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UK-based military research site at RAF Westcott
The Rocket Propulsion Establishment at Westcott, Buckinghamshire on the site of the former RAF Westcott has made a number of notable contributions in
Rocket Propulsion Establishment
Rocket_Propulsion_Establishment
Former RAF base in Buckinghamshire, England
transferred to the Ministry of Supply and became the home for the Rocket Propulsion Establishment until the mid-1990s. The site is now Westcott Venture Park
RAF_Westcott
Topics referred to by the same term
for a protein that reversibly converts ribulose to xyulose Rocket Propulsion Establishment, UK-based military research site at RAF Westcott Russet Potato
RPE
Index of articles associated with the same name
Abbey Rocket Propulsion Establishment established at RAF Westcott in 1946, also known as PERME Westcott RAF Spadeadam, also known as the Rocket Establishment
Propellants, Explosives and Rocket Motor Establishment
Propellants,_Explosives_and_Rocket_Motor_Establishment
Development Establishment (ERDE), merged with the Rocket Propulsion Establishment and became the Propellants, Explosives and Rocket Motor Establishment (PERME)
Defence Research Establishments
Defence_Research_Establishments
rocket design was centralized at Summerfield, taking on employees from the Rocket Propulsion Establishment and the Propellants, Explosives and Rocket
Summerfield_Research_Station
British sounding rocket family
programme was sourced from the Rocket Propulsion Establishment (RPE) at Westcott with the development and testing of the Raven 1 rocket engine. On 7 April 1956
Skylark_(rocket)
Rocket family
Black Arrow rocket launcher (made by Westland Aircraft, with Bristol Siddeley rocket engines developed at the Rocket Propulsion Establishment at Westcott
Europa_(rocket)
Proposed hybrid ramjet and rocket engine
for planning consent to build a rocket engine test facility at the site of the former Rocket Propulsion Establishment in Westcott, UK which was granted
SABRE_(rocket_engine)
English soldier and inventor
opposed it and the Professor. Production machinery went to the Rocket Propulsion Establishment at Westcott, effectively for scrapping. Jefferis received an
Stuart_Macrae_(inventor)
Non-airbreathing engine used to propel a missile or vehicle
"rocket" is used as an abbreviation for "rocket engine". Thermal rockets use an inert propellant, heated by electricity (electrothermal propulsion) or
Rocket_engine
American rocket engineer (1914–1952)
was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Jack_Parsons
British sounding rocket
design authority for this rocket while the Rocket Propulsion Establishment undertook development of the solid propellent rocket motor. Development was expected
Petrel_(rocket)
Topics referred to by the same term
Westcott may refer to: Westcott, Buckinghamshire Rocket Propulsion Establishment RAF Westcott Westcott, Devon Westcott, Surrey Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire
Westcott
British satellite carrier rocket developed during the 1960s
Research and Development Establishment produced its solid propellant in Waltham Abbey, Essex. The Rocket Propulsion Establishment, based in Westcott, Buckinghamshire
Black_Arrow
American public spaceflight company
Rocket Lab Corporation is a publicly traded aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider. Its Electron orbital rocket launches small satellites
Rocket_Lab
Type of nuclear propulsion method with an ultra high specific-inpulse
Fission-fragment rocket using 242mAm was proposed by George Chapline at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1988, who suggested propulsion based on the
Fission-fragment_rocket
British civil servant and mathematician
After the war, he became director of the Ministry of Supply's Rocket Propulsion Establishment at Westcott, Buckinghamshire. In 1947 he joined the Royal Naval
William_Richard_Joseph_Cook
First rockets
The first rockets were used as propulsion systems for arrows, and may have appeared as early as the 10th century in Song dynasty China. However, more
History_of_rockets
European aerospace company
own proposal for the Ariane 6 programme, the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture to develop the rocket, which would also involve buying out the French
ArianeGroup
Propulsion concepts and technologies
which is the familiar rocket launch with explosive flame and smoke beneath it. In this article, field propulsion is used for propulsion system concepts in
Field_propulsion
