Aerojet Rocketdyne Motor Plays Key Role in Successful Blue Origin In-Flight Crew Escape Test

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), announced today that its Blue Origin Crew Capsule Escape Solid Rocket Motor (CCE SRM) was part of the successful In-Flight Escape Test conducted by Blue Origin yesterday from Blue Origin's West Texas Launch Site.

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Interns Gain Powerful Experience

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 26, 2016 – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), hosted its largest group of college interns this summer with 79 students. In the past three years, Aerojet Rocketdyne has hired 196 interns from more than 50 different universities across the nation.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Launch of OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft to Explore Near-Earth Asteroid

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), successfully supported the launch of NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft, now on its way to a near-Earth asteroid, called Bennu, to bring a sample back to Earth for study.

AFRL Technology Demonstration Program Gives Boost to Future Hydrocarbon and AR1 Engines

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), successfully completed its final test series on its sub-scale oxygen rich preburner as part of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstrator (HBTD) program.

Orion Jettison Motor Fires to Ensure Crew Safety for the Journey to Mars

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 31, 2016 – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully tested its third development jettison motor for NASA’s Orion spacecraft at its facility in Rancho Cordova, California.