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Orbital Sues United Launch Alliance, Likely Over Access To RD-180 Engines

Gally Articola

Monday, July 1st, 2013

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Orbital Sciences [ORB] has filed a lawsuit against United Launch Alliance (ULA), according to a company spokesman, likely for access to a line of exclusive liquid propulsion rocket motor engines. Orbital spokesman Barron Beneski confirmed the development, but wouldn’t comment beyond that. Beneski said the lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia. ULA spokeswoman Jessica Rye said the company wasn’t aware of any litigation. ULA is a joint venture between Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…

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