Object Details
Manufacturer
Reaction Motors Div., Thiokol Chemical Corp.
Summary
This is a cutaway of the Radiamic liquid-fuel thruster. It was also designed C-1, for Common Engine.
Starting in 1965, it was produced by the Reaction Motors Division of the Thiokol Chemical Corporation as a versatile, small liquid-fuel auxiliary rocket engine adaptable for a number of launch vehicles and spacecraft control systems. It could produce around 80-100 pounds of thrust.
This engine was donated to the Smithsonian in 1976 by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date
ca. 1965-1967
Inventory Number
A19760799000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
Materials
Nozzle, probably steel; plumbing, gold plated; solenoid valve with black plastic protective cover; and four red plastic screw caps on pipe ends of plumbing and one other red plastic cover over another pipe.
Dimensions
3-D (Model): 46.4 × 18.1 × 18.1cm (1 ft. 6 1/4 in. × 7 1/8 in. × 7 1/8 in.)
Other (Height on Stand): 30.5cm (1 ft.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19760799000