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American rocket engine design and production company
Rocketdyne was an American rocket engine design and production company headquartered in Canoga Park, in the western San Fernando Valley of suburban Los
Rocketdyne
American aerospace propulsion manufacturer
Aerojet Rocketdyne was a company, and later a subsidiary of American defense company L3Harris, that manufactured rocket, hypersonic, and electric propulsive
Aerojet_Rocketdyne
Rocket engine
The J-2, commonly known as Rocketdyne J-2, was a liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine used on NASA's Saturn IB and Saturn V launch vehicles. Built in the
Rocketdyne_J-2
Former American company that designed and produced rocket engines
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) was an American company that designed and produced rocket engines that use liquid propellants. It was a division of Pratt
Pratt_&_Whitney_Rocketdyne
Rocket engine used on the Saturn V rocket
The F-1 is a rocket engine developed by Rocketdyne. The engine uses a gas-generator cycle developed in the United States in the late 1950s and was used
Rocketdyne_F-1
Aerospike rocket engine by Rocketdyne
The Rocketdyne XRS-2200 was an experimental linear aerospike engine developed in the mid-1990s for the Lockheed Martin X-33 program. The XRS-2200 engine's
Rocketdyne_XRS-2200
American liquid rocket engine
The Rocketdyne S-3D (Air Force designation LR79) was an American liquid rocket engine produced by Rocketdyne (a division of North American Aviation) between
Rocketdyne_S-3D
Space Shuttle and SLS main engine
and manufactured in the United States by Rocketdyne (later Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Aerojet Rocketdyne), the RS-25 burns cryogenic (very low temperature)
RS-25
Liquid fuel cryogenic rocket engine, typically used on rocket upper stages
liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine built in the United States by Aerojet Rocketdyne that burns cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants. Modern
RL10
American metallurgist (born c. 1965)
Mondaloy, a nickel-based superalloy used in rocket engines, while working at Rocketdyne. On June 22, 2025, she disappeared while hiking in the Angeles National
Monica_Reza
Industrial research and development facilities in California
The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), formerly known as Rocketdyne, is a complex of former industrial research and development facilities located on
Santa_Susana_Field_Laboratory
Liquid-fuel rocket engine (Atlas sustainer)
operational life, leading to multiple variants: Rocketdyne LR89 Rocketdyne LR101 SM-65 Atlas Rocketdyne Wikimedia Commons has media related to LR105 (rocket
LR105
American kerolox rocket engine
The Rocketdyne H-1 was a 205,000 lbf (910 kN) thrust liquid-propellant rocket engine burning LOX and RP-1. The H-1 was developed for use in the S-I and
Rocketdyne_H-1
Hydrogen-oxygen rocket engine for the Delta IV
and manufactured in the United States by Rocketdyne (later Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Aerojet Rocketdyne). Development started in the 1990s with the
RS-68
Aircraft engine manufacturer
the former Rocketdyne Corporation. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) was formed in 2005 when Pratt & Whitney Space Propulsion and Rocketdyne Propulsion
Pratt_&_Whitney
1950s American aircraft rocket engine
The Rocketdyne AR2, also known by the military designation LR42, was a family of liquid-fuelled rocket engines designed and produced in the United States
Rocketdyne_AR2
Liquid propellant rocket engine
Rocketdyne's E-1 was a liquid propellant rocket engine originally built as a backup design for the Titan I missile. While it was being developed, Heinz-Hermann
Rocketdyne_E-1
space. August 1, 2023 MSGS Madison Square Garden Sports AJRD Aerojet Rocketdyne MSGS replaced AJRD after it was acquired by L3Harris. July 3, 2023 FTRE
List_of_S&P_600_companies
American defense and electrical equipment manufacturer
Aerojet Rocketdyne "Space Propulsion and Power Systems" sector to AE Industrial Partners, who will spin off the business under the name "Rocketdyne". The
L3Harris
Rocket engine using oxidizer-rich staged combustion, 2.2 MN thrust
The Aerojet Rocketdyne AR1 is a 2,200-kilonewton-class (500,000 lbf) thrust RP-1/LOX oxidizer-rich staged combustion cycle rocket engine project. The engine
Aerojet_Rocketdyne_AR1
Liquid-fuel rocket engine (Atlas booster)
The Rocketdyne LR89 was a liquid-fueled rocket engine developed in the 1950s by Rocketdyne, a division of North American Aviation. It was designed to serve
LR89
