SettingsEarly spaceflight scientists
Apollo M. O. Smith
Apollo Milton Olin Smith (usually referred to as A.M.O. Smith) (July 2, 1911 – May 1, 1997) was an important figure in the aerodynamics field at Douglas Aircraft from 1938 to 1975 and an early p...
Apollo Milton Olin Smith (usually referred to as A.M.O. Smith) (July 2, 1911 – May 1, 1997) was an important figure in the aerodynamics field at Douglas Aircraft from 1938 to 1975 and an early p...
Arthur C. Clarke
Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Space...
Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Space...
Arthur Rudolph
Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996 Hamburg) was a German rocket engineer and member of the Nazi party who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket.
Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996 Hamburg) was a German rocket engineer and member of the Nazi party who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket.
Ary Abramovich Sternfeld
Ary Sternfeld (* 14 May 1905, Sieradz, Poland - † 5 July 1980, Moscow, Russia ) was co-creator of the modern aerospace science.
Ary Sternfeld (* 14 May 1905, Sieradz, Poland - † 5 July 1980, Moscow, Russia ) was co-creator of the modern aerospace science.
Boris Chertok
Boris Evseyevich Chertok was a prominent Soviet and Russian rocket designer, responsible for control systems of a number of ballistic missiles and spacecraft.
Boris Evseyevich Chertok was a prominent Soviet and Russian rocket designer, responsible for control systems of a number of ballistic missiles and spacecraft.
Boris Rauschenbach
Boris Viktorovich Rauschenbach (Russian language: Борис Викторович Раушенбах) (January 18, 1915, Petrograd - March 27, 2001, Moscow) was a prominent Soviet physicist and rocket engineer, who dev...
Boris Viktorovich Rauschenbach (Russian language: Борис Викторович Раушенбах) (January 18, 1915, Petrograd - March 27, 2001, Moscow) was a prominent Soviet physicist and rocket engineer, who dev...
Conrad Haas
Conrad Haas (1509–1576) was a military engineer of the Holy Roman Empire, who is believed to be the first person to describe a multistage rocket in writing.
Conrad Haas (1509–1576) was a military engineer of the Holy Roman Empire, who is believed to be the first person to describe a multistage rocket in writing.
Dieter Grau
Dieter Grau (April 24, 1913) is a retired rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War 2.
Dieter Grau (April 24, 1913) is a retired rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War 2.
Dmitry Okhotsimsky
Dmitry Yevgenyevich Okhotsimsky (Дми́трий Евге́ньевич Охоци́мский) was a Soviet Russian space scientist who was the pioneer of space ballistics in the USSR. He wrote fundamental works in applied...
Dmitry Yevgenyevich Okhotsimsky (Дми́трий Евге́ньевич Охоци́мский) was a Soviet Russian space scientist who was the pioneer of space ballistics in the USSR. He wrote fundamental works in applied...
Eberhard Rees
Dr Eberhard Friedrich Michael Rees (1909 Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg - April 2, 1998 DeLand, Florida) was a German-American (by becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States) rocketry pi...
Dr Eberhard Friedrich Michael Rees (1909 Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg - April 2, 1998 DeLand, Florida) was a German-American (by becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States) rocketry pi...
Frank Malina
Frank Joseph Malina (October 2, 1912 – November 9, 1981) was an American aeronautical engineer and painter, especially known for becoming both a pioneer in the art world and the realm of scienti...
Frank Joseph Malina (October 2, 1912 – November 9, 1981) was an American aeronautical engineer and painter, especially known for becoming both a pioneer in the art world and the realm of scienti...
Friedrich Zander
Friedrich Zander (Фридрих Артурович Цандер, Frīdrihs Canders; 23 August 1887 – 28 March 1933), often transliterated Fridrikh Arturovich Tsander, was a pioneer of rocketry and spaceflight in ...
Friedrich Zander (Фридрих Артурович Цандер, Frīdrihs Canders; 23 August 1887 – 28 March 1933), often transliterated Fridrikh Arturovich Tsander, was a pioneer of rocketry and spaceflight in ...
Gaetano Crocco
Gaetano Arturo Crocco (26 October 1877 – 19 January 1968) was an Italian scientist and aeronautics pioneer, the founder of the Italian Rocket Society, and went on to become Italy's leading space...
Gaetano Arturo Crocco (26 October 1877 – 19 January 1968) was an Italian scientist and aeronautics pioneer, the founder of the Italian Rocket Society, and went on to become Italy's leading space...
Georg von Tiesenhausen
Dr. Georg F. von Tiesenhausen (born May 18, 1914) is a retired German-American rocket scientist.
Dr. Georg F. von Tiesenhausen (born May 18, 1914) is a retired German-American rocket scientist.
George Edward Pendray
George Edward Pendray was an American public relations counselor, author, foundation executive, and an early advocate of rockets and spaceflight.
George Edward Pendray was an American public relations counselor, author, foundation executive, and an early advocate of rockets and spaceflight.
Helmut Hölzer
Helmut Hoelzer was a Nazi Germany V-2 rocket engineer who was brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip.
