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FLOAT LIKE AN ASTRONAUT AND FLY LIKE A SUPER HERO WHILE TESTING THE WORLD’S FIRST SPACE BEER
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Astronaut Yuri Gagarin became a global legend in 1961 as the first human to journey into outer space. While looking down on Earth, the only thing missing to toast the occasion was a beer. Being able to drink beer in space wasn’t an option then but it is now, and it’s about to…
GOES-S Launch Marks Flight of 100th Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ-60A Solid Rocket Booster
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 1, 2018) – Today’s launch of the nation’s newest weather satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket marks the flight of the 100th Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ-60A solid rocket booster (SRB), the largest monolithically wound SRB ever flown. The AJ-60A is one of numerous Aerojet Rocketdyne products on both the…
RS-25 Engine Throttles Up for Deep Space Exploration
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Feb. 21, 2018) – With an eye toward future deep space missions, Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA today powered up the RS-25 main engine for the agency’s powerful heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) to its highest thrust levels yet. During today’s 260-second hot fire test, the RS-25 engine throttled up to 113…
Test Qualifies Final Main Engine Controller for First Crewed SLS Launch
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Feb. 1, 2018) – NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne today cleared a significant milestone toward the first crewed flight of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) with the latest successful test firing of an RS-25 engine, which powers the heavy-lift rocket’s first stage. The 365-second test qualified the fourth and final RS-25…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Welcomes Greg Jones as Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2018) – Aerojet Rocketdyne today announced that Greg Jones will join the company on Feb. 5 as senior vice president, Strategy & Business Development. Jones will report directly to CEO and President Eileen Drake and will serve as one of the officers of parent company Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD). Jones…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Role in ULA Launch of SBIRS Satellite Includes Debris Minimization
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2018) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), played an integral part in today’s launch of the U.S. Air Force’s newest missile warning satellite, including a role in helping to minimize the mission’s impact on Earth’s orbital environment. The launch of the Space Based Infrared…
Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Test Advances Exploration Efforts
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Jan. 16, 2018) – Today, NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne hot-fired an RS-25 engine in a test that marked another milestone toward the first crewed flight of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) while laying groundwork for future production of the heavy-lift launch vehicle’s main propulsion system. The 365-second test at NASA’s…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Launch in Support of National Security
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2018) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully supported the launch of a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, known as NROL-47, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket. Aerojet…
RS-25 Engine Test is Giant Step for 3-D Printing
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Dec. 13, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), and NASA completed hot-fire testing of an RS-25 rocket engine containing its largest additively manufactured component to date. Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3-D printing, will help lower the cost of future missions of NASA’s powerful Space…
L3 Electron Devices to Provide Next-Generation TWTAs to Space Systems Loral
TORRANCE, Calif., (Sept. 11, 2017) – L3 Electron Devices announced today that it was selected to provide its next-generation Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs) to Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems. The new L3 TWTA provides high-power signal amplification and significantly expands SSL’s High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity. “This…