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NASA Selects Aerojet for Space Launch System Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration / Risk Reduction Negotiations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 16, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp company (NYSE: GY), announced today that it was one of a number of firms selected to develop engineering demonstrations and risk reduction concepts for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). Aerojet’s “Full-Scale Combustion Stability Demonstration” solution was geared at improving the affordability, reliability and performance of an…
GMV Leads Satellite Navigation Project In Collaboration With The South African National Space Agency
ROCKVILLE, Md. (July 12, 2012) – GMV (www.gmv.com), a private, multi-national firm based in Madrid, Spain with U.S. headquarters in Rockville, Md., is leading a major satellite navigation project in collaboration with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA). The project, SBAS Awareness and Training for South Africa (SATSA), will increase the technological navigation capacity…
Thuraya Appoints Vice President of Marketing
Dubai (July 10, 2012) – Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading international mobile satellite operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. T. Sanford Jewett as their new Vice President, Marketing (pictured). Mr. Jewett brings his expertise in international markets to Thuraya and will play a major role in leading the expansion of Thuraya’s global…
Aerojet Names Arthur “Gene” Goldman as its Southeast Space Operations Lead
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 9, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that on Aug. 6, 2012, Gene Goldman will join Aerojet to lead the company’s Southeast Space Operations. Goldman has been the acting center director at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Ala. since March 2012, when Robert Lightfoot began…
Aerojet Planning European Space Propulsion Subsidiary
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 9, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has entered the final planning of the formation of a European subsidiary to serve the needs of the European space industry. The new company, European Space Propulsion, will use indigenous manufacturing and engineering talent to produce proven in-space thrusters…
Aerojet Delivers 100th HiPAT™ Thruster
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 28, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, is marking the delivery of its 100th R-4D-15 High Performance Apogee Thruster (HiPAT™) to Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems in a ceremony today at Aerojet’s Redmond production facility. The event is commemorating the milestone delivery and the R-4D record of 100 percent mission…
Aerojet Rocket Motors Consistently Deliver for Standard Missile-3 Intercepts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 27, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its rocket motors once again successfully contributed to the second consecutive intercept test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB. During the test, the missile intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target. Aerojet’s MK 72 booster and MK 104 dual-thrust…
GenCorp President & CEO to Ring Closing Bell on NASDAQ Market
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 27, 2012) – Today, GenCorp (NYSE: GY) and Aerojet President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Seymour will be ringing the NASDAQ market closing bell at 4 p.m. ET in New York City. “We’re honored to have this opportunity,” said Seymour. “As GenCorp prepares to mark nearly a century of service, it is…
Wellness Center USA, Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire Psoria-Shield Inc.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (June 21, 2012) – Wellness Center USA, Inc. (OTCQB/OTCBB: WCUI), a Schaumburg IL based healthcare and nutraceutical company, today announced the signing of a share exchange agreement to acquire Psoria-Shield Inc (PSI), a Tampa, FL based developer and manufacturer of UltraViolet (UV) phototherapy devices for the treatment of skin diseases. Psoria-Shield’s FDA cleared, patent-pending…
Aerojet Presents Exceptional Supplier Award to ValveTech
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 20, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has recognized ValveTech Inc. of Phelps New York with an Exceptional Supplier Award for the corporation’s 20 consecutive months of on-time deliveries. ValveTech is a key supplier to Aerojet for its monopropellant hydrazine product line. The company furnishes valves…