SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a
GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, has signed an Associate Contractor's Agreement
(ACA) with The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) on the Ares I upper stage launch
vehicle -- NASA's new space transportation system for the Orion crew
vehicle. Participating companies within the ACA include: Aerojet, Boeing,
Hamilton Sundstrand, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Moog Inc. and Teledyne
Brown Engineering Inc. Aerojet's Director of Space Propulsion & Systems,
Carla Bossard, participated in the signing ceremony.
Aerojet has been under an existing contract with NASA's Marshall Space
Flight Center since May 2007 to develop the Roll Control System for Ares I.
The two-stage rocket will carry NASA's next generation Orion crew launch
vehicle to Earth orbit. The roll control system is designed to ensure the
Ares I stays on its designated trajectory throughout the first two minutes
of flight. "We are looking forward to sharing in this collaboration as it
will ensure best value of our roll control effort to the upper stage
production project," said Vice President of Space Programs, Julie Van
Kleeck.
Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader principally
serving the missile and space propulsion, and armaments markets. GenCorp is
a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products
and systems with a real estate segment that includes activities related to
the entitlement, sale, and leasing of the company's excess real estate
assets. Additional information about Aerojet and GenCorp can be obtained by
visiting the companies' Web sites at http://www.Aerojet.com and
http://www.GenCorp.com.
SOURCE Aerojet
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Related links:
http://www.aerojet.com
CONTACT:
Glenn Mahone, +1-202-302-9941,
Glenn.Mahone@Aerojet.com, or Kristin Conner, +1-916-355-2143,
Kristin.Conner@Aerojet.com, both of Aerojet; or Linda Cutler of
GenCorp, +1-916-351-8650, Linda.Cutler@GenCorp.com
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