Message from @Groot
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Space x doesn’t do solids, at least yet.
who made them UTC?
They’ve not used them at all that I’m aware of.
so liquid fuel still UTC. I used to liver near them, when they did test blasts at there company you could hear all over the valley.
I was involved in a proposal that was to be a solid to kick the payload way out, but couldn’t get the price right. They ignored needed requirements for success. I wasn’t into submitting numerous change orders to get the price back up to what we needed.
ECO's money makers..go in low ECO the sh** outta it.
CSD part of UTC was near Holloster. They did solids there. After the accidents, the contracts were split among the remaining players.
👍 that's right...I was in s. san jose
I ended up on THAAD after it was moved.
Raytheon👍
I liked the program and the employees that came over with it.
We sent them to Redstone where LM finished the integration.
After the 90's DoD industry consolidations Raytheon was on a buying spree
Raytheon is the big cat in defense armaments.
I working in Cruise Missile
That’s for sure.
then Predator
I know many who have hopped over to Raytheon.
All known quantities. Good companies.
Amazing talent.
I kinda miss it, but it will never be like what I hired into again.
Scientist from UCB and Stanford didn't hurt that industry did it.
I gotta relish the great memories and experiences.
I would spend about 2wks/mo on DC, saw the same people different companies on the same flights and airports...it was a hoot.
Leave on monday catch the friday flight back do it again next week.
A good friend of mine did the same (going to DC). He was in business development.
I preferred the shop floor mfg and putting them together.
Playing with parts was fun.
I did a lot of sole source work for many years
Nice!
if you can get it yes...
Still working or did you pack it in?
Consult w/ emerging tech startups. word of mouth....been doing my own thing since 2000. but started consulting in '95.
You could say I packed it in.....I liked working w/ the scientist and engineers on interesting project to me.
Ah. I’ve been out for 2 years now. They wouldn’t lay me off, so I left to take care of a heart condition.
All better now and volunteer at the local PD.
Oh, I'm sorry about the heart thing, are u well?
I am now.
They redid the procedure and it worked.
I haven’t felt like this in years.