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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.

Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Date

ca. 1965-1967

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

PROPULSION-Rocket Engines

Manufacturer

Reaction Motors Div., Thiokol Chemical Corp.

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.)

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.

Inventory Number

A19760799000

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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