Orbital ATK’s [OA] costs and schedule under its Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA remain on target four months after one of the company’s rockets exploded near the launch pad seconds into the start of a mission, the company’s chief executive said on Feb. 19.David Thompson, president and CEO of Orbital ATK, said on an investor call the company remains on track to complete all deliveries to the International Space Station (ISS) by the end of 2016 as required…
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