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Aerojet Rocketdyne Boosters Complete Simulated Air-Launch Tests
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 6, 2018) – Aerojet Rocketdyne’s advanced tactical booster program recently completed two successful hot-fire tests of a motor that had been conditioned to mimic extreme cold- and hot-soak conditions for air-launch application. The tests took place at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Edwards Air Force Base in California. “Aerojet…
Jim Maser Joins Aerojet Rocketdyne as Senior Vice President, Space Business Unit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 1, 2018) – Aerojet Rocketdyne announced today that Jim Maser will join the company on Aug. 13 as senior vice president of the Space Business Unit, reporting directly to CEO and President Eileen Drake. In this role, Maser will oversee all NASA programs, defense and commercial launch systems, advanced space and…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Demonstrates 24-Hour Turnaround of AR-22 Engine for Experimental Spaceplane Concept
STENNIS, Miss. (July 10, 2018) – Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully fired its AR-22 booster rocket engine an unprecedented 10 times in 240 hours at NASA Stennis Space Center, demonstrating the feasibility of rapidly recycling the engine to enable a reusable launch vehicle capable of high-tempo, aircraft-like flight operations. “Aerojet Rocketdyne has continued to refine the reusable…
Orion Jettison Motor Ready for Crew Escape System Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 9, 2018) – Aerojet Rocketdyne recently passed a key milestone in preparation for the Ascent Abort Test (AA-2) next year with the successful casting of the Jettison Motor for the Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft’s Launch Abort System (LAS). AA-2 is a full-stress test of NASA’s Orion LAS, which includes the Jettison…
Aerojet Rocketdyne and SMC Investing in Engine Technology
El Segundo, Calif. (June 25, 2018) — Aerojet Rocketdyne is pleased to announce an expansion of its existing advanced engine development agreement with the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to develop the upper-stage RL10C-X engine and continue the AR1 booster engine development program through production of the first engine. The RL10C-X represents…
Successful Testing of Re-Generatively Cooled RL10 Thrust Chamber Assembly Validates 3-D Printing Techniques
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (June 13, 2018) — Aerojet Rocketdyne recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing a series of hot-fire tests of an advanced, next-generation RL10 engine thrust chamber design that was built almost entirely using additive manufacturing; commonly known as 3-D printing. “This recent series of hot-fire tests conducted under our RL10C-X…
First Engine Assembled for DARPA and Boeing Reusable Experimental Spaceplane
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (June 4, 2018) — Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed assembly of its first AR-22 rocket engine built for Boeing (NYSE:BA) as part of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Experimental Spaceplane program. This new Boeing spaceplane, called Phantom Express, is intended to demonstrate a new paradigm for more routine, responsive…
Space Division Inc. (SDI) is announcing the launch of their new office products line made from upcycled space industry carbon fiber
GARDENA, Cali. (May 31, 2018) Space Division Inc. (SDI) is announcing the launch of their new office products line made from upcycled space industry carbon fiber. The new line is headlined by the “Booster,” an electric, sit-stand, desktop converter. SDI products are manufactured using carbon fiber trim scrap captured from the waste stream of commercial space craft…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Thrusters Help Deliver Cygnus to International Space Station
REDMOND, Wash. (May 24, 2018) — Maneuvering thrusters supplied by Aerojet Rocketdyne guided Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft to its ninth successful berthing to the International Space Station May 24. The Cygnus arrived three days after being launched aboard an Orbital ATK Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia. Each Cygnus…
Space Division Inc. (SDI), a subsidiary of 121C Inc., is announcing the launch of their new line of office products made from upcycled space industry carbon fiber.
GARDENA, Calif., (May 11, 2018) — Space Division Inc. (SDI), a subsidiary of 121C Inc., is announcing the launch of their new line of office products made from upcycled space industry carbon fiber. The new line is headlined by the “Booster,” an electric, sit‐stand desktop converter. SDI products are manufactured using carbon fiber trim scrap…