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Ozmens’ SNC Delivers Prototype Lunar Crew Module to Dynetics
Crew Module for Artemis Could Put First Woman, Next Man on Moon SPARKS, Nev. (February 4, 2021) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, delivered a prototype crew module for Dynetics’ Human Landing System (DHLS), to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC). Dynetics is a…
SNC Hosts Virtual Lunch Between Former Astronauts & Two Make-A-Wish Teens
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, is honored to team up with Make-A-Wish Denver to grant two teens their wish on Tuesday, February 2nd. Janet Kavandi, Steve Lindsey and Lee “Bru” Archambault, former astronauts who now head the Dream Chaser® spaceplane program at SNC, will have…
NTS Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Announcement of Strategic Investments
Anaheim, California, (January 28, 2021). National Technical Systems, Inc. (“NTS”), the leader in qualification testing, inspection, and certification solutions, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Established in 1961 by engineers Dr. Jack Lin and Aaron Cohen, NTS has grown from a single lab in Southern California to the reigning winner of the NASA Space Flight Awareness…
Upcoming RS-25 Engine Test Series Will Demonstrate Lower Cost Rocket Engine Components for NASA’s Artemis Program
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss., Jan. 27, 2021 – Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA are gearing up for a new phase of RS-25 hot-fire testing that will validate new components for the engine, which powers the core stage of the agency’s Space Launch System super heavy-lift exploration rocket. The Retrofit-2 test series, consisting of seven tests at NASA’s Stennis Space…
Ozmens’ SNC Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Reflected in New Novel by International Bestselling Author Patricia Cornwell
“Spin” is the Second Book in the Captain Calli Chase Series SPARKS, Nev. (January 12, 2021) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, is seeing fact and fiction come together with the reflection of its Dream Chaser spaceplane in the new novel, “Spin,” by international…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers Key Space and Defense Capabilities for the Nation During 2020
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 – Major contract awards to support the nation’s heavy-lift exploration rocket and next-generation strategic deterrent programs were among the 2020 highlights for Aerojet Rocketdyne. Other contributors to another successful year in service to the nation were additional breakthroughs and contract awards in space exploration, missile defense, hypersonics and national security…
Ozmens’ SNC Selected for NASA Tipping Point Contract for its Groundbreaking Technology to Produce Oxygen on the Moon
Oxygen production capabilities would reduce launch costs for lunar missions and unlock the Moon as springboard to Mars and beyond SPARKS, Nev. – November 17, 2020 — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, has been selected for a contract as part of NASA’s Tipping Point solicitation to…
SNC to Host Media Briefing to Provide an Update on its Space Transportation, Destination and Infrastructure Programs
SPARKS, Nev. (November 17, 2020) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, invites reporters to a media briefing on Tuesday, November 17th to discuss the company’s vision for the future of space transportation, destination, and infrastructure. Company leadership will provide program updates on SNC’s Dream Chaser® spaceplane and…
Strain to Retire in January 2021; Kaufman Promoted to President of Aerospace Business
WESTMINSTER, Colo., Nov. 4, 2020 — Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today announced that Robert D. Strain, senior vice president, Ball Corporation and president of Ball Aerospace, will retire effective Jan. 1, 2021, after more than 30 years in the aerospace industry. Dr. David Kaufman, chief operating officer of Ball Aerospace since January 2020, will succeed Strain in a similar capacity. “Rob has had…
Ozmens’ SNC Names Former NASA Center Director and Astronaut Janet Kavandi to Lead SNC’s Space Business
SPARKS, Nev. – Nov. 05, 2020 – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, today announced that former NASA Glenn Research Center Director and astronaut Janet Kavandi, Ph.D. has been named executive vice president of SNC’s Space Systems Group (SSG) business area based in Louisville, Colorado.…