Robert Truax
Robert Truax | |
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Captain Robert C. Truax (USN) | |
| Born | September 3, 1917 Gary, Indiana, US |
| Died | September 17, 2010 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | U.S. Naval Academy (BSc ME, 1939) NPS (BS Aero) Iowa State College (MS nuclear eng) |
| Known for | Skycycle X-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 | |
The Salvage 1 TV character was loosely based on Truax | |
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.