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Aerojet Rocketdyne SM-3 Block IIA TDACS Completes Second Full System Hot Fire Testing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that it completed its second Throttling Divert and Attitude Control System (TDACS) fully-integrated flight weight system hot fire test for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA guided missile program. The SM-3 program is managed by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with…
Teachers: Submit Student Artwork for Space Foundation's 2014 International Student Art Contest
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 22, 2013) – Students from around the world, ages 3 to 18 years, are invited to enter the Space Foundation’s fourth annual International Student Art Contest. Children may draw, paint or create a digital image of their own spaceship design for the contest theme “My Spaceship Looks Like…” The deadline to…
Salt Cases Introduces First Ever Thermally Protective Smart Phone Cases
PORTLAND, Me. (Aug. 21, 2013) – Salt Cases, LLC, announces today the official launch of its Kickstarter campaign to fund its new product line, the world’s first and only smart phone cases to offer thermal protection. The Kickstarter campaign will run through September 23, 2013. When a smart phone, tablet, or laptop is exposed to…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Employees Inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 19, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that 40 current and former employees were inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame (ISHF). All of the honored employees served as members of the original Delta Clipper Experimental (DC-X/DC-XA) team which helped develop an unmanned prototype of a…
Nominate Now for the 2014 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 15, 2013) – The Space Foundation is now accepting nominations for its highest honor, the annual General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. Honoring its late, long-time chairman, Gen. James E. Hill, USAF, Ret., the award recognizes outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through lifetime contributions to humankind through exploration,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers Flight Solar Electric Propulsion Thrusters for NASA and NOAA's GOES-R Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has shipped the first set of four Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) thrusters for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R). Aerojet Rocketdyne shipped the first set of four solar electric propulsion thrusters to Lockheed Martin at NASA’s Stennis…
Certified Space Technology Used to Detect and Deter Wildfires
The Space Foundation hosted a special community event Aug. 12 that featured a reception and a presentation by FireWatch CEO Joseph R. Turnham. FireWatch America, LLC, the exclusive U.S. distributor for the patented FireWatch system, currently has a proposal before the City of Colorado Springs. Attendees included representatives from local fire mitigation, military, business and…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Conducts Jettison Motor Nozzle Material Replacement Test for NASA's Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it successfully conducted a key Orion Jettison Motor (JM) test that demonstrated potential low-cost replacement graphite material for the JM throat inserts. The JM is a critical component of the Launch Abort System (LAS) for NASA’s Orion crew exploration…
Dynetics Reports "Outstanding" Progress in First 10 Months of Advanced Booster Contract
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 13, 2013) – Dynetics officials today reported successful progress on the company’s hardware build and test tasks in support of advanced development for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). This announcement comes at the end of the third quarter of the contract NASA awarded last fall to a team made up of Dynetics…
Apply Now for the 2014 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 12, 2013) – Educators who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) may apply now to receive the 2014 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. Given annually by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space…