Ernst Steinhoff
Academic
1908 – 1987
Who was Ernst Steinhoff?
Ernst August Wilhelm Steinhoff was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde. His younger brother Friedrich Steinhoff assisted rocket experiments while commanding U-511 in 1942. Ernst was among the scientists to surrender and travel to the United States to provide rocketry expertise via Operation Paperclip. Friedrich was captured aboard U-873 and committed suicide in a Boston jail before Ernst came to the United States on the first boat, November 16, 1945. with Operation Paperclip and Fort Bliss, Texas. He then moved to Holloman Air Force Base where he also worked closely with White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. He focused on guidance, control, and range instrumentation throughout his career. He was awarded the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service in 1958 for his contributions to the US rocket program. In 1979 he was inducted into the New Mexico International Space Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Feb 11, 1908
Schwalmstadt - Nationality
- Germany
- United States of America
- Education
- Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Died
- Dec 2, 1987
Alamogordo
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on July 23, 2013
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