Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph
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Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph was a German-American rocket engineer who played a key role in developing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and later contributed to NASA’s Saturn V program before leaving the United States amid investigations into his wartime activities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-American
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aerospace engineer ⓘ human ⓘ rocket engineer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Federal Republic of Germany Order of Merit (later returned)
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NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1906-11-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Stepfershausen, Thuringia, German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1996-01-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hamburg, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Technische Hochschule Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
German Army (Wehrmacht)
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NASA ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War space race
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World War II ⓘ |
| familyName | Rudolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballistic missiles
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rocket propulsion ⓘ space launch vehicles ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigrationStatusChange | agreed to leave the United States to avoid denaturalization proceedings ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Nazi Party
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surface form:
National Socialist German Workers' Party
SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
key role in development of the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany
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major contributions to NASA’s Saturn V program ⓘ |
| notableProjectRole | project manager for Saturn V first stage (S-IC) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Redstone rocket
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Saturn V launch vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ V-2 rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
aerospace engineer
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rocket engineer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | development of the V-2 rocket at Peenemünde ⓘ |
| reasonForInvestigation | alleged involvement in use of forced labor at Mittelwerk ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedUnderProgram | Operation Paperclip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Huntsville, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Martha Rudolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Investigations investigation ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Marshall Space Flight Center
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Mittelwerk underground rocket factory NERFINISHED ⓘ Peenemünde Army Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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