- 1. [Tigers] What did you do in the War, daddy? (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Laifman <SLaifman@SoCal.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:20:09 -0800
- The Daily News has just published an article about the Rocketdyne F-1 rocket motor on display at their former headquarters in Canoga Park. It is now occupied by Pratt & Whitney. This giant rocket wa
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- 2. Re: [Tigers] What did you do in the War, daddy? (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Josten <bob@rjosten.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:11:36 -0800
- Hi Steve, I find it amazing that just a little over a decade after WW2 something like this could be designed and built. You guys must have been thrilled beyond belief. Are these guys related to you?
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- 3. Re: [Tigers] What did you do in the War, daddy? (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Laifman <SLaifman@SoCal.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:35:09 -0800
- A Christmas Tree Rocket, hmm! Actually while in high school, and before CalTech, a friend and I built a rocket starting with raw ingredients. Took it to a field that looked a lot like that pictured,
- /html/tigers/2010-01/msg00048.html (8,591 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Tigers] What did you do in the War, daddy? (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:09:58 -0800
- Yup, that was a humdinger! And while I had no part in that engine or any of the Saturn Program, I did go to the Canoga Park or was it Santa Susana test area once. I watched the propellant turbine mak
- /html/tigers/2010-01/msg00049.html (10,437 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Tigers] What did you do in the War, daddy? (score: 1)
- Author: <sralsten@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 19:00:35 -0500
- Congrats on your achievements Steve. I was watching a show on Smithsonian Channel this week about the expansion of the Air and Space museum. It was a great reminder of how fast the United States can
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- 6. Re: [Tigers] What did you do in the War, daddy? (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas Witt" <atwittsend@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:25:59 -0800
- Yes, we heard those "bigger jobs" over here in Thousand Oaks (about 10 miles as the crow fly's from the test pad). Unexpected rocket testing and my arrhythmia never went together too well. There wer
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- 7. Re: [Tigers] What did you do in the War, daddy? (score: 1)
- Author: <slaifman@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 3:27:02 +0000
- The BIG "mishap" that caused the Toxic Site issues were the spills by the Nuclear Power guys, not the Rocket Guys. They called in all employees and ex-employees who were there at the time for health
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- 8. Re: [Tigers] What did you do in the War, daddy? (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:50:41 -0800
- And with Boeing's acquisition of Rocketdyne, they inherited the clean up as I recall. Still being argued over by the suits. What a mess.... _______________________________________________ Support Tea
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- 9. Re: [Tigers] What did you do in the War, daddy? (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas Witt" <atwittsend@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:33:33 -0800
- FYI google maps (satellite) has a decent view of the Rocketdyne area. Call up google maps and cut/paste this number into the search 34.237493,-118.679981 I'm only about 10 miles away. I'm guessing Ed
- /html/tigers/2010-01/msg00071.html (7,972 bytes)
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