Podcasts about Aerojet Rocketdyne

We took Made of Stars mobile this week for the arrival of the SLS Core Stage arrival at Kennedy Space Center. Part 2 this week, Wes and Shawn talk about their Wednesday experiences of seeing the core stage as it was taken off the barge and moved to  the VAB and interviewed Core Stage Senior Vehicle Engineer Paul Hudson from Jacobs, Exploration Ground Systes Program Manager Shawn Quinn, SLS Program Manager John Honeycutt, and Bill Muddle from Aerojet Rocketdyne. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support.

Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed work on the four RS-25 engines that will help power NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the Artemis IV mission. Artemis IV is the ambitious plan that will see astronauts live and work in Gateway, the first lunar space station in history. The mission will help prep future human missions to Mars and will include multiple launches and spacecraft dockings in lunar orbit, including the debut of NASA's larger, more powerful SLS rocket.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.

It's Military Families Month so for this episode of the Security Clearance Careers podcast we discuss a portion of our audience within the defense community: reservists. The term “military” refers to the military community, defined as the individuals serving as active duty, reserve, guard, veterans, or military spouses. Military friendly employers have a commitment, effort, and success in creating sustainable benefits or employment options for the military community.Some of the biggest military friendly employers are Boeing, Raytheon Technologies, Naval Nuclear Laboratory, and Aerojet Rocketdyne, to name a few.But reservists are unique in their own way. And our guest today is hoping employers take it a bit further and become not only military friendly, but really reservist friendly.10 years ago, DC native US Army Reserve Captain Eric Evans enlisted in the Army National Guard, a decision that would change the course of his life and inspire a remarkable journey of support for fellow National Guard and Reserve Soldiers. Being in the Guard, Evans saw big obstacles, especially when it came time to tell his employer of his commitment to attend Army Basic Combat Training. Evans was then strategically forced out of work with this employer – as deployments, drills, and other training required time off from his civilian job, informing them of training led to his dismissal.But this negative experience isn't the overarching theme of this story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spaceflight News— Lucy flies past Dinkinesh and also Dinkinesh (nasa.gov) (lucy.swri.edu) (PDF: ntrs.nasa.gov VIA ntrs.nasa.gov) — Aerojet Rocketdyne supplied Lucy's thrusters (l3harris.com) (PDF: amazonaws.com)Short & Sweet— Starship aims for mid-November launch (nasaspaceflight.com)— i-Space hops (spacenews.com)This Week in Spaceflight History— 12 Nov, 1995. Launch of STS-74, second Shuttle-Mir docking (en.wikipedia.org) (PDF: nasa.gov) (PDF: spacepresskit.files.wordpress.com) (youtu.be) (nss.org) (wikiarchives.space)— Next week (11/14 - 11/20) in 1988: The cold wind blew but once.

Routine Business Not Protected Work Product In Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. v. Global Aerospace, Inc., et al., No. 2:17-cv-01515-KJM-AC, United States District Court, E.D. California (October 25, 2023) an insurance coverage dispute wastes the time of the court and are admonished by the court. FACTUAL BACKGROUND In a long-running insurance coverage dispute that was prolonged for several years by defendant Global Aerospace Inc.'s refusals to produce evidence in response to requests from plaintiff Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. The root of the disagreement was Global's assertion of attorney-client privilege and work-product protections. The Magistrate Judge determined the disputed evidence was not protected by the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine, and the court denied Global's repeated requests to revisit that decision. In short, although attorneys were involved in the disputed investigation, communications with them were not privileged, and their work product was not protected; the investigation was part of the company's routine business. It was not conducted in anticipation of litigation. Several defendants, including Global, have now moved for summary judgment. Briefing is ongoing. The exhibits are excerpts of transcripts from two depositions marked “confidential” under the terms of a discovery protective order. The witnesses were Katherine Posner and Wendy Grossman, two attorneys at the center of the dispute about privilege and work product. The defendants argued the transcripts are “sensitive” and must be sealed because they “would ordinarily be protected by the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine.” The courts of this country recognize a general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents. Although that right is not absolute, a strong presumption in favor of access is the starting point. This presumption is based on the need for federal courts, although independent-indeed, particularly because they are independent-to have a measure of accountability and for the public to have confidence in the administration of justice. When documents are filed with motions more than tangentially related to the merits of a case, such as alongside a motion for summary judgment, a party who asks to keep them secret must meet the high threshold of showing that compelling reasons that support that request. This standard applies even if the documents have previously been filed under seal or are covered by a generalized protective order, including a discovery-phase only protective order. Once confidential discovery documents are made part of a dispositive motion they lose their status of being raw fruits of discovery. They no longer enjoy protected status without some overriding interest DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barry-zalma/support

NASA is planning to launch a massive new rocket as part of the Artemis I mission to fly around the moon. Earlier this year, we talked to engineers Nate Perkins and Doug Bradley from Aerojet-Rocketdyne about the engines for that rocket. Although the rocket is new, NASA is reusing the same RS-25 engines that once powered the Space Shuttle. (In fact, two of the engines on Artemis I actually flew on Endeavour!) But since the rocket for Artemis won't be reusable like the Shuttle, its engines will have to be replaced for future missions. The engineers at Aerojet-Rocketdyne have gotten pretty creative coming up with efficient, cost-effective ways to build new engines…Ever wonder if you can 3D print a rocket engine?In this short, Nate tells us how he is using 3D printing to build the RS-25 engines more cheaply and quickly than during the past Shuttle Program. Here's more of our conversation with Nate.Have a question you've been wondering about? Send an email or voice recording to everwonder@californiasciencecenter.org to tell us what you'd like to hear in future episodes.Follow us on Twitter (@casciencecenter), Instagram (@californiasciencecenter), and Facebook (@californiasciencecenter).Support the showSupport the show

In this episode of the 3DPOD, we speak to Tyler LeBrun. Currently serving as Additive Manufacturing Lead at Sandia National Laboratories, LeBrun previously worked at Aerojet Rocketdyne and Blue Origin. In addition, he lends his expertise to the manufacturing non-profit SME with its efforts in standards. What follows is a conversation about standards, space, engineering and additive manufacturing that we think you'll find fascinating.

Aviation Week's Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble and Michael Bruno discuss Northrop Grumman's exit from the U.S. Air Force's competition to replace the F-22 Raptor and the implications of L3Harris Technologies' acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.

The FAA launches a human spaceflight rulemaking committee. US legislators introduce a bill calling for space to be recognized as critical infrastructure. Argentina becomes the 28th country to sign the Artemis Accords. L3Harris Technologies completes its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7 billion, and more.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Casey Anglada DeRaad, CEO NewSpace Nexus, a non-profit company dedicated to helping new space companies get to market. You can connect with Casey on LinkedIn and learn more about NewSpace Nexus on their website. Selected Reading FAA launches new guidelines for commercial space travel- WHNT Bipartisan bill designates space as critical infrastructure sector- The Hill REPS LIEU, CALVERT, CARBAJAL AND FITZPATRICK INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO DESIGNATE SPACE AS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE- PR NASA Welcomes Argentina as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory- NASA Joint Statement from President Biden and Prime Minister Meloni- The White House NASA's Commercial Partners Pass Milestones for New Space Stations- NASA L3HARRIS COMPLETES AEROJET ROCKETDYNE ACQUISITION- L3Harris Sybilla spots Chandrayaan-3 T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DARPA's Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) with NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate selects Lockheed Martin for demonstration spacecraft. Aerojet Rocketdyne will build and demonstrate key components for an updated radioisotope power system under a multi-million dollar contract for NASA's robotic deep space exploration program. L3Harris gets the greenlight from the Federal Trade Commission to proceed with purchasing Aerojet Rocketdyne, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Jules Lancee, Founder of We Work In Space. You can connect with Jules on LinkedIn and visit We Work In Space online. Selected Reading Lockheed Martin Selected to Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft- PR Newswire AEROJET ROCKETDYNE TO UPDATE RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEM FOR NASA- Aerojet Rocketdyne FTC won't block L3Harris purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne; CEO says deal to close this month- Breaking Defense Boeing's Starliner losses total $1.5 billion with NASA astronauts still waiting to fly- CNBC Kleos Space (ASX:KSS) begins bankruptcy proceedings- The Market Herald 16 Companies Chosen for Space Systems Command LEO Communications- Via Satellite India's offer to privatise rocket has 20 potential bidders- Reuters Pixxel Wins Grant to Build Multi-Payload Satellites for India's Air Force- Via Satellite Scottish spaceport near protected areas approved despite local opposition- The Guardian T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Green is a non-resident Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Defense Project. Prior to his current position, he was the founder and principal at Impact Strategies, a national security consulting firm, and served as Executive Director of Aerojet Rocketdyne's Washington Operations Office, with planning and execution responsibilities for the company's defense business development and government affairs in the DC area. Prior to his work at Aerojet, he was the Director of Strategic Force Assessments at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.In his government service, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategic Capabilities in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, with oversight and policy development responsibilities for US nuclear forces, missile defense, military space, information operations, and arms control. He also served as the staff lead for the Strategic Forces subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the lead for strategic programs on the House Armed Services Committee, in which he had legislative and oversight responsibilities for nuclear, missile defense, and military space programs. Prior to those assignments, he served on the staff of the Air Force Association, the Aerospace Education Foundation, and the Heritage Foundation.EPISODE NOTES:Follow NucleCast on Twitter at @NucleCastEmail comments and story suggestions to NucleCast@anwadeter.orgSubscribe to NucleCast podcastRate the show

James Shillitto, President of the Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2 in New York City, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the landmark agreement with Attentive Energy One. Shillitto also talked about the new training program and upgrades the agreement will provide. The Co-host of The Valley Labor Report, Jacob Morrison, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the union vote at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Huntsville, Ala. Morrison also talked about a fundraising pop-up concert following the surprise closing of a coffee shop in Birmingham, Ala.

