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[Александр Ч.]

Seerndv пишет:
А каким боком этот Скаут-Х к Аэроджету?    

Тем, что три LEO делает именно AjRd и входит в LEONIDAS Team.

[Александр Ч.]

Apollo13,

The LEONIDAS program objective is to develop a low cost, small satellite launch capability. Aerojet Rocketdyne is the sole source supplier of the 3-stage propulsion system using robust and affordable Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs): LEO-46, LEO-7, and LEO-1.

[Apollo13]

Александр Ч. пишет:
Apollo13 ,

The LEONIDAS program objective is to develop a low cost, small satellite launch capability. Aerojet Rocketdyne is the sole source supplier of the 3-stage propulsion system using robust and affordable Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs): LEO-46, LEO-7, and LEO-1.

Но как это поможет сохранить производство ЖРД?

[Seerndv]

Гора родила мышь  

[Александр Ч.]

Apollo13 пишет:

Александр Ч. пишет:
Apollo13 ,

The LEONIDAS program objective is to develop a low cost, small satellite launch capability. Aerojet Rocketdyne is the sole source supplier of the 3-stage propulsion system using robust and affordable Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs): LEO-46, LEO-7, and LEO-1.

Но как это поможет сохранить производство ЖРД?

За счет RS-25, идущего на SLS. Обещают аж целый пуск раз в год.
До 2019г. Дельта с RS-68 еще летает. А вот с НК-33 они встряли.

[Apollo13]

Александр Ч. пишет:
За счет RS-25, идущего на SLS. Обещают аж целый пуск раз в год.

Или в два. Но на первые 3 пуска есть двигатели от Шаттлов. Там еще RL-10. Может даже 4 штуки.

[triage]

Apollo13 пишет:

Александр Ч. пишет:
За счет RS-25, идущего на SLS. Обещают аж целый пуск раз в год.

Или в два. Но на первые 3 пуска есть двигатели от Шаттлов. Там еще RL-10. Может даже 4 штуки.    

тут читал про New

 http://www.americaspace.com/?p=85324

Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA currently have 16 RS-25 engines in inventory at Stennis—14 of which are veterans of numerous space shuttle missions. Aerojet Rocketdyne just recently finished assembly of the 16th engine (engine 2063), one of the space agency's two "rookie" RS-25s. It will be one of four RS-25 engines that will be employed to power the SLS Exploration Mission-2 (EM-2), the second SLS launch currently targeted for the year 2021. All of the engines have already been assigned to their SLS flights.

[triage]

Журнал Роскосмоса пишет в 10 номере http://www.r-kosmos.ru/issue/118/ "Может ли обновленный американский жидкостной двигатель RS-25 стать альтернативой российскому ракетному двигателю РД-180? На этот и другие вопросы мы попросили ответить руководителя международной лаборатории Санкт-Петербургского университета информационных технологий, механики и оптики Павла Булата."

[Александр Ч.]

Я не понял. Автор предлагает два RS-25 ставить на Atlas-V вместо одного РД-180? Или Орбитал на Антаресе заменит им РД-181?

[silentpom]

так он еще и в RS-25 разбирается.  я думал, что он только в бумажных самолетиках

[Seerndv]

http://fortune.com/2015/09/24/blue-origin-bids-winner/
Blue Origin the only winner in failed NewSpace deal       
                                     

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September 24, 2015, 7:58 AM EDT          



                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is taking on the competitive NewSpace industry with his startup Blue Origin.
For a few days last week it looked like the private spaceflight industry was poised for a tectonic realignment.
Industry reports claimed that legacy rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne made a $2 billion cash offer to buy United Launch Alliance (ULA). For those unaware, ULA is a 50/50 joint venture between Boeing                                                 BA                   1.78%                                        and Lockheed Martin                                                 LMT                   1.21%                                        and the U.S. national security establishment's sole launch provider for large satellites.
However, a week later, it seems the deal was called off. A Boeing spokesperson dismissed the proposed deal, saying Boeing leadership never seriously entertained the offer.
 
The deal could've created a rocket-building behemoth by combining Aerojet's propulsion supply chain and ULA's Atlas V launch vehicles by positioning the new group to better compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX, the current market disruptor in the launch space. It certainly would've altered the competitive landscape, tying together multiple legacy aerospace companies and their accumulated technological know-how.
 
