Ernst Stuhlinger
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Ernst Stuhlinger was a German-American atomic, electrical, and rocket scientist. After being brought to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip, he developed guidance systems with Wernher von Braun's team for the US Army, and later was a scientist with NASA.
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Von Braun and Stuhlinger discuss particulars of the nuclear electric rocket at Walt Disney Studios.
Stuhlinger with models of ion spacecraft he designed
Saturn V dedication, 1999. From left to right: Walter Jacobi, Konrad Dannenberg, Apollo 14's Edgar Mitchell, NASA Administrator Dan Goldin, Apollo 12's Dick Gordon, Gerhard Reisig, Werner Dahm, MSFC Director Art Stephenson, Director of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Mike Wing, Walter Haeussermann, and Ernst Stuhlinger.
MSFC Heritage Gallery, 2002Awards 2
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Ernst Stuhlinger was a German-American atomic, electrical, and rocket scientist. After being brought to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip, he developed guidance systems with Wernher von Braun's team for the US Army, and later was a scientist with NASA. He was also instrumental in the development of the ion engine for long-endurance space flight, and a wide variety of scientific experiments.
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