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ATK Says It Developed Expanded ‘Liberty’ Crew, Cargo Capability

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

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ATK [ATK] said yesterday it developed an expanded crew and cargo capability called the Liberty Logistics Module (LLM) for its Liberty commercial spacecraft. The LLM will include a common berthing mechanism and will be capable of transporting up to 5,100 pounds of pressurized cargo. With that capability, the LLM could be used to transport four full-sized science racks to the International Space Station (ISS), along with a team of scientists to perform the associated science, the company said in a…

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