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  • Arthur Rudolph
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  • Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996 Hamburg) was a rocket engineer who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket and a former high-level Nazi given sanctuary by the American government following World War II. After World War II he was brought to the United States by the OSS, subsequently becoming a pioneer of the United States space program. He worked for the U.S. Army and NASA where he managed the development of several important systems including the Pershing missile and the Saturn V Moon rocket. In 1984 he was investigated for possible war crimes, and he agreed to leave the United States and renounce his US citizenship. He was never prosecuted as a Nazi war criminal while living in the United States.
  • Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996) was a German rocket engineer who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket during World War II. After the war, he was brought to the United States by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), subsequently becoming a pioneer of the United States space program. He worked for the U.S. Army and NASA where he managed the development of several important systems including the Pershing missile and the Saturn V Moon rocket. In 1984 he was investigated for war crimes, and he agreed to leave the United States and renounce his US citizenship in return for not being prosecuted in the United States.
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Birth Date
  • 1906-11-09
death place
  • Hamburg, Germany
Spouse
  • Martha Therese Kohls
Name
  • Arthur Rudolph
Caption
  • Rudolph showing a model of the Saturn V
Alma mater
Group
  • Note
Birth Place
  • Stepfershausen, Meiningen, German Empire
  • Stepfershausen, Meiningen, Germany
Awards
  • * Honorary Doctor of Science *
death date
  • 1996-01-01
Image size
  • 200
Children
  • Marianne Erika Rudolph
Occupation
  • Rocket engineer
Known For
  • V-2, Saturn V
Birth name
  • Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph
Parents
  • Gustav and Ida Rudolph
Nationality
  • German, American
  • German, German American
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  • Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996 Hamburg) was a rocket engineer who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket and a former high-level Nazi given sanctuary by the American government following World War II. After World War II he was brought to the United States by the OSS, subsequently becoming a pioneer of the United States space program. He worked for the U.S. Army and NASA where he managed the development of several important systems including the Pershing missile and the Saturn V Moon rocket. In 1984 he was investigated for possible war crimes, and he agreed to leave the United States and renounce his US citizenship. He was never prosecuted as a Nazi war criminal while living in the United States.
  • Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996) was a German rocket engineer who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket during World War II. After the war, he was brought to the United States by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), subsequently becoming a pioneer of the United States space program. He worked for the U.S. Army and NASA where he managed the development of several important systems including the Pershing missile and the Saturn V Moon rocket. In 1984 he was investigated for war crimes, and he agreed to leave the United States and renounce his US citizenship in return for not being prosecuted in the United States.