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ATK and Orbital Still Plan To Tie The Knot

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
November 19, 2014
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ATK and Orbital Continue to Support Plans for Merger
“Following this announcement on October 28, 2014, a failure occurred during Orbital’s Antares launch.  Since the incident, the companies have conducted a thorough review and analysis of the launch failure and Orbital’s proposed recovery plan and long-term competitive position.  Following this review, ATK’s board of directors continues to support the strategic merits of the transaction and recommends that ATK stockholders vote to approve the issuance of shares to Orbital stockholders. Orbital’s board of directors also continues to recommend that Orbital stockholders vote to approve the proposed transaction.”

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2 responses to “ATK and Orbital Still Plan To Tie The Knot”

  1. hikingmike says:
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    That would have sucked (for some) if someone backed out of a merger because a rocket launch failed. It sounds like they really checked into it though.

  2. Saturn1300 says:
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    The new Russian Angara rocket uses RD-191 engines, that Orbital is supposed to use. The 5 will launch next month. It replaces the Proton. So there should be a lot of flight experience before Orbital uses it.