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North American Aviation

  • North American AviationOn the 6th of December 1928, Clement Melville Keys established North American Aviation as a holding company. It bought and sold interests in various airlines…
  • Rocketdyne H-1The Rocketdyne H-1 engine traces its lineage back to captured German V-2 ballistic missiles from World War II. North American Aviation received several of…
  • Rocketdyne J-2The 1959 report of the Saturn Vehicle Evaluation Committee marked a turning point for American rocketry. NASA officials sought engines capable of producing…
  • RocketdyneIn 1955, North American Aviation spun off Rocketdyne as a separate division within its corporate structure. The new entity established its headquarters in…
  • Harrison StormsHarrison Allen Storms, Jr. grew up in Wilmette on Chicago's North Shore during the 1920s and 1930s. His father worked as a traveling salesman while young…