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

Display Status

This object is on display in Rockets & Missiles at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Rockets & Missiles

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

PROPULSION-Rocket Engines

Manufacturer

Reaction Motors Div., Thiokol Chemical Corp.

Dimensions

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

Materials

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

Inventory Number

A19800224000

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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