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Communications Crosslink Between Northrop Grumman-Built STSS Satellites Extends Real-Time ‘Stereo Tracking’ of Space Objects
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (April 4, 2011) — The communications crosslink between the twin Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellites, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN), has shown its effectiveness in transmitting high-precision, real-time missile tracking data to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The radio frequency crosslink enabled both…
Aerojet Completes Acceptance Testing on First MR-104G Engine Supporting NASA's Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 30, 2011) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, in conjunction with Lockheed Martin and NASA, successfully completed vibration and hot fire acceptance testing on its first development MR-104G mono-propellant rocket engine planned for use on NASA’s Orion Crew Module (CM). Twelve 160-lb. thrust MR-104G engines, arranged in four single-engine pods and…
Industry Alliance to Advance the Use of Hosted Payloads on Commercial Satellites
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 30, 2011) — Seven satellite industry companies have agreed to form an industry alliance to increase awareness of the benefits of hosted government payloads on commercial satellites. The Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA) will serve as a bridge between government and private industry to foster open communication between potential users and providers of…
Aerojet's Huntsville Office Hosts Expansion Groundbreaking Ceremony
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (March 25, 2011) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that in partnership with Huntsville City Mayor Tommy Battle and Chamber of Commerce executives, it held a groundbreaking ceremony, marking the launch of Aerojet’s new office expansion project. The event began at 4 p.m. and was held at Aerojet’s future location…
Aerojet Propulsion System Inserts Mercury MESSENGER Spacecraft into Mercury Orbit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 21, 2011) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft has successfully achieved the first-ever orbit around the planet Mercury using Aerojet’s propulsion system. MESSENGER was launched aboard a Delta II on Aug. 3, 2004, and has traveled approximately five…
Intelsat Picks MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. for Satellite Servicing
Luxembourg and Vancouver, BC (March 15, 2011) – Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA”) for the servicing of Intelsat’s on-orbit satellites via a space-based service vehicle to be provided by MDA. The innovative technology has…
Aerojet Earns Energy Efficiency Incentives for its Ultraviolet Technology Project
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 15, 2011) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, today was recognized by Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) for the company’s installation of a more energy-efficient ultraviolet (UV) treatment system in one of its environmental groundwater remediation facilities. Existing equipment was projected to consume 270kW of power to treat the design flow…
The International Space University’s 25th Space Studies Program to Convene on the Florida Space Coast
Strasbourg, France (March 2, 2011) — The International Space University (ISU) is proud to announce that it will hold its 25th annual Space Studies Program (SSP) session at the Florida Institute of Technology and the NASA Kennedy Space Center, in Melbourne, Florida, USA from June 4 to August 3, 2012. The selection of the United States…
ISU Space Education Fund Launched with Flag Commemoration on Space Shuttle
Strasbourg, France (Feb. 23, 2011) — The Kalpana Chawla International Space University Scholarship Fund announces that NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott, launching aboard the final flight of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 this month, will fly with her a flag commemorating India-born NASA Astronaut Dr. Kalpana Chawla and the new scholarship fund established in her name. In…
Aerojet Propulsion Maneuvers Second ATV Vehicle to ISS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 23, 2011) — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that ESA Spacecraft PR6-2011 (Johannes Kepler) — the second of five European Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV) — successfully launched aboard the European expendable launch system, Ariane 5, out of Kourou in French Guiana. For the ATV mission, Aerojet delivered four model…