Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Aerojet General Corp.
- Summary
- This is the Titan II missile engine as adapted to launch the Gemini manned spacecraft. The original Titan I liquid-fuel engine powered the first stage of the two-stage Titan I intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It had two identical separate engine chamber assemblies, each generating 150,300 pounds of thrust, or 300,600 pounds total. The propellants were liquid oxygen (lox) and RP-1, a type of kerosene. This engine was donated to the Smithsonian by the Aerojet-General Corp. in 1971.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Aeroject Solid Propulsion Company
- ca. 1965-1966
- Inventory Number
- A19710848000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- stainless steel, with some aluminum alloy piping
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10 ft. long x 7 ft. 8 in. diameter (304.8 x 233.68cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19710848000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv975c5e23c-9ffe-41e7-a99f-b30d8b3d78db
