Aerojet Rocketdyne Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary of First Solar Electric Propulsion Mission

By Press Release, on September 13th, 2013

Image Credit: Aerojet Rocketdyne

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp company, announced today that it is celebrating the 30-year anniversary of its first Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) mission.

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Aerojet Rocketdyne News: Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Conducts Jettison Motor Nozzle Material Replacement Test for NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

By Press Release, on August 15th, 2013

This image is not of the LAS test fire, this is from another test. To date, no images have been released from the LAS test fire highlighted in this release. Photo Credit: Alabama Department Of Commerce

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp company, announced today that it successfully conducted a key Orion Jettison Motor (JM) […]

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Orion Fairing Test Encounters Problem

By Jason Rhian, on June 13th, 2013

The Orion service module fairing panels fall into the Fairing Catch Systems after being jettisoned via Separation Strut/Ordnance actuations. Photo Credit: NASA

At first blush, the fairing of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) might not seem to be a vital piece of equipment; however, it is crucial. NASA is currently testing the […]

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Orion Spacecraft Cool Under Pressure

By Jason Rhian, on June 7th, 2013

NASA has addressed issues that Orion has encountered during testing and has also conducted new tests that move Orion closer to launch next year. Photo CredIt: Jim Grossman / NASA

The Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has undergone extensive testing to prepare it for its first flight, currently scheduled […]

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Aerojet Delivers Final Orion EFT-1 Crew Module Reaction Control System Pod Assembly

By News Release, on May 14th, 2013

Image Credit: NASA

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 8, 2013 — Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that the final Crew Module Reaction Control System (CM RCS) pod assembly for NASA’s Orion spacecraft’s Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) has arrived at the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.

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Orion Components Arrive at KSC in Preparation for Test Flight

By Jason Rhian, on March 4th, 2013

NASA has the first flight of the Orion spacecraft scheduled to take place in the latter half of 2014. More and more elements needed to conduct this mission have been assembled and are being readied for the inaugural flight of NASA’s new spacecraft. Image Credit: NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — There has been […]

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Orbital Successfully Hot Fires Antares Rocket, Tests New Pad at Wallops

By Jason Rhian, on February 22nd, 2013

NASA and Orbital Science Corporation conducted a successful “hot-fire” test of the Antares rocket’s AJ26 engines this evening from NASA’s Wallops Facility, located in Virginia. Photo Credit: NASA

Twenty-nine seconds might not seem like much, but for Orbital Science Corporation it was 29 seconds of pure victory. NASA and Orbital conducted a successful […]

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