1964 NASA nuclear rocket nozzle fabrication - photo

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Nuclear rocket nozzle fabrication at NASA's Lewis Research Center (now Glenn Research Center), c. 1964. Full caption: "LEWIS NOZZLE FOR THE B-1 KIWI ENGINE IN THE LATHE AT THE FABRICATION SHOP DURING WRAPPING PROCESS"

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...e_fullsize.jpg



More info on the Kiwi nuclear reactor and rocket:
https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/historic-f...s-area/7911-2/


Previously:

SpaceX rocket engine nozzle hot forming - GIF
SpaceX foundry casting Raptor engine manifold out of Inconel - GIF and photo
Rocket engine turbopump cutaway - photo
Soyuz rocket booster separation - GIF
Rocket hinged separation mechanism - GIF
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