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Rocketdyne is a United States company that designs and produces rocket engines that use liquid propellants. Officially named Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., Rocketdyne is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, headquartered in Canoga Park, California.^[1] It has additional operations in West Palm Beach, Florida; Huntsville, Alabama; the Kennedy Space Center, Florida; and the Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. F-1 rocket engine. ... F-1 rocket engine. ... A Soyuz rocket, at Baikanur launch pad. ... The highest specific impulse chemical rockets use liquid propellants. ... United Technologies Corporation (UTC) (NYSE: UTX) is a multinational corporation based in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, and is the 20th largest U.S. manufacturer. ... Canoga Park, California is a district of the city of Los Angeles, located within the San Fernando Valley. ... Nickname: Location in Palm Beach County and the state of Florida. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country United States State Alabama County Madison, Limestone Government  - Mayor Loretta Spencer Area  - City 174. ... Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center (shown in white). ... The John C. Stennis Space Center (or SSC), located in Hancock County, Mississippi at the Mississippi/Louisiana border, is NASAs largest rocket engine test facility. ...

History of company

The company was formed by North American Aviation (NAA). In 1967, NAA and Rocketdyne merged with the Rockwell Corporation to form North American Rockwell, later part of Rockwell International. Decades later, in December 1996, the aerospace entities of Rockwell International were bought by Boeing. In February 2005, Boeing reached an agreement to sell what was by then referred to as Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power to Pratt & Whitney. The transaction was completed on August 2, 2005. North American Aviation, Inc. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William Boeing. ... Pratt & Whitney is an American aircraft engine manufacturer whose products are widely used in both civil and military aircraft. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rocketdyne was formed by NAA in the immediate post-WW II era to study the German V-2 missile and adapt its engine to SAE measurements and US construction details. Rocketdyne also used the same general concept of separate burner/injectors from the V-2 engine design to build a much larger engine for the Navaho missile project. This work was considered unimportant in the 1940s and funded at a very low level, but the opening of the Korean War in 1950 changed priorities. Navaho ran into continual difficulties and was canceled in the late 1950s when Redstone missile design (essentially a much larger V-2) had caught up in development. However the Rocketdyne engine, known as the A-5 or NAA75-110 proved to be considerably more reliable than the one developed for Redstone, so the missile was redesigned with the A-5 even though the resulting missile had much shorter range. As the missile entered production NAA spun off Rocketdyne in 1955 as a separate division. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... German test launch. ... The Society of Automotive Engineers is a professional organisation and standards body for the engineering of powered vehicles of all kinds - cars, trucks, boats, aircraft and more. ... Navaho missile on launch pad The SM-64 Navaho was the last-built in a line of intermediate-range ballistic missiles designed by North American Aviation in the late 1950s for the U.S. Air Force. ... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders... First launched in 1953, the American Redstone rocket was a direct descendant of the German V-2. ...

Rocketdyne's next major development was its first all-new design, the S-3D, which had been developed in parallel to the V-2 derived A series. The S-3 was used on the Jupiter missile design, essentially a development of the Redstone, and was later selected for the considerably more capable Thor missile. An even larger design, the LR89/LR105, was used on the Atlas missile. The Thor had a short military career, but it was used as a satellite launcher through the 1950s and 60s in a number of different versions. One, Thor Delta, became the baseline for the current Delta series of space launchers, although since the late 1960s the Delta has had almost nothing in common with the Thor. Although the original S-3 engine was used on some Delta versions, most use its updated RS-27 design, originally developed as a single engine to replace the three-engine cluster on the Atlas. Jupiter IRBM mobile missile The Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, first tested in 1957, was the United States second Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). ... Thor-Ablestar Thor was the United Statess first operational ballistic missile. ... Mercury Atlas 9 rocket and capsule on pad The Atlas is a venerable line of space launch vehicles built by Lockheed Martin. ... The Delta family of rockets is used in an expendable launch system that has provided space launch capability for the United States since 1960. ...

The Atlas also had a short military career as a deterrent weapon, but the Atlas rocket family descended from it became an important orbital launcher for many decades, both for the Project Mercury manned spacecraft, and in the much-employed Atlas-Agena and Atlas-Centaur rockets. The Atlas V is still in manufacture and use. The Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7, carrying astronaut John Glenn, was launched on an Atlas rocket. ... Mercury program monument Project Mercury was the United States first manned spaceflight program. ... Atlas missile launch from Cape Canaveral in 1957 The Atlas is a venerable line of space launch vehicles originally built by the Convair Division of General Dynamics, and now Lockheed Martin. ... Atlas V is a launch vehicle formerly built by Lockheed Martin and now built by the Lockheed Martin-Boeing joint venture United Launch Alliance in Decatur, Alabama. ...

