Arthur Rudolph

Arthur Rudolph
Rudolph showing a model of the Saturn V
Born	Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph November 9, 1906 (1906-11-09) Stepfershausen, Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, German Empire
Died	January 1, 1996 (1996-02) (aged 89) Hamburg, Germany
Nationality	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany  United States  Germany
Alma mater	Technische Universität Berlin
Occupation	Rocket engineer
Known for	V-2, Saturn V
Spouse	Martha Therese Kohls ​ ​ (m. 1935)​
Children	1
Awards	Honorary Doctor of Science Department of the Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service NASA Exceptional Service Medal NASA Distinguished Service Medal

Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996) was a German rocket engineer who was a leader of the effort to develop the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany. After World War II, the United States government's Office of Strategic Services (OSS) brought him to the U.S. as part of the clandestine Operation Paperclip, where he became one of the main developers of the U.S. space program. He worked within the U.S. Army and NASA, where he managed the development of several systems, including the Pershing missile and the Saturn V Moon rocket. In 1984, the U.S. government investigated him for war crimes, and he agreed to renounce his United States citizenship and leave the U.S. in return for not being prosecuted.^[1]