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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, became the first director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in 1962. Debus directed the design, development, construction and operation of NASA's Saturn launch facilities at the north end of Cape Canaveral and adjacent Merritt Island in Florida. Under him, NASA conducted 150 launches of military missiles and space vehicles, including 13 Saturn V rockets, the booster for the Apollo manned moon landings.

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  • 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, became the first director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in 1962. Debus directed the design, development, construction and operation of NASA's Saturn launch facilities at the north end of Cape Canaveral and adjacent Merritt Island in Florida. Under him, NASA conducted 150 launches of military missiles and space vehicles, including 13 Saturn V rockets, the booster for the Apollo manned moon landings.
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Birth Date
  • 1908-11-29(xsd:date)
death place
  • Rockledge, Florida
Name
  • Kurt H. Debus
Caption
  • Debus' official portrait as KSC director
Alma mater
  • 1933(xsd:integer)
  • 1967(xsd:integer)
  • 1970(xsd:integer)
Birth Place
  • Frankfurt, Germany
Influences
  • Prof. Dr. Ing Ernst Hueter
Awards
  • 1965(xsd:integer)
  • 1967(xsd:integer)
  • 1968(xsd:integer)
  • 1969(xsd:integer)
  • 1971(xsd:integer)
  • 1974(xsd:integer)
  • AIAA fellow
  • American Ordnance Association
  • British Interplanetary Society
  • Exceptional Civilian Medal
  • Hermann-Rakententechnik and Raumrahrt, e.V.
  • Instrument Society of America
  • Marquis Biographical Library Society
  • Member of the Florida Council of 100
  • Memberships:
  • Outstanding Leadership Award
  • Scott Gold Medal
death date
  • 1983-10-10(xsd:date)
Image size
  • 220(xsd:integer)
Fields
  • Electrical engineering
Known For
  • first Kennedy Space Center director
work institutions
  • 1939(xsd:integer)
  • 1943(xsd:integer)
  • 1945(xsd:integer)
  • 1950(xsd:integer)
  • 1952(xsd:integer)
  • 1962(xsd:integer)
  • 1974(xsd:integer)
  • Voight & Haeffner, AG
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  • 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, became the first director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in 1962. Debus directed the design, development, construction and operation of NASA's Saturn launch facilities at the north end of Cape Canaveral and adjacent Merritt Island in Florida. Under him, NASA conducted 150 launches of military missiles and space vehicles, including 13 Saturn V rockets, the booster for the Apollo manned moon landings.
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