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Space

2nd Stage Rocket Motor of Taurus II Launcher Successfully Ground Tested

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Monday, January 4th, 2010

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Orbital Sciences Corporation [ORB] recently said that Alliant Techsystems [ATK] and the Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) successfully ground tested the second stage rocket motor of the company's Taurus II launch vehicle at AEDC in Tennessee. The solid-fuel CASTORr 30 motor, which is supplied to Orbital by ATK Space Systems of Magna, Utah, was test fired for approximately 150 seconds, producing 72,000 lbs. of maximum thrust. In order to accurately test the motor performance, the static fire test…

Congress

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Budget

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Congress

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