Space Shuttle Main Engine by Pratt & Whitney

Dublin Core

Title

Space Shuttle Main Engine by Pratt & Whitney

Subject

Business & Industry - Commercial Business - Pratt & Whitney

Description

In 1967, the US Air Force funded a study into advanced rocket propulsion systems, employing Pratt & Whitney to research more efficient engines for the NASA Space Shuttle. This photograph shows Bill Creslein and Walter Wiley, both of Pratt & Whitney, examining a full scale mockup of the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME).

Creator

Historical Society of Palm Beach Gardens

Source

Internal Archive; Image Donated by Walter Wiley, former Mayor of Palm Beach Gardens

Publisher

Date

1967-00-00

Rights

(c) 2013, Historical Society of Palm Beach Gardens

Relation

RG009BUS - Business & Industry
C01COB - Commercial Business
F04PRW - Pratt & Whitney

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Image

Coverage

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

2187 x 2899

Files

Citation

Historical Society of Palm Beach Gardens, “Space Shuttle Main Engine by Pratt & Whitney,” accessed April 26, 2024, http://pbgarchives.org/items/show/52.