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Aerojet Rocketdyne

US
commercialFounded 1915
Los Angeles, California, United States
www.l3harris.com/aerojet-rocketdyne
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Additive manufacturing enables Aerojet Rocketdyne to produce a copper combustion chamber faster than its traditional tube-walled chamber, increasing production rates and reducing costs.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneTechnical ProductJan 5, 2024ULA's Vulcan Rocket Set to Debut with Upper-Stage Engine Built by Aerojet Rocketdyne

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Redmond, Washington facility is gearing up to produce 900 MR-107 attitude-control thrusters for the Centaur V, enough for more than 70 Vulcan missions.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2024ULA's Vulcan Rocket Set to Debut with Upper-Stage Engine Built by Aerojet Rocketdyne

Aerojet Rocketdyne has a 116-engine order from United Launch Alliance to support Vulcan launches for the 3,236-satellite Kuiper constellation.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralJan 5, 2024ULA's Vulcan Rocket Set to Debut with Upper-Stage Engine Built by Aerojet Rocketdyne

The Centaur V upper stage is powered by Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion, including two RL10 engines generating roughly a combined 21,772 kg of thrust.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralJan 4, 2024Aerojet Rocketdyne’s propulsion to debut with launch of Vulcan rocket

Aerojet Rocketdyne is preparing to produce 900 MR-107 attitude control thrusters in Redmond, Washington for the Centaur V, which is enough for more than 70 Vulcan missions.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneOrg RelationshipJan 4, 2024Aerojet Rocketdyne’s propulsion to debut with launch of Vulcan rocket

Aerojet Rocketdyne received a 116-engine order from United Launch Alliance to support Vulcan launches for Amazon’s 3,236-satellite Kuiper constellation.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralJan 4, 2024Aerojet Rocketdyne’s propulsion to debut with launch of Vulcan rocket

The Centaur upper stage of the Atlas V that launched Lucy was powered by Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10 engine.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2023Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Plays Crucial Role in Lucy's Asteroid Flyby Mission

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Redmond, Washington facility designed and built all of Lucy’s thrusters.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneTechnical ProductNov 6, 2023Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Plays Crucial Role in Lucy's Asteroid Flyby Mission

Aerojet Rocketdyne supplied the thrusters that placed NASA’s Lucy spacecraft on target for its 2023-11-01 flyby of Dinkinesh.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneOrg RelationshipNov 6, 2023Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Plays Crucial Role in Lucy's Asteroid Flyby Mission

Lucy was launched in October 2021 aboard an Atlas V rocket whose Centaur upper stage was powered by Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10 engine.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralNov 2, 2023Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion plays pivotal pole in Lucy’s 1st asteroid flyby

L3Harris completed a $4,700,000,000 acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne in summer 2023.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2023SpaceNews Icon Awards honorees: Deal of the Year

Becoming part of L3Harris provides Aerojet Rocketdyne greater financial scale and access to capital to support R&D and product development.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2023SpaceNews Icon Awards honorees: Deal of the Year

Lockheed Martin attempted to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in 2020 for $4,400,000,000 but that acquisition was blocked by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2023SpaceNews Icon Awards honorees: Deal of the Year

Aerojet Rocketdyne is producing updated RS-25 engines that will help power the SLS rocket beginning with Artemis V.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative PlanOct 20, 2023NASA Successfully Conducts First Hot Fire of New RS-25 Certification Test Series for SLS Rocket

The Aerojet Rocketdyne Power Processing Units provide the electrical power the satellites’ thrusters need for station-keeping in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneTechnical ProductOct 9, 2023Space insurers brace for more claims after propulsion trouble on four GEO satellites

The Atlas V vehicle selected for SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 is the 551 variant with a five-meter payload fairing, five GEM-63 solid rocket motors, and one Aerojet Rocketdyne RL-10 upper stage engine.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralSep 10, 2023Statement from Space Systems Command preparing for the NROL-107 mission aboard ULA’s “The Bruiser” rocket

The acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne created a fourth business segment at L3Harris Technologies.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneOrg RelationshipJul 31, 2023L3Harris: Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition completed

L3Harris signed a definitive agreement to purchase Aerojet Rocketdyne in December 2022.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneOrg RelationshipJul 31, 2023L3harris completes Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

L3Harris Technologies signed a definitive agreement to purchase Aerojet Rocketdyne in December 2022.

Mentioned as: aerojet rocketdyneOrg RelationshipJul 31, 2023L3Harris Completes the Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

L3Harris Technologies completed its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne and formed a fourth business segment at the company.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneTechnical ProductJul 31, 2023L3harris completes Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne
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