page_title: Walter Jacobi
hierarchical_section_title: Walter Jacobi
caption_attribution_description: English: Noise filtered, sharpened, and cropped from the original to show only Walter Jacobi. Collection NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection Name of Image Heritage Gallery Full Description Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC's) building 4200 hosts a new spaceflight history museum referred to as the Heritage Gallery, allowing employees and visitors alike to have the opportunity to experience history first hand. On display are many models of launch vehicles and spacecraft that have made the center famous. It features a full-scale mockup of the lunar roving vehicle, three built-in multimedia displays, a large theater screen, and two glass cases that house memorabilia such as personal items belonging to Wernher von Braun, MSFC's first Center Director. The new Heritage Gallery features the accomplishments of several past and present members of the Marshall team. Attending the ribbon cutting ceremony are: (left to right) Gerhard Reisig; Cort Durocher, executive director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Ernst Stuhlinger; Konrad Darnenburg; Werner Dahm; Walter Jacobi; and host of event, Center Director Art Stephenson. facet_what Opportunity facet_where Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Reference Number MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C MIX # 0203042 NIX # MSFC-0203042 MSFC Negative Number 0203042 UID SPD-MARSH-0203042 Image ID 162325
context_page_description: Walter Jacobi was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde 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 with Operation Paperclip and Fort Bliss, Texas. He continued his work with the team when they moved to Redstone Arsenal, and he joined Marshall Space Flight Center to work for NASA. He worked on rocket "structure and components." He continued to support the space program and appear at public events until his death.
context_section_description: Walter Jacobi (January 13, 1918 – August 19, 2009) 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 with Operation Paperclip and Fort Bliss, Texas (1945–49). He continued his work with the team when they moved to Redstone Arsenal, and he joined Marshall Space Flight Center to work for NASA. He worked on rocket "structure and components." He continued to support the space program and appear at public events until his death.
caption: Jacobi in 2002
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