Robert Truax | |
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 Captain Robert C. Truax (USN) | |
| Born | September 3, 1917 |
| Died | September 17, 2010 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | U.S. Naval Academy (BSc ME, 1939) NPS (BS Aero) Iowa State College (MS nuclear eng)[1] |
| Known for | Skycycle X-2[2] |
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| Children | four with 1st wife Rosalind two with 2nd wife Sally |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aerospace engineering |
| Institutions | 1939–1959: United States Navy 1959–1966: Aerojet 1966– : Truax Engineering |
| Notes | |
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]
- ^ "Truax, Robert C". The Internet Encyclopedia of Science. daviddarling.info. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ T. Rees Shapiro (September 29, 2010). "Rocket scientist Robert C. Truax, who built ship for Evel Knieval, dies at 93". Washington Post.
- ^ DOUGLAS MARTIN (September 29, 2010). "Robert Truax, a Top Rocket Scientist, Is Dead at 93". the New York Times.
- ^ Keith Thursby (September 30, 2010). "Robert C. Truax dies at 93; rocket pioneer aided daredevil Evel Knievel's 1974 canyon jump". Los Angeles Times.