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HermannOberth |
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Title
Photo of Hermann Oberth
Full Description
Hermann Oberth (1894-1989) is considered to be one of the top
three pioneers in modern rocketry and is credited with suggesting
that space stations would be essential if humans wished to travel
to other planets. Oberth was the only one out of the three
(Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Robert Goddard are the other two) to
see human spaceflight come to fruition. He was inspired by the
tales of Jules Verne in From the Earth to the Moon and Travel to
the Moon. He is also the author of Die Rakete zu den
Planetenraumen, published in 1923. The book inspired many to
pursue spaceflight, despite its challenges.
Oberth was a guest at the Apollo 11 launch in July 1969 as
well as at the launch of the STS-51J, Atlantis mission.
Keywords
Hermann Oberth people space station concepts
Subject Category
Space-Station Concepts, International Space Station, Early Aerospace Pioneers
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
HermannOberth
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00099
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: Digital
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
90 |
135 |
12 |
Small |
JPEG |
719 |
1079 |
405 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1497 |
2247 |
1,561 |
Large |
JPEG |
2994 |
4493 |
6,989 |
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