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We talk to workers at Huntsville's Aerojet Rocketdyne about their union campaign. IBEW railroaders have won sick days. IATSE make up artists won a big NLRB case.✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond.Our single largest source of revenue *is our listeners* so your support really matters and helps us stay on the air!Make a one time donation or become a monthly donor on our website or patreon:TVLR.FMPatreon.com/thevalleylaborreportVisit our official website for more info on the show, membership, our sponsors, merch, and more: https://www.tvlr.fmFollow TVLR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLab...Follow TVLR on Twitter: @LaborReportersFollow Jacob on Twitter: @JacobM_ALFollow TVLR Co-Creator David Story on Twitter: @RadiclUnionist✦ CONTACT US ✦Our phone number is 844-899-TVLR (8857), call or text us live on air, or leave us a voicemail and we might play it during the show!✦ OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! ✦Support them if you can.The attorneys at MAPLES, TUCKER, AND JACOB fight for working people. Let them represent you in your workplace injury claim. Mtandj.com; (855) 617-9333The MACHINISTS UNION represents workers in several industries including healthcare, the defense industry, woodworking, and more. iamaw44.org (256) 286-3704 / organize@iamaw44.orgDo you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the IRONWORKERS LOCAL 477. Ironworkers477.org  256-383-3334 (Jeb Miles) / local477@bellsouth.netThe NORTH ALABAMA DSA is looking for folks to work for a better North Alabama, fighting for liberty and justice for all. Contact / Join: DSANorthAlabama@gmail.comIBEW LOCAL 136 is a group of over 900 electricians and electrical workers providing our area with the finest workforce in the construction industry. You belong here. ibew136.org Contact: (205) 833-0909IFPTE - We are engineers, scientists, nonprofit employees, technicians, lawyers, and many other professions who have joined together to have a greater voice in our careers. With over 80,000 members spread across the U.S. and Canada, we invite you and your colleagues to consider the benefits of engaging in collective bargaining. IFPTE.org Contact: (202) 239-4880THE HUNTSVILLE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD is a union open to any and all working people. Call or email them today to begin organizing your workplace - wherever it is. On the Web: https://hsviww.org/ Contact: (256) 651-6707 / organize@hsviww.orgENERGY ALABAMA is accelerating Alabama's transition to sustainable energy. We are a nonprofit membership-based organization that has advocated for clean energy in Alabama since 2014. Our work is based on three pillars: education, advocacy, and technical assistance. Energy Alabama on the Web: https://alcse.org/ Contact: (256) 812-1431 / dtait@energyalabama.orgThe Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union represents in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to retail, grocery stores, poultry processing, dairy processing, cereal processing, soda bottlers, bakeries, health care, hotels, manufacturing, public sector workers like crossing guards, sanitation, and highway workers, warehouses, building services,  and distribution. Learn more at RWDSU.infoThe American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union proudly representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Learn more at AFGE.orgAre you looking for a better future, a career that can have you set for life, and to be a part of something that's bigger than yourself?   Consider a skilled trades apprenticeship with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Learn more at IUPAT.orgUnionly is a union-focused company created specifically to support organized labor. We believe that providing online payments should be simple, safe, and secure.  Visit https://unionly.io/ to learn more.Hometown Action envisions inclusive, revitalized, and sustainable communities built through multiracial working class organizing and leadership development at the local and state level to create opportunities for all people to thrive. Learn more at hometownaction.orgMembers of IBEW have some of the best wages and benefits in North Alabama. Find out more and join their team at ibew558.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Military matters lead the agenda for this latest in WT 360's series of Info Session episodes that bring together reporters from across the GovExec media team with our own Nick Wakeman and Ross Wilkers.Lauren Williams and Marcus Weisgerber of our partner publication Defense One jump in to share what they heard and wrote about at Sea-Air-Space, a Navy-focused trade show and one of a handful of the defense industry's largest conventions. The topics there represent key areas of interest for government contractors.The group also goes over the impacts of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse and other banking sector difficulties on the industry. Also up for debate are the emerging cybersecurity rules and practices for companies and where L3Harris Technologies' acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne stands. The JADC2 networking construct also gets discussed and how the military is moving on its integration of commercial cloud computing.Click here and go to page three to see the Defense Department's rendering of the Joint All-Domain Command-and-Control vision. It is exactly as complicated as we said it was.

Talking Space returns for its fifteenth season with a new format! First up, we have a brief roundup of news, including Kathy Lueders retirement from NASA, with Ken Bowsersox set to take over Space Operations on May 1st, the cessation of Virgin Orbit's operations, more delays with Starliner, Soyuz's uncrewed return to Earth, and a special report on one of our favorite non-rocket vehicles at KSC from Mark. We then head down under as Kat provides an update on Australian space news, including AUKUS in space, NASA's visit to Canberra and Adelaide, including their announcement of a new Indigenous internship at JPL, and the first woman to be trained under the Australia Flag, Katherine Bennell-Pegg – who also happens to be the Director of Space Technology at the Australian Space Agency. Mark continues our show with a discussion of the next Artemis RS-25, and shares some facts about the engines from Aerojet Rocketdyne that were even new to us on the show. Gene rounds the show off with a discussion of the complicated funding and politics of the VERITAS mission to Venus, which has encountered delays and setbacks (and what amounts to a “soft cancellation”), despite being on budget and time and the exciting announcement of volcanic activity on Venus. We dedicate this show to the memory of Helene Smith. Please be sure to let us know what you think of the new format and let us know your thoughts on the topics of the show.  Show recorded: 4-1-2023 Host: Sawyer Rosenstein Panelists: Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman, & Dr. Kat Robison

Our guest this month is Laura Wilde, Senior Director Quality & Mission Assurance, Aerojet Rocketdyne. Laura spoke to us about traveling for work while a parent, why she encourages women to join the manufacturing field, networking and more. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/hear-her-story-podcast

Joe Laurienti is the CEO and cofounder of Ursa Major, a company that builds and sells propulsion products for A) launch, B) hypersonics, and C) in-space transportation. Joe cut his teeth at SpaceX and Blue Origin before setting out on his own and starting Ursa Major in 2015. The Colorado company raised $85M in December 2021 and started ramping engine production last year. It has two bigger, badder beasts in the works: Ripley, Hadley's bigger sister, is 10X more powerful. Arroway, which is further out, is a 200,000-pound thrust, liquid oxygen and methane staged combustion engine. On today's show, Joe and Ryan talk about the startup's primary products; its origin story; and how big of a market Ursa Major believes it's going after.Today's episode is brought to you by Kepler Communications, a company bringing the internet to space. • Sneak peek •Joe joins Pathfinder with a surprise, and a space scoop: Ursa Major has struck a deal to supply Vector Launch with “several” propulsion systems, he tells Pathfinder. Ursa's Hadley engines will power the main stage of the Vector-R launch vehicle in future demonstration missions. Vector is a seven-year-old startup that's raised more than $180M to date but had to declare bankruptcy in 2020. The thought-to-be-dead rocket developer is in fact not dead, and last October, tweeted a photo of its Vector-R, with strong “rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated” vibes. • Chapters •00:00:00 Intro and Ad00:02:02 Guest Intro00:03:30 What were you working on at SpaceX and Blue Origin?00:04:53 USC Rocket Propulsion Lab00:06:13 Origin story into entrepreneurship00:09:41 Story of the name Ursa Major00:11:36 Space SEO + skincare products00:12:12 How have your numbers changed in a year in terms of production?00:14:03 Hadley, Ripley, and Arroway00:15:00 Your engines, how they fit together, and their capabilities00:19:25 First methane fuled rocket?00:20:40 Technology stacks/methods driving your production00:23:51 Reason for existence00:30:05 Vector and Vector-R annoucnement00:32:15 Your contribution to the partnership00:33:52 How did the partnership start and where do you see it going?00:35:34 Commercial partnership with Phantom00:37:16 Other partners00:38:37 Recruitment from the big 2 and other recruiting targets00:42:24 Raising funds vs revenue generation00:44:22 Max Q: What reasons are there to be bullish on small launch?00:45:49 How many launch companies can have viable business models?00:47:25 how do you view the Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition and what does it mean for Ursa? Is $4.7B a ceiling for a company building engines? How do you see Ursa becoming more valuable?00:49:18 Rapid fire q• Show notes •Landing page — https://www.ursamajor.com/Jobs — https://www.ursamajor.com/careersCulture — https://www.ursamajor.com/cultureArroway — https://payloadspace.com/ursa-major-unveils-arroway/April 2022 interview — https://payloadspace.com/ursa-major-scales/Twitter — https://twitter.com/ursamajortechLinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/ursamajortech/Ryan's socials — https://twitter.com/Ryandoofy / https://www.linkedin.com/in/rfduffy/Payload's socials — https://twitter.com/payloadspace /  https://www.linkedin.com/company/payloadspacePathfinder archive — Watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_uY3GaNf67hP-i6TRWF2n06xMv1kdkZ6Pathfinder archive — Listen: https://pod.payloadspace.com/episodes• More info •This info is provided by Ursa Major. Find out more at ursamajor.com/engines. "Our engines are optimized to offer high performance, diverse capability, and unwavering reliability — all at a competitive price." The engines feature: Staged Combustion: High-performing engine cycle in a compact design, innovating technology to its limitReusability: Single engines capable of multi-mission use and extended duration applicationsThrust Vector Control: Precise gimbal maneuvering and controlActive throttle range: Allows for Max-Q throttling, g-limit throttling and mission-specific thrust profilesSingle-mission restarts: Allows for efficient orbit-changing burns, de-orbit burns, and Stage 1 recoveryCustom burn duration: Allows for flexibility in mission planning and total impulseHadley, Ursa Major's engine that's currently in production, has 5,000 lbf of thrust @ sea level, runs on lox and kerosene, and is designed for low Earth orbit, geostationary orbit, in-space propulsion, and hypersonics systems. Ripley, which is in development, has 50,000 lbf of thrust @ sea level, also runs on lox and kerosene, and is designed for LEO and GEO. Arroway, which is earlier in the R&D phase, has 200,000 lbf of thrust; runs on lox and methane; and is designed for medium and heavy boost launch vehicles.

(12/20/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Republican Senators urge Defense Secretary Austin to reinstate military members and to issue backpay for vaccine-related discharges. The personal information of more than 250,000 people possibly exposed in data breach. And L3Harris Technologies is buying Aerojet Rocketdyne for almost $5 billion.

Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the program with Elon Musk's Twitter poll: The majority of the platform's users said Musk should step down as head of Twitter. The anchors explored what it all means for shares of Tesla, which have tumbled since Musk closed the Twitter deal in late October. Also on the tech front -- the EU has charged Meta with antitrust violations. Costco CEO Craig Jelinek joined the show exclusively and offered some eye-opening perspectives on inflation, the consumer and the holiday shopping season. Also in focus: The Senate Banking Committee Chair mulls the idea of a crypto ban, Disney shares slump as the "Avatar" sequel's box office debut comes in shy of expectations, plus Cramer's skepticism regarding L3Harris' $4.7 billion deal to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners with a year-end review of Russia's war on Ukraine, how the conflict has changed Washington and its allies, old lessons relearned, technologies that have changed the battlefield, the impact of sanctions on Russia's economy, how Moscow is benefitting from its partnerships with Iran, North Korea, China, India as well as other nations, developments in China, Japan and Iran, and a look at key business developments in 2022 including L3Harris' proposal to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Investors feared that the US Federal Reserve's ('the Fed') monetary policy tightening campaign could push the US economy into a recession. Shares of technology giants Apple (-1.6%), Microsoft (-1.7%) and Amazon (-3.4%) were weighed down by rising US government bond yields. Walt Disney shares fell 4.8% after ticket sales of "Avatar: The Way of Water" fell short of box office forecasts. Shares of casino operator Wynn Resorts dipped 5.2% after it committed US$2.2 billion to invest and operate in Macau. Shares of defence contractor L3Harris Technologies slid 3.6% following its US$4.7 billion Aerojet Rocketdyne (+1.3%) buyout. At the close of trade, the Dow Jones index fell by 163 points or 0.5%. The S&P 500 index dropped 0.9% and the Nasdaq index shed 159 points or 1.5%.       Commonwealth Securities Limited ABN 60 067 254 399 AFLS 238814 (CommSec) is a wholly but non-guaranteed subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 12 12 124 AFSL: 234945 (the Bank) and a  Market Participant of the ASX Limited and Cboe Australia Pty Limited, a Clearing Participant of ASX Clear Pty Limited and a Settlement Participant of ASX Settlement Pty Limited. Any advice contained in this broadcast is general advice only. As the information in this broadcast has not been prepared with reference to your objectives, financial or taxation situation or needs, you should, before acting on it, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances and seek appropriate professional advice. CommSec, the Bank, and their related entities do not accept any liability arising out of or in relation to reliance on the information in this broadcast. We believe that the information in this broadcast is correct as at the time of its compilation, but no warranty is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. This report is under copyright to CommSec and the Bank and may not be used without their prior consent.

The False Claims Act, also called the “Lincoln Law” enables the government to impose liability on those who overcharge the government or make false claims about their products. It is the government's biggest stick in combatting fraud and recently made headlines due to a high profile case, Markus vs. Aerojet RocketDyne, was recently settled with a $9 million payment after allegations of cybersecurity violations. The case may be significant, but the number is just one among many cases involving the False Claims Act and the government's role in ensuring the thousands of entities it does business with are indeed acting fairly.“I think in 2021 there was $5.6 billion dollar recovered by DOJ or by whistleblowers who are acting in the government's name,” noted Metzger. “Five billion of that, or about 89%, was against the healthcare industry. The Department of Justice is going to use the tools available to it to improve the conduct of companies and to bring actions…and recover damages from companies who fail to fulfill their cyber obligations.”Learn more in this interview with Leslie Weinstein, cybersecurity consultant and U.S. Army major, and Robert Metzger, attorney. Topics include CMMC, whistleblower protections, and other hot cyber legal topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spaceflight News— Test Fest III — Ariane 6 test fires upper stage engines (esa.int) — Aerojet-Rocketdyne tests new solid motor (rocket.com) (PAYWALL: aviationweek.com) — BE-4 full-duration firing (Video: twitter.com/torybruno) — Stoke Space ring firing (ifiberone.com) (twitter.com/stoke_space) (MP4: uploads-ssl.webflow.com VIA stokespace.com/vision) (twitter.com/jenakuns) (arstechnica.com)Short & Sweet— Ireland's first satellite readies for launch (bbc.com) (eirsat1.ie)— Crew-5 launches to Station (americaspace.com)— Engineers regain control of CAPSTONE (spacenews.com)Interview – UVic ORCASat team: Alex Doknjas, Project Manager and Biarki Weeks, Undergrad Technical Lead— The team published a wonderful assembly timelapse (youtube.com)— Orcasat.ca— uvsd.ca— youtube.com— twitter.com/AlexDoknjas— linkedin.com/in/alexander-doknjas-5b30b310b— twitter.com/biarkiweeks— linkedin.com/in/biarki-weeks-463a9579This Week in Spaceflight History— 11 October 1968: The launch of Apollo 7 (en.wikipedia.org) (collectspace.com)— Next week (10/18 - 10/24) in 2008: Let's start with a weather satellite

NASA is planning to launch a massive new rocket as part of the Artemis I mission to fly around the moon. Earlier this year, we talked to engineers Nate Perkins and Doug Bradley from Aerojet-Rocketdyne about the engines for that rocket. Although the rocket is new, NASA is reusing the same RS-25 engines that once powered the Space Shuttle. (In fact, two of the engines on Artemis I actually flew on Endeavour!) But since the rocket for Artemis won't be reusable like the Shuttle, its engines will have to be replaced for future missions. The engineers at Aerojet-Rocketdyne have gotten pretty creative coming up with efficient, cost-effective ways to build new engines…Ever wonder if you can 3D print a rocket engine?In this short, Nate tells us how he is using 3D printing to build the RS-25 engines more cheaply and quickly than during the past Shuttle Program. Here's more of our conversation with Nate.Have a question you've been wondering about? Send an email or voice recording to everwonder@californiasciencecenter.org to tell us what you'd like to hear in future episodes.Follow us on Twitter (@casciencecenter), Instagram (@californiasciencecenter), and Facebook (@californiasciencecenter).Support the show

In additive manufacturing, design and production must inform each other — but do they need to live under the same roof or the same ownership? In this episode, Stephanie Hendrixson and Julia Hider consider business models that separate design from production, and in some cases provide the consumer substantial agency in the manufacturing process. Then, they discuss Artemis I and the various ways 3D printing is enabling or will advance space exploration.   This episode is brought to you by the Additive Manufacturing Conference at IMTS.   Mentioned in this episode: Julia's 3D printed hippo phone stand Spokbee's platform which allows for designers to sell customizable products that are 3D printed on demand Angled, another sales platform for designers that also provides production services via Slant3D printer farms Gantri, a lighting-focused sales platform The Future of Jewelry, which allows consumers an even larger role in the design of custom signet rings Maxwell June, the company founded and run by Rob Glenn based on his invention of a razor and blade press  Our previous episode on 3D printing and inventors Artemis the cat expressing her support of Artemis I 6 ways that additive manufacturing will aid space exploration Aerojet Rocketdyne's pogo components Masten Space Systems' Broadsword engine combustion chamber on The Cool Parts Show 3D printed ESD parts on the Orion spacecraft Wrench printed via Made In Space on the International Space Station in 2014 Overview and habitat renderings from NASA's MMPACT project IMTS — The International Manufacturing Technology Show, September 12-17

Northrop Grumman and Firefly announced a partnership to develop a new first stage for Antares—the same first stage that will power Firefly's larger launch vehicle, Beta. It's a great partnership for both parties that will surely lead to more interesting things in the future.This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 42 executive producers—Simon, Lauren, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Ryan, Donald, Lee, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, Moritz, Joel, Jan, David, Joonas, Robb, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, Julian and Lars from Agile Space, Matt, The Astrogators at SEE, Chris, Aegis Trade Law, Fred, Hemant, Dawn Aerospace, Andrew, Harrison, Benjamin, SmallSpark Space Systems, and seven anonymous—and 816 other supporters.TopicsNorthrop Grumman Teams with Firefly Aerospace to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and New Medium Launch Vehicle | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman and Firefly to partner on upgraded Antares - SpaceNewsBeta - Firefly AerospaceStephen Clark on Twitter: “Northrop Grumman's Kurt Eberly says the company has booked three Falcon 9 missions with SpaceX, beginning in the second half of 2023, to launch Cygnus resupply missions to the International Space Station. Northrop hopes to have upgraded Antares 330 ready by end of 2024.”Firefly partners with Aerojet Rocketdyne, mulls AR1 engine for Beta launch vehicle - SpaceNewsAE Industrial Partners to acquire stake in Firefly from Noosphere - SpaceNewsFirefly co-founder Markusic to step down as CEO - SpaceNewsThe ShowLike the show? Support the show!Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.comFollow @WeHaveMECOListen to MECO HeadlinesJoin the Off-Nominal DiscordSubscribe on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn or elsewhereSubscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off NewsletterMusic by Max JustusArtwork photo by ESA

