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Aerojet Marks 70 Years Serving the Warfighter and Powering Exploration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 19, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced its 70th anniversary today, marking the March 19, 1942 founding of Aerojet Engineering Corporation by world-renowned aerodynamicist Dr. Theodore von Kármán and five California Institute of Technology colleagues. These rocket pioneers leveraged their ingenuity and shared passion for rocketry to create a…
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Latest Hot-Fire Test on Launch Abort Engine for Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft
CANOGA PARK, Calif. (March 12, 2012) – Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company, successfully completed a full-mission duration hot-fire test on a Launch Abort Engine (LAE) for Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft. The CST-100 spacecraft, designed to transport people to the International Space Station and other low Earth orbit destinations, is…
The Rocket City Space Pioneers' Lander to be Named "Spirit of Alabama"
Pelham, AL (March 9, 2012) – “Spirit of Alabama” will be the name of the Alabama-based Rocket City Space Pioneers’ (RCSP’s) lunar lander competing in the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE thanks to some help from Karen McDonald’s fourth-grade class at Valley Intermediate School. The students won the team’s “Name the Lander” contest, earning…
Thuraya Showcases World's Most Portable Voice and Data Solutions at Satellite 2012
Abu Dhabi (Mar. 8, 2012) – In applications from field journalism to Government end users, and from humanitarian relief to disaster assistance, the need for small, light, highly portable satellite broadband terminals has never been greater and Thuraya is highlighting its sleek, convenient Thuraya IP at Satellite 2012, from March 12 to 15 in Washington, DC.…
The International Space University's 27th Space Studies Program to Convene in Montreal, Canada
Strasbourg, France (Mar. 1, 2012) – The International Space University (ISU) is proud to announce that its 27th annual Space Studies Program (SSP) session will be hosted by the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) and HEC Montréal in 2014. The 2014 session will mark the third time that the ISU has convened an SSP in…
Aerojet Propulsion Propels Atlas V Launch Vehicle and Delivers MUOS Satellite to Orbit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, provided its solid rocket boosters to the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V launch vehicle for the inaugural launch of the U.S. Navy’s five-satellite Mobile User Object System (MUOS). Built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), MUOS is a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications…
Space Experts Gather at ISU to Discuss Sustainability of Space Activities
Strasbourg, France (Feb. 17, 2012) – From 21 to 23 February, the International Space University (ISU) in collaboration with NASA will welcome more than 150 space experts from various space agencies, industries and academia at the occasion of its 16th Annual Symposium entitled “SUSTAINABILITY OF SPACE ACTIVITIES: INTERNATIONAL ISSUES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS” Each year, the…
Iridium Pilot™ Raises the Bar for Affordable Broadband Maritime Communications
MCLEAN, Va. (Feb. 9, 2012) – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) announces the launch of its second-generation maritime broadband platform, Iridium Pilot™. Iridium Pilot will utilize the Iridium OpenPort® service – the world’s first when it comes to fully global maritime broadband. Iridium Pilot is engineered for enhanced durability to withstand the harshest maritime…
Georgetown Med School Alumnus Researches Gene Therapy, Writes Novel
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 6, 2012) – Fred Ledley (M’78) combines his love of writing and work as a gene therapy researcher in his first published novel, Sputnik’s Child. He says the book shows how baby boomers growing up with the startling discoveries in science of the 1960s and 1970s came to have so much confidence…
The International Space University's 25th Space Studies Program soon to land on the Florida Space Coast
Strasbourg, France (Feb. 1, 2012) – The International Space University (ISU) selected the United States’ Florida Space Coast as a natural fit to convene its Space Studies Program as the US gateway to exploring, discovering and understanding our universe. There are only five months to go before the launch of the 25th annual Space Studies…