Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> O'Shaughnessy, James]]> Lakes & ponds]]> Monte Sano Mountain (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Historic Huntsville Quarterly, the structure in the foreground of the photo is a "four-tiered vertical framework covered with ivy, and reaching an impressive height of twelve feet or so."]]> Collins, Ira F.]]> en]]> Card photographs]]> Still Image]]> 1880-1889]]> 1890-1899]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Collins, Ira F.]]> en]]> Card photographs]]> Still Image]]> 1880-1889]]> 1890-1899]]> Boy Scouts of America]]> Camping]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Monte Sano Mountain (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> en]]> Photographs]]> Still Image]]> 1970-1979]]> Community theater]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Monte Sano Mountain (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> en]]> Photographs]]> Still Image]]> 1960-1969]]> Huntsville (Ala.)--Maps]]> Monte Sano State Park (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Monte Sano Mountain (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Varnedoe, William W., Jr.]]> en]]> Maps]]> Topographic maps]]> Still Image]]> 1950-1959]]> Space Journal, vol. 1, no. 1., Summer 1957.]]> Astronautics]]> Observatories]]> Propulsion systems]]> Redstone missile]]> Satellites]]> Space flight to Mars]]> Oberth, Hermann, 1894-1989]]> Space Journal includes articles written by Fred L. Whipple, Hermann Oberth, and Ernst Stuhlinger, as well as a foreword by Wernher von Braun. The issue also includes drawings for an observatory to be built at the top of Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama. Produced by the Rocket City Astronomical Association (now known as the Von Braun Astronomical Society), Space Journal was published in Huntsville from 1957 to 1959. This digitized copy was generously provided by Jeff Bennett at the Von Braun Astronomical Society (VBAS).]]> Rocket City Astronomical Association]]> Space Enterprises, Inc.]]> en]]> Periodicals]]> Still Image]]> Text]]> 1950-1959]]> Cold War--Social aspects--United States]]> Fallout shelters ]]> United States. Federal Extension Service]]> Civil defense]]> U. S. Department of Agriculture]]> en]]> Pamphlets]]> Still Image]]> Text]]> 1960-1969]]> Aerospace industries]]> Alabama. Legislature]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center]]> Saturn Project (U. S.)]]> University of Alabama in Huntsville]]> University of Alabama in Huntsville. Research Institute]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977]]> en]]> Photographs]]> Speeches]]> Transcripts]]> Still Image]]> Text]]> 1960-1969]]> Project Apollo (U.S.)]]> Saturn Project (U.S.)]]> Space flight]]> Rocket engines]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center]]> en]]> Leaflets]]> Still Image]]> Text]]> 1960-1969]]> Skylab Program]]> United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center]]> Von Braun Symposium]]> Skylab 30th anniversary]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center]]> en]]> Interviews]]> Moving Image]]> 2000-2009]]> Transplanted Rocket Pioneers.]]> Engineers]]> Fort Bliss (Tex.)]]> German Americans]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center]]> Project Apollo (U.S.)]]> Peenemünde (Germany)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Operation Paperclip (U.S.)]]>
Transplanted Rocket Pioneers is a recognition of the early members of the von Braun rocket team, many of whom were key players in the successful moon landing. Many historians conclude that the lunar missions of the Apollo Program could not have been possible without the leadership and experience provided by a corps of engineers, scientists and managers transplanted from Europe to the Unites States after World War II. This fact motivated Dr. Lundquist to deposit this work in the Archives of the Library at the University of Alabama in Huntsville by assembling a file on each of the individuals who came from Europe to participate in the rocketry activities in Huntsville, or, in a few cases, individuals who had other ties to Huntsville.

This dataset includes a standard one-page summary sheet for each subject. Although most sheets are relatively complete, some data are still missing.

