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1 - Astrotech Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 and Announces Exploration of Strategic Alternatives
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ASTC) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. “This reporting period commemorates our return to profitable earnings and the completion of the turnaround for...
2 - SES WORLD SKIES’ NSS-12 Satellite Arrives at Kourou Launch Base
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - SES WORLD SKIES, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announces that its NSS-12 satellite has safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, onboard an Antonov cargo plane. The NSS-12 spacecraft, manufactured by...
3 - SPEEA Secures Improvements from Spirit – Union Recommends Members Accept Offer
WICHITA, Kan.-(Business Wire)-September 26, 2009 - With membership rising and pressure increasing, management at Spirit AeroSystems today presented a new and improved contract offer to 783 engineers represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local...
4 - SpaceX’s DragonEye Navigation Sensor Successfully Demonstrated on Space Shuttle
HAWTHORNE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces the successful demonstration of a proximity sensor, called DragonEye, on NASA’s STS-127 shuttle mission. DragonEye launched aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on July 15th, 2009, and was tested...
5 - AAI Flies Shadow® at Opening of U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft System Rapid Integration and Acceptance Center
HUNT VALLEY, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has flown its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System in honor of the official opening of the U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft...
6 - Solitron Devices, Inc. Receives AS9100, Rev. B Certification
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Solitron Devices, Inc. (OTCBB:SODI) announced today that it has received AS9100, Rev. B certification, the quality management system certification specifically designed for manufacturers of aerospace industry products. Solitron was also...
7 - AFL-CIO President Trumka Supports SPEEA Engineers, Calls on Spirit to Bargain Fairly
WICHITA, Kan.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - In one of his first actions as the new president of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka put the muscle of the world’s most powerful labor organization behind efforts to secure a contract that respects the contributions of 784 engineers to the success of...
8 - Two International Leaders Receive Caltech Aerospace Award
PASADENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Two distinguished aerospace leaders are the recipients of the 25th annual International von Kármán Wings Award. Receiving the honor this year are Abdul Kalam, the 11th president of India and distinguished professor at the Indian Institute of...
9 - ILS Proton Successfully Launches Nimiq 5 Satellite
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the Nimiq 5 satellite into orbit today on an ILS Proton for Telesat, the fourth...
10 - Parsons Team Wins NASA Goddard Contractor Excellence Award
PASADENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Parsons is pleased to announce that NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has selected its facilities, construction, engineering, and technical services (FaCETS) contract team to receive the 2009 Goddard Contractor Excellence Award in the Large...
11 - Orbital Expands Its Chandler Campus with Opening of Arizona Program Management Center
DULLES, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB), one of the world’s leading space technology companies, today conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally mark the opening of a new 83,000 square foot building adjacent to the company’s current...
12 - Research and Markets: Opportunities for Composites in the Global Aerospace Market 2009 Through to 2028
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Research and Markets It saves you time. The author delivers the report in hours vs. months of in-house data collection and report writing. It is an un-biased source of industry facts, intelligence and insights. It helps you make confident business...
13 - ASRC Aerospace Achieves AS9100 Certification
GREENBELT, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - ASRC Aerospace Corporation has been certified to the AS9100 international aerospace industry standard for quality management at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The registration certificate is being presented today in a special ceremony by...
14 - GP Strategies Acquires Milsom Industrial Designs Limited
ELKRIDGE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX), the parent of global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), announced that on September 4, 2009 its wholly owned subsidiary General Physics (UK) Ltd acquired certain...
15 - Cytec and Mitsubishi Rayon Announce Strategic Business Collaboration
TEMPE, Ariz. & TOKYO-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Cytec Engineered Materials (CEM), a business unit of Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE: CYT) and Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. (MRC) today announced they have entered into a strategic business collaboration to advance carbon fiber reinforced...
16 - Goodrich Presents US Tool Group with Strategic Supplier Award
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has chosen US Tool Group, headquartered in Desloge, Mo. as the first recipient of its Strategic Supplier Award, which recognizes excellence in the supply chain. U.S. Tool received the award for its superior...
17 - New Survey Says Workforce Woes to Continue for Aerospace and Defense Industry
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Expected increases in retirement eligibility rates of existing workers, and documented increases in voluntary attrition rates of younger workers, combined with weak demand for future contracts (work) has Aerospace and Defense companies facing the most...
18 - Peg Billson Appointed President, BBA Aviation Legacy Support
CHATSWORTH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - BBA Aviation is pleased to announce the appointment of Peg Billson as President, BBA Aviation Legacy Support replacing the highly successful Jim Gerwien. In her new role, Peg will assume overall leadership responsibility for Ontic and...
19 - Aerosonic Reports Second Quarter Results
Aerosonic Corporation (NYSE AMEX:AIM), a leading supplier of precision flight products for commercial, business and military aircraft, announced that today it filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2009, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission...
20 - BAE Systems Appoints Sheila Cheston as Executive Vice President
ROCKVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - BAE Systems has announced the appointment of Sheila C. Cheston as Executive Vice President of BAE Systems, Inc. In this new role, Cheston will oversee the development and delivery of the BAE Systems, Inc. strategic plan in collaboration with the...
