Ernst Geissler
Aerospace Engineer, Deceased Person
1915 – 1989
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Who was Ernst Geissler?
Ernst Geissler was a German-American aerospace engineer. After World War II, he came to the United States in 16 November 1945 as part of the Argentina group, Operation Paperclip.
Geissler became director of the Aeroballistics Division at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in 1960.
Geissler was the recipient of the The NASA Certificate of Appreciation in 1973. He was awarded the 1973 NASA Distinguished Service Medal. He was elected a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society.
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- Born
- Aug 3, 1915
- Profession
- Lived in
- Huntsville
- Died
- Jun 3, 1989
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on July 23, 2013
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