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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

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]

Congress

HASC Wants Info On Army’s Plans To Pursue Autonomous Aerial Delivery, Surface Vessels For Logistics

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) added several measures to its version of the next defense policy bill seeking more details from the Army on efforts to develop future logistics […]

Congress

McConnell: “Safe To Conclude There Will Not Be A Third Reconciliation Bill”

Two top GOP senators on the Senate Appropriations Committee are opposing a third reconciliation bill. The Trump administration’s total $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense request is split between $1.15 […]