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• NASA Stennis Teams Install New Production RS-25 Engine for Upcoming Hot Fire NASA · 20 Feb 2025 NASA marked a key milestone Feb. 18 with installation of RS-25 engine No. E20001, the first new production engine to help power the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on future Artemis missions to the Moon. The engine, bui...
• I am Artemis: Mike Lauer NASA · 4 Dec 2024 Mike Lauer, an engineer who works for the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment of L3Harris Technologies, found his career inspiration in science fiction, but for the perspective it takes to execute complex space programs, he draws...
• Space Force selects vendors for suborbital launch services SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2024 Kratos Space & Missile Defense Systems, L3Harris’ Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace, and Corvid Technologies were awarded indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts for Sounding Rocket Program-4.
• New RL10C-X Rocket Engine To Debut On Vulcan In 2025 The Launch Pad · 29 Nov 2023 United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Aerojet Rocketdyne have announced a revamped version of the 60-year-old RL10 rocket engine called the RL10C-X will make its inaugural flight on the Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2025.
• RS-25 engine installation into the Artemis II SLS Core Stage begins NASASpaceflight · 14 Sep 2023 Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company, is helping install four of its RS-25 liquid-propellant rocket engines in NASA’s second Space Launch System (SLS) core stage at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility...
• L3Harris Acquires Aerojet Rocketdyne The Launch Pad · 28 Jul 2023 L3Harris has cleared all regulatory approvals and officially acquired Aerojet Rocketdyne, the last independent US missle propulsion system supplier.
• Aerojet Rocketdyne officially becomes part of L3Harris SpaceNews · 28 Jul 2023 Chris Kubasik, CEO of defense contractor L3Harris Technologies, on July 27 extended “a warm welcome to Aerojet's team of over 5,000 employees who will soon become part of L3Harris.”
• L3Harris’ acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne nears completion SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2023 L3Harris told investors July 26 that federal regulators will not challenge the company’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, clearing the way for the deal to close as early as July 28.
• Aerojet gets $215 million to boost production of solid rocket motors used in weapons for Ukraine SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2023 The Defense Department has agreed to provide Aerojet Rocketdyne $215.6 million to expand its rocket propulsion manufacturing faciltiies in order to speed up production of missiles for Ukraine, the Pentagon announced Apri...
• L3Harris ‘optimistic’ Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition will close in 2023 SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2023 Christopher Kubasik, CEO of L3Harris Technologies, said Jan. 27 regulators continue to review the company’s proposed $4.7 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne and expects the merger to close in 2023.
• L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7 billion SpaceNews · 18 Dec 2022 L3Harris Technologies on Dec. 18 announced an agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7 billion.
• RS-25 engine performance “perfect” on Artemis I debut launch NASASpaceflight · 2 Dec 2022 The four RS-25 engines from Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully propelled the Core Stage, Interim Cryogenic Propulsion System, and Orion/Service Module stack into its initial Earth orbit during the system’s debut launch on N...
• RS-25 delays impact Aerojet earnings SpaceNews · 2 Aug 2022 Delays in starting production of RS-25 engines for NASA affected Aerojet Rocketdyne’s earnings in the second quarter, but the company expects to catch up on the program later this year.
• Boeing clashes with key supplier ahead of Starliner spacecraft launch Reuters · 11 May 2022 Boeing Co (BA.N) is feuding with Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD.N), a key supplier for its Starliner spacecraft, as the U.S. aerospace giant races to test launch the uncrewed astronaut capsule and mend its reputation in the sp...
• ULA orders 116 Aerojet Rocketdyne engines for Vulcan’s upper stage SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2022 Aerojet Rocketdyne announced April 11 it has received an order from United Launch Alliance for 116 engines for the upper stage of ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.
• Lockheed Martin terminates agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2022 Lockheed Martin announced Feb. 13 it has decided to terminate a $4.4 billion deal to acquire rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne.
• Federal Trade Commission blocks Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2022 Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne is likely to be blocked by the Federal Trade Commission.
• NASA Awards Orion Main Engine Contract for Future Artemis Missions NASA · 21 Sep 2021 NASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. of Redmond, Washington, for the development of the Orion Main Engine (OME), which will be used on the Orion spacecraft as part of the agency’s Artemis program.
