ATK (ATK) successfully tested its newly developed CASTOR(R) 30XL upper stage solid rocket motor today at the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) in Tennessee. The test was ...

ATK has static-fired the first Castor 30XL solid rocket motor at the US Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The Castor 30XL will power the upper stage of ...

Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft will begin her latest trip to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 24, atop of the Antares carrier rocket – the rocket’s fifth launch in 18 months of operation.

The latest launch was the second of the eight Antares cargo delivery missions to the ISS under Orbital Sciences' CRS contract. Alliant’s Defense and Commercial division of the Aerospace Group was in ...

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ATK successfully tested its newly developed CASTOR(R) 30XL upper stage solid rocket motor yesterday at the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) in Tennessee. The test was the ...

The test was the final qualification for the ATK commercial motor, which was jointly developed by ATK and Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) in just 20 months from concept to completion. The ...

There are several companies that are currently working hard on the development and testing of rocket engines and other spacecraft components for the commercial space program in the United States. So ...