This is a cutaway of the Radiamic liquid fuel thruster of about 100 pounds thrust. It was designated the C-1, or "Common Engine" by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The C-1 was developed beginning in 1965 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. However, NASA decided not to go with a common engine and the C-1 never became operational. This engine was donated to the Smithsonian in 1976 by the NASA 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
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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