The 1960s was a time of great diversification for Rohr, as the company got involved in many new fields.  One of the first of these was the creation of a department to build large tracking antennas, and its first non-aircraft product was a tracking antenna 60 feet in diameter made for the Air Force and Erected in Alaska.   Soon Rohr would be building the massive 210 foot Godlstone Antenna. 

The first antenna being assembled (top) and the Goldstone antenna in California.

Starting in 1961, Rohr started a space products division.  This division would be quite active, and would eventually make components for the Polaris, the Arcas, Iris and  Hound Dog missiles.

Rohr made the pylons for the Hound Dog Missile. 

Also in the early 1960s, a subsidiary of Rohr, The Modular Components Corporation, made prefabricated houses.  These houses were ready to go, complete with a bathroom! 

The The Modular Components Corporation was base in Fullerton.

Another venture undertaken by Rohr was the establishment of a Marine Systems Division.  With the first launch of the XR-1 in 1963, the program would produce several test and production craft for the the Navy, Civilians and the California Department of Fish and Game. 

Some of the products of the Marine Division at Rohr. 

Althought it was a time of greant innovation and growth, the 1960s was also marked a tragic moment, as in 1965 the company's founder, Fred Rohr passed away.  But througout the decade, the company still produced aircraft components, and Rohr's customers were not located all over the World.

During the 1960s, Rohr made components for a variety of aircraft, including the Lockheed C-141, Boeing 737, Boeing 747, Boeing SST Concept, the Concorde and the Grumman F-14.

To test all of these engines, Rohr established its Brown Field jet engine test facility in 1968.

At the end of the decade, Rohr would receive a contract to build 300 rail cars for the BART, the Bay Area Rapid Transit.  This would usher in a new era for the company, that now had covered all the transportation bases: Air, Space, Sea and now Land. 

First BART Vehicle to be delivered to Bay Area Rapid Transit District rolls out of the Rohr Factory. 

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