Defunct American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer
Aerojet was merged by GenCorp with the former Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to form Aerojet Rocketdyne. Aerojet developed from a 1936 meeting hosted by Theodore
Aerojet
Unmanned hypersonic experimental aircraft
the United States Air Force, DARPA, NASA, Boeing, and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. The program was managed by the Aerospace Systems Directorate within the
Boeing_X-51_Waverider
Spacecraft propulsion system by NASA. 50kW Hall-effect thrusters, now for Lunar Gateway
spacecraft that is being designed, developed and tested by NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne for large-scale science missions and cargo transportation. The first application
Advanced Electric Propulsion System
Advanced_Electric_Propulsion_System
Proposed nuclear-powered spacecraft
Propulsion System Hall-effect thrusters developed by NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne. SR-1 is proposed for launch in December 2028 on a trajectory to make
Space_Reactor‑1_Freedom
Hypergolic rocket engine manufactured by Aerojet
The AJ10 is a hypergolic rocket engine manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne (previously Aerojet). It has been used to propel the upper stages of several
AJ10
Vernier thruster developed by Rocketdyne
The Rocketdyne LR-101 is a fixed thrust, single start vernier thruster developed by Rocketdyne in the mid-to-late fifties and used in the Atlas, Thor and
Rocketdyne_LR-101
American businessman (born 1964)
2013, Bezos Expeditions funded the recovery of two Saturn V first-stage Rocketdyne F-1 engines from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. They were positively
Jeff_Bezos
Liquid rocket booster concept
RP-1/LOX F-1B, a modernized version of the F-1A engine built by Aerojet Rocketdyne. Developed during the later stages of the Apollo program, the F-1A was
Pyrios
Neighborhood in California, US
up to service the aerospace industry. The Rocketdyne facility was in the end operated by Aerojet Rocketdyne, who moved out of Canoga Park in 2014. Demolition
Canoga_Park,_Los_Angeles
American kerolox rocket engine
System-27) was a liquid-propellant rocket engine developed in 1974 by Rocketdyne to replace the aging MB-3 in the Delta. Incorporating components of the
RS-27
Apollo Lunar Module rocket engine
Lunar Module ascent stage. It used Aerozine 50 fuel, and N 2O 4 oxidizer. Rocketdyne provided the injector system, at the request of NASA, when Bell could
Ascent_propulsion_system
Nuclear thermal source whose heat is converted into electricity
Nuclear Energy. The MMRTG was developed by an industry team of Aerojet Rocketdyne and Teledyne Energy Systems. Space exploration missions require safe,
Multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator
Multi-mission_radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator
US Air Force hypersonic aircraft concept
suitable engine with Aerojet Rocketdyne. After the HTV-3X (DARPA FALCON Project) was cancelled in 2008, Aerojet Rocketdyne applied its scramjet (supersonic
Lockheed_Martin_SR-72
Type of spacecraft electric propulsion system
June 1965 (accessed September 8 2014) "Lockheed Martin Awards Aerojet Rocketdyne Contract to Provide Propulsion Subsystems on A2100 Satellites". Nasdaq
Arcjet_rocket
Proposed super heavy-lift launch vehicle designed for NASA's First Lunar Outpost program
678 kg (166,841 lb) Propellant mass 985,368 kg (2,172,365 lb) Powered by 2 Rocketdyne F-1A Maximum thrust 16,013 kN (3,600,000 lbf)each on sea level Propellant
Comet_HLLV
Cancelled experimental aerospike engine
The Rocketdyne RS-2200 was an experimental linear aerospike rocket engine developed by Rocketdyne for Lockheed Martin's VentureStar program. The program
RS-2200
U.S. Air Force project in the 1990s and early 2000s
full flow staged combustion cycle (FFSC). The prime contractors were Rocketdyne and Aerojet. The long-term design goal was to apply the advantages of
Integrated Powerhead Demonstrator
Integrated_Powerhead_Demonstrator
Rocket engine operation method
Some examples of an expander cycle engine are the RL10 from Aerojet Rocketdyne and the Vinci engine for Ariane 6. The expander bleed cycle (also known
Expander_cycle
Aerospace manufacturer in the United States
Boeing's Defense division. Rocketdyne was eventually sold by Boeing to UTC Pratt & Whitney in 2005. UTC later sold Rocketdyne to Aerojet (GenCorp) in 2013
North_American_Aviation
human spaceflight missions "In-Space Product Data Sheets" (PDF). Aerojet Rocketdyne. September 13, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2020
