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Jean-Jacques Dordain re-elected as ISU's Chancellor
Strasbourg, France(Jan. 25, 2012) – Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director-General of the European Space Agency (ESA), has been re-elected by the Board of Trustees to act as Chancellor of the International Space University for a period of 3 years (ISU). Despite his busy professional life, Prof. Dordain has remained committed to education and to the next…
Thuraya Signs Service Partner Agreement with Africell Holding to Serve African Markets
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (Jan. 23, 2012) – To embolden its distribution network in Africa, Thuraya, the leading international mobile satellite operator has signed a service partner agreement with Africell Holding (a subsidiary of Lintel Holding). Through this partnership, Africell, one of Africa’s most dynamic GSM operators, will be providing Thuraya’s data and voice…
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Engines Power the Rocket Boosting the Latest Communications Satellite for U.S. Department of Defense
CANOGA PARK, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2012) – Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne demonstrated the consistent reliability of its propulsion systems by successfully boosting the fourth in a series of Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites to increase communications capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense. The mission launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard a…
Aerojet Propulsion Helps Deliver Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its propulsion components assisted with today’s launch and payload insertion of the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) spacecraft. Aerojet’s 12 reaction control thrusters provided roll, pitch and yaw control during ascent of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Delta IV…
Aerojet Propulsion Adjusts Trajectory of NASA’s Mars-bound Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2012) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its hydrazine thrusters powered a critical in-flight maneuver for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. This important maneuver aligned the spacecraft’s trajectory with its landing target. On Jan. 11, 2012, eight small monopropellant hydrazine thrusters fired for nearly three hours…
ISU‘s Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Program opens in Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia / Strasbourg, France (Jan. 5, 2012) – The International Space University (ISU), Strasbourg, France with the University of South Australia has joined forces again to bring world class space education to the southern hemisphere with a five-week intensive program set to launch on Monday 9 January 2012. The Opening Ceremony for the program…
Aerojet’s Sacramento Facility Achieves One Million Man Hours Without a Lost-time Injury
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 21, 2011) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its Sacramento, Calif. headquarters has once again achieved one million man hours without a lost-time injury. The Sacramento site reached the milestone on Nov. 26. “We are extremely proud of this accomplishment by our Sacramento facility,” said Sacramento Vice President…
Aerojet to Expand in Huntsville
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 16, 2010) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that over the next few months it will expand its presence in the Huntsville community by hiring 25 local engineers. This growth will allow Aerojet to provide collaborative engineering expertise, program management support and business development outreach to our government and…
Carlton Brewer Named Aerojet Huntsville Site Executive
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Dec. 2, 2011) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that Carlton Brewer has been appointed as site executive for its Huntsville, Ala. location. Carlton has worked in the aerospace and defense sector over the past 24 years in varying levels of responsibility within the Department of Defense weapons system program…
Successful GMLRS+ Rocket Flight Test Demonstrates New Aerojet Scalable Effects Warhead
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Nov. 30, 2011) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its new scalable effects warhead was successfully demonstrated on Lockheed Martin’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Plus (GMLRS+) rocket today during a flight test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This new warhead provides the user the ability to…