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Setting the Standard for 3-D Printed Rocket Engines
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Jan. 5, 2016) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), received a $6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to define the standards that will be used to qualify additively manufactured components for use in liquid-fueled rocket engine applications. The award is part of the U.S. Air…
Alaska Aerospace Announces New Office Serving the Huntsville Market
Anchorage, AK (Jan. 4, 2016) – Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC), recognizing strong demand and aerospace industry growth in northeast Alabama, announces the opening of their new office in Huntsville, Alabama. This is the first permanent presence outside of Alaska for the company. Craig E. Campbell, AAC President and CEO, states “Alaska Aerospace has supported a…
European Space Propulsion Completes Testing of Five-Kilowatt Hall Thruster with Thales Alenia Space Belgium Power Processing Unit
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (Dec. 23, 2015) – European Space Propulsion (ESP), a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully completed testing of a five-kilowatt Hall Thruster with a Power Processing Unit (PPU) supplied by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) Belgium. The test programme was successfully conducted in the UK, and marks the first time…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Major Design Milestone for AR1 Engine to Meet 2019 Deadline
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 17, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), announced it completed a key design milestone for its AR1 rocket engine this week. AR1 is an American-made engine that is being developed as a direct replacement for the Russian-made RD-180 engines that currently power launches of the…
ORBITEC Awarded NASA Research and Technologies Contract for Aerospace Propulsion Systems
MADISON, Wis. (December 10, 2015) – NASA has awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) wholly-owned subsidiary Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) a competitive indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) task order contract to support the development, demonstration and verification of advanced propulsion system technologies under the Research and Technologies for Aerospace Propulsion Systems 2 (RTAPS2) for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Successful First SM-3 Block IB TDACS ‘Aegis Ashore’ Intercept Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 10, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), today announced that its propulsion systems successfully contributed to the destruction of an intermediate range ballistic missile target during the first intercept test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB guided missile from the Aegis Ashore weapon system.…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Successfully Completes the Critical Design Review of STPSat-5 Satellite
SPARKS, Nev. (December 8, 2015) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of its STPSat-5 satellite for the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Space Test Program (STP), confirming that the satellite will meet mission requirements and is sufficiently mature to begin fabrication. SNC is the prime contractor on the STPSat-5…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Helps Deliver Resupply Mission to International Space Station
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 6, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), helped propel the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft today on its fourth operational cargo delivery flight, transporting supplies and materials to the International Space Station (ISS). The flight, known as OA-4, was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Build of 3-D Printed Parts for Orion Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Dec. 1, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), has completed 12 additively manufactured production nozzle extensions for use aboard the Orion spacecraft. The nozzle extensions are part of Orion’s crew module reaction control system that Aerojet Rocketdyne is building for Lockheed Martin and NASA. “These components…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Centennial AJ60 Solid Rocket Booster in Support of Atlas V Launch Vehicle
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Nov. 30, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), announced today it has completed its 100th deliverable Solid Rocket Booster (SRB), AJ60, for United Launch Alliance (ULA) in support of the Atlas V launch vehicle program. “This is a tremendous milestone – not just for Aerojet Rocketdyne…