Rocketdyne also became the major supplier for NASA's development efforts, supplying all of the major engines for the Saturn rocket rocket (and potentially, the huge Nova rocket) designs. Rocketdyne's H-1 engine was used by the Saturn I booster main stage, which consisted essentially of a cluster of eight Jupiters. The F-1 powered the Saturn V's, S-IC, first stage, while five J-2 rockets powered its S-II second stage, and one J-2 the S-IVB third stages. By 1965, Rocketdyne built the vast majority of US rocket engines, excepting those of the Titan rocket, and its payroll had grown to 65,000. This sort of growth appeared to be destined to continue in the 1970s when Rocketdyne won the contract for the Space Shuttle Main Engine. But the rapid downturn in other military and civilian contracts led to a similar downsizing of the company. North American, now largely a spacecraft manufacturer, and also tied almost entirely to the Space Shuttle, merged with the Rockwell Corporation in 1966 to form the North American Rockwell company (which several years was renamed Rockwell International), with Rocketdyne as a major division. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States federal government, responsible for the nations public space program. ... The Saturn family of rockets were developed to launch heavy payloads to Earth orbit and beyond. ... Diagram of Saturn I, Saturn V and Nova 8L rockets. ... The Saturn I was Americas first large clustered rocket. ... For the moon designated Saturn V, see Rhea. ... The S-IC was the first stage of the Saturn V rocket. ... The S-II was the second stage of the Saturn V rocket. ... The S-IVB (sometimes S4b) was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and served as the third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB. It had one J-2 engine. ... Titan is a family of U.S. expendable rockets. ... Space Shuttle Main Engine cluster The Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are the three main engines on the Space Shuttle orbiter. ... For the current Space Shuttle mission, see STS-117 NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ... Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. ...

During continued downsizing in the 1980's and 90's, Rockwell International shed several parts of the former North American Rockwell corporation. First to go was its General Aviation division in 1980, followed by the Sabreliner business jet division in 1983. The rest of the former NAA, along with Rocketdyne, was sold to Boeing in 1996. Rocketdyne served as part of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems until its sale to Pratt & Whitney on August 2, 2005.[1] As of 2007, the president of the company was Jim Maser, who succeeded Byron Wood at the helm.^[1] Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (Boeing IDS), based in St. ... Pratt & Whitney is an American aircraft engine manufacturer whose products are widely used in both civil and military aircraft. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In addition to its primary business of building rocket engines, Rocketdyne has developed power generation and control systems. These included early nuclear power generation experiments, radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTG), and solar power equipment, including the main power system for the International Space Station. In the sale to Pratt & Whitney, the Power Systems division of Rocketdyne was transferred to Hamilton Sundstrand, another subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation. // A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) is a simple electrical generator which obtains its power from radioactive decay. ... International Space Station insignia ISS Statistics Crew: 3 As of June 20, 2007 Perigee: 319. ... Pratt & Whitney is an American aircraft engine manufacturer whose products are widely used in both civil and military aircraft. ... Hamilton Sundstrand, owned by UTC, is headquartered in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. ... United Technologies Corporation (UTC) (NYSE: UTX) is a multinational corporation based in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, and is the 20th largest U.S. manufacturer. ...

Santa Susana Field Laboratory

For many years Rocketdyne engines and power systems were tested at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), located in the Simi Hills, in Ventura County, California, northwest of Los Angeles and near the company headquarters in Canoga Park. Extensive use of rocket propellants and other toxic chemicals eventually resulted in significant soil contamination at the facility. There have also been accusations regarding improper disposal of nuclear waste. The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) is a once prolific rocket and nuclear reactor test facility located 30 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, California. ... The Simi Hills are a low rocky mountain range in Southern California. ... Ventura County is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area, located on Californias Pacific coast. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Canoga Park is a district in the western San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, about 25 miles northwest of downtown LA. For hundreds of years the paft of the far was San Fernando Valley was home to the American Indians of both Fernandeno and Chumash... Rocket propellants undergo exothermic chemical reactions which produce hot gas which is used by a rocket for propulsive purposes. ... Political Punk band from Victorville, Ca WWW.MYSPACE.COM/NUCLEARWASTEX ...

On 26 July 1959, the Sodium Reactor Experiment, a Rocketdyne-owned experimental sodium-cooled nuclear reactor at SSFL, suffered a partial core meltdown — the first meltdown in the history of nuclear power — which resulted in a significant release of radiation. Long-term effects and mitigation efforts have been the subject of ongoing controversy; see Santa Susana Field Laboratory#Conflict over cleanup for more details. July 26 is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) is a once prolific rocket and nuclear reactor test facility located 30 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, California. ... A Liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor is nuclear reactor where the primary coolant is a liquid molten metal. ... Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station consisted of two pressurized water reactors manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox each inside its own containment building and connected cooling towers. ... A nuclear power station. ... Radiation as used in physics, is energy in the form of waves or moving subatomic particles. ... The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) is a once prolific rocket and nuclear reactor test facility located 30 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, California. ...

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List of rocket engines

Some of the engines developed by Rocketdyne are:

• H-1 (RP-1/LOX) Used by the Saturn I, Ib, Jupiter, Mercury-Redstone, and some Delta rockets.
• F-1 (RP-1/LOX) Used by the Saturn V.
• J-2 (LH2/LOX) Used by both the Saturn IB and Saturn V.
  • J-2X (LH2/LOX) Upgraded J-2 engine to be used on the proposed Shuttle derived manned Ares I and unmanned Ares V heavy-lift launch vehicles.
• SSME (LH2/LOX) The Space Shuttle Main Engine. Known by Rocketdyne as the RS-24 engine for engineering purposes.
• RL-10 (LH2/LOX) Used by the Saturn I and on the Centaur upper stage on the Atlas V rocket, and will serve as the main propulsion engine for the Lunar Surface Access Module.
• RS-68 (LH2/LOX) Used by the Delta IV first stage, and will serve as the main propulsion engine for the new Shuttle-based Ares V.
• RS-27A (RP-1/LOX) Used by the Delta II/III and Atlas ICBM.
• RS-83 designed for NASA's (canceled) Space Launch Initiative.

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Who's Where", Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 1, 2007