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In 1988, Orbital acquired Space Data Corporation in Arizona — one of the world's leading suppliers of suborbital rockets — thereby broadening its rocket business and manufacturing capabilities. This was followed by the opening of a new facility in Chandler, Arizona in 1989 to house the company's expanding rocket business.
Orbital Sciences Corporation and Skybox Imaging announced today the two have come to agreement on a commercial launch contract that will carry six high-resolution imaging and video-capable ...
A merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and the defense and aerospace divisions of Alliant Techsystems (ATK) was announced on April 29, 2014. The two companies had collaborated on several previous projects, including the use of 400 ATK rocket motors in Orbital's launch vehicles. [3] The deal officially closed on February 9, 2015.
Orbital Sciences (NYS: ORB) filed its 10-K on Feb. 29. Here are the numbers you need to know. The 10-second takeawayFor the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Orbital Sciences missed estimates on ...
Minotaur V is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minotaur IV, itself a derivative of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper, an intercontinental ballistic missile.It was developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, (now absorbed into Northrop Grumman) and made its maiden, and to date, only flight on 7 September 2013 carrying the LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer ...
Orbital Sciences (NYS: ORB) reported earnings on April 20. Here are the numbers you need to know. The 10-second takeawayFor the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Orbital Sciences missed slightly on ...
The carrier aircraft (initially a NASA B-52, now an L-1011 owned by Northrop Grumman) serves as a booster to increase payloads at reduced cost. 12,000 m (39,000 ft) is only about 4% of a low Earth orbital altitude, and the subsonic aircraft reaches only about 3% of orbital velocity, yet by delivering the launch vehicle to this speed and ...
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, rocket and space system manufacturer Orbital Sciences (NYS ...