TRW

The Legacy of TRW and Space Park

A Summary with Key Dates and Milestones
Revision 1

Dr. Leslie A. Hromas October 2005

This document was created by the author for educational purposes and is not an official statement of dates and events.

Table of Contents
Key Dates and Milestones 2 Thompson Products ............................................................................................... 2 Ramo-Woodridge Corporation................................................................................ 3 Ramo-Wooldridge Element Key-Dates Table......................................................... 7 Acronyms ................................................................................................................. 9 Appendix A Ramo-Wooldridge Organization Chart, 1955 ....................................................... 10 Appendix B STL Organization Announcement, 1957 .............................................................. 12 Appendix C TRW Inc. Organization Announcement, 1965 ...................................................... 16 Appendix D TRW Systems Organization Chart, 1965 ............................................................. 19 Appendix E TRW Systems Organization Chart, 1971 ............................................................. 21 Appendix F Evolution of E&D Sector Names........................................................................... 23 Appendix G TRW Inc. Organization Chart, 1981 ..................................................................... 25 Appendix H Table of Contents Davis Dyer, TRW Pioneering Technology + Innovation since 1900 .................................... 27 References ............................................................................................................. 29 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................... 30

Key Dates and Milestones

Thompson Products
December 1900 August 1903 1904 1905 1906 Incorporated as Cleveland Cap Screw Co. for producing machine screws by electrically welding heads to stems Alexander Winton (born 1860) bought stock in the company Charlie Thompson (born 1871) hired as electrician Winton Motor Co. acquired majority interest in Cleveland Cap Screw Co. with Winton as president Automobile valve production started using the electric-welding cap-screw method Thompson appointed General Manager 1908 1915 Cleveland Cap Screw Co. renamed Electric Welding Products Co. Electric Welding Products Co. renamed Steel Products Co. Market expanded to aircraft valves 1916 Thompson hired Harvard graduate Fred Crawford (born 1891) Thompson forced Winton and his investors to sell their interest in Steel Products Co. Thompson became president 1926 1927 1933 1934 1941 1953 1958 Company renamed Thompson Products Produced valves for Lindberg's airplane, Spirit of St. Louis Thompson died suddenly Crawford successfully assumed company control Tapco (Thompson Aircraft Products Co.) founded Produced 400,000 automobile and aircraft valves per month at peak Ramo Wooldridge Corporation formed Crawford retired (died at age 103 in 1994) Dave Wright, Horace Shepard assumed management of Thompson Products

Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation
1913 1936 Simon Ramo and Dean Wooldridge born Ramo and Wooldridge earned PhDs from Caltech Ramo joined General Electric in Schenectady, NY Wooldridge joined Bell Telephone Laboratories in New Jersey Ramo joined Hughes Aircraft and Wooldridge followed Their objective: Develop avionics for aircraft and missiles

1946

September 11, 1953 Ramo and Wooldridge left Hughes with Gen. Harold George September 16, 1953 Incorporated Ramo-Wooldridge Inc. (RW) in Delaware with Thompson Products 49% stockholder Expected to be second source to Hughes for avionics RW organized with three divisions: Computers Communications Controls 1954 Ballistic Missile support contract signed for Systems Engineering and Technical Direction (SETD) Guided Missile Research Division (GMRD) formed (Appendix A) Missile-related hardware exclusion imposed (key constraint) Employment Growth Year Total Ballistic Missile 1953 18 N/A 1954 281 170 1955 1156 760 1956 2657 1557 1957 3269 1961
source: Davis Dyer

1957

Soviets launched Sputnik on October 4 GMRD became Space Technology Laboratories (STL) (Appendix B)

1958

STL-built Pioneer 1 launched 1st NASA satellite ICBM missile ATLAS flies successfully full range Hardware-exclusion clause caused both internal and external friction

October 31, 1958

Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. was formed STL remained a separate subsidiary corporation Gen. James Doolittle, STL Board Chairman Louis Dunn, President; Ruben Mettler, Executive V.P.

