Kurt Debus
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Kurt Debus was a German engineer and rocket scientist who later became the first director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, overseeing early U.S. space launch operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurt Debus canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA official
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aerospace engineer ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ rocket scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in engineering ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Nazi Party
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SS ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-11-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-10-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Technical University of Darmstadt
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surface form:
Technische Hochschule Darmstadt
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| employer |
Kennedy Space Center
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NASA ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Peenemünde Army Research Center ⓘ Army Ballistic Missile Agency ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency
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| familyName | Debus ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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rocketry ⓘ spaceflight ⓘ |
| givenName | Kurt ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German rocket team at Peenemünde
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Operation Paperclip ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Paperclip group of German scientists
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| militaryBranch | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
oversight of early U.S. space launch operations at Kennedy Space Center
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support of Apollo program launches ⓘ support of Saturn I launch operations ⓘ support of Saturn IB launch operations ⓘ support of Saturn V launch operations ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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rocket scientist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Mercury-Redstone rocket
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surface form:
U.S. Army Redstone rocket program
development and testing of the V-2 rocket ⓘ early U.S. space launch operations ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Frankfurt am Main
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surface form:
Frankfurt, German Empire
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| placeOfDeath |
Rockledge, Florida
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surface form:
Rockledge, Florida, United States
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| positionHeld |
Director of Launch Operations, NASA
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first Director of Kennedy Space Center ⓘ |
| residence | Florida, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Irmgard Debus ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cape Canaveral
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surface form:
Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
Huntsville, Alabama ⓘ
surface form:
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
surface form:
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
Peenemünde ⓘ
surface form:
Peenemünde, Germany
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