Ernst Mohr
Professor for mechanical engineering at the University of Wuppertal
About Ernst Mohr
Ernst Mohr was a German engineer and university teacher.
Ernst Mohr was a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wuppertal. He developed the meteorological Mohr Rocket, on behalf of the German Rocket Society. The rocket was first launched successfully on September 14, 1958 near Cuxhaven.
At the first successful test the rocket reached heights of 50 kilometers and could send out its payload at speeds of 1.2 km per second.
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Professor for mechanical engineering at the University of Wuppertal
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Ernst Mohr was an engineer and university teacher.
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