[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 90 (Monday, July 8, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO MR. KONRAD K. DANNENBERG

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                    HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, JR.

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, July 8, 2002

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a great member of 
the North Alabama community, Mr. Konrad K. Dannenberg. On August 6th, 
Mr. Dannenberg will celebrate his 90th birthday. Throughout his ninety 
years, Mr. Dannenberg has been a leader in our nation's space program, 
retiring from Marshall Space Flight Center in 1973 as Deputy Director 
of Program Development's Mission and Payload Planning Office. Today, 
Mount Hope Elementary School in Decatur, Alabama is honoring Mr. 
Dannenberg for his service to their school, the North Alabama 
community, and the nation.
  Konrad Dannenberg, born in Weissenfels, Germany, worked with Wernher 
von Braun in Peenemunde, Germany and came to the United States after 
World War II under ``Project Paperclip.'' He later helped develop and 
produce the Redstone and Jupiter missile systems for the Army Ballistic 
Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal. In 1960, he joined NASA's Marshall 
Space Flight Center as Deputy Manager of the Saturn program, where he 
received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal.
  Mr. Dannenberg is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics 
and Astronautics and was past president of the Alabama/Mississippi 
Chapter. He was the recipient of the 1960 DURAND Lectureship and the 
1995 Hermann Oberth Award. Additionally, the NASA Alumni League, the 
Hermann Oberth Society of Germany, and the L-5 Society (now the 
National Space Society) have the benefit of Mr. Dannenberg's 
membership. In 1992, the Alabama Space and Rocket Center created a 
scholarship in his name to allow one student to attend a Space Academy 
session.
  Mr. Speaker, as you can tell, during Mr. Dannenberg's career, he was 
a valuable player in the advancement of our space program and was 
appreciated by co-workers and important organizations throughout the 
industry. Following his retirement, he has remained a major influence 
in the North Alabama community and still serves as a consultant for the 
Alabama Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. I want to congratulate 
Mr. Konrad Dannenberg on his 90th birthday and thank him for the 
important contributions he has made to our community in North Alabama 
and the entire United States.

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