Space Foundation Press Releases
New Physics Exhibit Rolls Into the Discovery Center this Summer. Public Invited to Drop-in Before it Bounces Away!
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 25, 2017) – The Space Foundation Discovery Center is excited to announce the opening of a new national traveling exhibit this summer. Roll, Drop, Bounce opens at the Space Foundation Discovery Center on Friday, June 2, 2017. This kinetic and hands-on experience appeals to the wheel-spinning, ball-tossing and continuously-bouncing kids of all…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Selected As Main Propulsion Provider for Boeing and DARPA Experimental Spaceplane
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 24, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), was selected to provide the main propulsion for the Boeing and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reusable Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1). Aerojet Rocketdyne is a member of the Boeing team that recently announced an agreement to…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Selected As Main Propulsion Provider for Boeing and DARPA Experimental Spaceplane
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 24, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), was selected to provide the main propulsion for the Boeing and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reusable Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1). Aerojet Rocketdyne is a member of the Boeing team that recently announced an agreement to…
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RS-25 Engine Test Rumbles Across Mississippi
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (May 23, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), tested its second flight engine controller unit for its RS-25 engine that will be used on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) today at the Stennis Space Center. America’s next generation heavy-lift launch vehicle, the SLS, is powered…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Increases Thrust Level of 3-D Printed Bantam Rocket Engine by 500 Percent
Ideal Engine to Power Small Launch Vehicles and Upper Stages HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 15, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), recently completed a series of hot-fire tests on a 30,000 lbf thrust-class Bantam liquid-fueled rocket engine built with additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing. This is a…
AFRL Rocket Lab Technology Demonstration Program Completes Testing on Full-Scale Turbopump Machinery
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 12, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), successfully completed its test campaign of a fuel boost kick pump at its Sacramento, California, facility as part of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstrator (HBTD) program. This device, as part of the engine…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Critical Design Review for AR1 Engine
Milestone keeps AR1 on track for certification for flight in 2019 LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 8, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) for AR1, a 500,000 lbf thrust-class, liquid-fueled rocket engine. The milestone keeps the AR1 on track for certification for…
Successful Testing of Full-Scale Preburner Keeps AR1 Engine on Schedule for 2019
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (May 3, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), recently conducted hot-fire tests to validate the design of the preburner for the AR1 rocket engine, which represents the nation’s lowest-risk, lowest-cost-to-the-taxpayer and fastest path to replacing the Russian-built RD-180 engine currently used to launch most U.S.…
Space Foundation is Now Accepting Nominations for Space Technology Hall of Fame®
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 3, 2017) – The Space Foundation is seeking nominations for induction into the prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2018. This international program honors innovations by organizations and individuals who transform space technology into commercial products that improve life on Earth. The Space Technology Hall of Fame recognizes the life-changing…
Space Watch: May 2017 (Volume: 16, Issue: 5)
The View From Here STEAM Education in the 21st Century Space Symposium Women’s Global Gathering Launched at 33rd Space Symposium Featured Photos from the 33rd Space Symposium Highlights from the New Generation Space Leaders Program Top News Space Foundation Ranked 9th for Medium-sized Organizations and 16th Overall in 2017 Best Nonprofits to Work for Nominations…