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Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Launch of Air Force Space Command-5 Mission
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (May 20, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) supported the successful launch of the Air Force Space Command-5 (AFSPC-5) mission. The mission, which will include a propulsion experiment using Aerojet Rocketdyne Hall thrusters on the military’s X-37B space plane, was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida by a United Launch…
See "Great Balls of Fire" Now at the Discovery Center
Are meteorites a threat to our planet? Find out at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs! “Great Balls of Fire: Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors” is a national traveling exhibit at the Discovery Center through Sept. 12. This spectacular 3,000 square foot interactive exhibit details the origins and study of asteroids, comets and meteors,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne and Florida Turbine Technologies Announce Engineering Service Agreement
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (May 15, 2015) — Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) and Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (FTT) announced today that they have entered into a new service agreement for FTT to supply Aerojet Rocketdyne with aerospace propulsion engineering services. “We are pleased to take this new step forward in our relationship with FTT, which we regard as…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Awarded Contract to Support Exelis on NASA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 Mission
SPARKS, Nev. (May 14, 2015) — Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems was competitively selected by Exelis Geospatial Systems to develop and build the Radiation Budget Instrument (RBI) Azimuth Rotation Module (ARM) for the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission. Exelis is the prime contractor to NASA for the RBI. The JPSS polar satellite constellation…
Lockheed Martin Space Education Center Launches at Space Foundation Discovery Center
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 13, 2015) – A $400,000 grant from Lockheed Martin Corporation has established the Lockheed Martin Space Education Center (LMSEC) at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. LMSEC was dedicated in a public ceremony at the Space Foundation Discovery Center on May 12, and is already benefiting Colorado schoolchildren and…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Delivery of 200th THAAD Booster Motor and DACS Unit
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 6, 2015 –Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) announced today that it has completed the delivery of its 200th booster motor and Divert and Attitude Control System (DACS) for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system. “These deliveries to our customer are significant for the THAAD program and Aerojet Rocketdyne,” said Michael…
Discovery Center Celebrates International Space
The Space Foundation Discovery Center dedicated its May Star Days event to the international space community, offering family-friendly activities for children and parents to do together. “International Space” activities on May 2 sampled space agencies from around the globe, including a foreign language lesson, constructing spacecraft models and a simulation of moving and working in…
How Do You "Philanthropy?"
by Gina Taranto, Space Foundation Director – Philanthropy Philanthropy likely means different things to different people. Some might consider it donating money to a nonprofit organization of their choosing, or donating food or clothing to the homeless. Perhaps it is volunteering their time on a board or as a docent in a museum. I like…
Space Watch: May 2015 (Volume: 14, Issue: 5)
The View From Here It’s Time to be Bullish on Space Again Second View How Do You “Philanthropy?” Space Symposium 31st Space Symposium Sets Record for Overall and Young Professional Participation Reserve Exhibit Space Now for the 32nd Space Symposium See Photo Highlights of the 31st Space Symposium Thank You Space Symposium Volunteers! Space Symposium…
It's Time to be Bullish on Space Again
There was no mistaking the excitement in the air all throughout our recent 31st Space Symposium. There were exciting announcements, like ULA’s unveiling of its new Vulcan launch vehicle, and moments of daring-do, like SpaceX’s very nearly successful attempt to land a Falcon 9 first stage on an autonomous ocean platform. There were exciting presentations…