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    Herman Potočnik (pseudonym Hermann Noordung; 22 December 1892 – 27 August 1929) was Austro-Hungarian Army officer, electrical engineer and astronautics...
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    proposed by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in 1903, the idea was expanded by Herman Potočnik in 1929. This type of station rotates about its axis, creating an environment...
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    Hermann Oberth (redirect from Herman Oberth)
    Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Robert H. Goddard and Herman Potočnik (also known under the pseudonym Hermann Noordung). Oberth supported...
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  • to: Herman Potočnik (1892–1929), Slovene rocket engineer and pioneer of astronautics Janez Potočnik (1749–1834), Baroque painter Janez Potočnik (born...
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  • also known 1987–1990 as Red Pilot Theater. The group are named after Herman Potočnik (pseudonym: Hermann Noordung), an early 20th-century Slovene rocket...
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    previously proposed by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky ("Bublik-City", 1903), Herman Potočnik (1923) or Wernher von Braun (1952), among others. It consists of a...
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  • designer Alojz Knafelc (1859–1937) – creator of Slovenian trail blaze Herman Potočnik (a.k.a. Noordung, 1892–1929), one of the founders of astronautics Johann...
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  • Noordung may refer to: Herman Noordung, pseudonym of Herman Potočnik (1892–1929), Austro-Hungarian rocket engineer and pioneer of cosmonautics Noordung...
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    it is the central cultural venue in Vitanje, where the family of Herman Potočnik Noordung, the spaceflight pioneer, originates from. KSEVT was officially...
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  • (1979 - ) Anton Peterlin (1908 - 1993) - Rudolf Podgornik (1955 - ) Herman Potočnik Noordung (1892 - 1929) - pioneer of astronautics and cosmonautics,...
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    the fixed location in the sky where the satellite appears. In 1929, Herman Potočnik described both geosynchronous orbits in general and the special case...
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    multi-stage rocket fueled by liquid propellants could achieve this. Herman Potočnik explored the idea of using orbiting spacecraft for detailed peaceful...
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    inventor, bicycle industry Žarko Petan, film and theatre director Herman Potočnik, electrical engineer and astronautics theorist Zoran Predin, singer-songwriter...
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    the concept of a rotating wheel-shaped station introduced in 1929 by Herman Potočnik in his book The Problem of Space Travel – The Rocket Motor. The space...
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    This type of orbit is mainly used for meteorological satellites. Herman Potočnik explored the idea of using orbiting spacecraft for detailed peaceful...
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    for the Sirius Radio satellites. The concept was first proposed by Herman Potočnik in 1928 and popularised by the science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke...
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  • is based on several facts: the work The Problem of Space Travel by Herman Potočnik (1892–1929) influenced German, American and Soviet scientists, but...
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  • satellite successfully kept station at the altitude calculated by Herman Potočnik Noordung in the 1920s. During the first year of Syncom 2 operations...
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    computer pioneer Hellmuth Stachel (born 1942), Austrian mathematician Herman Potočnik (1892–1929), Slovene space pioneer Hermann Knoflacher (born 1940),...
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    are placed in a higher graveyard orbit to avoid collisions. In 1929, Herman Potočnik described both geosynchronous orbits in general and the special case...
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  • Interplanetary Space, the mechanics of placing a satellite into Earth orbit. Herman Potočnik was the first to publish the concept of placing a geosynchronous satellite...
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  • noted for discovery of nucleic acids in cell nucleus (1844–1895) Herman Potočnik Srinivasa Ramanujan, mathematician; uncertain: believed for many years...
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  • travel and its potential uses for scientific experiments. Germany Herman Potočnik January 1933 British Interplanetary Society founded. UK Philip E. Cleator...
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  • descent (d. 1942) December 12 Edward Almond, American general (d. 1979) Herman Potočnik, Slovenian rocket engineer (d. 1929) December 15 – J. Paul Getty, American...
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    the first design aspects of early space stations being introduced by Herman Potocnik in 1928. Since then, the construction and launch of space stations...
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    di Maria Petris, Italian-Finnish operatic soprano and voice pedagog Herman Potočnik, Austrian officer, electrical engineer and astronautics theorist Rossana...
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  • 1889 – George Hutson, English runner and soldier (d. 1914) 1892 – Herman Potočnik, Slovenian-Austrian engineer (d. 1929) 1894 – Edwin Linkomies, Finnish...
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    remain fixed by following the Earth's rotation—was first proposed by Herman Potočnik in 1928 and popularised by the science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke...
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    Mohorovičić, Franciscus Patricius, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Marco Polo, Herman Potočnik, Vladimir Prelog, Mario Puratić, Lavoslav Ružan, Andrea Schiavone,...
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  • (b. 1842) 1922 – Reşat Çiğiltepe, Turkish colonel (b. 1879) 1929 – Herman Potočnik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (b. 1892) 1931 – Frank Harris, Irish-American...
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