1959

Moved Controls, Computers, and Communications Divisions to Canoga Park facility to separate from STL 2nd STL-built satellite, Explorer VI, launched

June 4, 1960 1960

Aerospace Corp. founded to oversee ballistic missile development 1700 employees of 3680 transferred from STL Space Park site purchased from Santa Fe Railroad 110 acres in Redondo Beach STL allowed to bid on and build satellites

August 1960 December 7, 1960 January 1, 1962

Communication and Controls transferred functionally back to STL Broke ground at Space Park Buildup: R1, R2, E1, M1 (R3, S followed) Wooldridge retired Employment number was 5440

1963

Bunker-Ramo Corporation founded for Computers & Automation STLs computer stake and Canoga Park facility transferred to Bunker-Ramo Corporate consolidation: Tapco TRW Equipment Group STL TRW Space Technology Labs Automotive TRW Automotive Group

May 1965

Thompson Ramo Wooldridge became TRW, Inc. STL became TRW Systems Group under TRW, Inc. (Appendix C)

Fall 1965

Organization of TRW Systems Group (Ruben Mettler) (Appendix D) Systems Engineering & Integration Division (Richard DeLauer) Space Vehicle Division (Adolf Thiel, George Gleghorn) Electronic Systems Division (Henry Samulon) Power Systems Division (Robert Bromberg, Art Grant) Systems Laboratories (George Solomon, Robert Muchmore) Special Projects (William Carlson) Instruments Division (commercial) (Fred Hesse) Expansion / Spin-off Areas Civil Systems and Energy (1965) Credit Data (1970)

Feb. 1968 1970

Ruben Mettler elected Assistant President of TRW Inc. Richard DeLauer became Head of Systems Group TRW Systems (Richard DeLauer) Systems Group Systems Application Center (Art Summer) Industrial Operations (Fred Hesse) TRW Systems Group (George Solomon) (Appendix E) Applied Technology Division (Robert Bromberg, Art Grant) Systems Engineering & Integration Division (Robert Burnett) (Adolf Thiel) Space Vehicle Division (George Harter) Electronic Systems Division (Paul Glazer) Defense & Space Systems Division (William Russell) TRW Systems & Energy Sector (Richard DeLauer) Defense & Space Systems Group (George Solomon) 1978 ESL acquired Energy Products Group (Gen. Sam Phillips) Energy Systems Group (John Foster) TRW Electronics and Defense Sector (George Solomon) (Appendices F & G) DeLauer left in April 1981 to become Undersecretary of Defense Organization Defense Systems Group (Robert Burnett) Electronic Systems Group (Charles Stephens, later Ed Dunford) Energy Development Group (Robert Anderson) EDG merged with S&TG after 1984 Operations & Support Group Manufacturing Division (Hugh Brady) Space & Technology Group (Robert Walquist) Applied Technology Division (Jerry Elverum)

1971

1976

1980-1983

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TRW Space and Defense Sector (Ed Dunford) 1986 TRW Systems Integration Group established in Washington (John Stenbit) Ruben Mettler retired, Joe Gorman became Chairman, TRW Inc. Ed Dunford became President and COO, TRW Inc. Organization restructure: Systems & Information Technology Group (John Stenbit) Space & Electronics Group (Tim Hannemann): E&TD: Electronic & Technology Division (Dave Vandervoet) S&TD: Space & Technology Division (Ed Nowacki) DSD: Defense Systems Division (Don Winter) CSD: Civil Systems Division (added Lasers) (Paul Sasaki) Ed Dunford retired. Peter Helman became President, TRW Inc. Dave Cote became President and COO, TRW Inc. Space & Electronics Group (Tim Hannemann) Reorganized around Processes: Business Development (Joanne Maguire) Program Execution (Ed Nowacki) Engineering (Dave DiCarlo) (Tom Romesser and Dick Croxall, assistants) Production (Paul Borzcik) (Mike McVey, assistant) Enabling Processes Radio Systems, Rancho Carmel (Dave Vandervoet) Northrop Grumman (Kent Kresa, later Ron Sugar) acquired TRW TRW became: NG Space Technology (Wes Bush, later Alexis Livanos) NG Mission Systems (Don Winter) part of NG Information Technology TRW Automotive Divested TRW sign replaced by Northrop Grumman on E2 in 2003

1988 1991 1993

1994 1999 2001

2002

Additional information in Appendix H Summary TRW History Table of Contents from Davis Dyer, TRW Pioneering Technology + Innovation since 1900

