Nozzle, Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Reaction Motors, Inc.

Summary

Shown here is a cutaway of a nozzle for a small-scale rocket motor (type unknown) developed in the 1970s by the Thiokol Chemical Corporation's Reaction Motors Division. Copper, the constituent material, distributes the heat of combustion over short duration bursts.

Donated by the Reaction Motors Division of the Thiokol Chemical Corporation in 1977.

Credit Line

Gift of Reaction Motors Division, Thiokol Chemical Corporation

Inventory Number

A19771256000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PROPULSION-Miscellaneous

Materials

Copper

Dimensions

Length, 4.25 inches; diameter, 4 inches; weight, about two pounds

(interior diameter at top of nozzle: 3 inches; interior diameter at bottom of nozzle: 2 inches)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9dc99a8dc-cfe6-4a78-b7f6-786f06ef589b

Record ID

nasm_A19771256000