Engineers are methodically working through stacks of data related to last week’s failure of the CRS-3/OrB-3 Antares launch vehicle. Orbital managers have noted that early data points to the failure of a turbopump on one of Antares’ AJ-26 engines as the leading reason the rocket failed just seconds after launch. The company are now working towards “upgrading” the propulsion system with a new engine, ready for 2016.
The final flight of the Antares 230+ launch vehicle, marking the end of the career…
Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket has launched a Cygnus spacecraft on Sunday, beginning the company’s CRS-8…
Citing exceptional and beyond performance expectations on the Return To Flight mission of their Antares…
Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket returned to flight in a new configuration on Monday, two years…
The next Cygnus spacecraft is currently undergoing final processing with her Antares launch vehicle, a…
The Return To Flight (RTF) of Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket is currently waiting on a…
Orbital ATK’s continuing preparations to return its Antares rocket to flight operations has resulted in…
Orbital ATK has conducted a crucial step in the return of its Antares rocket to…
After over one and a half years worth of work, Orbital ATK is set to…
Orbital ATK managers have finalized their procedures related to the newly upgraded Antares launch vehicle…
While the OA-4 Cygnus enjoys the berthed phase of her mission, Orbital ATK managers are…
Following the loss of the CRS-3 resupply mission last October, Orbital ATK has made steady progress in…
Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft is set to return to International Space Station (ISS) resupply duties…
Repairs to the Antares launch facility at Wallops Flight Facility are expected to be completed…
Orbital’s Antares launch vehicle – tasked with lofting the CRS-3 Cygnus to the International Space…
Orbital Sciences Corporation – with their new version of their Antares rocket – will make…
SpaceX made a late postponement to the CRS-3/SpX-3 mission to the International Space Station on…
ATK’s CASTOR 30XL Upper Stage motor is deep into preparations for a static fire test,…
As July turns into August, launch activity will pick up after Falcon 9’s return to…