The impressively humble General Kevin Patrick ‘Chili' Chilton joins the show today to share his 34-½ years of experience in the Air Force as well as the successful transition he then navigated into corporate America. A note to those who have not served in the Armed Forces: I will be referring to our guest as either General or by his call sign of ‘Chili' out of respect for his rank and his service to our country.  Here is the full Part 1 interview:  https://cxoconversations.libsyn.com/encore-general-kevin-patrick-chilly-chilton-on-preparing-tomorrows-leadership-building-strong-teams-and-flying-nice-birds ABOUT OUR GUEST General Kevin Patrick ‘Chili' Chilton graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and has flown pretty much every aircraft in the Air Force inventory including the RF4, F15, U2, and the B52. He attended test-pilot school, served around the world and was selected as an astronaut that included three shuttle missions. He was also the Deputy Program Manager of Operations for the International Space Station. He then returned to the Air Force for key postings such as the Commander of the Ninth Recon Wing, Commander of the Eighth Air Force, and Commander of the Air Force Space Command and the United States Strategic Command. He is currently the only astronaut to obtain the rank of 4-star General. Chili has served on boards of the Anadarko, Orbital, Aerospace Corporation and both level three and post-merger with Lumen today as well as with Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Peut-être en avez-vous entendu parler, la NASA travaille actuellement sur un projet de mini-réacteur nucléaires sur la Lune. Ceci dit, quelle quantité d'énergie pourra-t-il fournir ? Quelles sont les spécificités d'un tel projet ?Si très peu d'infos filtrent sur ce projet, le chantier du mini-réacteur nucléaire sur la Lune avance bien. L'agence spatiale américaine a en effet choisi les trois entreprises qui travailleront à sa conception : Lockheed Martin, Westinghouse et IX, une coentreprise réunissant Intuitive Machines et X-Energy. Ce trio aura une période d'environ un an pour mener à bien le projet, avec l'appui de plusieurs partenaires, notamment Boeing, Maxar, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Creare et BWXT.Quoiqu'il en soit, installer un système nucléaire sur la Lune marquera à jamais l'histoire de la conquête spatiale, mais encore faut-il que ce dispositif soit capable de fonctionner pendant au moins dix ans. Dans le détail, la Nasa prévoit un programme plutôt modeste concernant la puissance délivrée, environ 40 kilowatts (kW). Cette puissance, si on la compare au parc nucléaire français est... 22 000 fois inférieures... Donc autant dire que l'énergie produite par ce réacteur sera très très limitée. Ceci dit, un mini-réacteur de ce type peut alimenter jusqu'à 30 foyers en continu pendant dix ans, ce qui suffit potentiellement pour les débuts de l'installation d'une base plus durable sur la Lune, dans le cas d'un objectif de colonisation de la Lune. Les premières livraisons devraient survenir d'ici à la fin de la décennie dans le cadre du programme Artémis, qui signe en effet le retour des astronautes américains sur la Lune. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Tyler Lebrun is a Principal Member of Technical Staff and Additive Manufacturing Lead at Sandia National Labs where he is focused on all aspects of AM technology and research. He has an extensive background in aerospace having spent time at Aerojet Rocketdyne as well as Blue Origin. Tyler is also heavily involved in the development of standards for the 3D Printing industry and shares some of the behind the scenes work that goes on to help industrialize the technology. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher

Spaceflight News— Artemis-1 Wet Dress Rehearsal(spacenews.com) (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com) — WDR is deferring to Ax-1 landing (spacenews.com)— Artemis rover (spacenews.com) — RFI issued in August (nasa.gov) (sam.gov) — Lockheed Martin, General Motors and MDA (spacenews.com) — Northrop Grumman, Intuitive Machines, Michelin Tires, AVL, Lunar Outpost (spacenews.com) — Venturi Astrolab (spacenews.com)Short & Sweet— Astranis Improvement (spacenews.com) (en.wikipedia.org)— House Science Committee vs NTSB (spacenews.com)— Astra Electric (spacenews.com)— ULA puts in a big order (spacenews.com)Questions, Comments, Corrections— LeonRunningMan: LEASAT didn't use a Minuteman-III motor, exactly (discord.com)This Week in Spaceflight History— 21 April 2013, Launch of Antares A-ONE, maiden flight of Antares (en.wikipedia.org) (nasa.gov) (northropgrumman.com) — Orbital Sciences contracted with Aerojet Rocketdyne to use modified NK-33's. (PDF: lpre.de)— Next week (4/26 - 5/2) in 2002: The end of a dream, to be chased by others.

Scott Flatness is a Project Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Redmond, WA where he leads technical teams that design, build and test rocket engines to support human space flight. He is a Woodinville High School graduate with advanced degrees from Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington. He is currently working developing and building propulsion for the NASA Orion crew module. Aerojet Rocketdyne: https://www.rocket.com/NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/Orion Project: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/index.htmlBlue Origin: https://www.blueorigin.com/SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/Boeing Starliner: https://www.boeing.com/space/starliner/Radian Aerospace: https://www.radianaerospace.com/Space Flight Now: https://spaceflightnow.com/Host: Kira DorrianProduced by the Northshore Schools Foundation, a Top-Rated “Great Nonprofits” award-recipient, “Guidestar” Gold Participant, and Best of a “Best of Northshore” nonprofit.Thank you, supporters! DonateContact us: podcast@nsdfoundation.orgFollow us on:InstagramFacebookSkills 4 Life FacebookTwitterLinked In

NASA is going back to the moon later this year with the Artemis I mission. And in March, NASA rolled out their massive new rocket for Artemis to the launchpad.Ever wonder who builds those rocket engines?On this episode, we talk to two of those people. Nate Perkins and Doug Bradley both work at Aerojet-Rocketdyne, the company that makes the engines for NASA's new rocket. Nate and Doug work on a rocket engine called “RS-25.” Four of these engines are mounted at the base of the rocket and will be the first engines to fire when the rocket lifts off and heads to the moon.Have a question you've been wondering about? Send an email or voice recording to everwonder@californiasciencecenter.org to tell us what you'd like to hear in future episodes.Follow us on Twitter (@casciencecenter), Instagram (@californiasciencecenter), and Facebook (@californiasciencecenter).Support the show (https://CaliforniaScienceCenter.org/support)

In this episode of the Space Economy podcast, the third and last episode of our annual Winter Series, we're featuring a recent Future in Space Operations presentation by Tim Kokan, Principal Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne on "Space Nuclear Propulsion: From Current Efforts to a Future Human Mars Campaign." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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US stocks fell Monday. Plus, Lockheed Martin ends Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition bid, 3M talks lower face mask demand, while Amazon and Spotify eye a podcast group.

US stocks fell Monday. Plus, Lockheed Martin ends Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition bid, 3M talks lower face mask demand, while Amazon and Spotify eye a podcast group.

Jakie były najważniejsze kosmiczne wydarzenia stycznia 2022 roku? Co działo się w Space N jak NASA, Space X jak... SpaceX? O tym dowiecie się z najnowszego odcinka z serii live'ów i podcastów Space XYZ. Startujemy z nowym sezonem! Rozkładanie się Kosmicznego Teleskopu Jamesa Webba Nowe satelity na orbicie polskiej firmy SatRevolution Deorbitacja satelity KRAKsat - gość Alicja Musiał SpaceX wygrywa kontrakt na dostawy ładunków na Ziemi Drugi człon Falcona 9 uderzy w Księżyc Asystent głosowy Amazon Alexa poleci w misji Artemis 1 Pierwszy lot rakiety ULA Vulcan uczci twórcę Star Treka Zablokowane przejęcie Aerojet Rocketdyne przez Lockheed Martina Kosmiczne aukcje dla WOŚP Zapowiedź kosmicznych wydarzeń lutego 2022

Wednesday February 2, 2022 FTC Sues to Block Lockheed Martin Merger with Aerojet Rocketdyne

Let's do some insider trading hypotheticals. You are the vice president of sales at Amalgamated Widgets Co., a publicly traded company. You see, from ... misappropriation theoryallegedly reviewedsued him couple timesHere is the opinion sometimes saya client memoLibra lied about its backingshady related-party transactionstroubleregulators has also said redeemed for cash Bill Ackman’s big SPACtontineannounced a merger we talked aboutdid not do it againwithdrew its registration statementBets on the Reddit Crowd Sell Land to ThemselvesUnprofitable Companies Hands Defeat Settles Activist FightAerojet Rocketdynekeep Jeffrey EpsteinFamous but AgingCreate Their Own Credit Reports Paycheck in Crypto Follow Purgessubscribe at this linkherelaw-firm memo issue its own stablecoins keeps saying

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber delved into another volatile day for the markets. Stocks tumble one day after an amazing turnaround for the major indices, which finished Monday's session in the green after the Dow erased a 1,000+ point loss and the Nasdaq recovered from a 4.9% plunge. Jim explains why he tweeted “a big down opening that tests near the lows of yesterday” would be good for the market. Earnings also on the front burner: American Express was the biggest S&P 500 gainer on better-than-expected quarterly results, while shares of General Electric and Raytheon Technologies each fell sharply on mixed results. GE Chairman & CEO Larry Culp and Raytheon Chairman & CEO Greg Hayes joined the program to discuss their companies' numbers and the road ahead: Also in focus: Semiconductors and the tech slump, the Fed begins its two-day policy meeting and Lockheed Martin says it expects the Federal Trade Commission will likely sue to block its planned $4.4 billion deal for Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Что такое космос с точки зрения бизнеса? Это все еще про глобальные цели человечества или уже больше про деньги? Ведущие «Калькулятора» Назар Щетинин и Андрей Ванин пытаются оценить перспективы космического рынка для частных инвесторов. Гость эпизода — Виталий Егоров, популяризатор космонавтики, автор блога «Открытый космос Зеленого кота», сооснователь компании «Орбитальный экспресс». ◆ Что будет двигать космический рынок: телекоммуникации, туризм, перелеты через космос или добыча ресурсов?  ◆ Станет ли биопечать в невесомости масштабным бизнесом? Как связаны производство в космосе и глобальное потепление на Земле? 

NASA has launched the DART mission to intercept an asteroid and deflect its path. The purpose is to demonstrate how satellites can be used as kinetic energy impactors to alter the course of asteroids and comets that may be on a collision path with Earth. The European Space Agency is collaborating, and the Italian national space agency has supplied a ride along cubesat to photograph the impact. The mission also contains an important development, a test version of an Aerojet Rocketdyne built xenon ion thruster that may form the basis for a new class of deep space satellite propulsion for missions with durations of a decade or more. Fuel cell technology has been around for decades but has been overshadowed by battery storage and electric motors for transportation purposes. But the field is far from obsolete, and a new way to power them they remove many of the obstacles created using pure hydrogen. New York-based Plug Power has opened a Rochester giga factory to produce hydrogen from electrolysis of water in support of fuel-cell technology and is supplying systems to multinational fertilizer consortium Fertiglobe for an Egyptian plant that will pioneer large-scale green ammonia production. Ammonia is a promising carrier for hydrogen and can itself be a green fuel for combustion engines and in fuel cells. Access all episodes of https://www.engineering.com/viewAll?category=this-week-in-engineering (This Week in Engineering) on engineering.com TV along with all of our other series.

