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Air Force Awards Orbital ATK, SpaceX Booster Contracts

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

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The Air Force on Jan. 13 said it awarded Orbital ATK [OA] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contracts as part of its effort to get of the RD-180 by 2019.Orbital ATK received $47 million for development of the Common Booster Segment main stage, the Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM) 63XL strap-on booster and an extendable nozzle for Blue Origin’s BE-3U/EN upper stage engine. These rocket propulsion systems are intended for use on an Orbital ATK next-generation…

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