Title
Recent Developments and Designs of the Ion Rocket Engine
Reference
YA2007.25/5/1/11
Production date
1959 - 1959
Creator
- RocketDyneBiographyBiography
Rocketdyne was an American rocket engine design and production company headquartered in Canoga Park, in the western San Fernando Valley of suburban Los Angeles, in southern California.
The Rocketdyne Division was founded by North American Aviation (NAA) in 1955, and was later part of Rockwell International (1967-1996) and Boeing (1996-2005). In 2005, the Rocketdyne Division was sold to United Technologies Corporation, becoming Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne as part of Pratt & Whitney. In 2013, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne was sold to GenCorp, which merged it with Aerojet to form Aerojet Rocketdyne.
- Boden, Robert H.BiographyBiography
Worked as a Program Engineer for RocketDyne, a division of North American Aviation Inc.
Scope and Content
A report analysing recent changes to the Ion Rocket Engine with sections on the dimensions of an ion thrust chamber, characteristic velocity, maxium payload, operating time, power and performance, and a background on the Ion Rocket programme. Includes illustrative graphs, photographs and diagrams.
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Boden, Robert H.BiographyBiography
Worked as a Program Engineer for RocketDyne, a division of North American Aviation Inc.
- RocketDyneBiographyBiography
Rocketdyne was an American rocket engine design and production company headquartered in Canoga Park, in the western San Fernando Valley of suburban Los Angeles, in southern California.
The Rocketdyne Division was founded by North American Aviation (NAA) in 1955, and was later part of Rockwell International (1967-1996) and Boeing (1996-2005). In 2005, the Rocketdyne Division was sold to United Technologies Corporation, becoming Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne as part of Pratt & Whitney. In 2013, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne was sold to GenCorp, which merged it with Aerojet to form Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
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