Comparison of orbital rocket engines
Comparison_of_orbital_rocket_engines
Medium-range air-to-air missile
The rocket motors used were the Bristol Aerojet Mk 52 mod 2 and the Rocketdyne Mk 38 mod 4 rocket motor; the latest is the Aerojet Hoopoe. Tests of the
Skyflash
US ethanol-oxygen rocket engine
designed and built in the United States by Rocketdyne (later Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and then Aerojet Rocketdyne). Originally developed for NASA's Bantam
RS-88
American rocket used in the Apollo program during the 1960s and 70s
at the Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans. It was powered by eight Rocketdyne H-1 rocket engines burning RP-1 fuel with liquid oxygen (LOX). Eight Redstone
Saturn_IB
Type of rocket engine
focusing on better understanding how the RDE works. Since 2010, Aerojet Rocketdyne has conducted over 520 tests of multiple configurations. Daniel Paxson
Rotating_detonation_engine
Aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
reduction tasks for a possible SLS contract. Dynetics, with partner Aerojet Rocketdyne, was chosen and charged with the task of testing and manufacturing innovative
Dynetics
Predecessor to the RS-25 thrust machine
Saturn rockets in the post-Apollo era. Designed in the United States by Rocketdyne, the HG-3 was to have burned cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
HG-3_(rocket_engine)
Solid rocket booster by Aerojet Rocketdyne
AJ-60A is a solid rocket booster produced by Aerojet Rocketdyne. Up to 2020 they were used as strap-on boosters on all United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket
AJ-60A
Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM)
liquid-propellant rocket using RP-1 fuel and LOX oxidizer, with a single Rocketdyne LR79-NA (model S-3D) rocket engine producing 150,000 lbf (670 kN) of thrust
PGM-19_Jupiter
Characteristic of rocket engine nozzles
level Thrust coefficient in vacuum Citation Rocketdyne F-1 1.59 1.82 Rocketdyne RL10A-1 2.05 Rocketdyne RS-25 / SSME 1.53 1.91 Energomash RD-120 1.95
Thrust_coefficient
Japanese-American rocket stage
launch. The DCSS is powered by a single RL10B-2 engine built by Aerojet Rocketdyne, which features an extendable carbon–carbon nozzle to improve specific
Delta_Cryogenic_Second_Stage
American multinational aerospace and defense conglomerate
acquired Boeing's Rocketdyne division, which was merged into the Pratt & Whitney business unit and renamed Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (later sold to Aerojet
RTX_Corporation
Third rocket in the Saturn C series studied from 1959 to 1962
(13,540 kN) of sea-level thrust (SL). These designs used two or three Rocketdyne F-1 engines in a S-IB-2 or S-IC stage and diameters ranging from 8 to
Saturn_C-3
Defunct American multinational conglomerate (1934-2020)
2005, Boeing's Rocketdyne division, which was merged into the Pratt & Whitney business unit and renamed Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (later sold to Aerojet)
United_Technologies
AerCap Holdings N.V. AER Ireland Aerohive Networks, Inc. HIVE US Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. AJRD US The AES Corporation AES US AES Trust III AES.PRC
Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (A)
Companies_listed_on_the_New_York_Stock_Exchange_(A)
1919–2001 American manufacturing conglomerate
was once North American Aviation, the Defense Electronics Division and Rocketdyne, to Boeing in December 1996. In the 1990s, the company spun off its semiconductor
Rockwell_International
Marquardt-built small hypergolic rocket engine
system thruster on vehicles of the Apollo lunar landing program. Aerojet Rocketdyne manufactures and markets modern versions of the R-4D. Developed as an
R-4D
Cruise missile
XRSSM-N-9a, equipped with the General Electric J79-GE-3 turbojet and a Rocketdyne solid-fueled rocket booster to allow the entire flight envelope to be
SSM-N-9_Regulus_II
American aerospace engineer
Aviation (later known as Rocketdyne) where he designed rocket engines. Kraemer served as the head of Advanced Design at Rocketdyne for over a decade, designing
Robert_S._Kraemer
American space launch vehicle
Mercury vehicles would be limited to standard D-series Atlas models of the Rocketdyne MA-2 engines which had been tested and found to have performance parameters
Atlas_LV-3B
Rocket engine operation method
one or separate preburners. Examples of twin-shaft designs include the Rocketdyne RS-25, the JAXA LE-7, and Raptor. Relative to a single-shaft design, the
Staged_combustion_cycle
Russian rocket engine
rocket engine program to field a new engine by 2022. In June 2014, Aerojet Rocketdyne proposed that the federal government "fund an all-new, U.S.-sourced rocket
