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Hohmann, Walter


Hohmann
Hohmann
Credit: NASA

German architect who became interested in interplanetary spaceflight, defined the minimum energy transfer orbit which bears his name in 1916. Rocket enthusiast with VfR but broke off contact after military took over development.

Born: 1880-03-18. Died: 1945-03-11. Birth Place: Hardheim.

Following graduation, he worked as an architect for the cities of Vienna, Hannover and Breslau before becoming Chief Architect of Essen. He became interested in the problem of interplanetary spaceflight, and published the results of his studies in 1916. In this book he described the minimum energy orbit that was named after him. Hohmann was involved with other German space enthusiasts in the 1920's, becoming a member of the VfR rocket society. But with the ascendancy of the Nazis and the group's increasing involvement in military rocketry, he broke off all contacts. He died in hospital following the allied bombing of Essen.



Country: Germany. Bibliography: 5529.


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