In this episode, Co-CIOs and portfolio managers Chris Marangi and Kevin Dreyer discuss changes to the mergers and acquisitions landscape, inflation and its effects on value investing, stock picks, and more. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Several companies were mentioned in this episode. GAMCO owns the following percentages of each company: -Liberty Braves – 24.31% Series A, 4.73% Series C -Nestle – less than 1% -Madison Square Garden Sports – 5.46% -Madison Square Garden Entertainment – 5.82% -Aerojet Rocketdyne – 6.22% -Republic Services – less than 1% -Evergrande – less than 1% -Diageo – less than 1% --Herc Holdings – 9.47% -Sony – less than 1% -Universal Music Group – less than 1% -Vivendi – less than 1% -Grupo Televisa – less than 1% -Q-rate retail – less than 1% -Edgewell Personal Care – 5.67% -Netflix – less than 1% -Comcast – less than 1% -Charter Communications – less than 1% -Liberty Broadband – less than 1% -Liberty Global – less than 1% -General Motors – less than 1% -Marcus Corporation – 5.06% -Flowserve – 2.19%

Last week, Firefly made their first flight attempt of Alpha, and Astra launched their latest vehicle, LV0006. Though both ended in failure, it's a good time to check in on them and other small launchers that will debut soon like, ABL's RS1 and Relativity's Terran 1, and how they may all compete with each other.This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 42 executive producers—Brandon, Matthew, Simon, Lauren, Melissa, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Ryan, Donald, Lee, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, Moritz, Joel, Jan, David, Joonas, Robb, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, Julian and Lars from Agile Space, Tommy, Matt, The Astrogators at SEE, Chris, Aegis Trade Law, Fred, Hemant, Dawn Aerospace, and seven anonymous—and 662 other supporters.TopicsFirefly Alpha failure blamed on premature engine shutdown - SpaceNewsJack Beyer (@thejackbeyer) / TwitterFirefly Alpha FLTA001 - YouTubeFirefly partners with Aerojet Rocketdyne, mulls AR1 engine for Beta launch vehicle - SpaceNewsT+177: NASA VCLS 2, Relativity, Astra, and Firefly - Main Engine Cut OffAstra Rocket 3.3 launch fails - SpaceNewsAstra Conducts Test Launch | AstraLockheed Martin makes block buy of launches from ABL Space Systems - SpaceNewsLockheed Martin pitching mid-size satellite bus to DoD for remote sensing  - SpaceNewsABL, Astra, Relativity selected to compete for U.S. Space Force responsive launch contracts - SpaceNewsVirgin Orbit to expand launch business, move into satellite services - SpaceNewsRelativity raises $650 million round, announces Terran R rocket - SpaceNewsRelativity to open a huge factory that measures up to its grand ambitions | Ars TechnicaThe ShowLike the show? Support the show!Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.comFollow @WeHaveMECOListen to MECO HeadlinesJoin the Off-Nominal DiscordSubscribe on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn or elsewhereSubscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off NewsletterBuy shirts and Rocket Socks from the Main Engine Cut Off ShopMusic by Max JustusArtwork photo by ESA

A United States review of the combination between Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne is set to continue for months, amid growing questions about whether the Federal Trade Commission is ready to accept behavioral remedies, rather than a structural solution. But there are other regulatory factors at play — including the role of the Department of Defense, which finds itself in the unusual position of having a say in all defense-related mergers because it is often the sole customer of military products and services. Meanwhile, concerns over a lack of competition in Australia's banking industry are playing out in the review of National Australia Bank's play for Citigroup's consumer business.

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Bob Hale, former Pentagon comptroller and Stacie Pettyjohn, a Senior Fellow and Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Topics: — Dynamics surrounding Senate's $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure initiative and $3.5 trillion budget plan — Outlook for raising the debt ceiling, continuing resolutions and possibility of government shutdown — Takeaways from latest Green Book — Senate Armed Services Committee concerns with the Biden administration's Pacific Defense Initiative — Biden administration policies that allowed the Taliban to seize key Afghan territory in one week and threaten Kabul — Case for and against the administration's drive to exit Afghanistan irrespective of the human and geopolitical impact — How US abandonment of Afghanistan will impact perceptions of American leadership among allies and adversaries — Whether Washington can effectively counter terror groups that will seek to threaten the United States and its allies from safe havens in Afghanistan — Update on Lockheed Martin's proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

This is Part 2 of the interview with General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton. Tune in for discussion filled with advice on reaching the C-Suite, sitting on good boards , role of the Board, interacting with CEO and more.    A note to those who have not served in the Armed Forces: I will be referring to our guest as either General or by his call sign of ‘Chilli' out of respect for his rank and his service to our country.   ABOUT OUR GUEST General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and has flown pretty much every aircraft in the Air Force inventory including the RF4, F15, U2, and the B52. He attended test-pilot school, served around the world and was selected as an astronaut that included three shuttle missions. He was also the Deputy Program Manager of Operations for the International Space Station. He then returned to the Air Force for key postings such as the Commander of the Ninth Recon Wing, Commander of the Eighth Air Force, and Commander of the Air Force Space Command and the United States Strategic Command. He is currently the only astronaut to obtain the rank of 4-star General. Chilli has served on the boards of Anadarko, Orbital, Aerospace Corporation and both level three and post-merger with Centurylink today as well as with Aerojet Rocketdyne.

On this weeks episode of the Space Economy podcast we're going to get an update on Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration. The topic was the subject of the June 16th Future in Space Operations teleconference. The presenter was Roger Myers, a consultant and formerly with Aerojet Rocketdyne. His presentation is based on the National Academy Report, Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration created for NASA. Meyers was the Co-Chair of the report.

The impressively humble General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton joins the show today to share his 34-½ years of experience in the Air Force as well as the successful transition he then navigated into corporate America. A note to those who have not served in the Armed Forces: I will be referring to our guest as either General or by his call sign of ‘Chilli' out of respect for his rank and his service to our country.   ABOUT OUR GUEST General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and has flown pretty much every aircraft in the Air Force inventory including the RF4, F15, U2, and the B52. He attended test-pilot school, served around the world and was selected as an astronaut that included three shuttle missions. He was also the Deputy Program Manager of Operations for the International Space Station. He then returned to the Air Force for key postings such as the Commander of the Ninth Recon Wing, Commander of the Eighth Air Force, and Commander of the Air Force Space Command and the United States Strategic Command. He is currently the only astronaut to obtain the rank of 4-star General. Chilli has served on boards of the Anadarko, Orbital, Aerospace Corporation and both level three and post-merger with Centurylink today as well as with Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Rolls Royce has started construction of the world's largest turbofan engine, called UltraFan. The 140-inch diameter fan of the engine is not only a record, but will help the engine achieve a 25 percent lower fuel burn than existing designs of similar thrust. Reduction gearing keeps blade tip velocities manageable and advanced digital twin technology tracks the history of each blade. NASA's Space Shuttle Main Engines were state of the art thirty years ago, and today, they're the basis for the upgraded power plants that will lift the Space Launch System to the moon. Modern technology at Aerojet Rocketdyne has reduced the manufacturing cost of the engines by 30 percent while increasing power. Additive manufacturing is making bigger and bigger parts today and SAFRAN has built an entire jet nose landing gear rough casting using an SLM process in titanium powder. The big part is 15 percent lighter than conventional forging and promises to change the way this critical part is made in the future. Access all episodes of https://www.engineering.tv/category/videos/this-week-in-engineering (This Week in Engineering) on https://www.engineering.tv/ (Engineering TV) along with all of our other series.

Back in 2015, after nearly two decades of diligent career building across United Technologies, Paul Lundstrom fixed his career-builder’s gaze upon the span of companies known as the Fortune 500. Like many seasoned finance executives, who spent the balance of their careers inside large enterprise companies, Lundstrom had to confront the obvious truth that for every company the CFO office has only one occupant. By all accounts, the Fortune 500 was a worthy target for Lundstrom’s CFO ambitions, but here too the number of CFO roles quickly diminish when one considers the industry-specific focus that spans the arch of Lundstrom’s career and so many others.   It’s here within this realm of heightened ambition and shrinking opportunity that finance executives often tell us they dared to add one of the most satisfying chapters of their CFO careers. And so it is for Lundstrom. Last fall, when Lundstrom stepped into a CFO position at Flex, a $24 billion contract manufacturer – the UT veteran was concluding a near four stint as CFO of Aerojet Rocketdyne, a $2 billion aerospace and defense company. For his part, Lundstrom stepped into Aerojet’s CFO role while the company was short a full time controller and in the midst of restating its financials. The turnaround chapter is one Lundstrom has no doubt found to be most satisfying.

Heute sprechen wir über eure Fragen, die Cyberangriffe in der USA, unsere Depotaufteilung, unsere Quellen, Ziele 2021, Tenbagger, die SAP Aktie u.v.m. unserem neuen Aktienpodcast. Wir starten wie immer mit den Themen der Woche. Hier geht es um den Stimulus in der USA, dem mutierten Corona Virus, der Übernahme von Aerojet Rocketdyne durch Lockheed Martin sowie den Cyberangriffen in der USA. Wir ziehen eine Resümee zu unserem the Future Starts now Depot. Am Ende sprechen wir über eure Fragen. Wir sagen Danke und frohe Weihnachten!

Global stocks fell Monday over concerns about a new strain of the coronavirus. Plus, Thoma Bravo acquires RealPage, and Lockheed Martin is buying Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Global stocks fell Monday over concerns about a new strain of the coronavirus. Plus, Thoma Bravo acquires RealPage, and Lockheed Martin is buying Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Los legisladores todavía no tienen completo el texto del estímulo pero hay más detalles sobre cómo se distribuirán las partidas. Hay 15.000 millones para salas de cine y teatros y otros 15.000 millones en ayudas para aerolíneas. Podrían votarlo hoy pero hay quien dice ya que a lo mejor se retrasa a mañana, pero lo importante es que hay acuerdo.Tesla se estrena en el S&P 500 como el quinto valor con más peso en el indicador.Thoma Bravo compra RealPage por 10.200 millones de dólares.Lockheed Martin compra Aerojet Rocketdyne por 4.400 millones de dólares.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch discusses the proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne by Lockheed Martin in segment one. In segment two, Todd Harrison and Seamus Daniels of Center for Strategic and International Studies discuss  this year's Defense360 “Bad Ideas in National Security” series.

