SettingsRocket scientists
Adolf Thiel
Adolf Thiel (1915 - June 2, 2001 Los Angeles) was an Austrian-born German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and TRW.
Adolf Thiel (1915 - June 2, 2001 Los Angeles) was an Austrian-born German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and TRW.
Alan Bond (rocket developer)
Alan Bond is Managing Director of Reaction Engines Ltd and associated with Project Daedalus, Blue Streak missile, HOTOL, Reaction Engines Skylon and the Reaction Engines A2 hypersonic passenger ...
Alan Bond is Managing Director of Reaction Engines Ltd and associated with Project Daedalus, Blue Streak missile, HOTOL, Reaction Engines Skylon and the Reaction Engines A2 hypersonic passenger ...
Aleksandr Borisovich Zheleznyakov
Aleksandr Borisovich Zheleznyakov is a Russian specialist in the field of rocket and space systems design and production, writer, and journalist.
Aleksandr Borisovich Zheleznyakov is a Russian specialist in the field of rocket and space systems design and production, writer, and journalist.
Arthur Rudolph
Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph 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 was a German rocket engineer and member of the Nazi party who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket.
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.
Bridget Landry
Bridget Landry is a deputy uplink systems engineer who works for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Bridget Landry is a deputy uplink systems engineer who works for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Charles Bartley
Charles E. Bartley (died 1996) was an American scientist, known for developing the first elastomeric solid propellant at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (now part of NASA) in Pasadena, California ...
Charles E. Bartley (died 1996) was an American scientist, known for developing the first elastomeric solid propellant at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (now part of NASA) in Pasadena, California ...
Charles Kohlhase
Charles (“Charley”) Kohlhase worked for forty years at NASA/JPL leading the design of several robotic deep-space planetary missions.
Charles (“Charley”) Kohlhase worked for forty years at NASA/JPL leading the design of several robotic deep-space planetary missions.
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.
Daniel Jubb
Daniel Jubb (born 1984 in Manchester, England) is a British rocket scientist.
Daniel Jubb (born 1984 in Manchester, England) is a British rocket scientist.
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.
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...
Ernst Steinhoff
Ernst August Wilhelm Steinhoff (February 11, 1908 – December 2, 1987) was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945).
Ernst August Wilhelm Steinhoff (February 11, 1908 – December 2, 1987) was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945).
Ernst Stuhlinger
Ernst Stuhlinger was a German-born American atomic, electrical and rocket scientist.
Ernst Stuhlinger was a German-born American atomic, electrical and rocket scientist.
Eugen Sänger
Eugen Sänger was an Austrian aerospace engineer best known for his contributions to lifting body and ramjet technology.
Eugen Sänger was an Austrian aerospace engineer best known for his contributions to lifting body and ramjet technology.
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...
Geoffrey Pardoe
Dr Geoffrey Keith Charles Pardoe OBE FREng FRAeS FBIS (2 November 1928 - 3 January 1996) was Project Manager of the Blue Streak ballistic missile programme.
Dr Geoffrey Keith Charles Pardoe OBE FREng FRAeS FBIS (2 November 1928 - 3 January 1996) was Project Manager of the Blue Streak ballistic missile programme.
Hans Fichtner
Hans Joachim Oskar Fichtner is a retired 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 su...
Hans Joachim Oskar Fichtner is a retired 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 su...
Hellmuth Walter
Hellmuth Walter (26 August 1900 in Wedel near Hamburg – 16 December 1980 in Upper Montclair, New Jersey) was a German engineer who pioneered research into rocket engines and gas turbines.
Hellmuth Walter (26 August 1900 in Wedel near Hamburg – 16 December 1980 in Upper Montclair, New Jersey) was a German engineer who pioneered research into rocket engines and gas turbines.
Helmut Gröttrup
Helmut Gröttrup was a German electrical engineer and assistant of Wernher von Braun in the V-2 rocket-project.
Helmut Gröttrup was a German electrical engineer and assistant of Wernher von Braun in the V-2 rocket-project.
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.
Helmut W. Schulz
Helmut W. Schulz (born 1912 in Berlin, Germany) is a German chemical engineer and professor of Columbia University known for his many works in disparate fields like nuclear physics, rocketry and...
Helmut W. Schulz (born 1912 in Berlin, Germany) is a German chemical engineer and professor of Columbia University known for his many works in disparate fields like nuclear physics, rocketry and...
Hideo Itokawa
Hideo Itokawa was a pioneer of Japanese rocketry and of the Japanese space program.
Hideo Itokawa was a pioneer of Japanese rocketry and of the Japanese space program.