The first two lines on each page records fundamental identification information:

Family name Date of birth Place of birth Given names Date of death Place of death

The next standard entry is a statement of the extent of the Archives Holdings, either i) A primary collection of documents housed in one or more banker boxes, usually a separate individual collection ii) A secondary collection in a standard archive box, or iii) a file folder. Next, if there is an oral or video history for the individual, this fact is noted. A statement about the highest education levels of the individual follows. The next five entries, in chronological order, record whether the individual participated in activities at five sites:

1. Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf: Individuals engaged in the activities at these sites of early rocket development experiments sponsored first by VfR and subsequently by the German Army.

2. Peenemünde: Included here are individuals who participated in Peenemünde programs under several auspices, including as Army civilian employees, as members of the German military, as contractor employees on site or visiting as needed, and as university employees collaborating as required.

3. Fort Bliss: Individuals who were brought to Fort Bliss from 1945 to 1950.

4. GMDD-ABMA: Individuals who came to Huntsville, Alabama to work for the US Army rocket programs in the decade 1950 to 1960.

5th MSFC: Individuals who were employed by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in the 1960s.

Some people had various relationships with UAH and that is so noted. Additionally, a statement of immigration details is noted if pertinent. Finally, a great variety of incidental information is included under Incidental Remarks.

UAH Special Collections welcomes additions of biographical materials to the vertical file in the Charles Lundquist Collection. Please note that the work is that of Dr. Lundquist and may contain errors or omissions which are solely the product of his work on the project, as noted in the introduction of the work.: " Finally, it is pertinent to note that any document containing large files will surely have some mistakes or omission. Any errors are the responsibility of the author alone." As was the wish of Dr. Lundquist, we will strive to make factual corrections to the online copy when necessary.

]]> Lundquist, Charles A.]]> en]]> Text]]> Christensen, David L.]]> Christensen, David L.]]> en]]> Photographs]]> Still Image]]> 2010-2019]]> University of Alabama in Huntsville. Research Institute]]> Lundquist, Charles A.]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> University of Alabama in Huntsville]]> en]]> Photographs]]> Still Image]]> 2010-2019]]> Space Journal, vol 1, no.2, Spring 1958.]]> Life on other planets]]> Rocketry]]> Cold War]]> Goddard, Robert Hutchings, 1882-1945]]> Propulsion systems]]> Space flight ]]> Space race--United States--History--20th century]]> Rocket City Astronomical Association]]> Space Enterprises, Inc.]]> en]]> Periodicals]]> Still Image]]> Text]]> 1950-1959]]> Space Journal, vol. 1, no. 3, Summer 1958.]]> Cold War]]> Explorer satellites]]> Jupiter missile]]> Life on other planets]]> Space race--United States--History--20th century]]> Rocket City Astronomical Association]]> Space Enterprises, Inc.]]> en]]> Periodicals]]> Still Image]]> Text]]> 1950-1959]]> Tiere der Urwelt: in 30 Kunstblättern nach wissenschaftliche Material bearbeitet.]]> Animals, Fossil]]> Dinosaurs]]> Prehistoric animals]]> Bölsche, Wilhelm, 1861-1939]]> Harder, Heinrich]]> de]]> Collecting cards]]> Still Image]]> Text]]> 1900-1909]]> 1910-1919]]> Ley, Willy, 1906-1969]]> Libraries--Special collections]]> Science writers]]> University of Alabama in Huntsville]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> University of Alabama in Huntsville]]> en]]> Programs]]> Text]]> 1970-1979]]> Pageants]]> State parks & reserves]]> Monte Sano State Park (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Monte Sano Mountain (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> en]]> Keepsakes]]> Programs]]> Still Image]]> Text]]> 1930-1939]]> Denver, John]]> Schmitt, Harrison H.]]> Stuhlinger, Ernst, 1913-2008]]> Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977]]> National Space Club]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> University of Alabama in Huntsville]]> en]]> Programs]]> 1980-1989]]> Anthony Young (Space History Interviews) ]]> published via YouTube.com]]> Standard YouTube License]]> Standard YouTube License]]>