NASA is testing the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s 212-foot tall core stage- the tallest rocket stage the agency has ever built- with a Green Run test on Earth before launch day. The core stage design will be used for all configurations of the SLS rocket, and the series of eight tests will verify the stage is ready for the first and future Artemis lunar missions. On this episode, Beth speaks with Doug Bradley, RS-25 Deputy Program Manager at Aerojet Rocketdyne, Yassaman Liaghati from Boeing, Tyler Nester, SLS Chief of Staff at NASA MSFC, and Maury Vander, from NASA Stennis to discuss this exciting milestone!  The last test is a hot fire test with all four of the stage’s RS-25 engines firing, just as they will during the Artemis I launch. After the firing test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, the stage will be assembled with the other parts of the rocket and the Orion spacecraft, in preparation for the first integrated flight of SLS and Orion on Artemis I. What IS the Artemis Green Run Test? Start here with this video: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram/greenrun Green Run Overview: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/sls-core-stage-green-run-tests-critical-systems-for-artemis-I.html   Most Recent Completed Test (Test 5)  https://www.nasa.gov/feature/engineers-complete-5th-green-run-test-of-space-launch-system-core-stage http://www.boeing.com/features/2020/09/engine-eering-artemis-i-sls-core-stage-completes-green-run-test-5.page

Tyler LeBrun is an independent Additive Manufacturing consultant at Protingent. Prior to his current role, he spent several years in the aerospace sector at both Blue Origin and Aerojet Rocketdyne. Tyler is actively engaged in industry volunteerism with the drafting and review of standards pertaining to all aspects of additive manufacturing. He’s a committee member of ASTM and ISO. He’s also a Regular contributor to SAE Aerospace Materials Specifications including authoring and leading working groups on draft specifications ahead of general committee review and ballot. We take a deep dive today on standards in AM. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerlebrun/ Twitter: @tylerclebrun

Join us as we talk with Sam Skielnik ('87), Field and Launch Support at Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Misty Pearson ('08), Mockup Manager in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA, about their experience working in the space industry - from space propulsion to the International Space Station, from powering rockets to training astronauts! Norman Reese, a 1991 alumn, former NASA employee, and current Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering here at LeTourneau University, join us as co-host for this conversation. Find out more about studying Engineering at LeTourneau University here: www.letu.edu/engineering View the video of this conversation on our LETU Alumni Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/LETUAlumni/329356581547873/ Resources: Sign-up for news and upcoming events connected to our 75th Anniversary and Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021 at www.letu.edu/homecoming Checkout this article about about Nelson Bates ('64) work on the Apollo missions and Kieth Splawn's ('97) work on space suits in the Fall 2019 NOW Magazine: https://issuu.com/letourneauuniversity/docs/now_mag_fall_19_-_singles/12 View the videos of last year's Apollo Missions 50th Anniversary event at LeTourneau University here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/249092325121870/910699175981428

Joe Cassady is Executive Director of Space Programs in the Washington DC Operations for Aerojet Rocketdyne.  Joe and the AR team help to plan human missions to the Moon and Mars, helping to develop the strategy and architectures for future space and launch systems. Joe and Beth met at the NASA Stennis Space Center and the NASA Michoud Assembly Center in New Orleans for the NASA Artemis Day celebration. Together, Beth and Joe geek out about rocket engines and what it takes to get us to the Moon and Mars and beyond. They discuss the different types of rockets, types of propulsion systems, how building rocket engines is a kind of architecture, and working to shorten the transit time of getting to the places we want to go in space. Learn what the GREEN RUN test is coming up, and why it’s another HUGE milestone in our journey toward our return to the moon. What surprises people most when it comes to rocket engines? Find out all this and more on this episode with Joe!   Beth’s favorite quote from Joe on the podcast: “Literally, tens of thousands of people and hundreds of companies are involved- many are small companies that are our suppliers…they’re the real lifeblood of things like this and they are very proud of it. Being able to go out, and go across the country and say to people, ‘The road to Mars and the road back to the Moon starts here, in your town. You’re part of this’. It’s really exciting.  More great stuff from Joe: “We’re able to use what we learned on the Space Shuttle Program- some of the very engines themselves on a fleet of orbiters that flew three of the RS-25s that gave us an inventory of engines! Rather than keeping them on the orbiters that went to museums, they removed the flight engines and we’ll be using them for the first few Artemis missions! We went back an equipped them with a new brain, and electronic controller…it’s really neat to see them be available to the nation to get us on this path in an accelerated way.  “I’m looking forward to the day we put those boots back on the Moon, and I’m really really looking forward to seeing the first steps taken on the surface of Mars.”  About Joe Cassady is Aerojet Rocketdyne's Executive Director for Space in the company’s Washington Operations. He is responsible for strategy and capture activities related to many of the company’s NASA programs, including: the Space Launch System (SLS);the propulsion system for the Orion deep space capsule; Commercial Crew propulsion and power systems; advanced electric propulsion; International Space System (ISS) power system, as well as AFRL and DARPA programs. He also is involved with research activities for next-generation space technology, including additive manufacturing, advanced materials, non-toxic propellants, modular propulsion for small satellites, and nuclear propulsion and power technology efforts. Joseph Cassady joined Aerojet in 1985 and was appointed to his present position in June 2013. Previously, he served in various Engineering and Business Development positions related to advanced propulsion for missiles and spacecraft. He began his career at the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory at Edwards AFB, where he performed research into the acceleration mechanisms of Magneto Plasma Dynamic (MPD) thrusters as part of an AFOSR graduate program. After graduation, Joseph Cassady continued his research at the AFRPL, where he helped to create the in-house Electric Propulsion Laboratory (EPL). He earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Purdue University. He is the recipient of several technical awards from Aerojet Rocketdyne and outside organizations. Joseph Cassady has authored or co-authored more than 50 papers dealing with mission design, space architectures, and propulsion technology and its applications and holds four patents for electric propulsion technologies. His professional affiliations included the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where he is an Associate Fellow; the American Astronautical Society; and the Electric Rocket Propulsion Society, where he serves as Vice President. He also serves on the board of ExploreMars, Inc., an organization dedicated to education, STEM activities and outreach related to the exploration of Mars.   Videos and more from this rocket engine conversation:  State of NASA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRvLuM8ZzGc What is the Green Run test mentioned? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebzxYAIOb-w What is Artemis Core Stage? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWkBeOqvtWA What is a rocket and how does it work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI-HeXhsUIg About AeroJet Rocketdyne: https://www.rocket.com/ “Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader providing propulsion and energetics to its space, missile defense, strategic, tactical missile and armaments customers throughout the world. Aerojet Rocketdyne's strategic and tactical missile programs defend America, our troops and our allies.”  More about Joe and where to find him:  Twitter: @MarsJoe Joe obtained his BS and MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University as well as a Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering from the George Washington University.  He has nearly 40 years of experience in various forms of rocket propulsion and mission and systems analysis and has authored more than 60 technical papers dealing with electric propulsion, power and attitude control systems, space architectures and mission analysis. Recently, Mr Cassady collaborated with three Purdue University professors to co-author a new textbook for university level studies entitled Rocket Propulsion. He also serves on the Board of the non-profit Explore Mars, Inc.

Today I have Huseyin Gulcu in the podcast. Huseyin is a Treasurer at the Aerojet Rocketdyne.   In this episode: How did Huseyin come to Treasury and why he chose it as a career His biggest achievements The change between FP&A side and corporate treasury Treasury in different industries Transition when moving across industries and company size Best advice he wish he knew Getting out of your comfort zone What makes a successful Treasury What do they look for when recruiting Huseyin’s mentors Huseyin’s advice regarding networking   Links Huseyin Gulcu LinkedIn

Green propulsion enables CubeSats to be built in a smaller size because the propellant is very dense and takes up less space.

Kerbal Space Program (or KSP as it’s more commonly known by fans) is a tremendously successful space flight simulator. It has been hailed by game industry critics and space industry leaders such as ULA’s Tory Bruno and SpaceX’s Elon Musk as providing the "perfect blend of science and slapstick,” as well as for its ability to create fun out of failure.  Grant Gertz is a game producer for Private Division, the company developing KSP’s much-anticipated sequel. Gertz is unique in his industry in that he doesn’t come from a computer programming background. He was once an aerospace engineer working at Aerojet Rocketdyne. When the opportunity arose to shift gears in his career and indulge in his love of video games, he took the leap.  During our conversation, we discuss his unique path to a career in video games, the influence of space technology on pop culture, the educational value of video games, and how developer Private Division plans to build on the success of the first release with Kerbal Space Program 2. Grant very generously took time out of his busy schedule to talk to us (as you can literally hear his team play testing the sequel in the background of the interview).

This is Part 2 of the interview with General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton. Tune in for discussion filled with advice on reaching the C-Suite, sitting on good boards and finding balance.   A note to those who have not served in the Armed Forces: I will be referring to our guest as either General or by his call sign of ‘Chilli' out of respect for his rank and his service to our country.   ABOUT OUR GUEST General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and has flown pretty much every aircraft in the Air Force inventory including the RF4, F15, U2, and the B52. He attended test-pilot school, served around the world and was selected as an astronaut that included three shuttle missions. He was also the Deputy Program Manager of Operations for the International Space Station. He then returned to the Air Force for key postings such as the Commander of the Ninth Recon Wing, Commander of the Eighth Air Force, and Commander of the Air Force Space Command and the United States Strategic Command. He is currently the only astronaut to obtain the rank of 4-star General. Chilli has served on the boards of Anadarko, Orbital, Aerospace Corporation and both level three and post-merger with Centurylink today as well as with Aerojet Rocketdyne.   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Podfly Productions: Podfly.net Veterans of Foreign Wars: VFWpost1.org OC Executive Search: OCExecutiveSearch.com   KEY TAKEAWAYS   FINDING C-LEVEL CANDIDATES [1:50] The General explains how the search process goes from the public, private, and non-profit board's perspective. He also shares some tips on how to be considered for C-Level in an organization.   [4:15] Chilli touches on how many boards are too many boards.   GOOD BOARD, BAD BOARD [6:32] The General has never been on a bad board, so we take the time to ask him how to build a good one. He shares what first surprised him about being on a board as well as the difference between sitting on a Fortune 500 company board and small private ones.   [10:52] Chilli explains how he keeps himself up-to-date on board trends.   A CEO ON THE BOARD [11:39] Chilli shares his thoughts on having the CEO sit on the board, even chair, and what the really important success factor really is as well as what the number one purpose of the board is.   DIFFERENT STROKES [14:00] Having served on boards in so many different sectors, Chilli shares the similarities and differences in the roles he held, he shares his insights on one experience.   LISTENER QUESTION! [17:43] The General answers: ‘How can public companies better leverage their boards?'   ASPIRING CXO's [20:52] Chilli shares his advice for aspiring CXO's — no one does anything on their own.   HIS BEST DECISION [21:59] General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton shares his wife's military service.   AN ASTRONAUT'S WORK-LIFE BALANCE [24:25] The General touches on how he and his wife managed impressive military careers and four children. He makes a point about leadership.   CHILI'S ADVICE FOR HIS YOUNGER SELF [27:20] Keep your options open and don't burn any bridges.   BEST WORST JOB CHILI EVER HAD [29:35] Can you believe Chilli's never had a bad job?   READ, LISTEN AND GET IN TOUCH [31:10] Right now, the General is reading on History.   [33:08] Michael thanks Chili for coming on the podcast to share his insight and closes out the podcast with his favorite takeaways.   We hope you learned something today and enjoyed the conversation. Please give us 5 stars on iTunes and share your comments so we can improve and ask the questions you want to hear.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE NACD   SPECIAL THANKS TO Jalan Crossland for the music Angela Johnson at OC Executive Search Joseph Batty at Podfly Corey Coates at Podfly

