Aerojet successfully completes Russian NK-33 rocket engine benchmark tests.SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 1995--Aerojet, a segment of GenCorp, successfully completed final benchmark tests of the Russian NK-33 rocket engine at the Sacramento facility. The NK-33 rocket engine surpassed the requirements for next generation evolved launch vehicles This is a list of space launch vehicles sorted by country/operator in alphabetical order, commercial vehicles are listed under their corresponding country.
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The series of five tests, which began Oct. 17 and ended Nov. 15, included two tests that demonstrated the NK-33 engine's ability to meet Atlas IIAR IIAR International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration IIAR If I Am Right profile and duration requirements. Aerojet is working with Samara Samara, river, Russia Samara (səmä`rə), river, c.360 mi (580 km) long, rising in the foothills of the S Urals, European Russia. It flows generally northwest, and joins the Volga River at Samara. State Scientific and Production Enterprise-NK Engines to import and modify an additional 70 NK-33 engines that are currently stored in Samara, about 1,000 kilometers southeast of Moscow. Aerojet is also acquiring a license to produce new engines in its Sacramento facility by the end of the decade. The simple Russian construction techniques promise not only an easy engine to manufacture, but a significant reduction in price compared to competitive engine prototypes. Aerojet, a leader in propulsion Propulsion The process of causing a body to move by exerting a force against it. Propulsion is based on the reaction principle, stated qualitatively in Newton's third law, that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. , electronic systems, smart munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. and armaments, is a segment of GenCorp, a technology-based company with strong positions in aerospace, automotive and related polymer products. CONTACT: Aerojet, Sacramento Edie Cartwright, 916/351-8501 Julie Rovegno, 916/355-4904 |
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