Arthur Rudolph

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Rocket engineer (1906-1996)

Germany ScientistsLived 1906 to 1996 · aged 89

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Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph was a German rocket engineer who was a leader of the effort to develop the V-2 rocket. S. S. space program. S. Army and NASA, where he managed the development of several systems, including the Pershing missile and the Saturn V Moon rocket. S. S. in return for not being prosecuted.

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Rocket vehicle on dynamometer at Heylandt

Operation Paperclip Team at Fort Bliss, Texas, August 1946. Rudolph is in the front row, fourth from the left. (pointing the mouse will show the name)

Awards 3

NASA Distinguished Service Medal

NASA Exceptional Service Medal

Department of the Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service

Connected to Arthur 6

Michael FoaleAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal

Marsha IvinsAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal

Walter HaeussermannAlso won Department of the Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service

Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-PiperAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal

Vance D. BrandAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal

Charles BoldenAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal

About this person

Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph was a German rocket engineer who was a leader of the effort to develop the V-2 rocket. After World War II, the United States government's Office of Strategic Services (OSS) brought him to the U.S. as part of the clandestine Operation Paperclip, where he became one of the main developers of the U.S. space program. He worked within the U.S. Army and NASA, where he managed the development of several systems, including the Pershing missile and the Saturn V Moon rocket. In 1984, the U.S. government investigated him for war crimes, and he agreed to renounce his United States citizenship and leave the U.S. in return for not being prosecuted.

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Germany