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
building. In the 20th century Westcott was the site of the Rocket Propulsion Establishment, which was on the former RAF Westcott airfield to the west
Westcott,_Buckinghamshire
British ballistic missile
by the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough with input on the rocket engine design from the Rocket Propulsion Establishment at Westcott. Operational
Blue_Streak_(missile)
British solid-propellant rocket engine
However, this is disputed by other sources. Design was by the Rocket Propulsion Establishment (RPE) at Westcott and it was manufactured by Bristol Aerojet
Waxwing_(rocket_motor)
German-British rocket scientist (1902–1968)
and later, from 1948 until his death in 1968, at the MoS Rocket Propulsion Establishment in Westcott (near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire). In 1957, Riedel
Walter_Riedel
American 1911 rotary American S-5 radial (AMCEL Propulsion Company) AMCEL controllable solid fuel rocket (AeroMotion Inc.) AeroMotion Twin AeroMotion O-100
List_of_aircraft_engines
and Professor Lindemann. Production machinery went to the Rocket Propulsion Establishment at Westcott effectively for scrapping. Jefferis received an
MD1 (military R&D organisation)
MD1_(military_R&D_organisation)
German rocket-powered interceptor
aircraft were quickly dropped in favour of proceeding directly to rocket propulsion. On 1 September 1941, the prototype performed its maiden flight, quickly
Messerschmitt_Me_163_Komet
US Nuclear thermal rocket engine project (1956–1973)
"establish a technology base for nuclear rocket engine systems to be utilized in the design and development of propulsion systems for space mission application"
NERVA
Indian spaceflight company
validating its 85-second burn and critical propulsion systems. The Kalam-1200 is the first-stage solid rocket motor of Vikram-1. On 8 August 2025, Skyroot
Skyroot_Aerospace
Defunct American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer
Aerojet was an American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer based primarily in Rancho Cordova, California, with divisions in Redmond, Washington
Aerojet
5%; tip: Biconvex 4.9% – (M.52) Powerplant: 1 × Rocket Propulsion Establishment liquid-fuelled rocket engine Performance Sound barrier Aircraft of comparable
R.A.E. – Vickers Transonic Research Rocket
R.A.E._–_Vickers_Transonic_Research_Rocket
U.S. project 1946–1961
Nuclear Propulsion (ANP) program and the preceding Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA) project worked to develop a nuclear propulsion system
Aircraft_Nuclear_Propulsion
Former British government agency
Guided Projectile Establishment, formed in 1945 at Westcott (in 1946 becoming part of the RAE and renamed the Rocket Propulsion Establishment) The Marine Aircraft
Ministry_of_Supply
DoD sponsored Information Analysis Center
technologies for chemical, electrical, and nuclear propulsion for rockets, missiles, and space and gun propulsion systems. CPIAC also provides technical and administrative
Chemical Propulsion Information Analysis Center
Chemical_Propulsion_Information_Analysis_Center
Type of artillery missile
sheet iron. The propulsion was of the same ingredients as gunpowder, the mixture of which varied with the different sizes of rocket. The warheads had
Congreve_rocket
Indian long-range multiple launch rocket system
developing ramjet propulsion technology that will be incorporated into the Pinaka rockets. It is anticipated that the range of 210–214 mm rocket will increase
Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher
Pinaka_multi-barrel_rocket_launcher
NASA federally funded research and development center
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center in La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States. Founded in
Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
Joint venture between Bristol Aeroplane Company of the UK and Aerojet General of the US
built under the Design Authority of the Rocket Propulsion Establishment Westcott, a Ministry of Supply establishment. With the next project, Blackcap, BAJ
Bristol_Aerojet
"French Participation- D-Day role". RAF. Barrass, M. B. (2015). "RAF Establishments – Greater London Area". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
American rocket propulsion company
Astra Rocket Company, a U.S. Delaware corporation, is a rocket propulsion company dedicated to the development of advanced plasma rocket propulsion technology
Ad_Astra_Rocket_Company
