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Aerojet Engines Maneuver Discovery’s Docking to ISS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 7, 2010) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its engines contributed to Space Shuttle Discovery’s (STS-131) on-orbit operations and successful docking to the International Space Station (ISS). Discovery lifted off on April 5 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked with the ISS today. On this 33rd…
Lockheed Martin, Aerojet Achieve Joint Air-to-Ground Missle Rocket Motor Breakthrough
ORLANDO, Fla. (April 6, 2010) – Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] and Aerojet, a GenCorp [NYSE:GY] company and teammate on the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) program, achieved a technological breakthrough by successfully completing full temperature range testing and validation to support a single rocket motor solution for all JAGM fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms. The final completed tests…
Boeing to Spotlight Advanced Capabilities at National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 5, 2010) – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will spotlight its satellites, intelligence and security solutions, human spaceflight activities and advanced network technologies at the Space Foundation’s 26th National Space Symposium. This year’s event takes place April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. “Whether we’re building and launching satellites,…
Aerojet’s Advanced Third Stage Technology Demonstration Motor Successfully Tested by Air Force
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 25, 2010) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and the U.S. Air Force conducted a successful static test of Aerojet’s Advanced Third Stage (A3S) technology demonstration motor in support of the U.S. Family of Motors for military and commercial applications. The A3S motor is being developed on the Propulsion Application Program…
GMV Selected to Provide GPS-Based Technology for Malaysia’s Most Advanced Urban Transportation System
MADRID, Spain (March 17, 2010) – GMV (www.gmv.com), a Spanish-based leader in fleet management systems with North American headquarters in Rockville, Md., was selected by Putrajaya Corporation to supply a new fleet control system for the city of Putrajaya, Malaysia. In a consortium with Raisevest Sdn Bhd, GMV’s fleet management experience for urban passenger transportation…
Aerojet and Orbital Complete Main Engine Lifetime Testing for Taurus II Space Launch Vehicle
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (March 15, 2010) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB), along with Aerojet’s Russian partner, SNTK, announced today that a series of NK-33 rocket engine tests conducted in Samara, Russia were successfully completed in support of the development of Orbital’s Taurus® II space launch vehicle. The purpose…
SpaceX and Space Systems/Loral Sign Contract for Falcon 9 Geosynchronous Transfer Mission
HAWTHORNE, Calif. (March 15, 2010) – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), have signed an agreement for the launch of an SS/L manufactured satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as early as 2012. For this mission, Falcon 9 will launch from the SpaceX launch site at Cape Canaveral and insert the satellite into a…
GeoEye Selects Lockheed Martin to Build Next-Generation Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite System
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (March 11, 2010) – Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a core business area of the Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], announced today that it has been selected by GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) to build the company’s next-generation, high-resolution Earth imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2. Financial terms are not being disclosed at this…
Eagle Eyes Announces Licensing Agreement with Astronaut Walt Cunningham
CALABASAS, Calif. (March 1, 2010) – EAGLE EYES OPTICS has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Astronaut Walter Cunningham in the promotion of Eagle Eye’s 2010-11 “Celebrating America’s Achievements in Space” Campaign. On the heels of NASA’s 50th Golden Anniversary and America’s 40th Anniversary of the first man to set foot on the moon,…
GMV Conducts Successful First Satellite Ground Systems Testing for Hubble Telescope Successor, World Space Observatory
ROCKVILLE, Md. (Feb. 16, 2010) – GMV (www.gmv.com), a private, multinational firm headquartered in Madrid with its North American headquarters in Rockville, Md., announces the successful first testing of the satellite ground segment of the World Space Observatory Ultraviolet mission (WSO-UV). An international project led by the Russian Space Agency, ROSCOSMOS, with the participation of Spain,…