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Aerojet Propulsion Propels Atlas V Launch Vehicle and Delivers MUOS Satellite to Orbit : 02/24/2012

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 system that will significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move.

Five Aerojet AJ60 Solid Rocket Boosters (...

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The International Space University's 25th Space Studies Program soon to land on the Florida Space Coast : 02/01/2012

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 Program (SSP) session at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in Melbourne, Florida, USA and the NASA Kennedy Space Center north of Melbourne, The session will...

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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Engines Power the Rocket Boosting the Latest Communications Satellite for U.S. Department of Defense : 01/19/2012

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 United Launch Alliance Delta IV medium rocket with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68 and RL10B-2 engines providing the...

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Aerojet Propulsion Helps Deliver Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM Spacecraft : 01/19/2012

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 upper stage. The WGS satellite will also rely on Aerojet propulsion with the company's 100-lbf bipropellant apogee engine being utilized to...

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Aerojet Propulsion Adjusts Trajectory of NASA’s Mars-bound Spacecraft : 01/12/2012

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 in order to position the spacecraft more precisely toward its planned landing spot in Mars' Gale Crater. The trajectory,...

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ISU‘s Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Program opens in Adelaide : 01/05/2012

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 will be held in the Hawke Building on the UniSA City West Campus in Adelaide at 3:30 PM, on Monday. January 9. A total of 34 students from 12 countries (...

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Outlast Develops First Climate-Regulating Polyester Fiber with Phase Change Material; Not Too Hot and Not Too Cold : 12/31/2011

HEIDENHEIM, Germany (December 2010) - Outlast Technologies broadens its product offering by maintaining a steady pace of innovation.

After intensive research and development, Outlast Technologies, Inc., Boulder/Colorado, the market leader in temperature regulating phase change materials (PCMs), is pleased to announce the introduction of Outlast® polyester fiber. This announcement comes just four years after the introduction of the first Outlast® viscose fiber...

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Aerojet’s Sacramento Facility Achieves One Million Man Hours Without a Lost-time Injury : 12/21/2011

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 of Environmental, Health & Safety, Chris Conley. “This milestone demonstrates the entire team's commitment to a safe workplace and safe work...

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Aerojet to Expand in Huntsville : 12/16/2011

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 prime customers located in the Huntsville area and across the Southeastern United States.

"Huntsville is an important location for our DoD...

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Carlton Brewer Named Aerojet Huntsville Site Executive : 12/02/2011

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 management. He joined the growing Aerojet Huntsville office in November 2010 working in Business Development and now assumes the lead executive role where he will...

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