Lockheed Propulsion Company (Redlands, California) | research

USA / California / Mentone / Redlands, California / Crafton Avenue, 1500
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The Lockheed Propulsion Company was a division of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation located here from 1961 to 1975. It developed, tested and produced solid rocket motors and propellant used in military and National Aeronautics and Space Administration applications.

The site consists of approximately 400 acres which was leased from the City of Redlands. The predecessor Grand Central Rocket Company facility was used for the production, testing and disposal of solid rocket propellant used in rocket engines. Lockheed used the facility for research and for production of solid fuel rockets for military and commercial use until 1974.

The company was closed and sold in 1975
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Propulsion_Company
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Coordinates:   34°4'47"N   117°6'37"W

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  • Quote from a July 6, 1956, story from the Redlands Daily Facts : "The new test firing bays are located a mile from the main plant in Mentone and consist of an entire hard-rock knoll into which huge reinforced concrete caves and counter-sunk wells have been constructed. The knoll is crowned with a new instrumentation unit which will be jam-packed with recorders and electronic devices vital to the testing operations." This would be interesting to find.
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