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| Industry | Rocket engines |
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| Founded | 1955 |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne |
| Headquarters | , United States |
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Rocketdyne is an American rocket engine design and production company headquartered in Canoga Park, in the western San Fernando Valley of suburban Los Angeles, in southern California.
Rocketdyne was founded as a division of North American Aviation in 1955 and was later part of Rockwell International from 1967 until 1996 and Boeing from 1996 to 2005. In 2005, Boeing sold the Rocketdyne division to United Technologies Corporation, becoming Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne as part of Pratt & Whitney. In 2013, Rocketdyne was sold to GenCorp, Inc., which merged it with Aerojet to form Aerojet Rocketdyne.[1][2]
- ^ "GenCorp Completes Acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne From United Technologies Corporation". GenCorp, Inc. June 14, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ Marjorie Censer (18 Dec 2022) L3Harris moves to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7 billion, after Lockheed Martin ended its attempt for Rocketdyne in Feb 2022