Even though the deal fell apart, it didn't prevent the private spaceflight industry from undergoing some significant change last week. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin—a so-called NewSpace venture— wasn't explicitly involved in the Aerojet-ULA deal, but does play a role in the industry's future. Aerojet's attempted purchase of ULA underscores Blue Origin's emerging clout in the private spaceflight arena, and just how much money some companies would spend to try to control it.
"I think it suggests Blue Origin is a major disruptive force," says Carissa Christensen, a founder and managing partner at aerospace and defense consulting firm The Tauri Group. "This whole conversation wouldn't be happening without Blue Origin and its relationship with ULA. And that's fascinating."
To understand Blue Origin's role in this drama, one has to delve a bit into the economics of rocket building. The rocket business is both capital intensive and highly specialized, with a very limited number of potential customers in line to purchase any given piece of hardware. As such, it's important for companies in the space to have long-term commitments; developing and testing new clean-sheet rocket engines can take four to five years and cost tens (if not hundreds) of millions of dollars. A company without contracts can quickly find itself in trouble.
Aerojet Rocketdyne is currently developing an engine called the AR-1 for ULA's Atlas V rockets (Congress is trying to wean ULA and the Atlas V off of its current engine, the Russian-built RD-180). However in an ongoing effort to trim costs and better compete with SpaceX, ULA is developing a new rocket called Vulcan. Vulcan also needs rocket engines, and Aerojet would very much like the AR-1 to fill that role. But last year, in a move that surprised many in the industry, ULA tapped Blue Origin to develop a potential engine for Vulcan as well.
Blue Origin's BE-4 engine represents a departure from traditional rocket engine technology. It runs on liquid methane rather than the typical kerosene-based rocket fuel powering most liquid-fueled rockets today. Keeping methane in a liquid state requires some additional technological complexity in the way of cooling systems and tanks that maintain temperatures of nearly 300 below zero Fahrenheit. Yet Blue Origin's BE-4 seems to be the favorite at ULA, a point reiterated just last week. On September 10—after Aerojet's rumored bid for ULA was announced and later quashed by Boeing—ULA announced that it had entered an agreement with Blue Origin to help expand its production capabilities for the BE-4.
If ULA goes with Blue Origin's engine for Vulcan it's clearly bad news for Aerojet. So while an Aerojet-ULA tie up would create plenty of product synergies and efficiencies, what Aerojet really wants for its $2 billion is a steady customer.
"I think objectively such a deal would be a very smart deal for Aerojet if they could close it," Christensen says. "They have a limited customer base and ULA has been looking seriously at Blue Origin as a supplier. So if Aerojet could make this work through an acquisition and force its own supplier relationship, that would be very good for Aerojet."
Given the events of the past few days, such a deal doesn't appear likely. Meanwhile, Blue Origin has in the span of a week unveiled plans for a new reusable orbital rocket, a new Florida-based facility for manufacturing, testing, and launching the company's rockets and rocket engines (including the BE-4). It also quietly provoked a competitor to put $2 billion on the table.
That marks a huge change in stature for Bezos's secretive space startup, which has received far less federal money and attention than competitors like SpaceX (through NASA's commercial crew program) or Aerojet Rocketdyne (as contractor for the main engine on the Space Shuttle and for NASA's upcoming Space Launch System). Though the private spaceflight industry didn't see a blockbuster multi-billion-dollar deal this past week, it may have witnessed something more significant behind the scenes.
"What's happening right now is happening because of the relationship between ULA and Blue Origin and its affect on Aerojet," Christensen says. "It's just amazing that a truly commercial company is in there making that impact."

- тово, не дали Аэроджету купить бегемота.  
Не фиг было петардами занимацца!

[silentpom]

не купить бегемота, а создать 

[Salo]

http://spacenews.com/orbital-atk-settlement-drags-down-aerojet-rocketdyne/

Orbital ATK Settlement Drags Down Aerojet Rocketdyne
by Warren Ferster — October 14, 2015
 
Aerojet Rocketdyne's AJ-26, the main engine on Orbital ATK's Antares rocket, has been blamed in the Oct. 28, 2014, failure of that vehicle, which destroyed a load of cargo bound for the International Space Station. Credit: NASA  
 
