Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne successfully boosts ...
08:08 GMT, March 15, 2011 CANOGA PARK, Calif. In another display of its commitment to national security, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne today successfully helped boost a satellite for the US government from Cape Canaveral Air Force station, Fla. The satellite was onboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket, powered by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's RS-68 booster engine and an RL10B-2 upper-stage engine.
Pratt & Whitney, a company that specializes in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, industrial gas turbines and space propulsion systems, is creating 180 new jobs in the Columbus, Georgia, area.