Hermann K. Weidner
From The Space Library
Dr. Hermann K. Weidner was the director of Science and Engineering at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Dr. Weidner had long and varied experience in the field of rocketry. He became a member of the Peenemunde rocket development group in Germany in 1941. In 1945, he came to the United States as a member of the von Braun research and development team. During the years that followed, this group was stationed at Fort Bliss, as part of the Ordnance Research and Development. After the Fort Bliss group was transferred to Huntsville, Dr. Weidner worked with the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal. He was formerly deputy director of the Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory. He was also director of propulsion at MSFC. Dr. Weidner received his U.S. citizenship in April of 1955.
