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Aerojet Rocketdyne SM-3 Block IIA TDACS Completes Second Full System Hot Fire Testing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that it completed its second Throttling Divert and Attitude Control System (TDACS) fully-integrated flight weight system hot fire test for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA guided missile program. The SM-3 program is managed by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with…
Salt Cases Introduces First Ever Thermally Protective Smart Phone Cases
PORTLAND, Me. (Aug. 21, 2013) – Salt Cases, LLC, announces today the official launch of its Kickstarter campaign to fund its new product line, the world’s first and only smart phone cases to offer thermal protection. The Kickstarter campaign will run through September 23, 2013. When a smart phone, tablet, or laptop is exposed to…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Employees Inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 19, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that 40 current and former employees were inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame (ISHF). All of the honored employees served as members of the original Delta Clipper Experimental (DC-X/DC-XA) team which helped develop an unmanned prototype of a…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Conducts Jettison Motor Nozzle Material Replacement Test for NASA's Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it successfully conducted a key Orion Jettison Motor (JM) test that demonstrated potential low-cost replacement graphite material for the JM throat inserts. The JM is a critical component of the Launch Abort System (LAS) for NASA’s Orion crew exploration…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers Flight Solar Electric Propulsion Thrusters for NASA and NOAA's GOES-R Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it has shipped the first set of four Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) thrusters for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R). Aerojet Rocketdyne shipped the first set of four solar electric propulsion thrusters to Lockheed Martin at NASA’s Stennis…
Dynetics Reports "Outstanding" Progress in First 10 Months of Advanced Booster Contract
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 13, 2013) – Dynetics officials today reported successful progress on the company’s hardware build and test tasks in support of advanced development for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). This announcement comes at the end of the third quarter of the contract NASA awarded last fall to a team made up of Dynetics…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supports Launch of Wideband Global SATCOM Spacecraft for U.S. Military
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its propulsion systems played a major role in successfully placing the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-6) spacecraft into orbit for the U.S. military. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supports Launch of Second MUOS Tactical Communication Satellite System Spacecraft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 19, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion systems played a major role in successfully placing the second of five Mobile User Object System (MUOS-2) satellites into orbit today for the U.S. Navy. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Tests Rocket Injector Assembly Built Using Additive Manufacturing Technology
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 11, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests on a liquid-oxygen/gaseous hydrogen rocket injector assembly built using additive manufacturing technology. This testing, in cooperation with NASA Glenn Research Center (NASA-GRC) under a Space Act Agreement, was a key step in the development and certification of the…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Announces Business Partnering Agreement for Environmental Protection with Herakles (Safran)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 10, 2013) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that Herakles, a Safran company (France), has contracted with Aerojet Rocketdyne to provide environmental consulting services on environmental remediation of impaired soil, groundwater and surface water at its operations in France. Herakles provides services, products and equipment for strategic and…