Leading Business Publication Names Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and President One of 2019’s Most Influential Corporate Directors

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne announced today that CEO and President Eileen Drake is being recognized by WomenInc. magazine as one of 2019’s Most Influential Corporate Directors. Drake serves as CEO, president and as a director of Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Highlights Successful Year Supporting DoD and NASA Missions

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne continued to power critical defense and space missions in 2019, while also making significant investments aimed at reducing costs and increasing its operational efficiency. Here is a look at some of the company’s important accomplishments this year:

Aerojet Rocketdyne Selected to Provide Solid Rocket Motor for Lockheed Martin Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Building upon its pioneering work in hypersonics, Aerojet Rocketdyne is supporting a Lockheed Martin effort to develop a hypersonic conventional missile for the U.S. Air Force under a subcontract valued at $81.5 million.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Gears Up for First Flight of Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From start to finish, Aerojet Rocketdyne will play a major role in Boeing’s first demonstration mission of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for NASA, ushering in a new era of human spaceflight. The Starliner Orbital Flight Test (OFT) demonstration is slated to launch Dec. 20, 2019 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Aerojet Rocketdyne to Provide Propulsion for Orion Spacecraft Fleet

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 4, 2019 – Aerojet Rocketdyne was recently awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to support production of NASA’s Orion spacecraft fleet for Artemis missions three through five with an option to support missions six through eight with three additional shipsets.