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Aerojet Rocketdyne Moves Forward with AR1 Engine Testing at NASA Stennis Space Center to Keep AR1 Engine on Track for 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 16, 2015 – Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE:AJRD) and NASA Stennis Space Center signed a Space Act Agreement for test services and test stand support of the AR1 multi-element pre-burner and main injector. Currently in development by Aerojet Rocketdyne, the AR1 engine is a replacement for the Russian-made RD-180 engines that power the Atlas…
Last Chance to Take a 3D Space-cation at the Space Foundation Discovery Center on June 20
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 16, 2015) – This summer the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs invites you to take a Space-cation and explore four different themes designed to educate and entertain the whole family. Saturday, June 20 will wrap up the first Summer of Discovery theme, “Living in a 3D World,” with a “Super…
Heatsheets® is a Technology Co-sponsor of the Space Foundation’s Summer of Discovery
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 15, 2015) – Heatsheets®, the flagship brand of Advanced Flexible Materials and leading manufacturer of reflective insulation fabrics, has announced its sponsorship of the Space Foundation’s Summer of Discovery as a technology co-sponsor. The Space Foundation’s Summer of Discovery theme at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs is “Take a Space-cation,”…
Get Fourth of July Brews Courtesy of Space!
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2015) – While preparing for Independence Day festivities, look to space to help find the best Colorado spirits. The 8th Edition Beer, Wine and Spirit Drinker’s Guide to Colorado, published by Motion Pixel Lab, Inc., and recognized by the Space Foundation’s Space Certification program as a Certified Imagination Product, is…
June 13 is “Super Saturday” at Space Foundation Discovery Center
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 10, 2015) – Take a Space-cation this summer at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. Come to the Discovery Center for special activities for “Super Saturday” on June 13, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and explore the theme “Living in a 3D World.” Create 3D art then view it through…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. Completes Closing of Land Sale in Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Calif., – (June 8, 2015) – Easton Development Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), announced today that escrow has closed for the land transaction previously announced on March 4, 2015, to WestLand Capital Partners L.P. The total potential purchase price for the 703 acres of land is…
Space Technology & Investment Forum to be Held in San Francisco’s Financial District Sept. 30 and Oct. 1
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 4, 2015) – The Space Foundation is holding a by-invitation gathering of some of the most innovative, insightful and visionary professionals from the entrepreneurial and investment sectors of space and technology. Held in the heart of the San Francisco financial district, the Space Technology & Investment Forum is a boutique investment…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Congratulates Steven W. Lindsey, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2015 Inductee
SPARKS, Nev. (June 1, 2015) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) congratulates Steven W. Lindsey, senior director of Space Exploration Systems at SNC’s Space Systems, on his induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Lindsey, co-program manager for SNC’s Dream Chaser® program, was inducted on Saturday, May 30, 2015 during a ceremony held at Kennedy…
Alaska Aerospace Corporation Announces 2015 Interns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (June 1, 2015) – Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) welcomes two new engineering interns for the summer of 2015, Jason Sebring and Rocky Powers, both Mechanical Engineering majors attending the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. They were selected from a competitive field of highly qualified candidates. Jason served as an airborne infantryman in the U.S. Army for…
Aerojet Rocketdyne and Area Students Demonstrate the “Right Stuff” to NASA Administrator for a Journey to Mars
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (May 28, 2015) – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden visited the Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE:AJRD) facility in Canoga Park, California today to review the company’s unique capabilities and see first-hand how its employees are making a journey to Mars possible. During his visit, teams of students who participate in robotics competitions, from the Chaminade College…