Adolf Thiel
Adolf Thiel, who directed development of the Thor ICBM and oversaw TRW's space programs in the 1970s, died June 2 in Los Angeles. He was 86. Thiel helped Werner von Braun design the V-2 rocket and came to the U.S. at the close of World War 2. Thiel worked with the U.S. Army for nine years on design...
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