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Jerry Thomson recounts the evolution of the J-2 engine injector, explaining how early coaxial injector research at NASA Lewis Research Center influenced Pratt & Whitney’s successful RL-10 injector design, which was then adapted and further refined by…

Notes on a Phone Conversation with Dr. Adolf Thiel about Dr. Wernher von Braun and their time working together at Peenemünde and in the United States.

Bob Ward attempts to reach Dr. Adolf Thiel to ask about Wernher von Braun stories.

Phone call Bob Ward made to Dr. Adolf Thiel asking about sotries related to Wernher von Braun. Dr. Thiel asks for time to think about it.

Phone Conversation with Dr. Adolf Thiel about Dr. Wernher von Braun and their time working together at Peenemünde and in the United States.

The transcript captures a wide-ranging discussion among Sidney Sweat, Joe Hayden, Luther Powell, Therman McKay, and interviewer Roger Bilstein about the development, design, and operation of the Saturn Instrument Unit (IU). The participants recount…