Helmut Hoelzer was a Nazi Germany V-2 rocket engineer who was brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip.
Herman Potočnik
Herman Potočnik was an Austro-Hungarian rocket engineer and pioneer of cosmonautics of Slovene ethnicity.
Herman Potočnik was an Austro-Hungarian rocket engineer and pioneer of cosmonautics of Slovene ethnicity.
Hermann Ganswindt
Hermann Ganswindt (June 12, 1856 – October 25, 1934) was a German inventor and spaceflight scientist, whose inventions (such as the dirigible, the helicopter, and the internal combustion e...
Hermann Ganswindt (June 12, 1856 – October 25, 1934) was a German inventor and spaceflight scientist, whose inventions (such as the dirigible, the helicopter, and the internal combustion e...
Hermann Oberth
Hermann Julius Oberth (25 June 1894 – 28 December 1989) was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and engineer.
Hermann Julius Oberth (25 June 1894 – 28 December 1989) was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and engineer.
John Whiteside Parsons
John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons on October 2, 1914 – died June 17, 1952), better known as Jack Parsons, was an American rocket propulsion researcher at th...
John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons on October 2, 1914 – died June 17, 1952), better known as Jack Parsons, was an American rocket propulsion researcher at th...
Karel Bossart
Karel Jan Bossart (February 9, 1904 in Antwerp – August 3, 1975, San Diego, California) was a pioneering rocket designer and creator of the Atlas ICBM. His achievements rank alongside those of W...
Karel Jan Bossart (February 9, 1904 in Antwerp – August 3, 1975, San Diego, California) was a pioneering rocket designer and creator of the Atlas ICBM. His achievements rank alongside those of W...
Klaus Riedel
Klaus Riedel (August 2, 1907 - August 4, 1944) was a German rocket pioneer.
Klaus Riedel (August 2, 1907 - August 4, 1944) was a German rocket pioneer.
Konrad Dannenberg
Konrad Dannenberg (August 5, 1912 – February 16, 2009) was a German-American rocket pioneer and member of the German rocket team brought to the United States after World War II.
Konrad Dannenberg (August 5, 1912 – February 16, 2009) was a German-American rocket pioneer and member of the German rocket team brought to the United States after World War II.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (17 September 1857 – 19 September 1935) was an Imperial Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory.
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (17 September 1857 – 19 September 1935) was an Imperial Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory.
Kurt H. Debus
Kurt Heinrich Debus (November 29, 1908–October 10, 1983) was a German V-2 rocket scientist during World War II who, after being brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip, beca...
Kurt Heinrich Debus (November 29, 1908–October 10, 1983) was a German V-2 rocket scientist during World War II who, after being brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip, beca...
Ludwig Roth
Ludwig Roth was the Aerospace engineer who was the head of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office which designed the Wasserfall and created advanced rockets designs such as the A9/A10 ICBM.
Ludwig Roth was the Aerospace engineer who was the head of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office which designed the Wasserfall and created advanced rockets designs such as the A9/A10 ICBM.
Luigi Gussalli
Luigi Gussalli, engineer and inventor, was a pioneer of motor cars.
Luigi Gussalli, engineer and inventor, was a pioneer of motor cars.
Magnus von Braun
Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun (10 May 1919 – 21 June 2003) was a German chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, and rocket scientist at Peenemünde, the Mittelwerk, and after emigrating to ...
Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun (10 May 1919 – 21 June 2003) was a German chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, and rocket scientist at Peenemünde, the Mittelwerk, and after emigrating to ...
Mikhail Tikhonravov
Mikhail Klavdievich Tikhonravov (July 29, 1900, Vladimir - March 3, 1974) was a Soviet pioneer of spacecraft design and rocketry.
Mikhail Klavdievich Tikhonravov (July 29, 1900, Vladimir - March 3, 1974) was a Soviet pioneer of spacecraft design and rocketry.
Mstislav Keldysh
Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh (Мстисла́в Все́володович Ке́лдыш, Riga - 24 June 1978, Moscow) was a Soviet scientist in the field of mathematics and mechanics, academician of the USSR Academy of...
Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh (Мстисла́в Все́володович Ке́лдыш, Riga - 24 June 1978, Moscow) was a Soviet scientist in the field of mathematics and mechanics, academician of the USSR Academy of...
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov was a Chief Designer of the Soviet Design Bureau OKB-276 which deals with the development, manufacture and distribution of equipment, especially aircraft engines, ...
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov was a Chief Designer of the Soviet Design Bureau OKB-276 which deals with the development, manufacture and distribution of equipment, especially aircraft engines, ...
Oswald Lange
Oswald Hermann Lange (June 1, 1912 – February 20, 2000) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group".
Oswald Hermann Lange (June 1, 1912 – February 20, 2000) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group".
Pedro Paulet
Pedro Paulet Mostajo was a Peruvian scientist who in 1895, was the first person to build a liquid-fuel rocket engine.
Pedro Paulet Mostajo was a Peruvian scientist who in 1895, was the first person to build a liquid-fuel rocket engine.
