Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne completes more than 1,600 successful booster missions
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne completed more than 1,600 successful booster missions with its rocket engines -- the highest number of launches ever achieved by a US company.
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.