Robert Truax

Robert Truax
Captain Robert C. Truax (USN)
Born(1917-09-03)September 3, 1917
DiedSeptember 17, 2010(2010-09-17) (aged 93)
Valley Center, California, US
Alma materU.S. Naval Academy (BSc ME, 1939)
NPS (BS Aero)
Iowa State College (MS nuclear eng)[1]
Known forSkycycle X-2[2]
Spouses
  • Rosalind Heath Schroeder
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    (m. 1941; div. 1964)​
  • Sally Sabins
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    (m. 1964; died 1993)​
  • Marisol Guzman
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    (m. 1994)​
Childrenfour with 1st wife Rosalind
two with 2nd wife Sally
Scientific career
FieldsAerospace engineering
Institutions1939–1959: United States Navy
1959–1966: Aerojet
1966– : Truax Engineering
Notes
The Salvage 1 TV character was loosely based on Truax[2]

Captain Robert C. Truax (USN) (September 3, 1917 – September 17, 2010) was an American rocket engineer in the United States Navy, and companies such as Aerojet and Truax Engineering, which he founded. Truax was a proponent of low-cost rocket engine and vehicle designs.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Truax, Robert C". The Internet Encyclopedia of Science. daviddarling.info. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stein was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "AIAA Mourns the Death of Capt. Robert C. Truax". 21 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ T. Rees Shapiro (September 29, 2010). "Rocket scientist Robert C. Truax, who built ship for Evel Knieval, dies at 93". Washington Post.
  5. ^ DOUGLAS MARTIN (September 29, 2010). "Robert Truax, a Top Rocket Scientist, Is Dead at 93". the New York Times.
  6. ^ Keith Thursby (September 30, 2010). "Robert C. Truax dies at 93; rocket pioneer aided daredevil Evel Knievel's 1974 canyon jump". Los Angeles Times.