WASHINGTON — Aerojet Rocketdyne's losses widened during the third quarter of 2015 compared with the same period last year due in part to its $50 million settlement with Orbital ATK stemming from last October's failure of the latter's Antares rocket.
In an Oct. 13 press release, Sacramento, California-based Aerojet Rocketdyne also said it has spent $24 million so far this fiscal year working on its AR1 engine, which the company has proposed as a replacement for the RD-180, the main engine on United Launch Alliance's government workhorse Atlas 5 rocket. Congress has mandated that the Pentagon stop using Russian-made engines to launch its satellites, but ULA has made Blue Origin's BE-4 the leading replacement candidate.
During the three-month period ending Aug. 31, Aerojet Rocketdyne reported a net loss of $38.1 million on $440.5 million in net sales. The company lost $10 million during the 2014 third quarter, owing largely to a $17.5 million loss related to its contract to supply Orbital ATK with AJ-26 engines, one of which failed on a test stand earlier that year.
The AJ-26, the main engine on Antares, has been blamed in the Oct. 28, 2014, failure of that vehicle, which destroyed a load of cargo bound for the International Space Station. Aerojet in September announced it has settled with Orbital ATK over the engine's role in the failure, which ultimately led to Orbital ATK selecting a different Russian-made engine for Antares.
Aerojet Rocketdyne also cited a $29.5 million environmental remediation expense as a contributor its losing quarter.
Solid rocket motors, primarily for U.S. missile defense programs, continue to be Aerojet Rocketdyne's largest source of revenue. The company booked $61.2 million and $55.6 million on the Theater High Altitude Area Defense and Standard Missile programs, respectively, during the quarter, with both figures representing substantial increases over the same period last year.
The company also reported $50.2 million in net sales from the RS-25 engine being developed for NASA's Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket program, a 70 percent increase over the 2014 third quarter. Net sales on NASA's Orion capsule were $20.1 million, up by more than 30 percent.
But Aerojet's business with ULA, for which it supplies RL-10 upper-stage and RS-68 main-stage engines, was down sharply during the quarter. Net sales on the RL-10 were $26.8 million, a decline of nearly 30 percent, while for the RS-68 net sales were $24.9 million, down by more than 30 percent.

[silentpom]

"Net sales on the RL-10 were $26.8 million," кто нить знает сколько это в штуках двигателей?

[Apollo13]

silentpom пишет:
"Net sales on the RL-10 were $26.8 million," кто нить знает сколько это в штуках двигателей?

Вероятно один. Но как тогда продажи могли упасть на 30%?

[silentpom]

цена могла временно понизиться

[Salo]

http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/11/06/784825/10155585/en/Aerojet-Rocketdyne-Cuts-Ribbon-on-Premiere-Propulsion-and-Innovation-Center.html

Aerojet Rocketdyne Cuts Ribbon on Premiere Propulsion and Innovation Center    
November 06, 2015 15:01 ET   | Source: Aerojet Rocketdyne  
 
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), today hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by more than 300 people, including local dignitaries, suppliers, customers, company leaders and employees. The event celebrated the company's completion of a $140 million infrastructure improvement project that has increased operating efficiency, reduced costs and positioned the company to bring new programs to the Los Angeles facility.
    "Over the past 11 years, our Los Angeles site has undergone a complex construction project focused on creating a world-class facility capable of manufacturing large liquid rocket engines," said Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and President Eileen Drake. "With the completion of this project, Aerojet Rocketdyne has a premiere propulsion and innovation center to design and build rocket engines. With this newly completed facility, coupled with our technical expertise, we will now be able to build the engines that will take astronauts to Mars and continue our leadership in launching the nation's most critical and valuable national security assets."
    The Los Angeles site is Aerojet Rocketdyne's center of excellence for large liquid rocket engines, where it currently manufactures the RS-68 engine components for United Launch Alliance's Delta IV launch vehicle; adapts the RS-25 engine for the Space Launch System, America's next generation heavy lift launch vehicle; builds missile defense propulsion; and most recently, it has become the design center for the AR1 engine, which the company is developing to replace the Russian-made RD-180 engine on the Atlas V launch vehicle.
    "This investment demonstrates our ongoing commitment toward innovation and the next generation of world-leading propulsion systems, such as the RS-25 and AR1 advanced liquid rocket engines," added Drake. "Aerojet Rocketdyne has been the go-to provider of U.S. propulsion systems for the last 70 years and RS-25 and AR1 will continue that legacy."
    The RS-25 and AR1 engines are examples of capitalizing on proven, heritage systems to enable space exploration for generations to come and answer the urgent needs of national security. Aerojet Rocketdyne has been working on the RS-25 engines since they originally flew on the space shuttle. Four of these engines will fly at the base of the core stage for the Space Launch System, which is the rocket that will eventually take humans to Mars. The company is also currently building the AR1 engine to address the nation's need to end the country's reliance on Russia to launch national security space assets. The AR1 is the logical choice to minimize risk, cost and address the schedule needs of the country to have an American engine ready for 2019.
    The project included the construction of a new 24,000-square-foot Component Test Center that provides unique structural, vibration, pressure, water flow and spin test capabilities; a new 20,000-square-foot nozzle assembly and fabrication center that includes a one-of-a-kind furnace that is capable of brazing the nozzle for the RS-25 engine; and a new 11,000-square-foot metallic and non-metallic materials testing lab.
    Aerojet Rocketdyne is an innovative company delivering solutions that create value for its customers in the aerospace and defense markets. The company is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader that provides propulsion and energetics to the space, missile defense and strategic systems, tactical systems and armaments areas, in support of domestic and international markets. Additional information about Aerojet Rocketdyne can be obtained by visiting our websites at www.Rocket.com and www.AerojetRocketdyne.com.

