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Media Advisory: Aerojet Rocketdyne to Play Critical Role in First Test Flight of Orion Crew Vehicle Intended to Return Humans to Deep Space Exploration
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 2, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, is set to play a critical role in the flight of NASA’s Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) on Dec. 4 — the first step toward human exploration of destinations in deep space such as an asteroid and Mars. The launch will represent the…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Celebrates 100th High Performance Apogee Thruster Flight
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 1, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, is pleased to report the completion of its 100th geosynchronous satellite apogee insertion using its iridium/ rhenium High Performance Apogee Thruster (HiPAT™), including first and second generation design configurations. The successful insertion was achieved with a large geosynchronous telecommunications satellite, built by commercial…
Learning How Our Solar System Formed, from Inside the International Space Station
NanoRacks Downlinks Video Footage from Within NR’s Research Platform #2 Webster, TX., (Nov. 25, 2014) – The University of Central Florida’s experiment, NanoRocks, currently on board the International Space Station (ISS) is producing promising results. The experiment, studying solar system formation, was brought to the ISS through a NanoRacks’ partnership with Space Florida’s International Space Station Research Competition. NanoRocks is…
Inmarsat completes construction of the Global Xpress ground network
Washington, D.C., (Nov. 7, 2014) – Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L) today announced that it has completed construction of the final four satellite access stations (SAS) for its Global Xpress (GX) fleet. This represents a significant milestone in the rollout of GX, the world’s first, global high-speed broadband Ka-band network, which is scheduled for global commercial service…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers 100 Percent Mission Success with SM-3 Block IB Intercept Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Nov. 6, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its propulsion systems played a crucial role during a first-of-its-kind missile defense test conducted by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Navy. During Flight Test Standard Missile-25 (FTM-25), conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai,…
Commercial Space Station Company NanoRacks Opens Silicon Valley Office
Moffett Field, Calif., (Oct. 31, 2014) – NanoRacks LLC, the industry leader for utilization of the low-Earth region of outer space, is delighted to announce that our third office will be based at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. Opening November 1st, the West Coast office will help ensure that NanoRacks can meet our growing customer needs,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Launch of Global Positioning System Satellite
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Oct. 29, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, helped successfully propel another in a 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) Atlas V rocket. Aerojet…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Tests Thrust Chamber Assembly Using Copper Alloy Additive Manufacturing Technology
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2014) – NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests on an advanced rocket engine Thrust Chamber Assembly (TCA) using copper alloy additive manufacturing technology. This testing, conducted for the first time in the industry, was done with cooperation between Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA’s…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Selected to Provide Power and Propulsion for 2020 Mars Rover Mission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, recently received a contract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to supply the thrusters that would help land the next rover on Mars after it is launched in 2020. Under a contract from the U.S. Department of Energy, Aerojet Rocketdyne also would supply…
Global Xpress Delivers to the U.S. Government
Service Offers Worldwide, End-to-End Ka-band Network to U.S. Government Customers through High-Capacity Steerable Beams; Exceeds Expectations During User Evaluations Washington D.C., (Oct. 6, 2014) — Inmarsat, in partnership with its Value Added Resellers, has begun providing wideband communications capability to U.S. government customers through its Global Xpress service carried over the first Inmarsat-5 satellite. Using…