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Aerojet Contribution Launches New Challenger Learning Center at Sacramento’s Future Powerhouse Science Center
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that yesterday afternoon, Vice President of Quality & Mission Assurance, Lee Tait, presented a check for $100,000 to the board of the Powerhouse Science Center as part of its $1.5 million commitment toward creation of the new Aerojet Challenger Learning Center in…
Forbes Travel Guide Honors The Broadmoor with Five Star Award for Record 53rd Consecutive Year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 26, 2012) – The Forbes Travel Guide unveiled its 55th annual Five Star award list, honoring The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs for a record 53rd consecutive year, making it the only hotel to have earned this distinction since the awards began. The Broadmoor is honored alongside a prestigious list of the…
Aerojet Milestones Pave Way for Orion Spacecraft’s First Exploration Flight Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 25, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it successfully completed fabrication of the jettison motor and recently shipped the first two Crew Module Reaction Control System (CM RCS) pod assemblies for NASA’s Orion spacecraft’s Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1). Aerojet’s jettison motor will be the only active motor…
Aerojet’s AJ26 Engines Ignite Successful Antares Stage Test Hot Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its dual AJ26 main engine system successfully powered today’s Antares™ Stage 1 Hot Fire test conducted by Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the eastern shore of Virginia. The 29-second…
Thuraya and Chunghwa Telecom Announce Historic Service Launch for Taiwan
DUBAI (Feb. 18, 2013) – Thuraya Telecommunications, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator and Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s leading telecom operator today announced the historic milestone of receiving licensing approval from the NCC, Taiwan’s national telecoms regulator, for the provisioning of Thuraya’s mobile satellite services in the country. The significance of this licensing agreement means that for the…
Aerojet Propulsion Systems Support Successful SM-3 Intercept Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 13, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its propulsion systems supported today’s successful intercept test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IA guided missile off the coast of Hawaii. During the intercept test, Aerojet’s MK 72 booster and MK 104 dual-thrust rocket motor provided first- and second-stage propulsion for…
Bruker Introduces the TITAN Detector Shield™; a Unique Accessory for Protecting the Detector Window of the S1 TITAN Handheld XRF Analyzer
KENNEWICK, Wash. (Feb. 13, 2013) – Bruker Elemental is pleased to announce the introduction of the TITAN Detector Shield™. This unique patent pending accessory protects the detector window from being punctured by sharp objects like scrap shavings and wires, while allowing rapid and accurate analysis of almost any material. This protective shield minimizes the chance…
Two New Members for the Satellite Industry Assciation O3b Networks and ITT Exelis
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 7, 2013) – The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce that O3b Networks and ITT Exelis have joined as new members. “SIA welcomes O3b Networks and ITT Exelis as its first new members of 2013,” SIA President, Patricia Cooper said. “O3b Networks and ITT Exelis, Inc. bring innovation and diversity to…
Barry Barlow To Join the SI As Chief Technology Officer
CHANTILLY, Va. (Jan. 28, 2013) PRNewswire – The SI Organization, Inc. (the SI) announced today that Barry Barlow will join the company as Chief Technology Officer. Barlow recently retired from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) as Director for Online GEOINT Services. “Barry is a highly respected technologist and gifted leader who has designed and architected…
Aerojet’s DACS Powers Successful Enhanced EKV in Non-Intercept Flight Test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2013) – Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its Divert and Attitude Control Subsystem (DACS) on the modified Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) performed its mission-critical role in a planned non-intercept flight test of Boeing’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense(GMD) program. The EKV DACS provided the critical trajectory adjustments to satisfy the…