Ramo-Wooldridge Element Key-Dates Table

Year 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Project Milestones Missile Oct - Atlas Start Jan - Thor Start Jan - Titan I Start Mar - MM I Start** Oct - Pioneer 1 Aug - Explorer 6; Nov - Able 4 Oct - Titan II Start Apr - MM II Start Oct - Vela 1, 2 (Total 12, Final Launch 4/70) Sept - OGO 1 (Total 6, Final Launch 6/69) Jan - MM III Start Mar - DSP Start Oct - Pioneer 6 (Total 5, Final Launch 6/69) Sept - INTELSAT III (Total 8, Final Launch 7/70) July - LEMDE (Propulsion, Apollo 11) Nov - DSP 1 (Total 23, Final Launch Projected 1/06) Nov - DSCS II, 1; 2 (Total 16, Final Launch 10/82) Mar - Pioneer 10 (Total 2, Final Launch 4/73) Sept - MIRACL (Laser) July, Sept - VIKING 1, 2 Sept - HEAO I (Total 3, Final Launch 9/79) Feb - FLTSATCOM 1 (Total 8, Final Launch 9/89) July - TOMAHAWK (Propulsion) Sept - MILSTAR * Primary building list, occupation or dedication date listed **See acronym list Bld. R4 Blds. E2, O1, M3, M4, R5, M5/R6 Space/Satellite/Propulsion/Laser Major Facilities Milestones* Barber Shop, West 92nd Street Arbor Vitae

R&D Center, El Segundo Canoga Park Dec - Space Park Ground Break Blds. R1, R2, E1 Blds. R3, M1 Bld. S Bld. M2, Capistrano Test Site

Apr - Peacekeeper Start

Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Project Milestones Missile Space/Satellite/Propulsion/Laser March - ABRES May - ALPHA (Laser) Apr - Small ICBM Start Apr - TDRS 1 (Total 7, Final Launch 7/95)

Major Facilities Milestones* Bld. O2 Start Blds. 110, TF-1 Blds. O3, 140, D1 Blds. 134, T-1 Rancho Carmel Bld. O4

Jan - TDRS 2, Challenger

Apr - GRO

July - TOMS

Jan - ROCSAT 1; July - Chandra; Dec - KOMPSAT

May - EOS AQUA Feb - DSP 22; July- EOS AURA Jan - DSP 23 (Projected)

Acronyms
Organization BR BTL CSD DSD E&D E&TD EDG GE GMRD NG S&TD S&TG STL Tapco TRW Programs AXAF DSCS DSP EOS FLTSATCOM GRO HEAO KOMPSAT LEMDE MILSTAR MIRACL MM OGO ROCSAT TDRS TOMS Bunker Ramo Bell Telephone Laboratories Civil Systems Division Defense Systems Division Electronics and Defense Sector Electronics and Technology Division Energy Development Group General Electric Guided Missile Research Division Northrop Grumman Space and Technology Division Space and Technology Group Space Technology Laboratories Thompson Aircraft Products Company Thompson Ramo Wooldridge

Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (Chandra) Defense Satellite Communications System Defense Support Program Earth Observing System (Aqua and Aura) Fleet Satellite Communication System Gamma Ray Observatory High Energy Astronomy Observatory Korea Multipurpose Satellite Lunar Excursion Module Descent Engine Military Strategic-Tactical and Relay Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser Minuteman Orbiting Geophysical Observatory Republic of China Satellite Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer Earth Probe

Appendix A Ramo-Wooldridge Organization Chart, 1955

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Appendix B STL Organization Announcement, 1957

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Appendix C TRW Inc. Organization Announcement, 1965

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Appendix D TRW Systems Organization Chart, 1965

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Appendix E TRW Systems Organization Chart, 1971

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Appendix F Evolution of E&D Sector Names

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Appendix G TRW Inc. Organization Chart, 1981

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Appendix H Table of Contents Davis Dyer, TRW Pioneering Technology + Innovation since 1900

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References
Dyer, Davis, TRW- Pioneering Technology + Innovation Since 1900, Harvard Business School Press, 1998 Ramo, Simon, The Business of Science Winning and Losing in the High-Tech Age, Hill and Wand, 1988. Jacobson, Timothy, TRW 1901-2001, A Tradition of Innovation, TRW Inc., 2001 Cohen, C. Budd et al, Evolution of TRW Defense Business Lines from RamoWooldridge Guided Missiles Research Division (GMRD), Briefing to J.T. Gorman, March 26, 1986 Northrop Grumman Spacecraft Guide, NGST, ST Marketing Communications, May 2005 Murphy, Charles, The Blowup at Hughes Aircraft, Fortune Magazine, February 1954 Various Corporate Publications, Northrop Grumman Space Technology Archives, May 2005

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Acknowledgements
Thanks are extended to Jack Williams, Dr. Budd Cohen and Dr. Darrell Ausherman of the NGST Retirees Association for events and dates and to Serena Chan of the Professional Development Center and Dr. James Eninger, NGST Engineering, for document preparation.

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