Kurt Debus
| Kurt H. Debus | |
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Debus' official portrait as KSC director
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| Born |
November 29, 1908 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Died | October 10, 1983 (aged 74) Rockledge, Florida |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions |
Voight & Haeffner, AG (Frankfurt) |
| Alma mater |
1933 BS, 1935 MS, 1939 PhD; Darmstadt |
| Known for | first Kennedy Space Center director |
| Influences | Prof. Dr. Ing Ernst Hueter |
| Notable awards |
1969: National Space Hall of Fame |
Voight & Haeffner, AG (Frankfurt)
1939-1943:Darmstadt (assistant professor)
1943-1945: Peenemünde
1945-1950: White Sands Proving Grounds
1950-1952: Redstone Arsenal
1952-1960: ABMA at Cape Canaveral
1962-1974: Kennedy Space Center
1933 BS, 1935 MS, 1939 PhD; Darmstadt
1967 Doctor of Laws, Rollins College (honorary)
1969: National Space Hall of Fame
1967: Space Flight Award (AAS)
1971: Commander's Cross of the order of merit (FRG)
AIAA fellow
1969: NASA Distinguished Service Medal (twice: Apollo 8, 11)
1974: Louis W. Hill Space Transportation Award (AIAA)
1968: Outstanding Achievement Award (US Treasury)
1969: Patriotic Service Award (US Treasury)
Outstanding Leadership Award (NASA)
Exceptional Civilian Medal (US Army)
1965: Pioneer of Wind Rose Award, order of the Diamond (International Committee of Aerospace Activities)
1971: Hermann-Oberth Gesellschaft Honor Ring
Scott Gold Medal
1969: Career Service Award (National Civil Service League)
1969: Americanism Medal (DAR)
Memberships:
Instrument Society of America (honorary)
Hermann-Rakententechnik and Raumrahrt, e.V. (honorary)
Marquis Biographical Library Society (advisory)
Member of the Florida Council of 100 (ex officio)
British Interplanetary Society (Advisory Board)
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