American aerospace propulsion manufacturer
later a subsidiary of American defense company L3Harris, that manufactured rocket, hypersonic, and electric propulsive systems for space, defense, civil and
Aerojet_Rocketdyne
Division of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
solid fuel rockets for military and commercial use until 1974. The Lockheed Propulsion Company was founded in 1952 as the Grand Central Rocket Company by
Lockheed_Propulsion_Company
Family of Canadian-designed sounding rockets
In 1957, CARDE contracted Bristol to produce a simple rocket fuselage, called the Propulsion Test Vehicle, for studies into high-power solid fuels. The
Black_Brant_(rocket)
Norwegian-Finnish aerospace and defence company
Exocet - rocket booster Rockets: Nammo Space Nucleus Sounding Rocket Rocket parts: Rocket propulsion: Nammo manufactures the separation rocket motors for
Nammo
U.S. project to build a nuclear thermal rocket
possibilities. The result, Nuclear Energy for Rocket Propulsion, stated that the use of nuclear propulsion in rockets is not limited by considerations of combustion
Project_Rover
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Space Propulsion consisted of liquid space propulsion at the Liquid Space Propulsion Division (West Palm Beach, Florida) and solid rocket propulsion at the
Pratt_&_Whitney
Class of Indian partially reusable launch vehicles under development by ISRO
"Raja Ramanna Advanced Technology Centre & ISRO's Liquid Propulsion System Centre Signed MoU; Rocket tech To Materialise In 2 Years". Free Press Journal.
Next Generation Launch Vehicle
Next_Generation_Launch_Vehicle
British mechanical engineer (1921–2015)
at all from air sickness. Later he spent time at the RAF's Rocket Propulsion Establishment. After demobilisation he was offered jobs in the RAF, the Civil
Robert_Macmillan
Jet nozzle at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades
or even a complete turbojet engine. Some, known as rocket-on-rotor systems, involve placing rockets on the tips of the rotor blades that are fueled from
Tip_jet
French national aerospace research centre
for Aerospace Propulsion - Hybrid Chemical Engines: Recent Advances from Sounding Rocket Propulsion and Vision for Spacecraft Propulsion" (PDF). Journal
ONERA
Space research centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation
Research (INCOSPAR) in 1962, its first act was the establishment of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station at Thumba, in Thiruvananthapuram.
Vikram_Sarabhai_Space_Centre
Warfare Establishment (1945-46) became Central Signals Establishment Rocket Propulsion Establishment[citation needed] Royal Air Force (Cadet) College (1919-20)
List of Royal Air Force units & establishments
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_units_&_establishments
Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology
alcohol rocket motor. They used an area of the Arroyo Seco on the western edge of Pasadena, "a stone’s throw from the present-day Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory
Guggenheim_Aeronautical_Laboratory
American rocket engine design and production company
development of propulsion systems. Ten years after being established, the Canoga plant produced the vast majority of America's United States liquid rocket engines
Rocketdyne
Defunct American rubber, related chemicals and rocket manufacturer (1929–2007)
initially with rubber and related chemicals, and later with rocket and missile propulsion systems. Its name is a portmanteau of the Greek words for sulfur
Thiokol
NASA research facility in Ohio
Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility is the world's only facility capable of testing full-scale, upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines under
Glenn_Research_Center
Characteristic of rocket engine nozzles
Oscar (2017). Rocket propulsion elements (Ninth ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN 978-1-118-75388-0. "Modeling of rocket nozzles; effects
Thrust_coefficient
NASA testing facility in Mississippi
The Rocket Propulsion Test Complex is a rocket testing complex which was built in 1965 as a component of the John C. Stennis Space Center. The Rocket Propulsion
Stennis_Space_Center
Proposed US medium-lift launch vehicle
requirements, and the Jarvis rocket was never built. Jointly proposed by Hughes and Boeing as a heavy-lift rocket, using propulsion systems and equipment built
Jarvis_(rocket)
Defence research laboratory of DRDO in Pune, India
