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Aerojet Rocketdyne Celebrates 50 Years In Redmond
Aerojet Rocketdyne's Redmond facility celebrates half a century of operations.
REDMOND, WA - From Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne is celebrating 50 years of operations in Redmond, marking half a century of enabling and providing vital propulsion for Earth observation, telecommunications and exploration missions. The Redmond facility has a rich history of innovation and its engines have propelled spacecraft to every planet in the solar system (and even farther). Join us as we celebrate the achievements of the Redmond facility and the people behind the rockets powering America’s leadership in space.
WHAT: Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Redmond Facility 50th Anniversary Celebration
WHEN: Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 1:00 PM
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WHERE: 11411 139th Place NE, Redmond, WA 98052
SPEAKERS: Steven Squyers, Ph. D. (Principal Investigator, NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission and Professor of Physical Sciences, Cornell University)
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Dr. Jeffrey Sheehy (Chief Engineer, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA)
Bill Smith (Former General Manager, Aerojet Rocketdyne Redmond Operations)
Kenneth Young (General Manager, Aerojet Rocketdyne Redmond Operations)
PRESS: Press is invited to attend the Anniversary Presentation and a media availability with our speakers immediately following the event. Dr. Sheehy, Bill Smith, Kenneth Young and a handful of Aerojet Rocketdyne engineers will be available for questions. A facility tour will be held after the media availability. Please note that while photography and videography are welcome for the speaker event and media availability, no camera equipment will be allowed on the facility tour. B-Roll will be available and sent post-event by request.
RSVP: ashley.gudzak@rocket.com or (571) 236-4091
Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), is an innovative
company delivering solutions that create value for its customers in the aerospace and defense markets. The company is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader that provides propulsion and energetics to the space, missile defense and strategic systems, tactical systems and armaments areas, in support of domestic and international markets. Additional information about Aerojet Rocketdyne can be obtained by visiting our websites at www.Rocket.com and www.AerojetRocketdyne.com.
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