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Edwin Pruett is from a small town in Alabama. He went to Auburn University, and when he was a sophomore there, he applied to a co-op position. In this co-op, he was assigned to a flight-dynamics group. Edwin was not satisfied with this position, so…

Part of the "Our Future in Space: Messages From the Beginning" oral history interview video series.

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…

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

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…

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…