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Aerojet Rocketdyne

US
commercialFounded 1915
Los Angeles, California, United States
www.l3harris.com/aerojet-rocketdyne
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Aerojet Rocketdyne provided the RL10C-1 engine for the Centaur upper stage on the STP-3 mission.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralDec 7, 2021UPDATE 3: The USSF’s STP-3 Mission Launch By ULA Is Successful — The STPSat-6 Satellite Is Released From Earth’s Gravity Via An Atlas V Rocket + Navigates To Orbit

Lockheed Martin is seeking to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne and the transaction is under government review.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralOct 22, 2021China’s hypersonic vehicle test a ‘significant demonstration’ of space technology

NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Marotta are part of the investigation team into the valve issues on Starliner.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneOrg RelationshipOct 15, 2021Starliner valve investigation continues to focus on moisture interaction with propellant

Aerojet Rocketdyne is under contract to deliver 24 newly manufactured RS-25 engines.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralSep 30, 2021Space Launch System Rocket Engine Tests Are Successfully Completed By Aerojet Rocketdyne

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s new RS-25 engines will begin flying on the fifth flight of the SLS rocket and will incorporate the newly designed components validated during the Retrofit-2 series.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative PlanSep 30, 2021Space Launch System Rocket Engine Tests Are Successfully Completed By Aerojet Rocketdyne

Aerojet Rocketdyne provided the RL10C-1 engine for the Centaur upper stage on the Landsat 9 mission.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralSep 27, 2021UPDATE 2: NASA’s Landsat 9 Mission Successfully Launched By ULA From Vandenberg Space Force Base, Plus, US Space Force Reports On Their Involvement

Aerojet Rocketdyne conducted a solid rocket motor test firing that successfully transitioned large solid rocket motor operations from Sacramento, California, to Camden, Arkansas.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2021Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Arkansas Site Ready To Produce Large, Solid Rocket Motors

The eSR-73 motor is a step closer to production readiness and serves as a pathfinder for producing and handling large solid rocket motors at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Camden site.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneTechnical ProductSep 22, 2021Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Arkansas Site Ready To Produce Large, Solid Rocket Motors

The test firing of the eSR-73 demonstration motor builds upon Aerojet Rocketdyne's work for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory on the Missile Components Advanced Technologies Demonstration Motor program.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2021Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Arkansas Site Ready To Produce Large, Solid Rocket Motors

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Camden site is proven ready to support the nation’s defense requirements for large solid rocket motors.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneTechnical ProductSep 22, 2021Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Arkansas Site Ready To Produce Large, Solid Rocket Motors

Aerojet Rocketdyne has grown its Camden workforce by more than 70% over the past five years.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2021Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Arkansas Site Ready To Produce Large, Solid Rocket Motors

Aerojet Rocketdyne has produced large solid rocket motors for critical defense and space programs for decades.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2021Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Arkansas Site Ready To Produce Large, Solid Rocket Motors

Lockheed Martin proposed a $4,400,000,000 acquisition of rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative FinancialSep 1, 2021Bipartisan group of lawmakers presses DoD to back Lockheed-Aerojet merger

A group of 13 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks on 2021-08-31 requesting that the Department of Defense support Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4,400,000,000 acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative FinancialSep 1, 2021Bipartisan group of lawmakers presses DoD to back Lockheed-Aerojet merger

United Launch Alliance is working with Aerojet Rocketdyne on a modification to the RL10 upper-stage engine that includes a new 33-inch nozzle extension.

Mentioned as: aerojet rocketdyneTechnical ProductAug 19, 2021National security launch in transition as Space Force waits for Vulcan

Lockheed Martin proposed a $4,400,000,000 acquisition of rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Mentioned as: Aerojet RocketdyneNarrative FinancialAug 15, 2021Federal Trade Commission chair appears skeptical of proposed Lockheed-Aerojet merger

The valves were provided by Aerojet Rocketdyne and are the same design used on the original OFT mission in December 2019 and on a pad abort test in November 2019, which did not experience similar valve problems.

Mentioned as: aerojet rocketdyneTechnical ProductAug 13, 2021Starliner test flight faces months-long delay

The Atlas V Centaur upper stage for the OFT-2 mission is powered by two Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10A-4-2 engines, each producing 10,251 kg of thrust.

Mentioned as: aerojet rocketdyneTechnical ProductJul 27, 2021United Launch Alliance Sets Boeing’s Starliner Sights On The ISS For A July 30th Launch

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, working with X-energy and Aerojet Rocketdyne, received one of the NASA nuclear thermal propulsion concept study contracts.

Mentioned as: aerojet rocketdyneOrg RelationshipJul 13, 2021NASA issues contracts for nuclear thermal propulsion studies

Aerojet Rocketdyne provided the RL10C-1-1 engine for the Centaur upper stage on the SBIRS GEO-5 mission.

Mentioned as: aerojet rocketdyneTechnical ProductMay 18, 2021UPDATE 4: Up, Up + Away To Orbit Goes USSF SMC’s SBIRS GEO Flight 5 Mission Via A United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launch Vehicle
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