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Max Valier
1895-02-09 – 1930-05-17
Life & Legacy
Max Valier (9 February 1895 – 17 May 1930) was an Austrian rocketry pioneer. He was a leading figure in the world's first large-scale rocket program, Opel-RAK, and helped found the German Verein für Raumschiffahrt (VfR – "Spaceflight Society") that would bring together many of the minds that would later make spaceflight a reality in the 20th century.
Occupation & Career
physicist, inventor, writer, science fiction writer, astronomer, engineer
Education
University of Innsbruck
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
International Space Hall of Fame
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Honors & Awards
International Space Hall of Fame
Education & Institutions
University of Innsbruck
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Sources & Provenance
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