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Dr. Lyon grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. He majored in aerospace engineering at Auburn, graduating in 1971. He studied for his master's, then entered the workforce at Pratt and Whitney, working there from 1972-74. He first worked at Thiokol in the…

Wayne started working at Thiokol in 1974 and worked for them for approximately 17 years. He earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn. He has two masters degrees and a PhD in Engineering. While with Thiokol he worked in the Preliminary Design…

Dr. Stevens went to college at Bowling Green University and earned a bachelor's in chemistry, and received his PhD from Vanderbilt. He came to Thiokol in 1959, beginning as a lab chemist. He also spent several years working at Goodyear, but returned…

D. H. Driscoll recounts his career from joining General Electric at Fort Bliss in 1947 through his work at Redstone Arsenal and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, describing the transition from ramjet research to the development and testing of the…

Role of GE in early US missile programs. Early developments in missiles and rockets in Texas and Huntsville

Floyd Drummond recounts his work on the development of NASA's J-2 liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen rocket engine from its inception in late 1959 through 1967. He describes the early planning, contractor selection, and close collaboration among NASA…