Biographical Sketch
50th Anniversary of the greatest Adventure of the 20th Century
25th May 1961:
JFK proposed that the U.S. "should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
JFK proposed that the U.S. "should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
12th Sept. 1962
JFK: "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
JFK: "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."
16th July 1969 13:32:00 UTC:
Liftoff of APOLLO 11 with SATURN V rocket
Liftoff of APOLLO 11 with SATURN V rocket
- 1972 – 1974: two years service in the German Army after high school graduation; education as an artillery officer (Lieutenant) at the German Artillery School at Idar-Oberstein (PzArtBtl 65; 155 mm howitzer)
- 1980: Diploma in Chemistry at the Saarland University in Saarbruecken
- 1986: Doctoral thesis in Physical Chemistry at the Saarland University; PhD with summa cum laude;Dr.-Eduard -Martin Award as best junior scientist
- 1986: Entering Dynamit Nobel AG at the Troisdorf facilityManagement of the Analytical Laboratories as part of the Development Department for Military Ignition Systems: Analysis and Quality Control of Explosives, Pyrotechnics, Raw Materials, Precursors and Intermediates
- 1998: In addition, management of Synthesis Laboratories and Pilot Plants: Development, synthesis and production of secondary explosives and special chemicals
- 2002, Oct. 1: Founding Member of DynITEC-Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
DynITEC GmbH has taken over the business of military initiation technology and energetic compounds from Dynamit Nobel on October 1, 2002. As a result of this: Nomination as Head of Energetic Materials and as Member of the Managing Board: Management of Analytics, Development, Synthesis and (Mass) Production of Secondary and Primary Explosives - 2018, Nov. 30: Retirement
- 2019, January: Foundation of EMACON-RS
Private Data:
- Married; two sons
- Hobbies: Model airplanes with turbine and pulse jet propulsion
- Honorary Office: 1995 – 2013: President of Aero-Club Rheidt
20th July 1969 20:17:40 UTC:
Landing on the Moon
Landing on the Moon
21th July 1969 02:56:20 UTC:
Niels Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin set foot on the Moon:
"That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind!”
Niels Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin set foot on the Moon:
"That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind!”