Qian Xuesen
Qian Xuesen (11 December 1911 – 31 October 2009) was a scientist who made important contributions to the missile and space programs of both the United States and People's Republic of China.
Qian Xuesen (11 December 1911 – 31 October 2009) was a scientist who made important contributions to the missile and space programs of both the United States and People's Republic of China.
Robert H. Goddard
Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was an American professor, physicist and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid...
Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was an American professor, physicist and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid...
Rudolf Nebel
Rudolf Nebel (March 21, 1894 - September 18, 1978) was a spaceflight advocate active in Germany's amateur rocket group, the Verein für Raumschiffahrt (VfR - "Spaceflight Society") in the 193...
Rudolf Nebel (March 21, 1894 - September 18, 1978) was a spaceflight advocate active in Germany's amateur rocket group, the Verein für Raumschiffahrt (VfR - "Spaceflight Society") in the 193...
Sergei Korolev
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev was the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1950s and 1960s.
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev was the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1950s and 1960s.
Tecwyn Roberts
Tecwyn Roberts (1925 -1988) was a Welsh-born, American spaceflight engineer who in the 1960s played important roles in designing the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in H...
Tecwyn Roberts (1925 -1988) was a Welsh-born, American spaceflight engineer who in the 1960s played important roles in designing the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in H...
Theodore von Kármán
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American aerospace engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American aerospace engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
Valentin Glushko
Valentin Petrovich Glushko or Valentyn Petrovych Hlushko (Валентин Петрович Глушко, transcribed Valentin Petrovich GlushKO - accent on second syllable; Валентин Петрович Глушко, transcribe...
Valentin Petrovich Glushko or Valentyn Petrovych Hlushko (Валентин Петрович Глушко, transcribed Valentin Petrovich GlushKO - accent on second syllable; Валентин Петрович Глушко, transcribe...
Valentin Rumyantsev
Valentin Vital'yevich Rumyantsev (ru: Валенти́н Вита́льевич Румя́нцев) (19 July 1921, Novaya Skatovka, Saratov region — 10 June 2007, Moscow) — Russian specialist in mechanics, stability theory...
Valentin Vital'yevich Rumyantsev (ru: Валенти́н Вита́льевич Румя́нцев) (19 July 1921, Novaya Skatovka, Saratov region — 10 June 2007, Moscow) — Russian specialist in mechanics, stability theory...
Vladimir Barmin
Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin (Владимир Павлович Бармин,, Moscow – July 17, 1993, Moscow) was the Soviet scientist, designer of the rocket launch complexes.
Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin (Владимир Павлович Бармин,, Moscow – July 17, 1993, Moscow) was the Soviet scientist, designer of the rocket launch complexes.
Vladimir Chelomey
Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey (Володимир Миколайович Челомей; Влади́мир Никола́евич Челоме́й; June 30, 1914—December 8, 1984) was a Soviet mechanics scientist and rocket engineer from Ukraine.
Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey (Володимир Миколайович Челомей; Влади́мир Никола́евич Челоме́й; June 30, 1914—December 8, 1984) was a Soviet mechanics scientist and rocket engineer from Ukraine.
Walter Haeussermann
Walter Haeussermann (also spelled Häussermann; March 2, 1914 – December 8, 2010) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group", both at Peenemünde and...
Walter Haeussermann (also spelled Häussermann; March 2, 1914 – December 8, 2010) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group", both at Peenemünde and...
Walter Jacobi
Walter Jacobi was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde working on the V-2 rockets in World War II. He was among the scientists to surrender and travel to...
Walter Jacobi was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde working on the V-2 rockets in World War II. He was among the scientists to surrender and travel to...
Walter Riedel
Walter J H "Papa" Riedel was a German engineer who was the head of the Design Office of the Army Research Centre Peenemünde and the Chief Designer of the A4 (V-2) ballistic rocket.
Walter J H "Papa" Riedel was a German engineer who was the head of the Design Office of the Army Research Centre Peenemünde and the Chief Designer of the A4 (V-2) ballistic rocket.
Walter Thiel
Dr Walter Thiel (March 2, 1910 Breslau - August 18, 1943 Karlshagen) was a German rocket scientist.
Dr Walter Thiel (March 2, 1910 Breslau - August 18, 1943 Karlshagen) was a German rocket scientist.
Werner Dahm
Werner Karl Dahm (February 16, 1917 Lindenthal, Germany - January 17, 2008 Huntsville, Alabama) was an early spaceflight scientist of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office who emigrated to the ...
Werner Karl Dahm (February 16, 1917 Lindenthal, Germany - January 17, 2008 Huntsville, Alabama) was an early spaceflight scientist of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office who emigrated to the ...
Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German-born American rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leadin...
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German-born American rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leadin...
Yuri Kondratyuk
Yuri Vasilievich Kondratyuk (June 21, 1897–1942), was a follower, supporter and founder of cosmism, pioneer of astronautics and spaceflight.
Yuri Vasilievich Kondratyuk (June 21, 1897–1942), was a follower, supporter and founder of cosmism, pioneer of astronautics and spaceflight.