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AERODYNE INDUSTRIES in the NEWS
Read the latest news about Aerodyne Industries' contracts, projects, awards, leadership, team members, new initiatives and other accomplishments in the aerospace engineering and information technology industry.
Chad Copeland and Teammate support Crew 10 Recovery efforts in the Pacific
Chad Copeland, Program Manager and COMET Air Operations Lead, led his team in the successful recovery of the Crew 10 Dragon capsule off the coast of San Diego on August 9, 2025.
NASA Selects ASCEND for Next-Generation COSMOS Contract at Johnson Space Center
Cape Canaveral, FL — 8/29/2025 ASCEND Aerospace & Technology, a joint venture of Aerodyne Industries and Amentum’s Jacobs Technology Inc....
Outstanding Achievement: Abigail Coleman Honored for Critical Artemis II Software Enhancements
Abigail Coleman , a Command Software Engineer and Teammate Principal for MSOC, received an Excellence Team Award along with for their...
Aerodyne Joins Amentum as Sub on $4B Space Force Range Contract
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fl / EL SEGUNDO, CA - Aerodyne Industries is proud to announce it is a member of Amentum’s Jacobs Technology Inc. winning...
Tom Perrin leads Development of critical, groundbreaking ISCPT Document
Tom Perrin poses with his presentation. ESSCA’s Tom Perrin recently led the development of a new NASA document — CFM-DOC-008:...
Jimbo LaPan cleans up at IRES BBQ Cook-off!
“Love is in the air. No wait, that’s BBQ. Never mind.” – Anonymous James “Jimbo” LaPan , an Engineering Documentation Specialist Senior...
Aerodyne’s Sydnee Horton Honored with Excellence Team Award for ISS Simulation Work
Sydnee Horton receives her Excellence Team Award from Matthew Bogues, Software Engineering Manager. Sydnee Horton , a Simulation Software...
Markus Zimmerman Receives Superior Performance Award
Markus Zimmerman, a Mechanical Engineer Associate II for COMET, was honored with the Superior Performance Award for Support at the Illuminations Award Banquet held March 29, 2025, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, FL.
Stephen DeFeo receives Aerodyne’s President’s Award
Stephen DeFeo, Systems/Network Administrator for COMET, was awarded Aerodyne’s President’s Award at the Illuminations Award Banquet held March 29, 2025, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, FL.
Marco Castillo receives the Goddard Engineering Award for support to Mass Spectrometers
Marco Castillo, a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer for MIST II, received the prestigious Robert H. Goddard Engineering Award for exceptional engineering skill and leadership in support of Planetary Environments Laboratory (PEL) flight and development mass spectrometers on Sept. 24, 2024.
Sarah Oullette Awarded NASA’s Silver Snoopy
Sarah Oullette, a Software Project Manager in Launch Control Subsystems for the COMET contract, was honored with NASA’s prestigious Silver Snoopy Award on April 3, 2025, for her leadership and tireless efforts in support of the Launch Control System (LCS) and Future LCC for Exploration (FLEX) Project.
Lori McDerby receives Innovation Award for support to the Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression Team
Lori McDerby receives Innovation Award Lori McDerby, a Space Launch System (SLS) Imagery Integration Lead for ESSCA, was honored with an...
ISS Life Sciences Processing Quartet earn prestigious KSC and JSC Team Awards
Elizabeth Carter, Trisha Joseph, Kamber Scott & Vanessa Tompkins honored A talented foursome from COMET’s ISS Life Sciences Program...
JPL’s newest Deep Space Network Antenna to be Operational in 2025
Aerodyne’s first Construction Subcontract nears Completion April 13, 2021, was a major milestone in Aerodyne’s storied history, our first...
Trevor Aston, Nathan Hughart and Kyeong Na honored with Team Award for support to VIPER
Trevor Aston, Nathan Hughart and Kyeong Na , teammates on the JETS II contract, were honored with a Team Award for the successful...
ESSCA’s Tony Harrison supports Bama Relief and Recovery Efforts
According to the National Weather Service, on May 8- 9, 2024, north Alabama was hit by 14 tornadoes, including two EF-3s. Storms damaged...
Dhruvi Narielwala supports JSC Women of Engineering STEM Event
Dhruvi Narielwala and her fellow women engineers inspire students at STEM event Dhruvi Narielwala, a Structural Loads and Dynamics...
Three Aerodyne Employees Inducted into the National Space Club-Florida Committee’s Space Worker Hall of Fame Class of 2024
L to R: Neil Mizell, Lee Williams, Marianne Idzi, Jim Stephenson, Marianne Rigolini, David Floyd, Carl McManus and Ralph Rohloff....
COMET’s Dean Kendall makes splash as Titusville High School Swim Coach
For nearly two decades, Dean Kendall , an Electrical Engineer Professional Associate (Hazardous Gas Engineer) for the COMET contract at...
Mike West accepts JSC Group Achievement Award for execution of Fancier Gas Transfer
(L to R): Expedition 70 Crew: Satoshi Furukawa (JAXA), Loral O'Hara (NASA), Andreas Mogensen (ESA), and Jasmin Moghbeli (NASA); Mike...
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