. Strapping six large fireworks to the sides of a wooden wagon, von Braun set off down a crowded Berlin street. The young scientist started a commotion on Tiergarten Strasse and knocked over fruit carts. Ultimately, the wagon was destroyed, and the police took the young Wernher home.