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Geissler, Ernst
Geissler
Geissler
Credit: NASA
German engineer in WW2, member of the Rocket Team in the United States thereafter.

Born: 1915-08-03. Died: 1989-06-03. Birth Place: Chemnitz.

German expert in guided missiles during World War II. Member of the German rocket team, arrived in America under Project Paperclip on 16 November 1945 aboard the Argentina from La Havre. Worked his entire life with the rocket team, at Fort Bliss, White Stands, and then at Huntsville. As of 1960, Director, Aeroballistics Division, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Died at Huntsville, Alabama.



Country: Germany, USA. Bibliography: 1980, 394, 5424.
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