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With ATK Announcement, Field Vying For Next-Gen Rocket Engine Becoming Clearer

Thursday, October 16th, 2014

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With an industry day scheduled to have taken place Sept. 25 and 26 at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., the field of companies vying for the Air Force’s multi-billion dollar next generation rocket engine is becoming clearer. ATK [ATK], Blue Origin-United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Aerojet Rocketdyne have all formally announced their intent to bid for the Air Force’s next-generation engine program. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is also working on a next-generation engine called Raptor, but spokesman John Taylor on…

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