[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12748-12749]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF AEROJET'S REDMOND, WASHINGTON EMPLOYEES

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 1, 2010

  Mr. INSLEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the employees of 
Aerojet-General

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Corporation's Redmond, Washington operations facility. Aerojet-Redmond 
has recently been selected by the United Space Alliance to receive the 
Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award for Aerojet's sustained superior 
performance as a key supplier on NASA's Space Shuttle- program over 
the--course of nearly- 30 years. This most significant achievement will 
be commemorated with a presentation from United Space Alliance and 
celebration ceremony held at Aerojet's facility in Redmond, Washington 
on Thursday, July 8, 2010.
  Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader 
principally serving the space and missile propulsion, defense and 
armaments markets. The Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award is a very 
prestigious award bestowed upon United Space Alliance supplier 
companies--from among over 2,000 active suppliers located throughout 
the United States--who have performed extraordinary work that added to 
safety, mission success, schedule compliance, and enhanced flight 
capability. Aerojet's Redmond Operations will be only the twenty-first 
company to receive this highly selective award.
  Aerojet-Redmond is the world leader in the in-space propulsion market 
and as such is the manufacturer of the 38 primary and 6 vernier 
Reaction Control Thrusters used on every Space Shuttle mission. The 
Shuttle's Reaction Control System is used to position the Space Shuttle 
during flight operations such as payload insertions and International 
Space Station docking.
  On the occasion of this most significant milestone, my colleagues and 
I are proud to join together and lend our voices to congratulate and 
honor the more than 425 Aerojet workers in Redmond, Washington on a job 
well-done.

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