Special Aerospace Services Announces Long-Term Teaming Agreement with Ukrainian-Based Yuzhnoye

BOULDER, Colo., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Special Aerospace Services, a leader in aerospace systems engineering solutions, announced today that it has signed a teaming agreement with Ukrainian-based hardware and aerospace technology manufacturer, Yuzhnoye SDO. The teaming agreement will provide Ukrainian rocket engine technology, systems, and services to the U.S. market.

SAS and Yuzhnoye SDO have worked closely together over the last three years to develop strategic marketing and system development concepts for applications in the U.S. space industry market. One such collaboration is SAS developed TALON^TM Micro-Upper Stage System currently utilizing Yuzhnoye's high performance and reliable propulsion technology

Yuzhnoye SDO is a world leader in developing launch vehicle systems, rapid launch solutions, spacecraft and propulsion systems. In cooperation with an industrial partner, the company currently produces Zenit, Cyclone-4 and Dnepr launch systems. Yuzhnoye SDO is also the developer of the Orbital Sciences Antares launch vehicle first stage core structure.

SAS is a high technology services and systems company supporting NASA, DoD, and the commercial space industry through systems engineering, digital manufacturing, special research & development, launch services, and mission analysis.

Both SAS and Yuzhnoye SDO will be at the 29^th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on April 8-11, 2013. Yuzhnoye propulsion technology, including LOX-rich staged combustion first stage main engine mock-up and upper stage solutions will be on display at the SAS booth located at booth #1607 in the Lockheed Martin Exhibit Center Pavilion.

Special Aerospace Services (www.specialaerospaceservices.com) is a Certified 8(a), woman-owned engineering services, systems and solutions business. SAS began with the dream of developing and providing innovative aerospace solutions to the aerospace industry, U.S. government agencies, Department of Defense, and the emerging commercial spaceflight sector. The SAS team demonstrates our corporate motto through our products and solutions . . . Who Dreams Wins™.

For more information, contact:
Lindsay Whitcher
Meridian Strategic Communications
[email protected]
303-579-5792

SOURCE Special Aerospace Services