A new milestone for the future of United Launch Alliance’s rockets was conducted by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) on Thursday, when the first GEM-63 motor was test-fired for 110 seconds during the QM-1 firing at the NGIS testing facility in Promontory, Utah – sending 373,000 lbs of thrust along with bright fire, loud noise and vibration into the sunny desert sky.
Orbital ATK
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As Orbital ATK’s OA-9E Cygnus mission continues its to-date flawless mission at the ISS, the…
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Orbital ATK is preparing for the next phase of development for their Next Generation Launcher…
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With two flights of Cygnus under their belt for Space Station resupply in 2017, Orbital…
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Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket has launched a Cygnus spacecraft on Sunday, beginning the company’s CRS-8…
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Orbital ATK’s Minotaur rocket made its first launch from Cape Canaveral Friday, delivering the experimental…
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Orbital ATK’s Pegasus rocket finally launched on Thursday, carrying NASA’s CYGNSS environmental research satellite constellation…
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The role of the Cygnus spacecraft in resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS)…
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Orbital ATK and NASA have entered into an agreement to begin negotiations over the potential…