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WILLIAM A. MRAZEK
Upon William A. Mrazek, internationally noted space
engineer and scientist, by choice a citizen of the United States
and a resident of Alabama, whose truly exceptional foresight
and judgment in planning, scheduling and directing design and
development activities have been highly instrumental in an
extraordinary number of space "firsts, 11 including: the nation's
first successful ballistic missile, the nation's first successful
intermediate range ballistic missile, the nation's first success
ful satellite, the Army's first solid propellant missile, the
vehicle for the nation I s first two manned space flights, the
highly successful Saturn C-1 the largest known booster, and
the Saturn C-5 the vehicle to be used for the initial manned
lunar landing;
Whose willingness and ability to impart knowledge of vehicle
systems to industry has hastened the assimilation of technology
by contractors and has thereby contributed greatly to the space
effort and to the national standard of living;
And whose tremendous technical capability has led him to
be termed Marshall Space Flight Center• s chief engineer.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Board of
Trustees of Auburn University, I do now confer the Degree of:
DOCTOR OF SCIENCE, HONORIS CAUSA
together with all the rights, privileges and obligations thereunto
pertaining.
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William A. Mrazek Collection
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William Anthony Mrazek “(October 20, 1911 to February 8, 1992)” received his education at Deutsche Technische Hochschule, Brünn, Germany, graduating with an engineering diploma in 1935 (Wade, Lundquist). Mrazek worked at Peenemünde from 1941 to 1945 as a loads engineer (Lundquist, Wade). He worked with Wernher von Braun at Peenemünde. <br /><br />Mrazek was brought to America through Operation Paperclip and arrived at Fort Bliss on April 8, 1946 (Wade, Lundquist). In 1950, Mrazek moved to Huntsville, Alabama, and worked for the U.S. Army’s rocket programs until 1960.<br /><br />By 1960, Mrazek became Director, Structures and Mechanics Division at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, and by February 1969, he became the Assistant Director for Engineering for Industrial Operations (Wade, Lundquist). Mrazek later served as the “Chief Engineer for all Saturn development and fabrication work, reporting to the Saturn V Project Manager,” from “1965 to 1970” (Lundquist).<br /><br />Mrazek retired from the Marshall Space Flight Center in 1973 (Lundquist).<br /><br />Works Cited<br /><br />Lundquist, Charles. "Transplanted Rocket Pioneers," 2015.<br /><br />Wade, Mark. "Mrazek, Willi." <em>Encyclopedia Astronautica</em>, http://www.astronautix.com/m/mrazek.html.
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spc_mraz_0000059
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Citation for Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa degree presented to William A. Mrazek.
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Given by Auburn University president Ralph Brown Draughon, the citation notes Mrazek's accomplishments as "Marshall Space Flight Center's chief engineer."
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Draughon, Ralph B. (Ralph Brown), 1899-
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1962
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1960-1969
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Mrazek, William A.
Aeronautical engineers
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William A. Mrazek Collection
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
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en
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