The partnership between the Navy and Caltech continued to deepen throughout the war, leading to the creation of several military technologies, and by 1945, the focus of Caltech’s war contributions expanded further with Project Camel, a collaboration between the Naval Ordnance Test Station and the Manhattan Project. Caltech scientists worked on a variety of assignments, including B-29 airdrop tests of model atomic bombs and the manufacturing of explosives for use in the atomic bomb’s implosion mechanism. Additionally, the Salt Wells Pilot Plant at Inyokern was developed with Caltech scientists in response to concerns about the safety of explosive production at Los Alamos and began producing high explosives just days before the Trinity Test in July 1945. Early in the war, Caltech scientists, including Lauritsen’s son, Thomas Lauritsen, worked on various rocket designs at the Kellogg Radiation Laboratory. These rockets, including the "Tiny Tim" and the "Mighty Mouse," were used in critical military operations, from naval engagements to land assaults. By the end of the war, Caltech had essentially become an extension of the U.S. Navy’s Bureau of Ordnance, with its rocket research providing important technology to U.S. combat capabilities.
the partnership between the navy and caltech continued to deepen throughout the war leading to the creation of several military technologies and by 1945 the focus of caltech’s war contributions expanded further with project camel a collaboration between the naval ordnance test station and the manhattan project caltech scientists worked on a variety of assignments including b-29 airdrop tests of model atomic bombs and the manufacturing of explosives for use in the atomic bomb’s implosion mechanism additionally the salt wells pilot plant at inyokern was developed with caltech scientists in response to concerns about the safety of explosive production at los alamos and began producing high explosives just days before the trinity test in july 1945 early in the war caltech scientists including lauritsen’s son thomas lauritsen worked on various rocket designs at the kellogg radiation laboratory these rockets including the "tiny tim" and the "mighty mouse" were used in critical military operations from naval engagements to land assaults by the end of the war caltech had essentially become an extension of the us navy’s bureau of ordnance with its rocket research providing important technology to us combat capabilities