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Obama honors veterans at Arlington cemetery- President Barack Obama carried out the traditional Veterans Day role Wednesday, then made a surprise visit to a part of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, walking among the grave sites and talking to mourners.
Report: 10 states face looming budget disasters- A study released Wednesday warns that nine states are barreling toward an economic disaster similar to California's ongoing fiscal crisis that has been marked by IOUs and budget-busting deficits.
Silent DC sniper mastermind Muhammad executed- Sniper John Allen Muhammad refused to utter any last words as he was executed, taking to the grave answers about why and how he plotted the killings of 10 people that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002.
Brazil's Silva defends power grid after blackout- Brazil's president fended off criticism of his nation's shaky power grid Wednesday as officials investigated a blackout that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness, prompting concerns about the country's preparedness to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
Number of wounded troops in Afghanistan increasing- Far from winding down, the numbers of U.S. soldiers coming home wounded have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those fighting in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago.
Death penalty rare, executions rarer in military- Though the suspect in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood could face the death penalty, he will be prosecuted in a military justice system where no one has been executed in nearly a half-century.
Scientists: New dinosaur species found in SAfrica- A newly discovered dinosaur species that roamed the Earth about 200 million years ago may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land, scientists in South Africa said Wednesday.
Gov't says brown pelicans are endangered no longer- After nearly 40 years of struggling for survival, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list.
Aerojet Propulsion Assists NASA's STS-126 Launch to International Space Station
SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Atlantis roared into orbit tonight from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A.
Aerojet's Orbital Maneuvering Engines, primary thrusters, gas generators
and Vernier thrusters have flown on every space shuttle mission since the
first Shuttle was launched in 1981. "We are proud of our 100 percent mission
success record with the United States Space Shuttle," said Aerojet's Flight
Production Director,
Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader principally serving the missile and space propulsion, defense and armaments markets. GenCorp is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate segment that includes activities related to the entitlement, sale, and leasing of the company's excess real estate assets. Additional information about Aerojet and GenCorp can be obtained by visiting the companies' Web sites at http://www.Aerojet.com and http://www.GenCorp.com.
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