Karel Bossart
✓ Source-basedfallingBelgian American rocket scientist
United StatesLived 1904 to 1975 · aged 71Fame39.1
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Karel Jan Bossart was an innovative rocket designer and creator of the Atlas ICBM. His achievements rank alongside those of Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolev. But as most of his work was for the United States Air Force and was therefore classified, his achievements are not widely known.
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Gertrude BlanchAlso won Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian ServiceErnst SteinhoffAlso won International Space Hall of Fame
Alan Tower WatermanAlso won Golden Plate Award
Harry Julian AllenAlso won Golden Plate Award
Guido von PirquetAlso won International Space Hall of Fame
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.Also won Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian ServiceAbout this person
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United StatesStatus
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Lived 1904 to 1975 · aged 71
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