Background
Tiesenhausen was born in Riga, Latvia, in the Russian Empire to a Baltic-German family that also had Scottish ancestors.
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Education
He was allowed to continue his studies and in 1943 graduated from Hamburg University.
Career
After being brought to the United States in 1953 as part of Operation Paperclip, he was part of Wernher von Braun"s team at the United States. Army, and later, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He is credited with the first complete design of the Lunar Rover and made a variety of other contributions to the space program In 1941 he fought in the Wehrmacht at the Eastern Front (World World War II). After his graduation he was sent to Peenemünde to work at a military research centre.
Tiesenhausen worked with Wernher von Braun developing V-2 rockets in Germany during World World War World War II He came to America in 1953 as part of Operation Paperclip, where he again worked with von Braun on guided missiles such as the Redstone, this time for the United States. Army at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
He was later transferred to National Aeronautics and Space Administration, where he worked on various spaceflight programs, including the Apollo program which landed men on the Moon. He continued to work for National Aeronautics and Space Administration well into the Shuttle era.
Between 1987 and 2010, von Tiesenhausen frequently volunteered at the United States. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, lecturing to students in Space Camp programs about the future of space exploration and other topics.
Achievements
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In 2007, he became one of the original inductees into the Space Camp Hall of Fame. On February 3, 2011, he was presented with the United States. Space and Rocket Center"s Lifetime Achievement Award for Education by Neil Armstrong. "Doctor von T is one of those rare individuals who has a natural ability to inform and inspire, to educate and motivate, and, most remarkably, to endure," Armstrong said.
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Awards
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In 2007, he became one of the original inductees into the Space Camp Hall of Fame. On February 3, 2011, he was presented with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Lifetime Achievement Award for Education by Neil Armstrong. "Dr. von T is one of those rare individuals who has a natural ability to inform and inspire, to educate and motivate, and, most remarkably, to endure," Armstrong said.In 2007, he became one of the original inductees into the Space Camp Hall of Fame. On February 3, 2011, he was presented with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Lifetime Achievement Award for Education by Neil Armstrong. "Dr. von T is one of those rare individuals who has a natural ability to inform and inspire, to educate and motivate, and, most remarkably, to endure," Armstrong said.