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Orbital Sciences Corporation (commonly referred to as Orbital) was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture, and launch of small- and medium- class space and launch vehicle systems for commercial, military and other government customers.
The company became a subsidiary of Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) from the United States on 17 November 1995. [3] MDA was primary contractor for, and took ownership of, the RADARSAT-2 Earth observation satellite. [4] MDA bought the space robotics division of Spar Aerospace—manufacturer of the Canadarm—in March 1999, renaming it MD Robotics.
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.
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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 ...
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]
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 ...