Category:Rocketdyne
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- Rocketdyne — a company founded in 1955 for the research, development, and manufacturing of rocket engines, used for missiles and aerospace rockets and vehicles.
- The Rocketdyne Division was part of: North American Aviation (NAA) (1955-1967); North American Rockwell (1967-1973); Rockwell International (1973-1996); and Boeing (1996-2005); then as Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne with Pratt & Whitney of United Technologies Corporation (2005-2013); and now as Aerojet Rocketdyne of GenCorp (2013-present).
- Main rocket engine production was done at the large Rocketdyne facility located in Canoga Park (1955-2013), in the western San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California.
- The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) was opened in 1947 by NAA in the nearby Simi Hills, to land-test forerunner and Rocketdyne engines. The Atomics International division began nuclear research and processing there in the 1950s. Closed since 2006, SSFL is a major state "Superfund" site for the cleanup of chemicals and radionuclides in the soil and groundwater, by Boeing, NASA, and DOE.}}
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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- Atomics International (11 P)
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- Rocketdyne engines (26 P)
Pages in category "Rocketdyne"
The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Categories:
- Rocket engine manufacturers of the United States
- Defense companies of the United States
- Manufacturing companies based in Los Angeles
- Technology companies based in Greater Los Angeles
- Defunct manufacturing companies based in Greater Los Angeles
- Canoga Park, Los Angeles
- North American Aviation
- Boeing mergers and acquisitions
- United Technologies
- Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings