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Orbital ATK Still Collaborating With Company From CTR Era

Friday, May 1st, 2015

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Orbital ATK [OA] is continuing to collaborate with International Space Company Kosmotras—a joint project formed by Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan—on ideas for the sputtering Dnepr Program, which involves converting ICBMs to space launch vehicles that carry iridium satellites into orbit.Ighor Uzhinsky, a senior employee for Orbital ATK’s Flight group, during a presentation April 20 said Kosmotras officials were to meet with Orbital ATK officials the following week. “We’re going to talk about a number of things,” Uzhinsky said during a presentation…

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