RD-180
Rocket that burns 3 propellants at once or 2 fuels with an oxidizer, sequentially
single-stage-to-orbit designs. While tripropellant engines have been tested by Rocketdyne and NPO Energomash, no tripropellant rocket has been flown. There are
Tripropellant_rocket
Software-defined radio
v t e L3Harris Technologies Divisions and subsidiaries Aerojet Rocketdyne EDO Corporation L-3 Communication Combat Propulsion Systems Wescam Products and
AN/PRC-117
Rocket family
with a Block I MB-3 engine group consisting of one Rocketdyne LR-79 main engine and two Rocketdyne LR-101 vernier thrusters for roll control, producing
Delta_(rocket_family)
Expendable launch system
oxygen. The Centaur upper stage uses one or two American-made Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10 engines that burn liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. Strap-on solid
Atlas_V
American engineer
While leading a team at North American Aviation (which later became Rocketdyne) between 1949 and 1970 he developed the F-1 engines that would power the
Samuel_Kurtz_Hoffman
American short-range ballistic missile
United States after World War II. The design used an upgraded engine from Rocketdyne that allowed the missile to carry the 6,900 lb (3,100 kg) W39 and its
PGM-11_Redstone
Indian-American scientist
contributing to several aerospace companies including Aerojet Rocketdyne, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and supported various NASA's deep space programs including
Chandrashekhar_Sonwane
Class of partially reusable crew capsules
Retrieved April 2, 2023. "Aerojet Rocketdyne Ships Starliner Re-entry Thrusters" (Press release). Aerojet Rocketdyne. March 15, 2018. Retrieved August
Boeing_Starliner
Rocket engine in SpaceX Falcon launch vehicles
achieved. The Merlin 1D is now close to the sea-level thrust of the retired Rocketdyne H-1 / RS-27 engines used on Saturn I, Saturn IB, and Delta II. On February
SpaceX_Merlin
Jet engine where combustion takes place in supersonic airflow
Whitney Rocketdyne Scramjet Powers Historic First Flight of X-51A WaveRider" (Press release). West Palm Beach, Florida: Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. Archived
Scramjet
American low-bypass turbofan engine for the F-22 Raptor
FT4 FT8 FT9 FT12 Subsidiaries Pratt & Whitney Canada Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Key people Leonard S. Hobbs George J. Mead Wright Parkins Perry Pratt
Pratt_&_Whitney_F119
1932 14-cylinder radial piston engine family by Pratt & Whitney
FT4 FT8 FT9 FT12 Subsidiaries Pratt & Whitney Canada Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Key people Leonard S. Hobbs George J. Mead Wright Parkins Perry Pratt
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp
American medium-range air-to-air missile
It entered production in 1959, with 7500 being built. With an improved Rocketdyne solid-fuel motor, the AAM-N-6b started production in 1963. The new motor
AIM-7_Sparrow
Hypergolic orbital maneuvering engines used on NASA's Space Shuttle
Sheets" (PDF). Aerojet Rocketdyne. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2019. "Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded NASA Contract
Orbital_Maneuvering_System
Proposed American rocket
Engines 5 Rocketdyne F-1 Thrust 38.72 MN (8,700,000 lbf) Burn time 206 seconds Propellant RP-1 / LOX Second stage MS-II-1A Engines 7 Rocketdyne J-2 Thrust
Saturn_V_ELV
American aerospace company
announced a partnership with Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop a single-core rocket potentially powered by the Aerojet Rocketdyne AR1 engine. In 2020, the Beta was
Firefly_Aerospace
Proposed hydrolox rocket engine intended to surpass the RS-68
of a two-stage-to-orbit reusable launch vehicle. It was developed by Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power, located in Canoga Park, California to power the
RS-83
R-28 piston aircraft engine family
FT4 FT8 FT9 FT12 Subsidiaries Pratt & Whitney Canada Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Key people Leonard S. Hobbs George J. Mead Wright Parkins Perry Pratt
Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major
Pratt_&_Whitney_R-4360_Wasp_Major
American businessman (born 1965)
based in New York City. Lichtenstein is a former chairman of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., an American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer
Warren_Lichtenstein
American rocket used for space program
of the year. Chrysler was responsible for the overall contract, while Rocketdyne handled the first stage propulsion and Jet Propulsion Laboratory handled
