List of German rocket scientists in the United States

The following lists contain names of engineers, scientists and technicians specializing in rocketry who originally came from Germany but spent most of their careers working for the NASA space program in Huntsville, Alabama.

Particularly after World War II many technicians left Germany to pursue further rocket projects in the U.S. The majority had been involved with the V-2 in Peenemünde, and 127 of them eventually entered the U.S. through Operation Paperclip. They were also known as the Von Braun Group.[1]

Before and after Operation Paperclip, other German experts arrived in the US by individual immigration without government links and would only later join various space projects, primarily at NASA.[2][3]

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Operation Paperclip scientists

after Operation Paperclip

See also

References

  1. ^ Pearce, Jeremy (February 23, 2009). "Konrad Dannenberg, 96, Top Rocket Scientist, Dies". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/us/23dannenberg.html. 
  2. ^ John Gimbel "U.S. Policy and German Scientists: The Early Cold War", Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 101, No. 3 (1986), pp. 433–51
  3. ^ Clarence G., Lasby Project Paperclip: German Scientists and the Cold War Scribner (February 1975) ISBN 0689705247
  4. ^ "Beichel". Astronautix.com. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/beichel.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
  5. ^ "Dahm". Astronautix.com. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/dahm.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
  6. ^ "Hirschler". Astronautix.com. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/hirchler.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
  7. ^ "Harry Brunser Report". http://tbrnews.org/Archives/a1451.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-20. 
  8. ^ "Biographies of Aerospace Officials and Policymakers, K-N". History.nasa.gov. http://history.nasa.gov/biosk-n.html. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
  9. ^ "Mueller, Fritz". Astronautix.com. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/muefritz.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
  10. ^ "Reisig". Astronautix.com. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/reisig.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
  11. ^ "Rickhey". Astronautix.com. 1947-01-02. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/rickhey.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
  12. ^ "Rosinski". Astronautix.com. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/rosinski.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
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