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Orbital ATK Declines To Test Fly Re-Engined Antares Before First Mission

Pat Host

Friday, January 8th, 2016

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Orbital ATK Declines To Test Fly Re-Engined Antares Before First Mission

Orbital's Cygnus capsule and Antares rocket Oct. 28, 2014, prior to failure at NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility. Photo: NASA.

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, Va.—Orbital ATK [OA] won’t test fly its re-engined Antares launch vehicle before its return to flight under NASA’s Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) program.Orbital ATK Vice President and General Manager of Antares Mike Pinkston told reporters here in December that the company “is sure” it doesn’t need a preliminary test flight of Antares with its new RD-181 engine because the engine is “as close” to a drop-in replacement as the company can get. Pinkston said with all…

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