RGB-60 rocket that was previously employed in the RBU-6000 and its Indian equivalent, Indigenous Rocket Launchers (IRL). With its twin motor propulsion system
Armament Research and Development Establishment
Armament_Research_and_Development_Establishment
U.S. rocket engine test facility in New Mexico
rocket engine test facility and a resource for testing and evaluating potentially hazardous materials, space flight components, and rocket propulsion
White_Sands_Test_Facility
European beyond visual range air-to-air missile
Four concepts were produced in response, all using integrated rocket/ramjet propulsion: S225XR from British Aerospace (BAe), Alenia Difesa, GEC-Marconi
Meteor_(missile)
China crewed lunar surface lander
Lanyue consists of a propulsion stage and a landing and ascent stage; unlike the Apollo Lunar Module, Lanyue will jettison its propulsion stage prior to landing
Lanyue
American space company
(2023-11-13). "SpaceX founding employee successfully moves from rockets to in-space propulsion". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2024-02-22. "Impulse Space Launches
Impulse_Space
ISRO India research centre
The Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) is a research and development centre functioning under ISRO. It has two units located at Valiamala, in Thiruvananthapuram
Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
Liquid_Propulsion_Systems_Centre
Military university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
The Rocket Force University of Engineering (Chinese: 中国人民解放军火箭军工程大学) a military university in Baqiao, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with the
Rocket Force University of Engineering
Rocket_Force_University_of_Engineering
Overview of Indian space sector
Standard. Retrieved 18 February 2021. "Skyroot tests solid propulsion rocket engine, aims at a rocket by 2021 end". The Economic Times. 28 December 2020. Retrieved
Space_industry_of_India
United States historic place
The Propulsion and Structural Test Facility, also known as Building 4572 and the Static Test Stand, was a rocket testing facility of the George C. Marshall
Propulsion and Structural Test Facility
Propulsion_and_Structural_Test_Facility
Secret post-WWII United States program
liquid propulsion system developed from von Braun's V-2 rocket and navigation systems derived from the US army's Redstone and Jupiter rockets. Before
Operation_Paperclip
American Aerospace Company
LOX-ethanol propulsion module based on the LE23000FC series engines, producing approximately 5500 lbs of thrust. The airframe is a reusable sounding rocket with
Exos_Aerospace
Scientific workgroup at Technical University of Munich
Hyperloop pod competitions. Currently, WARR works in the fields of bi-liquid propulsion, satellite technology, robotics, and transportation technologies. WARR
Scientific Workgroup for Rocketry and Spaceflight
Scientific_Workgroup_for_Rocketry_and_Spaceflight
British government recognitions
Corporation. William Edwin Wheeler, Senior Experimental Officer, Rocket Propulsion Establishment, Westcott, Ministry of Aviation. Eric Stanley White, Chief
1964_Birthday_Honours
Type of multiple-launch rocket launcher
of 512 mm when extended. The rocket also has spin-stabilization, but is not guided. The rocket's double layer propulsion burns for an average time of
Fajr-3_(artillery_rocket)
Interceptor aircraft in the Royal Air Force
53 was a British prototype interceptor aircraft of mixed jet and rocket propulsion developed for the Royal Air Force (RAF) by Saunders-Roe in the early
Saunders-Roe_SR.53
covered : propulsion technology, launch systems (vehicle related technologies), and system analyses and engineering. Propulsion projects included : Rocket Engine
Next Generation Launch Technology
Next_Generation_Launch_Technology
American aerospace company
focused on SBIR contracts, developing small rocket engines for use on launch vehicles and satellite propulsion. In 2012, the company shifted to developing
Astra (American spaceflight company)
Astra_(American_spaceflight_company)
Former American company that designed and produced rocket engines
Atlas and Titan rockets and on the vertical-landing McDonnell Douglas DC-X "Delta Clipper". It was intended to serve as the main propulsion engine for the
Pratt_&_Whitney_Rocketdyne
Swedish-American aerospace company
Bishop, California. Pythom rockets and space fleet are designed around storable propellants and a proprietary propulsion system that supports entire
Pythom
Rocket launchpad structure
