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Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Coleman Aerospace from L3 Technologies, Inc. for US$15 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Coleman Aerospace from L3 Technologies, Inc. for US$15 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments.

Iridium Communications Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Inmarsa has announced a significant advance in the on-going development of its Global Xpress (GX) mobile broadband platform.

Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Progress MS-05; Date: 22 February 2017, 05587 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Progress MS-05 cargo spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for the ISS resupplying mission.

Russia’s S7 Space Transportation Systems (STS) company, part of the S7 Group, has been given a license to conduct launches and other space activities in Russia, the company said.

Aerojet Rocketdyne recently demonstrated the highest chamber pressure of any United States produced liquid oxygen and kerosene main combustion system.

A mission to examine the habitability of Jupiter’s ocean-bearing moon Europa is taking one step closer to the launchpad, with the recent completion of a major NASA review.