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2. Orbital Sciences X-34 - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Orbital Sciences Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Orbital Science made a number of strategic acquisitions in the 1990s and 2000s to strengthen its position in the satellite market. In 1994, Orbital completed acquisition of Fairchild Industries' subsidiary Space and Defense Corporation, and merged the Fairchild Space business with its own satellite design and manufacturing division. [11]

4. Stargazer (aircraft) - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Commercial Orbital Transportation Services - Wikipedia

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   On 19 February 2008, the second round selection was made to Orbital Sciences Corporation, for the Cygnus spacecraft. [25] NASA's selection statement showed that Orbital beat Boeing on expected lower costs and the added benefit of a new medium lift launcher Taurus II with Andrews, PlanetSpace and Spacehab being eliminated on funding concerns. [26]

6. Minotaur (rocket family) - Wikipedia

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   The Taurus launch vehicle, later renamed [1] Minotaur-C (for "Minotaur-Commercial"), was the first of the Minotaur vehicle family, and the first ground-launched orbital booster developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC), derived by adding a solid booster stage to the air-launched Pegasus rocket. The first flight, sponsored by DARPA, was in ...

7. Cygnus (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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   Orbital Sciences CRS Flight 2 Standard 13 July 2014, 16:52:14 Antares 120: 3,293 lb (1,494 kg) Success [29] [30] 4 Orb-3 Deke Slayton: Orbital Sciences CRS Flight 3 Standard 28 October 2014, 22:22:38 Antares 130: 4,883 lb (2,215 kg) Failure [34] [30] First Antares launch to use Castor 30XL upperstage.

8. Category:Orbital Sciences Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Orbital Sciences Corporation space launch vehicles (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Orbital Sciences Corporation" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.

9. Category : Orbital Sciences Corporation space launch vehicles

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   Pages in category "Orbital Sciences Corporation space launch vehicles" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .