Cygnus Berthed To International Space Station “The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship was bolted into place on the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 9:26 a.m. […]
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Orb-3 Failure Report Released
NASA Review of Orbital ATK Accident Released, NASA “The team determined the proximate cause of the Antares launch vehicle failure was an explosion within the AJ-26 rocket engine and identified […]
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Buying/Selling ULA: The Four Amigos Continue To Squabble
Aerojet weighs higher offer for Lockheed-Boeing venture – sources, Reuters “Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc is considering raising its $2 billion offer for United Launch Alliance, a rocket launch venture of […]
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OIG: Challenges for Orbital's Antares Recovery Plans
NASA’s Response to Orbital’s October 2014 Launch Failure: Impacts on Commercial Resupply of the ISS, NASA OIG “Orbital’s Return to Flight Plan contains technical and operational risks and may be […]
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The Four Amigos and The Future of Competition in Space Commerce
Aerojet makes $2 billion offer for Lockheed-Boeing joint venture: sources, Reuters “Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc has submitted a $2 billion offer to buy United Launch Alliance (ULA), a spacecraft launch […]
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NASA Responds to Congressional Inquiry on Cargo Losses
Letter From NASA to Congress Regarding SpaceX and Orbital ATK Launch Failure Reviews “Dear Chairman Smith: Thank you very much for your letter of August 4, 2015 regarding the recent […]
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Strange Warnings on Media Emails
Keith’s note: This is the scary warning language that Orbital ATK places on everything they send to the news media by email. FWIW the emails are sent to a list […]
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Stratolaunch Won't Be Launching Humans
Tech billionaires aim for cheaper spaceflight, Seattle Times “Originally, SpaceX was to provide the booster rocket; Vulcan then switched to relying on rocket-maker Orbital ATK. As recently as last fall, […]