Stearns-Roger Manufacturing Company was under contract from the Air Force. The plant began production early in 1957. It was built to furnish small quantities of liquid hydrogen for the early activities of the Centaur Program on the west coast.
Operations at the facility were terminated in early 1963 and the Department of the Air Force reported the property as excess to the General Services Administration in the same year. Gary Drillind Company purchased the site from GSA in the late 1960's.