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Name of Image:
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Five Pioneers with Scale Models of Their Missiles
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MIX #:
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9131100
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NIX #:
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MSFC-9131100
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Date of Image:
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1950-01-01
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Category:
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Origin of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Full Description:
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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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(MRPO) MRD/SPD Discipline(s):
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n/a
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(MRPO) Subject Type:
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n/a
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Keywords:
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Ernst Stuhlinger, Holger Toftoy, Herman Oberth, Dr. Wernher von Braun, Robert Lusser, ABMA
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MSFC Negative Number:
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9131100
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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