DULLES, Va. Orbital ATK recently finished a milestone qualification test of the avionics system for the solid rocket boosters the company has developed and is now manufacturing for NASA?s Space Launch System (SLS).
PROMONTORY, Utah. NASA and industry partners Orbital ATK and Lockheed Martin report that they have successfully performed a ground firing test of the abort motor for NASA?s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS) at Orbital ATK?s facility in Utah. The launch abort motor is a crucial part of the LAS, which is a step forward in spaceflight safety for astronauts.
DULLES, Va. Orbital ATK has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center to provide payload integration and support services for Space Test Program Satellite 6 (STPSat-6), a multipurpose satellite program that is planned to demonstrate advanced communication capabilities, collect space weather data, and support nuclear-detonation detection in the Earth?s atmosphere or in near space.
WASHINGTON. NASA officials awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition III (Rapid III) contract to Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Virginia, known publicly as Orbital ATK, for the purchase of Landsat 9 spacecraft in the amount of $129.9 million under a five-year, firm fixed-price delivery order.
DULLES, Va. To support its grown regional presence, Orbital ATK, Inc. established a jointly owned subsidiary, Alliant Techsystems Operations LTD, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Officials say the goal is to strengthen Orbital ATK’s alliances in the country and collaborate with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by assisting in realizing its objectives in national security, defense, and training.
DULLES, Va. Officials at the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command selected Orbital ATK for first article testing, qualification, and production of FMU-139D/B fuzes and accessories. The contract is estimated at $426 million.
Dulles, Va. The U.S. Navy has selected Orbital ATK for a fourth full-rate production lot of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) estimating at $119 million and a fifth lot for up to $141 million.