https://spacewatch.global/tag/aerojet-rocketdyne/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 28 Nov 2023 07:00:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/aerojet-rocketdyne/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/l3harris-deploys-reflectors-aboard-jupiter-3-satellite/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 07:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52520 L3Harris Technologies has successfully deployed reflectors onboard the Hughes JUPITER™ 3 ultra high-density satellite to provide HughesNet® internet access across the Americas and to support enterprise networks, in-flight Wi-Fi, cellular backhaul and community Wi-Fi solutions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/12/l3harris-to-acquire-aerojet-rocketdyne/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 07:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45567 Aerospace and defense technology innovator, L3Harris Technologies, signed a definitive agreement with propulsion systems and energetics provider, Aerojet Rocketdyne, for L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for US $58 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at US $4.7 billion, inclusive of net debt, L3Harris said. The deal is expected to close in 2023.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/05/lockheed-martin-successfully-flies-second-darpa-hypersonic-missile/ Mon, 09 May 2022 06:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=40844 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the U.S. Air Force Research Lab and Aerojet Rocketdyne completed a free flight test of Lockheed Martin’s Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC).  The vehicle accelerated to and maintained a speed faster than five times the speed of sound after release from the carrier aircraft.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/lockheed-steps-back-from-us-4-4-billion-deal-to-buy-aerojet/ Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=39185 Lockheed Martin Corporation announced it has terminated its agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne after a lawsuit filed last month by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeking a preliminary injunction to block the acquisition. The company said the acquisition would have benefitted the industry “through greater efficiency, speed, and significant cost reductions for the U.S. government.”]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/01/ftc-in-the-u-s-to-block-lockheed-martins-acquisition-of-aerojet-rocketdyne/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 12:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38784 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the U.S. sued to block Lockheed Martin’s proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, the supplier of missile propulsion systems for $4.4 billion, the FTC said. Lockheed, and its competitors in this area - Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing - act as missile system contractors to the U.S. Department of Defense.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/nasa-awards-600-million-orion-contract-to-aerojet-rocketdyne/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36083&preview=true&preview_id=36083 NASA has awarded a contract the development of the Orion Main Engine (OME), which will be used on the Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis program, to Aerojet Rocketdyne, the U.S. space agency and the company said. Aerojet Rocketdyne will deliver up to 20 OME engines for use on Artemis missions beginning with Artemis VII.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/frank-slazer-to-head-u-s-coalition-for-deep-space-exploration/ Tue, 04 May 2021 06:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32460&preview=true&preview_id=32460 The former Aerojet Rocketdyne executive Frank Slazer is the new President and CEO of the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, the organization said. The American non-profit organization engages in “reinforcing the value and benefits of human space exploration and space science” in the U.S.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/02/raytheon-to-contest-lockheed-martins-takeover-of-aerojet/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=30523&preview=true&preview_id=30523 https://spacewatch.global/2021/02/nasas-hot-fire-tests-for-giant-sls-rocket-underway/ Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=30070&preview=true&preview_id=30070 NASA's hot fire tests for giant SLS rocket underway]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/12/lockheed-martin-acquires-aerojet-rocketdyne-for-4-4-billion/ Mon, 21 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29197&preview=true&preview_id=29197 Lockheed Martin acquires Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/aerojet-rocketdyne-welcomes-amy-gowder-as-chief-operating-officer/ Wed, 06 May 2020 05:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22205 Aerojet Rocketdyne announced on 4 May 2020 that Amy Gowder joins the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Gowder will report directly to CEO and President Eileen Drake and will serve as one of the officers of parent company Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/aerojet-rocketdynes-camden-large-solid-rocket-motor-development-facility-nears-completion/ Tue, 17 Mar 2020 06:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20605 Aerojet Rocketdyne has installed a steel casting bell to support production of large solid rocket motors, marking an important milestone for completion of its Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) facility in Camden, Arkansas, US, the company announced on 12 March 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/spacewatch-interviews-rocketdyne/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19085&preview=true&preview_id=19085 https://spacewatch.global/2019/07/ball-aerospace-successfully-commissions-small-satellite-begins-on-orbit-testing-of-green-fuel/ Mon, 08 Jul 2019 05:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15010 Ball Aerospace has officially commissioned NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) and begun on-orbit testing of a non-toxic, high-performance propellant. GPIM launched on June 25, 2019 at 2:30 a.m. EDT on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.]]>