Exclusive: Stennis Space Center Coverage
NASA’s Benton on Industry Collaboration, Rocket Test Infrastructure Investment
Gary Benton, chief of the project management division at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, discusses industry partnerships, modifications to rocket test stands in preparation for the Space Launch System, and wider infrastructure investment with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on May 10, 2017, at the B-1 Test Complex. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s Stennis coverage was sponsored by Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Martin on AR-1 Booster Engine Program Status, Testing
Tom Martin, senior manager for DoD & commercial launch at Aerojet Rocketdyne, discusses the status of the AR-1 booster engine program, test results and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on May 10, 2017, at the E Test Complex at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s Stennis coverage was sponsored by Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Van Kleeck on Rocket Engine Development, Getting to Mars
Julie Van Kleeck, vice president for advanced space and launch at Aerojet Rocketdyne, discusses the company’s portfolio of rocket engine and launch-related work, its design philosophy, its role in the quest to reach Mars, competing in a changing space environment, the RS-25 and RS-68 rocket engines, cost-cutting efforts, lessons learned and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on May 10 at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s facility at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage and travel to Stennis were sponsored by Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Janowski on May 10 RS-68A Rocket Engine Test
Walt Janowski, RS-68 program manager at Aerojet Rocketdyne, discusses the RS-68A rocket engine program, goals for the May 10 test held at John C. Stennis Space Center, engineering lessons learned, and what winemaking and rocket science have in common during an May 10 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Mississippi. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s trip to Stennis and coverage of the test were sponsored by Aerojet Rocketdyne.