and exhaust gases produced by rocket engines or other propulsion systems. The amount of thrust generated by a rocket launch, along with the sound it
Flame_deflector
Design of cannon and anti-tank launcher
The high–low system (or high–low pressure system, high–low propulsion system, high–low projection system) is a design of cannon and anti-tank warfare launcher
High–low_system
US Air Force base in California
by the X-1 rocket plane in a joint NACA, Army Air Forces and Bell Aircraft program. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Propulsion Directorate
Edwards_Air_Force_Base
Norwegian space research facility
also named Andøya Space Center and formerly Andøya Rocket Range, is a rocket launch site, rocket range, and spaceport on Andøya island (the northernmost
Andøya_Space
US project, 1987–1991, to develop nuclear thermal rocket engines
from rockets that are more powerful than chemical rockets, and some that could only be undertaken by more powerful rockets. A nuclear propulsion project
Project_Timberwind
Science museum in Huntsville, Alabama
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is a museum operated by the government of Alabama, showcasing rockets, achievements, and artifacts
U.S._Space_&_Rocket_Center
on rockets begins at the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT), the predecessor to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Timeline of rocket and missile technology
Timeline_of_rocket_and_missile_technology
British royal recognitions
Technical Grade III, Rocket Propulsion Establishment, Westcott. Harry John William Hunt, Progress Chaser, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. Eric
1971_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
Distributive Committee. George James Peebles, Engineer I, Rocket Propulsion Establishment, Westcott, Ministry of Aviation. Howard Latimer Penman, Head
1962_Birthday_Honours
Indian reusable rocket programme
breathing propulsion technology. Air Breathing Propulsion systems were symmetrically placed on both sides of the Rohini RH-560 sounding rocket used in the
RLV Technology Demonstration Programme
RLV_Technology_Demonstration_Programme
Rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center
on board. MSFC has been NASA's lead center for the development of rocket propulsion systems and technologies. During the 1960s, the activities were largely
Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
American kerolox rocket engine
liquid-propellant rocket engine burning LOX and RP-1. The H-1 was developed for use in the S-I and S-IB first stages of the Saturn I and Saturn IB rockets, respectively
Rocketdyne_H-1
British royal recognitions
Gravesend. Francis Thomas Maggs, Principal Scientific Officer, Rocket Propulsion Establishment, Ministry of Aviation. John James Maguire, JP, Secretary, Fermanagh
1966_New_Year_Honours
Type of nozzle
which the working fluid flows. Plug nozzles have applications in aircraft, rockets, and numerous other fluid flow devices. Common garden hose trigger nozzles
Plug_nozzle
Chinese rocket scientist (1911–2009)
Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center", Journal of the American Rocket Society, June 1950 1951: "Optimum Thrust Programming for a Sounding Rocket" (with Robert
Qian_Xuesen
British royal recognitions
Charles Prentice, Craftsman (Research and Development) Special Rocket Propulsion Establishment, Ministry of Technology. Thomas Eric Preston, Roll Turner,
1968_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
Leonard Robert Charles Percival, Foreman (Technical Grade II), Rocket Propulsion Establishment, Ministry of Aviation, Westcott. (Aylesbury). Morris Perkins
1960_Birthday_Honours
American spaceflight and AI company
large-scale data centers. The company is credited with advances in rocket propulsion, reusable launch vehicles, human spaceflight, and satellite constellation
SpaceX
American aerospace company
Firefly's space propulsion program. Lightning is a vacuum-optimized engine designed for use on the upper stage of Firefly's Alpha rocket. Lightning produces
Firefly_Aerospace
Aviation museum in Melun, Seine-et-Marne
exhibits are piston engines and turbojets that powered aircraft as well as rocket engines used for aircraft and spacecraft. All the exhibits were developed
Musée aéronautique et spatial Safran
Musée_aéronautique_et_spatial_Safran
American aerospace company
the suborbital New Shepard rocket and the heavy-lift New Glenn rocket. In addition to producing engines for its own rockets, Blue Origin supplies engines
Blue_Origin
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