Bracket, Vertical Test Stand No. 1
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International
- Summary
- This is a bracket from the Vertical Test Stand No. 1 (VTS-1) of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, of Rocketdyne, in the Santa Susana Mountains, California. The VTS-1 was an important site used by Rocketdyne and its predecessor from the 1950s for the testing of the U.S.'s first large-scale liquid propellant rocket engines, starting with the Redstone missile engine.
- This engine evolved in the engines for the Thor, Jupiter, and Atlas missiles, the engines for the Saturn V launch vehicle that took men to the Moon, and the Shuttle Main Engine. The VTS-1 was demolished in 1996, with the sign and other parts retrieved later. This object was donated to the Smithsonian by Rocketdyne.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Rockwell International Corporation, Rocketdyne Division.
- Inventory Number
- A20040129000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Ground Control Apparatus
- Materials
- Steel
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 11.4 x 11.4 x 7.6cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Rockets & Missiles
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20040129000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98d2e9f06-e3b5-4cdd-af1b-a1e69446ebf3
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