The Syrian airfield prepare for reception of military aircraft of China
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Minuteman Propulsion
Development of the propellant for Minuteman began at Wright – Patterson AFB and continued after Lt. Col. Edward N. Hall transferred to the Western Development Division as chief for propulsion development in the liquid-propellant Atlas, Titan, and Thor programs. In December 1954, he invited major manufacturers in the solid-propellant industry (Aerojet, Thiokol, Atlantic Research, Phil-
lips Petroleum Company, Grand Central, and Hercules) to discuss prospects for solids. The result apparently was the Air Force Large [Solid] Rocket Feasibility Program (AFLRP), which involved a competition starting in September 1955 with specific companies looking at different technologies. It appears that the propellant for Polaris benefited from Aerojet’s participation in this air force program.51