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Space

Orbital Sciences Drops Lawsuit Against United Launch Alliance, RD AMROSS

Pat Host

Thursday, March 20th, 2014

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Orbital Sciences Drops Lawsuit Against United Launch Alliance, RD AMROSS

Orbital Sciences' Antares medium-class launch vehicle. Photo: Orbital.

A federal judge Thursday dismissed Orbital Sciences’ [ORB] anti-trust lawsuit against United Launch Alliance (ULA) and RD AMROSS after the three parties requested dismissal Wednesday. Orbital said in a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it agreed to dismiss, without prejudice, its antitrust lawsuit against ULA and RD AMROSS over access to the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine. The parties will now attempt to negotiate a business resolution for Orbital’s access to the RD-180, subject to…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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