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Space

Orbital ATK to Produce Third Stage for NASA Solar Probe Mission

Valerie Insinna

Monday, April 6th, 2015

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Orbital ATK to Produce Third Stage for NASA Solar Probe Mission

Orbital ATK [OA] is designing a third stage to be integrated on United Launch Alliance’s [ULA] Delta IV Heavy rocket for a future NASA mission to study the sun’s atmosphere.The companies announced a teaming agreement April 3.Orbital ATK’s third stage will combine its STARTM 48BV rocket motor with avionics, inertial navigation, attitude control and separation systems used in on the company’s Pegasus, Minotaur, and Minotaur-C launch vehicles. The STAR 48 series has been employed in 130 missions since the first motor was introduced…

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]

Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]