SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a
GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that its engine helped propel
NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) mission. The mission
will allow astronomers to study extreme environments of the universe that
generate significant amounts of gamma-ray radiation. Other objectives
include the discovery of the mysteries behind powerful gamma-ray bursts,
the composition of dark matter and a search for signs of new laws of
physics.
Aerojet, under contract to United Launch Alliance, provided the Delta
II rocket's second stage engine. This was Aerojet's 264th successful Delta
II launch since 1960. Aerojet's second stage liquid rocket engine's
unblemished success record owes its longevity to its robust design.
This same engine has also supported NASA's launches of such missions as
Phoenix Mars Lander, Dawn, THEMIS, STEREO, Deep Impact, MESSENGER and the
Mars Exploration Rover (MER) spacecraft, more commonly known as the Mars
Rovers Spirit and Opportunity. This particular engine's launch history
began in 1958 when Aerojet provided second stage propulsion for the
Vanguard-1 mission. Over the years, the engine's performance has been
improved so that today it has the power and reliability needed to assist in
critical missions such as today's GLAST spacecraft launch.
Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader principally
serving the missile and space propulsion, defense 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
http://www.GenCorp.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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