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Aerojet 260 inch diameter solid rocket booster was test fired in 1966. The 260 SL-1 was 80 feet long and generated average thrust of 3.05 million pounds for 125 seconds. Peak thrust was 3.57 million pounds at 605 psia. Total power was 375 million pounds-seconds. Image:260SL-1_fire.jpg Image:260SL-1.jpg Category:Rocket Engine

... fabrication and static test firing of 260-in.-dia. solid propellant rocket motor. An advanced version of two motors of the same diameter previously tested by Aerojet, new motor would use propellant with higher burning ... Administration Division of NASA Procurement Office. (NASA Ann., 10/7/66)’’ September 1966 September Sep 1 1966 1 Sep 2 1966 2 Sep 3 1966 3 Sep 4 1966 4 Sep 5 ...

... low Earth orbit. Risk factors include: (1) physiological changes due to altered gravity level; ... in a short-radius centrifuge for studying the effects of centrifugal force (artificial gravity) on sensory, motor ... In: ''Keys to Space. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Space Studies'' . Rycroft M and Houston A (eds.) Boston: McGraw Hill, pp. 1813- 1821 note 20 Barratt M, Pool SL ...

... Spaceflight Index” (includes article by Hans-Wolf-Harrach), pp, 76-77. - “Events in Breslau” (includes: 1., second lecture by Winkler on “spaceflight problem; 2., radio broadcast ... “The (Rocket) Motor Technology Progress in the Propulsion Questions in 1929,” (with drawings of two very long combustion chambers, reflecting Winkler's progress in his own rocket motor experimentation), pp. 123-124 ...

... and 260 in. in diameter. Additional close-out funds were also granted to the other programs not included in the FY '66 budget: $2,15 million for Snap-8 ; $3 million for the M-1 ... problem is how the academic community can communicate with NASA." ''(McCoy, Kansas City Star, 3/1/65)'' In a luncheon address, Dr. Raymond L. Bisplinghoff , NASA Associate Administrator for Advanced Research and ...

... square kilometers and provide a major new tool in earthquake research and prediction. ''( JPL Release 710; JPL proj off, interview, 3 Dec 75)'' 1-13 September: The Air Force SR-71 Blackbird aircraft sped from New York to London in a record 1 hr 56 min on 1 Sept., piloted by Capt. Harold B. Adams. Flown to England for display ... 260 000 sq km of the earth's surface an hour from above 24 400 m. On 13 Sept., the SR-71 set another record, flying from London to Los Angeles in ...

... pulling ahead of the Soviets. It is still coming up from behind." ''(CSM, 2/1/64)'' Roscoe Drummond, in his Washington Post column, said success of Saturn I SA-5 ". . . means that ... space race continues and it will be a long one." ''(Drummond, Wash. Post, 2/1/64, in CR, 2/1/64, A441)'' Nuclear "breeder" reactor using thorium fuel, pioneered by Vice Adm. Hyman ... of visiting Soviet metrologists announced preliminary agreement for extended cooperation in measurement and standards data exchange. Agreement provided for exchange of (1) data on observations of standard time and frequency signals from ...

... Academy of Sciences, was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for having developed pioneering theories for liquid helium's fluidity at low temperatures. November 1-3: First NASA-University Conference on the Science and Technology of Space Exploration held in Chicago, with 1,181 educators and scientists representing NASA Headquarters, NASA field installations, and other Government agencies, as ...

... assessed state of astronomy and astrophysics and recommended priorities for Federal funding in 10-yr, $1.2-billion program to study "entirely new class of objects . undreamed of ten years ago." ... .-U.S.S.R. strategic arms limitation agreement. ''(Sloyan, Baltimore News-American, 6/1/72, 3)'' Soviet officials in Washington, D.C., said they would be prepared to begin next round of ... with all future avionics packages. ''(PMR Missile, 6/2/72, 1)'' Boeing Co. Chairman William M. Allen announced his retirement, effective in September. He would remain consultant to company. ''(NYT, 6/2 ...

... which had an estimated total value of $7.57 million. (JSC Release 75-23) 1-4 April: In Montreal, the 89-nation International Telecommunications Satellite Organization held its third ordinary meeting of ... Chile's voting representation on the board of governors; that any signatory owning shares in INTELSAT totalling 1.25% or more would be entitled to representation on the board of governors; and ...

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