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Streng Geheim? Seit 28 Jahren Vorstandsmitglied Des GHK Von Dr. Ferdinand Stegbauer Streng geheim? seit 28 Jahren Vorstandsmitglied des GHK sen wurde, ist OTRAG mit dem Hauptsitz ab 1981 in Münschen weiter. Die OTRAG Neu-Isenburg, Herzogstraße 61, urkund- wurde 1986 von Gesellschaftern liqui- lich erfasst. diert, wobei die OTRAG-Aktionäre Millio- nenverluste erlitten. Lutz T. Kayser ging OTRAG gründete zunächst das Subun- nach seinem Aufenthalt in Libyen in die ternehmen Stewering-OTRAG und USA, beruhigte die CIA und beteiligte baute einen eigenen Flughafen in Zaire. sich an verschiedenen Raumfahrtfirmen. Es folgte die ORAS (Otrag Range Air Ser- Im Jahr 2007 zog Lutz T. Kayser auf eine vice), die zwei Hawker Siddeley-›Argosy‹- Marshallinsel und starb am 19.11.2017 Transportmaschinen für den Transport auf Bikendrik Island, einer Insel zwischen von Material- und Raketenteilen kaufte. Neueste Quizfrage: »Welche Rakete Neu-Seeland und Hawaii. Ihn erreichte Die beiden Flugzeuge pendelten zwi- trägt den Namen des weltweit ersten pri- kein politisches Gewitter mehr. vaten Raumfahrtunternehmens mit Sitz schen München-Riem und dem von in Neu-Isenburg?« Die richtige Antwort OTRAG errichteten Airport ›Luvua‹ (Flie- Der Regisseur Oliver Schwehm recher- lautet ›OTRAG-Rakete‹! – Hätten Sie’s gercode). Am 17.5.1977 gab es den ers- chierte seit 2014 zu OTRAG, schrieb ein gewusst? – Vermutlich nicht, obwohl ten Start einer OTRAG-Rakete in Zaire, Drehbuch und führte Regie für seinen OTRAG nie geheim war. Natürlich umgab natürlich mit dem Hoheitszeichen von Film ›Fly Rocket Fly‹ unter Einbeziehung sich OTRAG auch mit Geheimnissen, die Zaire. Am 20.5.1978 erfolgte der Start von originalen OTRAG-Filmdokumenten. nach und nach enthüllt wurden. von OTRAG 2 ebenfalls mit dem Hoheits- Ab dem 27.9.2018 lief ›Fly Rocket Fly‹ in zeichen von Zaire. Beim Start von OTRAG den Kinos. Wichtige Zeitzeugen für den Die Abkürzung OTRAG steht für ›Orbital 3 am 5.6.1978 war sogar Staatschef Film waren Lutz T. Kayser und Frank Wu- Transport- und Raketen- Aktiengesell- Mobutu Sese Seco persönlich anwesend. kasch. schaft‹. Der Ingenieur Lutz Thilo Kayser Nicht nur von russischer Seite protestier - Die OTRAG-Rakete steht heute als Mo- gründete am 17.10.1974 mit OTRAG das te man schon seit geraumer Zeit. Durch dellrakete im ›DLR-Forum für Raumfahrt- weltweit erste private Raumfahrtunter- politischen Druck aus Frankreich, der antriebe‹ in Lampoldshausen. Im Stand- nehmen. Mit ihm im Vorstand saßen da- USA, der Sowjetunion, der CSSR, der DDR ort Lampoldshausen hatte Lutz Thilo Kay- mals Werner Will und Dr. Otto Schreiber und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ser auf Prüfstand P3 bis 1972 zirka 2000 mit Erfahrungen aus der Atlantis AG. Die kündigte Diktator Mobutu im April 1979 Triebwerksversuche mit seiner kosten- Hauptverwaltung und damit verbunden einseitig den Pachtvertrag mit der günstigen Trägerrakete durchgeführt. der Hauptsitz der OTRAG war in Neu- OTRAG. Mobutu erhielt dafür Geld und »Obwohl die OTRAG-Rakete – auch aus Isenburg in der Herzogstraße 61. Hilfen von NATO-Staaten. politischen Gründen – scheiterte, ge- Es gab noch fünf Nebenadressen: wann man in Lampoldshausen damit Die OTRAG durfte in aller Ruhe ihr ›Technisches Büro in Stuttgart‹, ›Zweig- weitere Erfahrungen über Raketenan- Startgelände samt Airport ›Luvua‹ verlas- niederlassung in München‹, OTRAG- triebe« lautet eine Beschreibung im sen und zog nach Libyen um. Der Revolu- Startgelände (OTRAG-Range) in Luvua ›DLR-Forum für Raumfahrtantriebe‹. Airport, Manono, Sheba, Zaire‹, ›Verbin- tionsführer Muammar al-Gaddafi stellte dungsbüro in Kinshasa, Zaire‹ und ›Ver- der OTRAG das neue Versuchsgelände Der Goetheschüler Thomas Reiter bindungsbüro in Lubumbashi, Zaire‹. Camp Tawiwa in der Sahara nahe der klingelte einst gemeinsam mit Freunden Dank einer Verfügung des Finanzamtes Seba-Oase zur Verfügung. Er ließ dort bei der OTRAG in Neu-Isenburg. Er wurde Offenbach Land waren die OTRAG-Aktien sogar ein Schwimmbad für die OTRAG- von OTRAG-Leuten abgewiesen. Viel- steuerbegünstigt und galten als Ab- Mitarbeiter bauen. Danach gab leicht gab es damals Geheim- schreibungsobjekt. Dies bewirkte ein es keine offiziellen Berichte nisse? – Thomas Reiter war schnelles Wachstum der OTRAG. Erst am mehr über Starts von OTRAG- nicht auf die OTRAG angewie- 30.5.1975 erfolgte die Gründung der ESA Raketen. Offiziell erfolgte Mitte sen; denn er hatte seinen eige- (European Space Agency), an der damals Mai 1981 die Verlegung von nen Raketenflugplatz. Mehr zehn Staaten beteiligt waren. Zaire nach München. Der da- zu Thomas Reiters Raketen- malige Außenminister Hans- starts in der neu aufgelegten OTRAG blieb privat. Den Posten des Dietrich Genscher soll auf Thomas-Reiter-Broschüre des Aufsichtsratsvorsitzenden der Aktienge- Druck Frankreichs das OTRAG- GHK. sellschaft erhielt Ende 1975 Dr.-Ing. Kurt Projekt gestoppt haben, damit Weitere Zeitzeugen zu OTRAG Debus, der bis Ende 1974 NASA-Startdi- keine Konkurrenz zu der von in Neu-Isenburg werden ge- rektor und Direktor des Kennedy Space Deutschland mitfinanzierten sucht und mögen sich bitte Centers war. Europarakete ›Ariane‹ der ESA beim GHK melden. Die Telefon- Es folgte am 26.3.1976 ein Vertrag zwi- entstehe. Hauptsitz von OTRAG nummern findet man unter schen der Republik Zaire und der OTRAG war weiterhin Neu-Isenburg. Kontakte auf der GHK- in Neu-Isenburg, Herzogstraße 61, unter- Ein Teil der vormaligen OTRAG- Homepage: www.ghk-neu- zeichnet in Kinshasa / Zaire. Der Diktator Mitarbeiter wurde allerdings isenburg.de. Ein ausführli- Mobutu Sese Seko war sehr an den von Militärs in Libyen weiter- cher GHK-Vortrag zur OTRAG OTRAG-Raketen interessiert und stellte beschäftigt und entwickelte ist in Arbeit. Vielleicht dreht ein Testgelände mit einer Fläche von dort bis 1987 Raketen. Lutz T. der Regisseur Oliver 100.000 km², so groß wie die DDR, im Kayser verweigerte die Zusam- Schwehm noch einen Teil 2 Osten der Zaire-Provinz Shaba zur Verfü- menarbeit mit dem Militär und zu ›Fly Rocket Fly‹? gung. In dem kolonialen Pachtvertrag, verließ die OTRAG. Sein Nach- der zunächst bis zum Jahr 2025 geschlos- OTRAG-Raketen-Modell im folger Frank Wukasch arbeitete DRL-Museum Lampoldshausen 56.
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