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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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   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 ...

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. Cygnus (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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   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

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. Category:Orbital Sciences Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Orbital Sciences Corporation" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... This page was last edited on 25 December 2018, at ...

8. Thiokol - Wikipedia

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   Thiokol was an American corporation concerned initially with rubber and related chemicals, and later with rocket and missile propulsion systems. Its name is a portmanteau of the Greek words for sulfur (Greek: θεῖον, romanized: theion) and glue (Greek: κόλλα, romanized: kolla), an allusion to the company's initial product, Thiokol polymer.

9. Talk:Orbital Sciences X-34 - Wikipedia

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