Sign, Cage Tower Pit
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International
- Summary
- This is a sign from the Vertical Test Stand No. 1 (VTS-1) of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory of Rocketdyne, Santa Susana Mountains, California. VTS-1 was an important site used by Rocketdyne and its predecessor from the 1950s to test the U.S.'s first large-scale liquid propellant rocket engines, starting with the Redstone missile engine.
- Judging from the words "Oxygen" and "Alcohol," this sign dates from the late 1940's to early 1950's when the first large-scale liquid-fuel rocket engines tested here, like the one for the Redstone missile that used these propellants.
- This object was donated in 1996 to the Smithsonian by Rocketdyne.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Rockwell International Corporation, Rocketdyne Division.
- Inventory Number
- A20040137000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Miscellaneous
- Materials
- Overall: Plastic or formica-like material
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1ft 5 1/2in. x 10 1/4in. (44.45 x 26.04cm)
- 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_A20040137000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94734657c-7b1b-40c7-a6c5-d908fdbc04a6
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