• Bipartisan group of lawmakers presses DoD to back Lockheed-Aerojet merger SpaceNews · 1 Sep 2021 A group of 13 members of Congress in a letter argue that DoD should support Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne.
• Federal Trade Commission chair appears skeptical of proposed Lockheed-Aerojet merger SpaceNews · 15 Aug 2021 Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne is under a cloud of uncertainty after Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan expressed concerns about vertical merger...
• Aerojet Rocketdyne refurbishing RS-25 engines for Artemis 1 launch and production restart testing NASASpaceflight · 9 Apr 2021 With the completion of another single-engine RS-25 development test, Aerojet Rocketdyne is now refurbishing five engines at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for their next use. After the second test firing of the...
• NASA, Boeing reviewing terabytes of SLS Core Stage data from full-duration Green Run static fire NASASpaceflight · 21 Mar 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, Core Stage prime contractor Boeing, and RS-25 prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne have completed the biggest test in the 10-year old program, firing the Artemis 1 flight stage fo...
• NASA looking to confirm certification objectives as SLS Core Stage completes second static fire NASASpaceflight · 18 Mar 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and Core Stage prime contractor Boeing conducted the second static firing of the new rocket stage and its four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines. The primary goal in the repeat of...
• NASA Stennis ready to support second SLS Core Stage static fire NASASpaceflight · 17 Mar 2021 While NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, Core Stage prime contractor Boeing, and RS-25 engine prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne ready Core Stage-1 for a second Green Run Hot-Fire test, the agency’s Stennis Space...
• Aerojet not concerned about any changes to Artemis program SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2021 Aerojet Rocketdyne doesn’t expect any potential changes to the Artemis program to have much of an effect on its business supplying engines for NASA’s Space Launch System.
• Raytheon to challenge Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2021 Raytheon plans to formally oppose Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Raytheon’s CEO Gregory Hayes said Feb. 17.
• NASA decides to redo SLS Green Run Static Fire NASASpaceflight · 30 Jan 2021 As expected, but now official, NASA has announced the decision to redo the Green Run Hot-Fire test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Core Stage was fired...
• Aerojet Rocketdyne completes assembly of its first AR1 rocket engine SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2021 Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed the assembly of the first AR1, a new rocket engine funded by the U.S. Air Force.
• NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne plan busy RS-25 test schedule for 2021 NASASpaceflight · 31 Dec 2020 Hot-fire tests of new RS-25 engine components will resume in 2021 to certify a new manufacturing process during production. Over one hour of engine run-time is planned for the Retrofit 2 series to test an expanded set of...
• Lockheed Martin confident Aerojet deal will be approved, but it’s not a slam dunk SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2020 Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said he expects the U.S. government to approve the company’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne despite concerns that it could reduce competition in the hypersonic wea...
• Lockheed Martin to buy rocket engine-builder Aerojet Rocketdyne Spaceflight Now · 21 Dec 2020 Lockheed Martin, the largest U.S. defense contractor, announced late Sunday that has reached a deal valued at $4.4 billion to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, a supplier of engines to NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket an...
• Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2020 Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 20 it has inked a deal to acquire rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion.
• SLS continuing engine upgrades, tech development to support launcher evolution NASASpaceflight · 25 Nov 2020 The Liquid Engines Office for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program is planning a busy schedule of test campaigns next year in parallel with efforts to complete preparations for the vehicle’s first launch. Existing Ae...
• Atlas V successfully launches NROL-101 NASASpaceflight · 13 Nov 2020 United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket carried a National Reconnaissance Office satellite to orbit Friday in a launch that marked a major milestone for the next-generation Vulcan rocket as Atlas V debuted the new GEM-63...
• Aerojet Rocketdyne getting Shuttle engines ready for SLS Core Stage Green Run support NASASpaceflight · 4 Sep 2020
• Aerojet Rocketdyne defends SLS engine contract costs SpaceNews · 8 May 2020
• Aerojet Rocketdyne expands operations to deliver four SLS engines a year NASASpaceflight · 7 May 2020
• Aerojet Rocketdyne to open new facility to develop solid rocket motors SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2020
• Aerojet Rocketdyne building new RS-25 engines for recertification testing NASASpaceflight · 10 Mar 2020
• Aerojet Rocketdyne’s $67m Contract with Nasa Set to Develop New Sep System SpaceFlight Insider · 5 Dec 2019