Aerojet-General Corporation · Rancho Cordova, CA United States

It did take a bunch of rocket scientists to come up with Aerojet-General. The company, a maker of missile and space propulsion systems, was founded by a professor and his colleagues at CIT. Aerojet's propulsion technologies are used in both defense- and space-related applications. The company's defense products include liquid, solid, and air-breathing propulsion systems for missiles and interceptors, as well as armament systems for tactical weapons and munitions. Among Aerojet's space products are liquid, solid, and electric propulsion systems for launch vehicles, transatmospheric vehicles, and spacecraft. Raytheon and Lockheed account for over 50% of sales. Aerojet is the primary subsidiary of GenCorp. To read the full description, subscribe now.