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Dynetics Awarded Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnership Contract
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., (April 1, 2015) — Dynetics will partner with NASA to pioneer a new rapid, highly efficient system that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) and potentially other undesirable gases from spacecraft cabin air, Dynetics officials announced today. Dynetics is one of 12 Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) selected by NASA to advance concept studies…
Sierra Nevada Corporation and Houston Airport System Announce New Agreement
SPARKS, Nev. (March 24, 2015) — Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems and the Houston Airport System (HAS) announce a new follow-on agreement to utilize Ellington Airport’s Spaceport as a future landing site for SNC’s Uncrewed Dream Chaser® spacecraft – SNC’s solution for NASA’s Cargo Resupply needs and other critical space operations. “Entering into this…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Launch and Operation of Global Positioning System Satellite
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (March 25, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, helped successfully propel another in the series of Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF military navigation satellites into orbit today. The latest mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne…
Sierra Nevada Corporation and NASA Amend CCiCap Partnership Agreement for Dream Chaser® Space System
SPARKS, Nev. (March 23, 2015) — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is pleased to announce it has amended its current Space Act Agreement (SAA), adding a significant development milestone to the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) partnership with NASA. The amendment, which extends the period of performance through March 2016, introduces unfunded Milestone 41, Design Analysis…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Hot-Fire Tests Additive Manufactured Components for the AR1 Engine to Maintain 2019 Delivery
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (March 16, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, has recently completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of key additively manufactured components for its AR1 booster engine at its Sacramento test facility. The testing of the main injector elements represents another important milestone in the development of the AR1 engine and the…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supported ULA Launch of NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission into Orbit
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (March 12, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, played a major role in successfully placing NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission into orbit. The unprecedented mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion included an RL10A-4-2…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Launches Significant Competitive Improvement Program
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (March 9, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, today announced that it has launched a continuous, multi-faceted competitive improvement program (CIP) aimed at reducing costs and increasing operational efficiency among its 14 sites that are located in 11 states across the country. “Aerojet Rocketdyne has made a commitment to our…
Aerojet Rocketdyne to Research Next Generation Green Propellants
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Feb. 24, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, was awarded a contract to research and develop environmentally sustainable monopropellants and gas generators for rocket and missile propulsion and Divert Attitude Control Systems. The company is working with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center; the U.S.…
Successful launch confirmed for Inmarsat’s second Global Xpress satellite (Inmarsat-5 F2)
(2 February 2015)— Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, announces the successful launch of its second Global Xpress (GX) satellite (Inmarsat-5 F2) on board an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan yesterday (Sunday 1 February) at 12:31 GMT. The satellite was correctly…
Aerojet Rocketdyne, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Ouachita Electric Cooperative to Deploy Solar Energy in Rural Arkansas
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Feb. 6, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation have signed agreements with Silicon Ranch Corporation, a Nashville-based renewable energy provider, which will build and manage what will be the largest solar field in Arkansas. The 12-megawatt project will be constructed in Highland Industrial Park, located…