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25th ISU's Space Studies Program lands in Melbourne!
From 4th June to 3rd August, the Florida Space Coast will welcome 140 space professionals from 30 different nationalities with mixed backgrounds, to attend an extensive nine-week program dedicated to space. The 25th ISU’s Space Studies Program will gather graduate students and professionals on the campus coming of the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne…
Thuraya Enhances IP Services in Asia via Point Of Presence in Singapore
Abu Dhabi (May 31, 2012) – Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the leading international mobile satellite operator today announced that it has established a Point Of Presence (POP) and Meet Me Point (MMP) in Singapore, enhancing the performance of its high-speed broadband terminal, Thuraya IP, in the region. The POP guarantees IP consumers, especially media broadcasters, faster…
Aerojet and Teledyne Brown Engineering Host Alabama Governor for Rocket Engine Factory Milestone Event
THOUSAND OAKS and SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 14, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company and its strategic alliance partner Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced today that the companies hosted Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, along with Congressman Mo Brooks and several other dignitaries at Teledyne Brown’s headquarters in Huntsville,…
Aerojet Rocket Motors Propel Successful Standard Missile-3 Intercept
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 10, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that it contributed to last night’s successful flight test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB where the missile intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target. Aerojet’s MK 72 booster and MK 104 dual-thrust rocket motor provided the first and second stage…
Aerojet Solid Rocket Boosters Help Launch Military Communications Satellite
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 4, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) helped power today’s launch of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying a military payload. Launching in its 531 configuration, the Atlas V vehicle relied on the power of three Aerojet SRBs. Each SRB measures 67-feet…
SGAC Announces its First International Space Solar Power Competition for Students and Young Professionals
SGAC, together with the Space Solar Power Committee of the International Astronautical Federation, have released a new technical paper competition to seek out innovative approaches to Space Solar Power (SSP), also in collaboration with the Space Education and Outreach and the Workforce Development/Young Professionals Programme Committees of the IAF, and partially sponsored by Space Canada.…
Aerojet Completes Testing of Next-Generation Exploration Thruster
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 26, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it successfully completed development testing of its MR-104H 100 lbf-class monopropellant hydrazine thruster. Working with Boeing Exploration Launch Systems and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Aerojet successfully completed environmental and hot-fire performance testing of the MR-104H in Redmond, Wash. The…
Dynetics Opens New Solutions Complex
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 25, 2012) – The new Dynetics Solutions Complex opened here today at 1004 Explorer Blvd. will expand capabilities in research and development and production for aerospace, cyber and defense products in Huntsville. It is a high-tech prototyping facility, incorporating the latest resources available to produce quality products rapidly and affordably for both…
ORBITEC and Sierra Nevada Space Systems Begin Testing Dream Chaser® Orbital Crew Vehicle Life Support and Thermal Systems
Madison, Wis. (April 23, 2012) – Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) is the prime contractor for Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) and Thermal Control System (TCS) for the Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser® Space System. ORBITEC has, along with its partner Hamilton Sundstrand, successfully completed two major tests for SNC under NASA’s Commercial…
Dynetics and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Announce Exclusive Partnership to Compete for NASA SLS Booster Contract
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 18, 2012) – Dynetics and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) announced here today at the National Space Symposium a long-term partnership to compete for the NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction (ABEDRR) procurement. Under this agreement, Dynetics and PWR are exclusive partners with respect to…