NASA Sets Date for First Hot Fire Test of Space Launch System Core Stage
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss., Jan. 5, 2021 – Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines are being targeted to hot fire in unison for the first time on Jan. 17 as part…
Aerojet Rocketdyne to be Acquired by Lockheed Martin in $5.0 Billion All-Cash Transaction
Purchase Price Represents a Premium of Approximately 33% Companies’ Complementary Capabilities and Talent to Enable Growth in Hypersonics, Tactical Missiles, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Strategic Systems and Space Exploration…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers Key Space and Defense Capabilities for the Nation During 2020
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Major contract awards to support the nation’s heavy-lift exploration rocket and next-generation strategic deterrent programs were among the 2020 highlights for…
Another Aerojet Rocketdyne Hypersonic Engine Makes History
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerojet Rocketdyne and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have achieved record levels of thrust by a scramjet engine 10 years after…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Powers ULA Launch of National Reconnaissance Office Payload
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerojet Rocketdyne powered the recent successful launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket yesterday from Cape Canaveral…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Plays Key Role in Atlas V Mission for the NRO
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion hardware played a key role in the successful launch of a classified U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Powers OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Collection
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Powered by Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will execute its long awaited sample collection of asteroid Bennu on Oct. 20. OSIRIS-REx…
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Arkansas Facility Delivers 5,000th Stinger Missile Solid Rocket Flight Motor
CAMDEN, Ark., Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered the 5,000th solid rocket flight motor for the Stinger missile system from its Solid Rocket Motor Center of…
Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee Delivers Eight Millionth M67 Hand Grenade Body
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn., Oct. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerojet Rocketdyne’s specialty metal provider Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee (AOT) announced today that it reached a major production milestone when it delivered its…
AUSA Selects Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and President Eileen P. Drake for 2020 John W. Dixon Award
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a leading provider of defense and space propulsion, announced today that Chief Executive Officer and President Eileen P. Drake…