Ernst Geissler (3 August 1915 in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany – 3 June 1989 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States) was a German-American aerospace engineer. After World War II, he went to the United States on 16 November 1945 as part of the Argentina group, Operation Paperclip.[1]
Geissler became director of the Aeroballistics Division at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in 1960.[2]
Geissler was the recipient of the NASA Certificate of Appreciation in 1973.[3] He was awarded the 1973 NASA Distinguished Service Medal. He was elected a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society.[4]
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References
- ^ "Geissler". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Anthony Young (2009). The Saturn V F-1 engine: powering Apollo into history. Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-09629-2.
- ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration Honor Awards
- ^ "American Astronautical Society – AAS Fellows". Astronautical.org. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
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