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Rocketdyne

Rocketdyne was an American rocket engine design and production company headquartered in Canoga Park, in the western San Fernando Valley of suburban Los Angeles, in southern California.

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Founded
1955
Industry
Rocket engines
Headquarters
Canoga Park, California, United States
Defunct
2005
Fate
Acquired then merged
Key people
John Leland Atwood · James H. Kindelberger · Samuel Kurtz Hoffman

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Rocketdyne

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Rocketdyne

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related to List of engines · 90
Rocketdyne → A6, Atlas, Atlas Able, Atlas Agena, Atlas ALR79-7, Atlas AXLR89-5, Atlas Centaur, Atlas DS-3, Atlas F/Agena, Atlas ICBMRocketdyne RS-56, Atlas II, Atlas IMB-3-3, Atlas IRS-56-OSA, Atlas LV-3BLR105-3LR105-5, Atlas LV-3C, Atlas SLV-3LR105-7, Atlas-Agena, Backup, Barbarian MDD, CXLR71-NA-1
related to Gallery · 26
Rocketdyne → A-6, AGM-53 Condor, Atlas, Atlas II, Centaur, DCSS, F-1, H-1, IB, J-2, J-2X, LR-105, LR-79, LR101, LR89, LR91-AJ-11, MB3, Mercury Atlas, MK, Redstone
related to history · 23
Rocketdyne → A-5, After World War II, At, Automotive Engineers, Chrysler Corporation Missile Division's, Defense Department, German V-2, However, Korean War, Los Angeles, NAA, NAA75-110, Navaho, Navaho's, North American Aviation, Redstone, SAE, Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Simi Hills, Society
related to NASA · 22
Rocketdyne → Aerojet, By, Engine, Five F-1, J-2, NASA's, North American Aviation, North American Rockwell, Nova, Rocketdyne's H-1, Rockwell Corporation, Rockwell International, RS-25 Space Shuttle Main, S-II, S-IVB, Saturn, Saturn V's S-IC, Space Shuttle, SSME, This
related to Thor, Delta, Atlas · 22
Rocketdyne → Air Force Thor, Although, An, Army's Jupiter, Atlas, Atlas-Agena, Atlas-Centaur, Delta, LR89/LR105, One, Project Mercury, Redstone, Rocketdyne's, RS-27, S-3, S-3D, The Atlas, The S-3, The Thor, Thor
related to Downsizing · 21
Rocketdyne → Aerojet, Aerojet Rocketdyne, August, Boeing, Boeing's Defense, During, GenCorp, In February, Inc, Lab, NAA, North American Rockwell, Power, Pratt, Rocketdyne Propulsion, Rocketdyne's Santa Susana Field, Rockwell International, The, United Technologies Corporation, Whitney
related to Neosho, Missouri · 16
Rocketdyne → Air Force, AQM-37A, F-1, Fort Crowder, H-1, J-2, LR64, MA-5, Missouri, Neosho, North American Aviation, Rocketdyne Neosho, The, The P4-1, The Rocketdyne, World War II
related to Canoga Park, California · 14
Rocketdyne → Air Force, Air Force Plant No, Canoga Park, In, Los Angeles Airport, NAA, North American Aviation, North American Aviation's, November, Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Simi Hills, The, The Air Force, Warner Center
related to McGregor, Texas · 13
Rocketdyne → Astrodyne Incorporated, Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant, In, McGregor, Notably, Phillips, Phillips Petroleum Company, Rocketdyne's Solid Propulsion Operations, Solid Propulsion Operations, Solid Rocket Division, Texas, The, The Rocket Fuels Division
related to Power generation · 11
Rocketdyne → Boeing, Hamilton Sundstrand, In, International Space Station, Power Systems, Pratt, RTG, The Solar Project, These, United Technologies Corporation, Whitney

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rocket engines engine canoga plant used american space division aerojet north atlas saturn development thor united boeing company pratt whitney

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RocketdyneDefunct20051.00infobox
RocketdyneFateAcquired then merged1.00infobox
RocketdyneFounded19551.00infobox
RocketdyneHeadquartersCanoga Park, California, United States1.00infobox
RocketdyneIndustryRocket engines1.00infobox
RocketdyneKey peopleJohn Leland Atwood1.00infobox
RocketdyneKey peopleJames H. Kindelberger1.00infobox
RocketdyneKey peopleSamuel Kurtz Hoffman1.00infobox
RocketdyneParentNorth American Aviation (1955–1967)1.00infobox
RocketdyneParentRockwell International (1967–1996)1.00infobox
RocketdyneParentBoeing (1996–2005)1.00infobox
RocketdyneParentPratt & Whitney (2005–2013)1.00infobox
RocketdyneParentAerojet Rocketdyne (2013–2023)1.00infobox
RocketdyneParentL3Harris (2023–2026)1.00infobox
RocketdyneSuccessorPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne1.00infobox

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