The Hermann Oberth society is an association, named after Hermann Oberth the great German astronautics pioneer, which uses itself for the new generation of engineers for space technology and which developed and built in the past also its own rockets. Hermann Julius Oberth ( June 25, 1894 &ndash December 28, 1989) was a Austro-Hungarian -born German ( Transylvanian An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. Space technology is Technology that is related to entering space, maintaining and using systems during Spaceflight and returning people and things
It was created in 1952 by Karl Poggensee in Bremen as German agency for affairs of space travel (DAFRA), in order to develop civilian rockets. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Spaceflight is the use of Space technology to fly a Spacecraft into and through Outer space. A civilian under International humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her Country 's Armed forces. In the beginnings in Hespenbusch near Großenkneten various attempt rockets were developed, which soon already reached heights of some kilometers, so that the available area in Hespenbusch went too small. Hespenbusch is a Farm, which belongs to the Municipality of Grossenkneten. Großenkneten is a Municipality in the district of Oldenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand
In 1957 the rocket experiments of DAFRA, which was renamed in DRG (= German rocket company), moved to Cuxhaven. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Cuxhaven is a large independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. There were done in 1959 by the German rocket company some post office rockets performed. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On December 15, 1960 the first launch of the Kumulus with a maximum height of 20 kilometres took place and on September 16, 1961 the first launch of the Cirrus with a maximum height of 50 kilometers took place. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about a rocket for clouds visit Cumulus. Kumulus is the name of a Rocket of the " Hermann-Oberth-Gesellschaft Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
At this time also Berthold Seliger began, in the context of this society to built rockets, which was meanwhile renamed in Hermann Oberth society. In 1961 Berthold Seliger created its own company, the " Seliger Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH ", which cooperated with the Hermann Oberth society. The Berthold Seliger Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (BSFEGmbH was a company founded by Berthold Seliger in 1961, which developed and built Prototypes The Seliger Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH developed also several two and three stages rockets, which could reach heights of up to 150 kilometers between 1962 and 1963. The Berthold Seliger Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (BSFEGmbH was a company founded by Berthold Seliger in 1961, which developed and built Prototypes After the disputed flight demonstration of the Seliger Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH of militarily usable rockets before military representatives from non-NATO states at Cuxhaven on December 5, 1963 it came to the break between the Seliger Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH and the Hermann Oberth society. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The latter made some rocket launches until June 1964. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar.
After the termination of rocket launches in the Cuxhaven area the Hermann Oberth society put its emphasis toward the education of future space technology engineers.
In 1993 the Hermann Oberth society and the Otto Lilienthal society were united to the German society for air and space technology, DGLR.