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Search Results: All Fields similar to 'Pioneer' and Who equal to 'Dr. Wernher von Braun'
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Dr. von Braun and Dr. Debus
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Dr. von Braun and Dr. Debus With Pioneer IV Components |
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1959-03-01 |
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In this photo, Director of the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency's (ABMA) Development Operations Division, Dr. Wernher von Braun, and Director of Missile Firing Division, Dr. Kurt Debus, are shown with unidentified individuals, discussing two components that would make up the Pioneer IV Lunar Probe. The mercury batteries (left) were used to power the radio transmitter, cosmic radiation counter and other instruments in Pioneer IV. The conical shroud placed over the instruments of Pioneer IV was plated with gold to improve conductivity. The metal surface also served as the anterna for the probe's instruments signaling back to the Earth receiving stations. |
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Dr. von Braun at a Parade Ce
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Dr. von Braun at a Parade Celebrating the Launch of the Pioneer IV |
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1959-03-04 |
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Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency's (ABMA) Development Operations Division, rides with his two daughters, Margrit and Iris, in a parade in downtown Huntsville, Alabama, March 4, 1959. Although the official occasion had been plarned a "Moon Day" weeks before, it was the successful launch of the sun probe Pioneer IV two days previously that increased the celebratory atmosphere. |
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Juno II
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Juno II |
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1959-08-14 |
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The Juno II launch vehicle, shown here, was a modified Jupiter Intermediate-Range Ballistic missionile, developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and the rocket team at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Between December 1958 and April 1961, the Juno II launched space probes Pioneer III and IV, as well as Explorer satellites VII, VIII and XI. |
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Five Pioneers with Scale Mod
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Five Pioneers with Scale Models of Their Missiles |
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1950-01-01 |
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Five pioneers pose with scale models of their missiles they created in the 1950s. From left to right: Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, a member of the original German rocket team who directed the Research Projects Office, Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), Major General Holger Toftoy, who consolidated U.S. missile and rocketry development, Professor Herman Oberth, a rocket pioneer and Dr. von Braun's mentor, Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director, Development Operation Division, ABMA, and Dr. Robert Lusser, who served as assistant director for Reliability Engineering for ABMA. This photographis was taken February 1, 1956 by Hank Walker and appeared in February 27, 1956 issue of Life magazine. |
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