[Salo]

http://ir.aerojetrocketdyne.com/releaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=944119

Nov 23, 2015
 Aerojet Rocketdyne Signs Contract to Support New Era of Human Spaceflight for America
 
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), has signed a contract with Boeing valued at nearly $200 million that supports a new era of spaceflight - one that will carry humans to the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil once again. Under its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) subcontract to Boeing, Aerojet Rocketdyne is completing the design, development, qualification, certification and initial production of the Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 "Starliner" service module propulsion system.
 A CST-100 Starliner partner and team member since 2010, Aerojet Rocketdyne's work continues the development of the service module and launch abort propulsion system from prior commercial crew contracts with Boeing.
 "Aerojet Rocketdyne is leveraging adaptations of proven hardware and technologies to deliver an affordable reliable propulsion system that can be counted on to perform throughout the spacecraft's mission and ensure the safety of the astronauts and success of the mission," said Terry Lorier, Aerojet Rocketdyne's CST-100 service module propulsion system program manager. "We are honored to play a critical role in continuing our nation's legacy in human-rated spaceflight, as well as helping to revolutionize how our great country accesses and explores space."
 Under the CCtCap contract, Aerojet Rocketdyne will provide seven shipsets of hardware with options for additional shipsets. Each production hardware shipset will include four Launch Abort Engines (LAEs), 24 Orbital Maneuvering and Attitude Control (OMAC) engines, 28 Reaction Control System (RCS) engines, 164 valves, 12 tanks and more than 500 feet of ducts, lines and tubing. Boeing will assemble hardware kits into the service module section of the CST-100 spacecraft at its Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Aerojet Rocketdyne also provides hardware supporting the Qualification Test Vehicle; Service Module hot fire testing, which will take place at White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico; the orbital flight test, which will be launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida; and Pad Abort testing, which will occur at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The CST-100 is scheduled to deliver astronauts to the ISS for NASA, beginning in 2017.
 The Starliner service module propulsion system provides integrated launch abort capability on the pad and during ascent, along with all propulsion needs during a nominal flight - from launch vehicle separation, docking and undocking from the ISS, and through separation of the crew and service modules when the spacecraft begins to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. During re-entry, the crew module propulsion is then provided by monopropellant thrusters from Aerojet Rocketdyne manufactured at its facility in Redmond, Washington.
 The Starliner abort propulsion system is designed to quickly "push" a crew capsule toward safety if an abort is necessary. If unused for an abort, the propellant is then used to complete the spacecraft's nominal mission. The Starliner service module propulsion system includes 40,000-pound thrust launch abort engines used only in an abort; 1,500-pound thrust class OMAC engines that provide low-altitude launch abort attitude control; maneuvering and stage-separation functions; high-altitude direct abort capability and large orbital maneuvers; and 28 100-pound thrust class RCS engines that provide high-altitude abort attitude control, on-orbit low delta-v maneuvering function and space station re-boost capability.
 Aerojet Rocketdyne is an innovative company delivering solutions that create value for its customers in the aerospace and defense markets. The company is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader that provides propulsion and energetics to the space, missile defense and strategic systems, tactical systems and armaments areas, in support of domestic and international markets. Additional information about Aerojet Rocketdyne can be obtained by visiting our websites at www.Rocket.com and www.AerojetRocketdyne.com.

[Salo]

https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean/status/668914578789670912

James Dean Подлинная учетная запись ‏@flatoday_jdean
Now in bigger news for Aerojet Rocketdyne: $1.2B NASA contract to restart RS-25 engine production for SLS rocket; runs through Sept. 2024.
 14:10 - 23 нояб. 2015 г.

[silentpom]

а нет подробностей, сколько двигателей по контракту должно быть?