>Ken Mason                                              11-3-2008
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>Ken worked at the Air Forces Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force
>Base on two occations. 1986-1988 in support of liquid and solid
>propellant rocket engine systems, handled propellants such as MMH,
>N2O4, HMX, RDX, modified asphalts, A.P. coducted card gap testing and
>crittle diameter testing as well. Supported the XLR-132 space engine
>testing. Plumbed test stands.Held a "Secret" security clearence
>through the duration of tenure.
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>2nd stay at Edwards, 1991-1992, was as a Wyle Lab techniton renovating
>the 1A test stand for testing of the RS-68 Lox-LH2 engine. The stand
>was previously used to captive test Atlas flt. configuration testing
>and later for the Rocketdyne F-1 Saturn 5 engines. His efforts include
>designing bi-propellant LOX - Kerosene engines from 5 lbsF to 40,000
>pounds thrust, to include engines for TRW pintle injector, Microcosm,
>and the GCH Percheron launch vehicle.
>Launch Vehicle, and Energetic Materials Research and Test Center
>at New Mexico Tech.
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>Mr. Mason tested the Hydrogen Peroxide - Kerosene engine for Orbital
>Sciences, Inc., built mobile test stands for NASA, Lockheed-Martin, and
>Microcosm, Inc., and developed and tested ablative materials for use with
>both LOX-Kerosene, solid rockets, and ramjets at United
>Technologies - Chemical System Division, CSD.
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>Mr. Mason lead propulsion engineering and testing for Truax
>Engineering Inc. on the Naval Research Labs' Sea Launch and Recovery program
>(SEALAR), was Senior Facility Engineer at Beal Aerospace for a LOX -
>kerosene  three-stage launch vehicle,
>tested 40,000 pound thrust engines for TRW,
>designed, built and tested 50 Hybrid propulsion systems from 1,000 to 35,000
>lbs for Space Launch Corporation and integrated LOX -Alcohol engines
>of up to 2,000
>pounds of thrust - including one for a High Stakes Enterprises' 300+ MPH ice
>speed record vehicle. Curently enginerring a 40KlbF Lox/Kero. engine
>for an unlimited land speed record "Car" utilizing a modified Atlas
>LR-105 Sustainer
>engine. Speed expected to exceed 800 MPH.
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>Ken possesses a private pilot certificate and owns and operates his
>own aircraft (Cessna 210).
>Possesses a Pyrotechnics Operator License "Rockets 1st Class" issued
>by the State Fire Marshal of the State of California. One of only 8
>such lisences issued by the State and holder of the 1st such
>certification issued in 1986.
>Before, during and affter his formal education, Ken expanded his knowledge
>base and work experience through 3 separate mentorships spanning 30
>years.
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>Six year Governor appointee member on the board of commissioners of
>the New Mexico Museum of Space History under the Office of Cultural
>Affairs located in Alamogordo New Mexico.

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