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The Orbital Sciences X-34 was intended to be a low-cost testbed for demonstrating "key technologies" that could be integrated into the Reusable Launch Vehicle program. It was intended to be an autonomous pilotless craft powered by a " Fastrac " liquid-propellant rocket engine, capable of reaching Mach 8 and performing 25 test flights per year.
The merger was completed on 9 February 2015 and Orbital Sciences ceased to exist as an independent entity. [ 4 ] On 18 September 2017, Northrop Grumman announced plans to purchase Orbital ATK for US$7.8 billion in cash plus assumption of US$1.4 billion in debt, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and on 6 June 2018, the acquisition was completed, and Orbital ATK ...
The first phase of CRS contracts (CRS-1) were signed in 2008 and awarded $1.6 billion to SpaceX for twelve Dragon 1 and $1.9 billion to Orbital Sciences [note 1] for eight Cygnus flights, covering deliveries to 2016. The first operational resupply missions were flown by SpaceX in 2012 [2] and Orbital in 2014 . [3]
Orbital Sciences is on cloud nine. The space technology company announced today that its Cyngus cargo logistics spacecraft has successfully launched into its intended orbit. The craft will now ...
The contracts include a minimum of 20 missions, 12 missions for SpaceX ($1.6 Billion) and 8 missions for Orbital Sciences ($1.9 Billion). [ 54 ] [ 55 ] PlanetSpace submitted a protest to the Government Accountability Office after receiving a NASA debriefing on the outcome of the award. [ 56 ]
Orbital Sciences CRS Flight 1 Standard 9 January 2014, 18:07:05 Antares 120: 2,780 lb (1,260 kg) Success [28] [29] [33] [30] First Commercial Resupply Service (CRS) mission for Cygnus, first Antares launch using the Castor 30B upper stage. 3 Orb-2 Janice E. Voss: Orbital Sciences CRS Flight 2 Standard 13 July 2014, 16:52:14 Antares 120
It takes money to make money. Most investors know that, but with business media so focused on the "how much," very few investors bother to ask, "How fast?" When judging a company's prospects, how ...
Stargazer was also used for captive tests and transportation of the X-34 hypersonic research aircraft; however, the drop tests used Balls 8. Stargazer in Orbital Sciences livery launches Pegasus carrying the three Space Technology 5 satellites in 2006. Pegasus launches using Stargazer are usually conducted from Vandenberg Air Force Base.