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American Rocket Company

Hybrid rocket developer (1985–1996)

The American Rocket Company, or AMROC, was a California-based company that developed hybrid rocket motors, founded in 1985 by George A. Koopman, Bevin McKinney and Jim Bennett, veterans of Starstruck Inc.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1985Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersCalifornia1

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94-707-6 hybrid rocket test
Photo: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The American Rocket Company, or AMROC, was a California-based company that developed hybrid rocket motors, founded in 1985 by George A. Koopman, Bevin McKinney and Jim Bennett, veterans of Starstruck Inc.2

Products and brands

  • hybrid-propellant rocket

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. May 1996Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1985Founded Founded1

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