Four solid propellant gas generators were developed for the Missile X (MX) Loading Dock Launcher. Three internally mounted generators were designed to power pneumatic actuators which would raise, stabilize, and elevate the Launcher. A fourth water-cooled gas generator was developed to eject the missile out of the Launcher canister. Prototype systems were built and tested for each of the two generator concepts. Preliminary test results included in the paper show the validity of both concepts. Analyses have also shown that both concepts would significantly reduce Launcher life cycle cost.

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