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Aerojet Rocketdyne Subsystems for the Orion Spacecraft Complete Major Review
The Jettison Motor and Crew Module Reaction Control System for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft are on Track for a 2018 Launch after Completing Critical Design Reviews SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 9, 2015 – Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) announces the critical design review (CDR) completion for the jettison motor and the crew module reaction control system (RCS) on…
Dynetics Technical Services Receives Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., (Oct. 8, 2015) – Dynetics Technical Services (DTS) received the 2015 Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, an award DTS also received for 2013. DTS was recognized, along with several other large and small business prime contractors, subcontractors and civil service teams, during the 2015 Industry…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supported United Launch Alliance’s Successful Atlas V Mission for National Reconnaissance Office
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Oct. 8, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) played a significant role in successfully launching a national security payload into orbit for the U.S. government. The mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, with an RL10C-1 upper-stage engine, six helium pressurization…
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser® Program Preparing for Second Free-Flight Test and First Orbital Test
SPARKS, Nev. (October 7, 2015) – In anticipation of a second phase of flight testing, Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems has announced significant updates to two Dream Chaser®  spacecraft currently in development. The spacecraft are the atmospheric engineering test article (ETA) and the advanced composite orbital vehicle, which when tested will undergo a suborbital…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Propels Communications Satellite into Orbit for the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Oct. 2, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) played a significant role in placing the Morelos-3 communications satellite into orbit for the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V…
Dynetics and Aerojet Rocketdyne Team Performs Successful Gas Generator Test Using Additively Manufactured Component
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., (Sept. 16, 2015) – The Dynetics and Aerojet Rocketdyne team recently performed with its NASA partner the second successful gas generator test series of the F-1 engine as part of the Space Launch System (SLS) Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction (ABEDRR) contract. This test series was unique, however, in that a…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Announces New Dream Chaser® Spacecraft – Designated Landing Site Program
 SPARKS, Nev. (September 10, 2015) – Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems announces the launch of a new program, the Dream Chaser®-Preferred Landing Site Program, in which SNC will work with spaceports and commercial airports to become a designated landing site for the Dream Chaser spacecraft. “The number of applicants requesting spaceport licenses both domestically…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Welcomes Jim Simpson as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Sept. 9, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE:AJRD) today announced that Jim Simpson will join the company on Sept. 21 as senior vice president, Strategy and Business Development. Simpson will report directly to CEO and President Eileen Drake and will serve as one of the officers of the company. Simpson previously spent 35 years…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Delivery of 100th SM-3 Block IB TDACS
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE:AJRD) announced today that it has completed the delivery of the 100th Throttling Divert and Attitude Control System (TDACS) for Raytheon’s Standard Missile‑3 (SM‑3) Block IB guided missile system. “The delivery of the 100th TDACS marks a significant milestone in the history of the SM‑3 Block IB…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Expands Solar Array Design, Test and Production Capability
SPARKS, Nev. (Aug. 20, 2015) – Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems continues to expand its Space Technologies product line, by growing its capability in solar array design, production and verification, which includes a broad portfolio of flight-proven mechanisms, components and complex subsystems. As announced in late 2014, SNC was awarded a contract to develop…