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CANOGA PARK, Calif., July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has successfully completed a chill test and 1.9 second ignition test of NASA's J-2X engine at John C. Stennis Space Center, Miss. The J-2X upper-stage engine is in development to power NASA's next era of human spaceflight. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. "The successful start of J-2X engine testing demonstrates Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is ready to be...

CANOGA PARK, Calif., July 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne again demonstrated its large payload lift capabilities by successfully boosting the second GPS- IIF2 navigation satellite for the U.S. government launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force station, Fla. The satellite was onboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Medium rocket, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68 booster engine and an RL10B-2 upper-stage engine. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a...

OMAHA, Neb., July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), a leading global manufacturer of engineered products for infrastructure, mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, and a provider of coating services, reported sales for the second quarter of $668.6 million compared with $481.6 million for the same period of 2010. Second quarter 2011 net earnings were $45.8 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, versus second quarter 2010 net earnings of $17.1 million, or...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced that its engine helped propel today's launch of the Delta II launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California. This 149th launch of the Delta II engine carries NASA's Aquarius research satellite to orbit. Aquarius is a focused effort to measure the sea surface salinity of the world's oceans. The satellite will provide the global view of salinity variability needed...

DELTA, BC, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Deploy Technologies Inc. (OTC: DPLY) announced today that the company has been registered as an Extraprovincial Company under the Business Corporations Act of British Columbia, Canada on May 10, 2011. Deploy Technologies Inc. is a Nevada, USA Corporation with its head office in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. The company is required to charge HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) on its products sold in Canada and extraprovincial registration was...

NEW YORK, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) invites New York baseball fans to upgrade their game experience at an interactive three-day event celebrating the city's two beloved teams. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO )As the official airline of the Yankees and the Mets, Delta is commemorating the iconic interleague series between the teams by hosting its second annual "Delta Dugout" at Madison Square Park, May 20-22. The event will...

In the news release, Delta to Present at J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference, issued May 12, 2011 by Delta Air Lines over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline should read, "Delta to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference" rather than "Delta to Present at J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference," and the first paragraph, first sentence, should read Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will present...

DENVER, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ Capital Market: DPTR), an independent oil and gas exploration and development company, today announced that it will host an investor conference call on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time (10:00 am Mountain Time) to discuss financial and operating results for the first quarter 2011. Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 877-317-6789 (international...

CANOGA PARK, Calif., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne successfully completed the Design Certification Review for the upgraded RS-68A engine configuration, demonstrating -the world's most powerful hydrogen-fueled engine has met all requirements to power heavy-lift vehicles into space. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. "This is a stamp of approval for the RS-68A engine and major milestone for Pratt & Whitney...

ATLANTA, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial results for the March 2011 quarter. Key points include: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO ) Delta's net loss for the March 2011 quarter was $318 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, which includes $2 million of special items. Driven by the $610 million impact of 30% higher fuel prices, Delta's net loss was $128 million worse than the March 2010 quarter, excluding special...