Shown here is a monopropellant valve, possibly used on the Radiamic rocket engine, a small auxiliary engine for spacecraft contol developed by the Thiokol Chemical Corporation in 1965. NASA did not put this engine into service.
Donated by the Thiokol Chemical Corporation.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
United States of America
PROPULSION-Accessories (to an Engine)
Hydraulic Research & Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Approximate: 8.9 x 7 x 6.4cm (3 1/2in. x 2 3/4in. x 2 1/2in.)
Steel, stainless steel, anodized aluminum, plastic, adhesive label
A19771257000
Gift of Thiokol Chemical Corporation
National Air and Space Museum
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