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Dr. Kurt Heinrich Debus was a Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the colloquial English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party , which established a Totalitarianism dictatorship that existed from 1933 to 1945....
 V-2 rocket
V-2 rocket

The V-2 rocket was the first ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight, the progenitor of all modern rockets....
 scientist who in 1962 became the first director of the Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center

The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center on Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard County, Florida, United States....
 after being brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip
Operation Paperclip

Operation Paperclip was the code name for the 1945 Joint Intelligence Objectives AgencyOffice_of_Strategic_Services recruitment of scientists from Nazi Germany to the U.S....
. In the US, Debus' organizations conducted 150 launches of military missiles and space vehicles, including 13 Saturn V
Saturn V

The Saturn V was a multistage rocket liquid-fuel expendable launch system rocket used by NASA's Apollo program and Skylab programs from 1967 until 1973....
 rockets (Apollo 4, 6, 8-17, and Skylab
Skylab

Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit, and the second space station ever visited by a human crew. The 100 ton space station was in Earth's orbit from 1973 to 1979, and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974....
).

ng World War II development of the V-2 rocket
V-2 rocket

The V-2 rocket was the first ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight, the progenitor of all modern rockets....
, Dr. Debus lead the Test Stand Group personnel at Peenemünde
Peenemünde

Peenem?nde is a village in the northeast of the Germany part of the Usedom island. It stands near the mouth of the Peene river, on the easternmost part of the German Baltic Sea coast....
 and was the Engineer in Charge at Test Stand VII
Test Stand VII

Test Stand VII was the principal V-2 rocket testing facility at Peenem?nde and was capable of static firing of rocket motors up to 200 tons thrust....
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Dr. Kurt Heinrich Debus was a Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the colloquial English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party , which established a Totalitarianism dictatorship that existed from 1933 to 1945....
 V-2 rocket
V-2 rocket

The V-2 rocket was the first ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight, the progenitor of all modern rockets....
 scientist who in 1962 became the first director of the Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center

The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center on Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard County, Florida, United States....
 after being brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip
Operation Paperclip

Operation Paperclip was the code name for the 1945 Joint Intelligence Objectives AgencyOffice_of_Strategic_Services recruitment of scientists from Nazi Germany to the U.S....
. In the US, Debus' organizations conducted 150 launches of military missiles and space vehicles, including 13 Saturn V
Saturn V

The Saturn V was a multistage rocket liquid-fuel expendable launch system rocket used by NASA's Apollo program and Skylab programs from 1967 until 1973....
 rockets (Apollo 4, 6, 8-17, and Skylab
Skylab

Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit, and the second space station ever visited by a human crew. The 100 ton space station was in Earth's orbit from 1973 to 1979, and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974....
).

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During World War II development of the V-2 rocket
V-2 rocket

The V-2 rocket was the first ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight, the progenitor of all modern rockets....
, Dr. Debus lead the Test Stand Group personnel at Peenemünde
Peenemünde

Peenem?nde is a village in the northeast of the Germany part of the Usedom island. It stands near the mouth of the Peene river, on the easternmost part of the German Baltic Sea coast....
 and was the Engineer in Charge at Test Stand VII
Test Stand VII

Test Stand VII was the principal V-2 rocket testing facility at Peenem?nde and was capable of static firing of rocket motors up to 200 tons thrust....
. Beginning in 1961, Debus directed the design, development and construction of NASA's launch facilities on Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is a detachment of the 45th Space Wing , at nearby Patrick Air Force Base; located on Cape Canaveral in the State of Florida, CCAFS is the primary Launch Head of the Eastern Range....
 and the adjacent Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center

The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center on Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard County, Florida, United States....
. Debus' organization also launched the first U.S. missiles carrying atomic warheads in the Pacific Ocean area during a series of tests. In October 1965, he became responsible for NASA unmanned launch operations at the Eastern and Western Test Ranges.

The at the Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center

The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center on Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard County, Florida, United States....
 is named for Kurt H. Debus
Kurt H. Debus

Dr. Kurt Heinrich Debus was a Nazi Germany V-2 rocket scientist who in 1962 became the first director of the Kennedy Space Center after being brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip....
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