This is Part 2 of the interview with General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli’ Chilton. Tune in for discussion filled with advice on reaching the C-Suite, sitting on good boards , role of the Board, interacting with CEO and more.    A note to those who have not served in the Armed Forces: I will be referring to our guest as either General or by his call sign of ‘Chilli’ out of respect for his rank and his service to our country.   ABOUT OUR GUEST General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli’ Chilton graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and has flown pretty much every aircraft in the Air Force inventory including the RF4, F15, U2, and the B52. He attended test-pilot school, served around the world and was selected as an astronaut that included three shuttle missions. He was also the Deputy Program Manager of Operations for the International Space Station. He then returned to the Air Force for key postings such as the Commander of the Ninth Recon Wing, Commander of the Eighth Air Force, and Commander of the Air Force Space Command and the United States Strategic Command. He is currently the only astronaut to obtain the rank of 4-star General. Chilli has served on the boards of Anadarko, Orbital, Aerospace Corporation and both level three and post-merger with Centurylink today as well as with Aerojet Rocketdyne.   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Podfly Productions: Podfly.net Veterans of Foreign Wars: VFWpost1.org OC Executive Search: OCExecutiveSearch.com   KEY TAKEAWAYS   FINDING C-LEVEL CANDIDATES [1:50] The General explains how the search process goes from the public, private, and non-profit board’s perspective. He also shares some tips on how to be considered for C-Level in an organization.   [4:15] Chilli touches on how many boards are too many boards.   GOOD BOARD, BAD BOARD [6:32] The General has never been on a bad board, so we take the time to ask him how to build a good one. He shares what first surprised him about being on a board as well as the difference between sitting on a Fortune 500 company board and small private ones.   [10:52] Chilli explains how he keeps himself up-to-date on board trends.   A CEO ON THE BOARD [11:39] Chilli shares his thoughts on having the CEO sit on the board, even chair, and what the really important success factor really is as well as what the number one purpose of the board is.   DIFFERENT STROKES [14:00] Having served on boards in so many different sectors, Chilli shares the similarities and differences in the roles he held, he shares his insights on one experience.   LISTENER QUESTION! [17:43] The General answers: ‘How can public companies better leverage their boards?’   ASPIRING CXO’s [20:52] Chilli shares his advice for aspiring CXO’s — no one does anything on their own.   HIS BEST DECISION [21:59] General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli’ Chilton shares his wife’s military service.   AN ASTRONAUT’S WORK-LIFE BALANCE [24:25] The General touches on how he and his wife managed impressive military careers and four children. He makes a point about leadership.   CHILI’S ADVICE FOR HIS YOUNGER SELF [27:20] Keep your options open and don’t burn any bridges.   BEST WORST JOB CHILI EVER HAD [29:35] Can you believe Chilli’s never had a bad job?   READ, LISTEN AND GET IN TOUCH [31:10] Right now, the General is reading on History.   [33:08] Michael thanks Chili for coming on the podcast to share his insight and closes out the podcast with his favorite takeaways.   We hope you learned something today and enjoyed the conversation. Please give us 5 stars on iTunes and share your comments so we can improve and ask the questions you want to hear.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE NACD   SPECIAL THANKS TO Jalan Crossland for the music Angela Johnson at OC Executive Search Joseph Batty at Podfly Corey Coates at Podfly

The impressively humble General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton joins the show today to share his 34-½ years of experience in the Air Force as well as the successful transition he then navigated into corporate America.   A note to those who have not served in the Armed Forces: I will be referring to our guest as either General or by his call sign of ‘Chilli' out of respect for his rank and his service to our country.   ABOUT OUR GUEST General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and has flown pretty much every aircraft in the Air Force inventory including the RF4, F15, U2, and the B52. He attended test-pilot school, served around the world and was selected as an astronaut that included three shuttle missions. He was also the Deputy Program Manager of Operations for the International Space Station. He then returned to the Air Force for key postings such as the Commander of the Ninth Recon Wing, Commander of the Eighth Air Force, and Commander of the Air Force Space Command and the United States Strategic Command. He is currently the only astronaut to obtain the rank of 4-star General. Chilli has served on boards of the Anadarko, Orbital, Aerospace Corporation and both level three and post-merger with Centurylink today as well as with Aerojet Rocketdyne.   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Podfly Productions: Podfly.net Veterans of Foreign Wars: VFWpost1.org OC Executive Search: OCExecutiveSearch.com   KEY TAKEAWAYS [1:50] Michael introduces General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton and asks him to share an interesting tidbit about himself — Chilli is a proud family man, husband, and father to four very successful daughters — he also played in the MaxQ all-astronaut rock band!   GETTING CALLED TO THE AIR [5:21] Chilli shares the childhood exposure that shaped his interest in flight and explains how he got about getting himself some flying lessons!   GRACE UNDER PRESSURE [7:59] The General shares how he got his call sign while flying the F-15. He also touches on how the ability to stay cool under pressure, tackle problems, and exemplify leadership can be trained but requires operational terrain experience.   NASA [10:20] Chilli breaks down what qualities NASA looks for in their hires and how executives can strive for those traits even without military training. We also get a peek into the General's space shuttle flight experience (Endeavour — with its tense and joyful maiden voyage — and Atlantis).   PICKING TEAMS [17:37] There are more astronauts than missions, Chilli shares how teams were built for missions during his service. He recalls his first call to pilot the Endeavour and how easy the ‘yes' came.   THROWING YOUR HAT IN THE RING [19:45] The one person and the two reasons Chilli eventually applied at NASA.   MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE CAREERS? [21:33] It used to be a general Air Force policy that if you left for NASA, you didn't come back… but in 1996 ‘Chilli' was invited to volunteer to help the Air Force operationalize space.   LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES [24:07] The Air Force Hierarchy is built in a moving up/moving out fashion, which generates turnover and forces focus on the importance of next-generation leaders. Chilli touches on mentorship, sponsors and the value of a good boss.   COMMANDER VS CEO [30:15] The General breaks down the primary differences between civilian and military work. A commander isn't just a boss.   ADVICE FOR CEOs [32:40] Chilli shares what he believes CEOs can learn from flag officers — listen in for advice on what strength the military can teach you — and he shares his personal advice on what CEOs should do today to properly plan for tomorrow.   POLITICS [35:22] The General makes a statement on politics in the military and offers his perspective on how and why a CEO might be more affected by politics. He also touches on how the military/political/civilian relationships need to be maintained in order to ensure smooth operations.   FIRST BOARD [39:00] Getting his first board appointment came through an acquaintance and it was a learning experience that Chilli appreciated. He shares his view on managing board members with all the individual egos and existing relationships and baggage that this entails, as well as what the role of the Chair is.   A DAY IN THE LIFE [42:35] Chilli shares a day in his life as a board member, and what best practices are important to keep in place.   The General shares what the role of a board is — and isn't — for the benefit of an emerging executive and how to best recruit a new CEO.   [46:37] Michael closes out Part 1 of this interview with General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli' Chilton and invites listeners to tune into Part 2.   We hope you learned something today and enjoyed the conversation. Please give us 5 stars on iTunes and share your comments so we can improve and ask the questions you want to hear.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE   SPECIAL THANKS TO Jalan Crossland for the music Angela Johnson at OC Executive Search Joseph Batty at Podfly Corey Coates at Podfly

