European Space Propulsion Receives Contract for 5 Kilowatt Hall Thruster Flow Controller

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Jan. 29, 2015 – European Space Propulsion (ESP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, recently received a contract from Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space for the initial development of a new electronic controller for the XR-5 Hall Thruster.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supports Launch and Flight of Third MUOS Tactical Communications Satellite System Spacecraft

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 21, 2015 – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, played a critical role in successfully placing the third of five planned Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-3) satellites, designed and built by Lockheed Martin, into orbit for the U.S. Navy.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Completes First Hot-Fire Test With RS-25 Engine Controller Unit

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, successfully completed the first in a series of hot-fire tests on the RS-25 rocket engine, which will help power NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) and carry humans farther into space than ever before.