The Texas Collection, Baylor University
Rocketdyne-McGregor, Texas, Laboratory Distillation Unit
Shown is a Rocketdyne chemist at a laboratory distillation unit adjusting or "tailoring" chemical molecular structures for "desired energy levels." The company stated that: "propellant processing facilities are capable of producing interchangeably perchlorate or nitrate propellants at rates of 20 to 25 million pounds annually."
Rocketdyne was part of North American Aviation, Inc., Solid Rocket Division, McGregor, Texas. By the late 1960's, the company had produced 250,000 rockets and this included some used by NASA for the 1969 Apollo Mission to the moon. Some of the land and facilities would later become Hercules and now it is home to SpaceX.
Lloyd Gholson Rocketdyne collection-.Photographs: Facilities and Manufacturing, The Texas Collection, Baylor University; Digital ID: tx-phoarch-rocketdyne_2935-prints-0020.tif. Rights: Some rights reserved. E-mail txcoll@baylor.edu for information about the use of our images. Visit www.baylor.edu/lib/texas/ for more information about our collections.
Rocketdyne-McGregor, Texas, Laboratory Distillation Unit
Shown is a Rocketdyne chemist at a laboratory distillation unit adjusting or "tailoring" chemical molecular structures for "desired energy levels." The company stated that: "propellant processing facilities are capable of producing interchangeably perchlorate or nitrate propellants at rates of 20 to 25 million pounds annually."
Rocketdyne was part of North American Aviation, Inc., Solid Rocket Division, McGregor, Texas. By the late 1960's, the company had produced 250,000 rockets and this included some used by NASA for the 1969 Apollo Mission to the moon. Some of the land and facilities would later become Hercules and now it is home to SpaceX.
Lloyd Gholson Rocketdyne collection-.Photographs: Facilities and Manufacturing, The Texas Collection, Baylor University; Digital ID: tx-phoarch-rocketdyne_2935-prints-0020.tif. Rights: Some rights reserved. E-mail txcoll@baylor.edu for information about the use of our images. Visit www.baylor.edu/lib/texas/ for more information about our collections.