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Canoga Park · Rocket engines · headcount not published

L3Harris's Canoga Park plant, formerly Aerojet Rocketdyne, builds the RS-25 engines that powered Artemis II. L3Harris kept RS-25 when it sold its other space propulsion units in August 2026.

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SM Sam MehtaPresident and CEO LB Lauren BarnesPresident, Space & Mission Systems CA Christopher AebliPresident, Communications & Spectrum Dominance
Programs
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ProgramTimelineNext milestone
RS-25 engine Production restart contractLate 2015 Artemis I launchNov 2022 First new-build engine acceptance testJun 2025 Artemis II launchApr 1, 2026 Artemis III launchNET mid-2027 Artemis III launch · mid-2027
In the News
L3Harris puts more than $100 million into its Canoga Park propulsion siteOct 8, 2026L3Harris clears preliminary design review for Tranche 3 missile trackingSep 24, 2026L3Harris names its space chief Sam Mehta as CEO after Kubasik exitsAug 18, 2026