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| work_institutions = Peenemünde<br>[[Fort Bliss]]<br>[[Redstone Arsenal]]<br>[[Marshall Space Flight Center]]
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'''Walter Jacobi''' (January 13, 1918 &ndash; August 19, 2009)<ref name="obit">{{cite web |url=http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.php?id=47 |title=Original German Rocket Team member Walter Jacobi dies at 91 |author=Shelby G. Spires |date=August 19, 2009 |work=The Huntsville Times |accessdate=December 14, 2010}}</ref> was a rocket scientist and member of the "[[Wernher von Braun|von Braun]] rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939–1945) working on the [[V-2]] rockets in World War II. He was among the scientists to surrender and travel to the United States to provide rocketry expertise via [[Operation Paperclip]]. He came to the United States on the first boat, November 16, 1945.<ref name="astronautix">{{cite web |url=http://www.astronautix.com/astros/jacobi.htm |title=Jacobi, Walter |publisher=Astronautix |accessdate=December 14, 2010}}</ref> with [[Operation Paperclip]] and [[Fort Bliss]], Texas (1945–1949). He continued his work with the team when they moved to [[Redstone Arsenal]], and he joined [[Marshall Space Flight Center]] to work for [[NASA]].<ref name="obit"/> Jacobi worked on rocket "structure and components."<ref name="choo"/>
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'''Walter Jacobi''' (January 13, 1918 &ndash; August 19, 2009)<ref name="obit">{{cite web |url=http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.php?id=47 |title=Original German Rocket Team member Walter Jacobi dies at 91 |author=Shelby G. Spires |date=August 19, 2009 |work=The Huntsville Times |accessdate=December 14, 2010}}</ref> was a rocket scientist and member of the "[[Wernher von Braun|von Braun]] rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939–1945) working on the [[V-2]] rockets in World War II. He was among the scientists to surrender and travel to the United States to provide rocketry expertise via [[Operation Paperclip]]. He came to the United States on the first boat, November 16, 1945.<ref name="astronautix">{{cite web |url=http://www.astronautix.com/astros/jacobi.htm |title=Jacobi, Walter |publisher=Astronautix |accessdate=December 14, 2010}}</ref> with [[Operation Paperclip]] and Fort Bliss, Texas (1945–1949). He continued his work with the team when they moved to [[Redstone Arsenal]], and he joined [[Marshall Space Flight Center]] to work for [[NASA]].<ref name="obit"/> Jacobi worked on rocket "structure and components."<ref name="choo"/>
   
 
He continued to support the space program and appear at public events until his death.<ref name="obit"/>
 
He continued to support the space program and appear at public events until his death.<ref name="obit"/>

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Template:Infobox scientist Walter Jacobi (January 13, 1918 – August 19, 2009)[1] was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939–1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War II. He was among the scientists to surrender and travel to the United States to provide rocketry expertise via Operation Paperclip. He came to the United States on the first boat, November 16, 1945.[2] with Operation Paperclip and Fort Bliss, Texas (1945–1949). He continued his work with the team when they moved to Redstone Arsenal, and he joined Marshall Space Flight Center to work for NASA.[1] Jacobi worked on rocket "structure and components."[3]

He continued to support the space program and appear at public events until his death.[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shelby G. Spires (August 19, 2009). "Original German Rocket Team member Walter Jacobi dies at 91". The Huntsville Times. http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.php?id=47. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  2. "Jacobi, Walter". Astronautix. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/jacobi.htm. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named choo
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