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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Engine Launches New Ocean-Mapping Satellite into Orbit

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June 20, 2008

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CANOGA PARK, Calif., June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne helped scientists better understand global warming and hurricane
prediction by successfully boosting the 1,100-pound Jason 2 satellite into
orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base today. Jason 2 is onboard a United
Launch Alliance Delta II rocket powered by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s
RS-27A engine. It was the 223rd consecutive successful mission for a launch
vehicle powered by the RS-27 family of engines. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.

The new satellite is a joint effort by NASA and the French Space Agency
(CNES) to study rising sea levels and their potential link to global
warming. Jason 2, also known as the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, is
the third in a series of satellites to track global sea levels for climate
studies. It will monitor global ocean circulation, explore the tie between
oceans and the atmosphere, improve global climate predictions, and monitor
events such as El Nino and ocean eddies.

“It’s incredibly rewarding to know we’re playing a part in better
understanding issues related to global warming and severe weather
patterns,” said Elizabeth Jones, program manager for the RS-27. “Pratt &
Whitney Rocketdyne is proud to support NASA and CNES in their efforts to
better understand and take care of our planet.”

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., a part of Pratt & Whitney, is a
preferred provider of high-value propulsion, power, energy and innovative
system solutions used in a wide variety of government and commercial
applications, including the main engines for the space shuttle, Atlas and
Delta launch vehicles, missile defense systems and advanced hypersonic
engines.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and
service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas
turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified
company providing high technology products and services to the global
aerospace and building industries.

SOURCE Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne

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