Irene Bredt
Irene Bredt was a German engineer, mathematician and physicist.
Irene Bredt was a German engineer, mathematician and physicist.
Irene Sänger-Bredt
Irene Reinhild Agnes Elisabeth Sänger-Bredt was a German engineer, mathematician and physicist.
Irene Reinhild Agnes Elisabeth Sänger-Bredt was a German engineer, mathematician and physicist.
Jay F. Honeycutt
Jay F. Honeycutt became the director of NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center effective January 22, 1995.
Jay F. Honeycutt became the director of NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center effective January 22, 1995.
Jesco von Puttkamer
Jesco Freiherr von Puttkamer (born September 22, 1933) is a German-American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager from Leipzig.
Jesco Freiherr von Puttkamer (born September 22, 1933) is a German-American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager from Leipzig.
Johannes Winkler
Johannes Winkler was a German rocket pioneer who founded the first German rocket society and launched the first successful liquid-fuelled rocket in Europe.
Johannes Winkler was a German rocket pioneer who founded the first German rocket society and launched the first successful liquid-fuelled rocket in Europe.
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...
Kazimierz Siemienowicz
Kazimierz Siemienowicz (Casimirus Siemienowicz, Kazimieras Simonavičius, Казімір Семяновіч, born c. 1600 - c. 1651), was a Polish-Lithuanian general of artillery, gunsmith, military engineer, ar...
Kazimierz Siemienowicz (Casimirus Siemienowicz, Kazimieras Simonavičius, Казімір Семяновіч, born c. 1600 - c. 1651), was a Polish-Lithuanian general of artillery, gunsmith, military engineer, ar...
Kerim Kerimov
Lieutenant-General Kerim Aliyevich Kerimov (Kərim Əli oğlu Kərimov, Керим Алиевич Керимов; 1917–2003) was an Azerbaijani-Soviet/Russian aerospace engineer and a renowned rocket scientist, one of...
Lieutenant-General Kerim Aliyevich Kerimov (Kərim Əli oğlu Kərimov, Керим Алиевич Керимов; 1917–2003) was an Azerbaijani-Soviet/Russian aerospace engineer and a renowned rocket scientist, one of...
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.
Krafft Arnold Ehricke
Krafft Arnold Ehricke (March 24, 1917 - December 11, 1984) was a rocket-propulsion engineer and advocate for space colonization.
Krafft Arnold Ehricke (March 24, 1917 - December 11, 1984) was a rocket-propulsion engineer and advocate for space colonization.
Kristian von Bengtson
Copenhagen Suborbitals is a Danish non-profit rocketgroup initiated by two men, who also are the designers and developers of the spacecraft known as HEAT1X-TYCHO BRAHE. This spacecraft is meant ...
Copenhagen Suborbitals is a Danish non-profit rocketgroup initiated by two men, who also are the designers and developers of the spacecraft known as HEAT1X-TYCHO BRAHE. This spacecraft is meant ...
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...
Lovell Lawrence, Jr.
Lovell Lawrence, Jr. was an American rocket scientist who developed the first engine to break the sound barrier while working with Reaction Motors, Inc.
Lovell Lawrence, Jr. was an American rocket scientist who developed the first engine to break the sound barrier while working with Reaction Motors, Inc.
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.
Magnus von Braun
Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun was a German chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, and rocket scientist at Peenemünde, the Mittelwerk, and after emigrating to the United States via Operation Pap...
Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun was a German chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, and rocket scientist at Peenemünde, the Mittelwerk, and after emigrating to the United States via Operation Pap...
Mary Sherman Morgan
Mary Sherman Morgan (Nov 4, 1921 – August 4, 2004), was a U.S. rocket fuel scientist credited with the invention of the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957, which allowed the United States to redeem its ...
Mary Sherman Morgan (Nov 4, 1921 – August 4, 2004), was a U.S. rocket fuel scientist credited with the invention of the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957, which allowed the United States to redeem its ...
Mikhail Yangel
Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel (Михаил Кузьмич Янгель in Russian) (October 25 (O.S.: November 7), 1911 - October 25, 1971), was a leading missile designer in the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel (Михаил Кузьмич Янгель in Russian) (October 25 (O.S.: November 7), 1911 - October 25, 1971), was a leading missile designer in the Soviet Union.
Milton Rosen
Milton W. Rosen (born July 25, 1915) is a former United States Navy engineer and project manager in the US space program between the end of World War II and the early days of the Apollo Program.
Milton W. Rosen (born July 25, 1915) is a former United States Navy engineer and project manager in the US space program between the end of World War II and the early days of the Apollo Program.
Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi
Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi, Neuclear Physics.
Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi, Neuclear Physics.
Nikolai Alekhin
Nikolai Alekhin (Николай Алехин; 1913 – 1964) was a Soviet Union rocket designer.
Nikolai Alekhin (Николай Алехин; 1913 – 1964) was a Soviet Union rocket designer.
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.
Peter Madsen (Inventor)
Peter Madsen is an Artist, Aerospace engineer, Entrepreneur and founder of Copenhagen Suborbitals; a private spaceflight company.
Peter Madsen is an Artist, Aerospace engineer, Entrepreneur and founder of Copenhagen Suborbitals; a private spaceflight company.
Qian Xuesen
Qian Xuesen 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 was a scientist who made important contributions to the missile and space programs of both the United States and People's Republic of China.
Reinhold Tiling
Reinhold Tiling (June 13, 1893 – October 11, 1933) was a German engineer, pilot and a rocket pioneer.
Reinhold Tiling (June 13, 1893 – October 11, 1933) was a German engineer, pilot and a rocket pioneer.
Richard G. Smith
Richard G. Smith was director of NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center from September 26, 1979 to August 2, 1986.
Richard G. Smith was director of NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center from September 26, 1979 to August 2, 1986.
Robert Truax
Captain Robert C. Truax (USN) (September 3, 1917 – September 17, 2010) was a rocket engineer in the United States Navy, and companies such as Aerojet and Truax Engineering, which he founded.
Captain Robert C. Truax (USN) (September 3, 1917 – September 17, 2010) was a rocket engineer in the United States Navy, and companies such as Aerojet and Truax Engineering, which he founded.
Roy Healy
Roy Healy (1915—1968) was an American rocket scientist.
Roy Healy (1915—1968) was an American rocket scientist.
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...
Rudy Kennedy
Rudy Kennedy was a British rocket scientist, Holocaust survivor, and a protester for Jewish causes.
Rudy Kennedy was a British rocket scientist, Holocaust survivor, and a protester for Jewish causes.
Salim Mehmud
Dr. Salim Mehmud, also known as Salim Mehmood, is a Pakistani rocket scientist and a nuclear engineer.
Dr. Salim Mehmud, also known as Salim Mehmood, is a Pakistani rocket scientist and a nuclear engineer.
Satish Dhawan
Satish Dhawan was a pioneering aerospace engineer, and an extremely influential rocket scientist, widely regarded as father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India.
Satish Dhawan was a pioneering aerospace engineer, and an extremely influential rocket scientist, widely regarded as father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India.
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.
Simon Ramo
Simon "Si" Ramo (born May 7, 1913) is an American physicist, engineer, and business leader.
Simon "Si" Ramo (born May 7, 1913) is an American physicist, engineer, and business leader.
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (20 May 1772 – 16 May 1828) was an English inventor and rocket artillery pioneer distinguished for his development and deployment of Congreve rockets.
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (20 May 1772 – 16 May 1828) was an English inventor and rocket artillery pioneer distinguished for his development and deployment of Congreve rockets.
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...
Valentin Glushko
Valentin Petrovich Glushko or Valentyn Petrovych Hlushko was a Soviet engineer, and the principal Soviet designer of rocket engines during the Soviet/American Space Race.
Valentin Petrovich Glushko or Valentyn Petrovych Hlushko was a Soviet engineer, and the principal Soviet designer of rocket engines during the Soviet/American Space Race.
Vladimir Chelomey
Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey was a Soviet mechanics scientist and rocket engineer from Ukraine.
Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey was a Soviet mechanics scientist and rocket engineer from Ukraine.
Walter Dornberger
Major-General Dr Walter Robert Dornberger (6 September 1895 - 27 June 1980) was a German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World Wars I and II. He was a leader of Germany's V-2 rocket ...
Major-General Dr Walter Robert Dornberger (6 September 1895 - 27 June 1980) was a German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World Wars I and II. He was a leader of Germany's V-2 rocket ...
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.
Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German-born rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology...
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German-born rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology...
Willy Ley
Willy Ley (October 2, 1906 - June 24, 1969) was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and spaceflight in both Germany and the United States.
Willy Ley (October 2, 1906 - June 24, 1969) was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and spaceflight in both Germany and the United States.
Władysław Turowicz
Air Commodore Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz (April 23, 1908 – November 8, 1980), SP (MI), SK (MI), TP (MI), SQA MI
SI MI
Usually referred to as Air Cdre.
Air Commodore Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz (April 23, 1908 – November 8, 1980), SP (MI), SK (MI), TP (MI), SQA MI
SI MI
Usually referred to as Air Cdre.