Motor Installation at Pit F, 1952 [photograph].

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Motor Installation at Pit F, 1952 [photograph].

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Motor installation at Pit F, 16 June 1952. [Description from photo index.]. In 1952, a rocket motor was installed in a concrete cell at JPL, to be used in testing various fuels, nozzles and other variables in rocket motor design. At the time, JPL developed guided missiles and worked on other classified projects for the Army. In 1955, an article entitled "Inside Rocket Test Cell F" by Ronald M. Deutsch appeared in the March 5 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Deutsch visited JPL, talked to employees, and witnessed the test firing of a rocket motor.

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