Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Radiamic; also Designated C-1; Cutaway

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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 object was donated to the Smithsonian in 1980 by NASA's Lewis Research Center.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19800224000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PROPULSION-Rocket Engines

Materials

Nozzle, probably steel; plumbing, gold plated; the whole, mounted on recatangular wooden stand with black palstic label.

Dimensions

Overall: 9in. x 6in. (22.86 x 15.24cm)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Exhibit Station

Rockets & Missiles

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a10f5c67-8194-4623-963c-963df3dae25d

Record ID

nasm_A19800224000