Juno_II
Intermediate-range ballistic missile
was awarded the prime contract for the airframe and integration. The Rocketdyne division of North American Aviation was awarded the engine contract, AC
PGM-17_Thor
Partially reusable launch system and space plane
Shuttle components include the Orbiter Vehicle (OV) with three clustered Rocketdyne RS-25 main engines, a pair of recoverable solid rocket boosters (SRBs)
Space_Shuttle
Type of electric propulsion system
2024. "Aerojet Rocketdyne's Modified XR-5 Hall Thruster Demonstrates Successful On-Orbit Operation" (Press release). Aerojet Rocketdyne. 1 July 2015. Archived
Hall-effect_thruster
NASA testing facility in Mississippi
hydrogen stage known, developed one million pounds of thrust from its five Rocketdyne J-2 engines. This test also marked the first operational use of the A-2
Stennis_Space_Center
American expendable launch vehicle
McDonnell Douglas Boeing United Launch Alliance Engines Aerojet Alliant Rocketdyne Thiokol TRW Launches 1957–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999
Delta_L
Family of rocket stages which can be used as a space tug
propulsion system consists of one or two RL10 engines made by Aerojet Rocketdyne. The stage is capable of multiple restarts, constrained by propellant
Centaur_(rocket_stage)
Large liquid methane fuelled staged-combustion rocket engine by Blue Origin
January 16, 2025. Following Aerojet's acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in 2012, Blue Origin president Rob Meyerson saw an opportunity to fill
BE-4
American rocket engine design
made to increase the thrust to 350,000 lbf (1,600 kN), but in the end Rocketdyne's Space Shuttle Main Engine was used instead. The XLR-129 program was never
Pratt_&_Whitney_XLR-129
Liquid-fueled rocket engine
Launch System. Built in the United States by Aerojet Rocketdyne (formerly, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne), the J-2X burns cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid
J-2X
Space propulsion system, a gridded electrostatic ion thruster
Center manufactured the test engine's core ionization chamber, and Aerojet Rocketdyne designed and built the ion acceleration assembly. NEXT affords larger
NEXT_(ion_thruster)
Proposed heavy-lift rocket
Engines 3-5 Rocketdyne F-1 Thrust 34.02 MN (7,650,000 lbf) Burn time 212 seconds Propellant RP-1 / LOX Second stage S-IVB Engines 1 Rocketdyne J-2 Thrust
Saturn_INT-20
American aerospace and defense corporation
former Rocketdyne test and development site in the Simi Hills of eastern Ventura County in Southern California, had been contaminated by Rocketdyne with
Boeing
First operational American intercontinental ballistic missile
engine or separable stages. The first three Atlas A launches used an early Rocketdyne engine design with conical thrust chambers and only 135,000 pounds of
SM-65_Atlas
Family of American missiles and space launch vehicles
eliminating the need for constant internal pressure. Up to five Aerojet Rocketdyne strap-on solid rocket boosters can be used to augment first stage thrust
Atlas_(rocket_family)
Intercontinental ballistic missile
include Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Bechtel, Honeywell, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Parsons, Textron, and others. In January 2024, the Air Force announced
LGM-35_Sentinel
Liquid rocket fuel
dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) and 40% diethylenetriamine (DETA), developed in 1957 at Rocketdyne for use in liquid-fuel rockets. Hydyne was used as the fuel for the first
Hydyne
Proposed NASA super-heavy-lift rocket
945 lb (68,014 kg) Gross mass 1,599,433 lb (725,491 kg) Powered by 4 Rocketdyne F-1 Maximum thrust 6,000,000 lbf (27,000 kN) Specific impulse 265 sec
Saturn_C-4
American tire manufacturer
couple company name changes, the parent company eventually became Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. William Francis O'Neil owned a Firestone Tire and Rubber
General_Tire
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Pole. It is not clear why there is a significant subset of Italian forenames with this surname.
Female
Dutch
, pearl.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sky, Education, Instruction
Girl/Female
Muslim
Assiduous, Persistent
Boy/Male
Tamil
All pervading
Boy/Male
British, English
Beautiful Vale or Valley
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fifth month of english year, Old Arabic name
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess Saraswati
Boy/Male
English
Friend of the north.
Male
Arthurian
, servant.
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