Krafft Arnold Ehricke

Krafft Arnold Ehricke
Ehricke with satellite models, 1957
Born(1917-03-24)March 24, 1917
Berlin, Germany
DiedDecember 11, 1984(1984-12-11) (aged 67)
La Jolla, California, US
Alma materTechnische Universität Berlin
OccupationRocket engineer
Known forCentaur Upper Stage
SpouseIngeborg Maria Mattull

Krafft Arnold Ehricke (March 24, 1917 – December 11, 1984) was a German rocket-propulsion engineer and advocate for space colonization. Ehricke is a co-designer of the first Centaur liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen upper stage.

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