The impressively humble General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli’ Chilton joins the show today to share his 34-½ years of experience in the Air Force as well as the successful transition he then navigated into corporate America.   A note to those who have not served in the Armed Forces: I will be referring to our guest as either General or by his call sign of ‘Chilli’ out of respect for his rank and his service to our country.   ABOUT OUR GUEST General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli’ Chilton graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and has flown pretty much every aircraft in the Air Force inventory including the RF4, F15, U2, and the B52. He attended test-pilot school, served around the world and was selected as an astronaut that included three shuttle missions. He was also the Deputy Program Manager of Operations for the International Space Station. He then returned to the Air Force for key postings such as the Commander of the Ninth Recon Wing, Commander of the Eighth Air Force, and Commander of the Air Force Space Command and the United States Strategic Command. He is currently the only astronaut to obtain the rank of 4-star General. Chilli has served on boards of the Anadarko, Orbital, Aerospace Corporation and both level three and post-merger with Centurylink today as well as with Aerojet Rocketdyne.   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Podfly Productions: Podfly.net Veterans of Foreign Wars: VFWpost1.org OC Executive Search: OCExecutiveSearch.com   KEY TAKEAWAYS [1:50] Michael introduces General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli’ Chilton and asks him to share an interesting tidbit about himself — Chilli is a proud family man, husband, and father to four very successful daughters — he also played in the MaxQ all-astronaut rock band!   GETTING CALLED TO THE AIR [5:21] Chilli shares the childhood exposure that shaped his interest in flight and explains how he got about getting himself some flying lessons!   GRACE UNDER PRESSURE [7:59] The General shares how he got his call sign while flying the F-15. He also touches on how the ability to stay cool under pressure, tackle problems, and exemplify leadership can be trained but requires operational terrain experience.   NASA [10:20] Chilli breaks down what qualities NASA looks for in their hires and how executives can strive for those traits even without military training. We also get a peek into the General’s space shuttle flight experience (Endeavour — with its tense and joyful maiden voyage — and Atlantis).   PICKING TEAMS [17:37] There are more astronauts than missions, Chilli shares how teams were built for missions during his service. He recalls his first call to pilot the Endeavour and how easy the ‘yes’ came.   THROWING YOUR HAT IN THE RING [19:45] The one person and the two reasons Chilli eventually applied at NASA.   MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE CAREERS? [21:33] It used to be a general Air Force policy that if you left for NASA, you didn’t come back… but in 1996 ‘Chilli’ was invited to volunteer to help the Air Force operationalize space.   LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES [24:07] The Air Force Hierarchy is built in a moving up/moving out fashion, which generates turnover and forces focus on the importance of next-generation leaders. Chilli touches on mentorship, sponsors and the value of a good boss.   COMMANDER VS CEO [30:15] The General breaks down the primary differences between civilian and military work. A commander isn’t just a boss.   ADVICE FOR CEOs [32:40] Chilli shares what he believes CEOs can learn from flag officers — listen in for advice on what strength the military can teach you — and he shares his personal advice on what CEOs should do today to properly plan for tomorrow.   POLITICS [35:22] The General makes a statement on politics in the military and offers his perspective on how and why a CEO might be more affected by politics. He also touches on how the military/political/civilian relationships need to be maintained in order to ensure smooth operations.   FIRST BOARD [39:00] Getting his first board appointment came through an acquaintance and it was a learning experience that Chilli appreciated. He shares his view on managing board members with all the individual egos and existing relationships and baggage that this entails, as well as what the role of the Chair is.   A DAY IN THE LIFE [42:35] Chilli shares a day in his life as a board member, and what best practices are important to keep in place.   The General shares what the role of a board is — and isn’t — for the benefit of an emerging executive and how to best recruit a new CEO.   [46:37] Michael closes out Part 1 of this interview with General Kevin Patrick ‘Chilli’ Chilton and invites listeners to tune into Part 2.   We hope you learned something today and enjoyed the conversation. Please give us 5 stars on iTunes and share your comments so we can improve and ask the questions you want to hear.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE   SPECIAL THANKS TO Jalan Crossland for the music Angela Johnson at OC Executive Search Joseph Batty at Podfly Corey Coates at Podfly

This mission marks the first time a green propellant has been used as the propulsion system for a satellite.

This small spacecraft the size of a mini-refrigerator is packed with cutting-edge green technology.

A recent court case showed the consequences of using a contractor who had less than optimal cybersecurity, but who represented themselves to the government as being up to snuff. Every Defense contractor ought to know about this one, and attorney Robert Metzger, a partner at Rogers Joseph O'Donnell and co-author of the Mitre Deliver Uncompromised Report, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in the studio for the details.

This week I had the opportunity to interview Steven Xu, a rocket scientist, at Aerojet Rocketdyne. I have known him since high school and the grit he exhibited to get to where he is now. We explored how lack of family presence, whether physically or emotionally, has a significant impact on us. Steven went deep into how he helped himself through college application, career planning, as well as managing emotional turmoil with Asian parents. Steven mentioned how he explores his relationship with his parent’s lack of involvement and how he copes with that, including going to the therapist to overcome those his historical experiences. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

My guest this week is Joe Cassady and today we’re going to talk about the 2018 Humans to Mars Report which was released last week at the Humans to Mars Summit. The report reinforces a notional date of 2033 for the first Humans to Mars mission. There also seems to be a convergence happening within the Mars community, both within government and the commercial sector, that the pieces needed to make a mission happen by 2033 can be ready. Joe is the Executive Vice President and a Director at Explore Mars who published the report and organized the annual summit. I should note that his day job though, is that of Executive Director, Space at Aerojet Rocketdyne.

The last two weeks have been filled with a bunch of smaller stories—SpaceX’s GPS III bid win and upcoming SES-10 launch, ULA’s decision on Vulcan’s engines and Congress’ potential meddling, and the ISS beyond 2024. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 6 executive producers—Pat, Matt, Jorge, Brad, and two anonymous—and 39 other supporters on Patreon. SpaceX Wins GPS III Launch, More Info on Phase 1A - Main Engine Cut Off Issue #15 - Main Engine Cut Off The Alabama Launch Alliance - Main Engine Cut Off Thornberry Walks Back Vulcan Intervention - Main Engine Cut Off BE-4 Hydrostatic Bearings - Main Engine Cut Off Space Subcommittee Hearing- The ISS after 2024: Options and Impacts | Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Email your thoughts and comments to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Subscribe on iTunes, Overcast, or elsewhere Subscribe to Main Engine Cut Off Weekly Support Main Engine Cut Off on Patreon

Am Vorabend von #sentinel2go schaffen wir noch alle anderen Themen aus dem Weg. Wir reden über SpaceX (Überraschung!), andere Mond-Vorhaben von Blue Origin und Bigelow Aerospace. Aerojet Rocketdyne hofft mit ihrem AR1 Triebwerk noch Blue Origin aus dem Rennen zu werfen, doch es sieht nicht gut aus. Wir reden über den letzten Test des AR1 Triebwerks. Zu guter Letzt sprechen wir noch die Aktion "Die Astronautin" an. In der Idee gut, doch bei der Umsetzung stellen sich uns einige Fragen. Habt ihr Kommentare zu unseren Themen? Dann würden wir uns über euer Feedback im Blog, auf Twitter oder Facebook freuen!

The roadmap for SLS got a little murkier this week thanks to some additional details in the GAO report regarding its cost and schedule. SpaceX test fired a landed core three times in three days last week, paving the way for reuse of the CRS-8 core. GAO Report Indicates EM-2 Plans to Fly Crew - Main Engine Cut Off U.S. GAO - NASA Human Space Exploration: Opportunity Nears to Reassess Launch Vehicle and Ground Systems Cost and Schedule NASA updates status and timetable of ambitious Asteroid Redirect Mission | NASASpaceFlight.com MSFC propose Aerojet Rocketdyne supply EUS engines | NASASpaceFlight.com Landed Falcon 9 First Stage Test Firing - YouTube SpaceX Conducts Full-Duration Static Fire of JCSAT-14 Core - Main Engine Cut Off SpaceX test fires returned Falcon 9 booster at McGregor | NASASpaceFlight.com Next Space Station Cargo Launch From Virginia Targeted for August | NASA Email feedback to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Support Main Engine Cut Off on Patreon

Electric vehicles aren't just taking over our roads - they're taking over our orbits, too! Solar electric propulsion is a cutting edge technology that allows spacecraft to change velocity up to an order of magnitude more efficiently than traditional chemical rockets. Joe Cassady from Aerojet Rocketdyne and Explore Mars talks with us about how this propulsion works, it's power requirements, the development status, and how we'll use it to eventually send cargo to Mars in support of human exploration. Links Aerojet Rocketdyne Explore Mars NASA Press Release on SEP Development Contract Joe debates Robert Zubrin "When should we go to Mars?" at H2M 2016 Joe's Twitter Account Further info from NASAspaceflight.com on SEP WeMartians Theme Song is "RetroFuture" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Die Raumflug Industrie boomt! Aerojet Rocketdyne hat zwei Aufträge diese Woche unterschrieben, Die ULA will groß in den CubeSat Markt einsteigen und SpaceX hat von der nASA den ersten Commercial Crew Auftrag bekommen. Aber so eine Industrieblase kann nicht lange halten und im Weltraum hört niemand den Pleitegeier schreien...

We kick off  the show with congratulations, an upcoming celestial event, and follow ups to two previous stories. First an update to  rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne's attempt to purchase launch provider United Launch Alliance.   We report on the preliminary results from the Ardbeg distillery experiment that flew to the International Space Station.  We send congratulations to NASA's five new flight directors including a name that the audience may recognize. So is the world going to end this week? Umm, no but we do have a an upcoming Lunar Eclipse  on September 27 for the Western Hemisphere,  Europe,  most of Africa, and parts of Asia to enjoy, local weather permitting! NASA TV will provide coverage starting 8:00 PM EDT on Sunday 27 September, Midnight GMT September 28. NASA last week gave a status report on the progress of the Orion spacecraft, a linchpin in NASA's human space exploration effort,  with a probable delay with  the first piloted flight. The team examines  the implications. The NASA Inspector General's Office released a report which casts some doubt on OrbitalATK's recover plan to resume cargo flights to the International Space Station. We shed some light of our own on the implied difficulties.  Launch provider Blue Origin has decided to call Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force station home, not just to launch rockets  but to build and test it's vehicles. We consider what this means for commercial space and the economy of Florida. Show recorded 9/21/2015 Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein, Panel members: Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman, and Kassy Tamanini (CraftLass)

We start off our sixth anniversary show with an update on the recent Soyuz missions and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko's one year mission on the International Space Station, which has just passed the halfway point. From there, we bring things back down to Earth with a discussion on Aerojet Rocketdyne's unsolicited $2B offer to purchase United Launch Alliance and the Department of Defense's likely position on the offer. Heading back off planet, we then jump into a discussion about the release of the most recent New Horizons photographs including one particular picture that shows a fantastic contrast between old and new geography on Pluto. After wrapping up the news for this week, we all took some time to reflect on six years of Talking Space. We talk about the first show, and our favorite moments, including a live broadcast from STS-135, the final shuttle mission, a live interview with then relatively unknown CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield from that same broadcast, meditate on some thoughts from NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, and on the future of space travel and Talking Space. We conclude the episode with a request to you, our audience - we want to hear your memories of the last six years too! Share with us on Twitter, Facebook, and G+ using the hashtag #TS6 or send us an email or audio clip to mailbag@talkingspaceonline.com. Thank you for six years of Talking Space, and we look forward to many more! Show Recorded 9/14/2015 Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein Panel members: Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman, Kat Robison, and Kassy Tamanini (CraftLass) Audio Engineer: Kassy Tamanini (CraftLass)