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Orbital ATK and engine-maker GenCorp disagree over cause of Antares crash
Under threat of significant financial losses, conflicting reports of what caused the October 28 (2014) Antares rocket crash have emerged – one from its manufacturer, Orbital ATK, and the other from its engine’s maker, Aerojet Rocketdyne. Reuters reports, Ronald Grabe, … Continue reading
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Tagged accident investigation, Aerojet Rocketdyne, AJ26-62 engines, Antares rocket crash, GenCorp, Orbital ATK
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NASA readies to test history’s largest, most powerful booster for its new rocket
NASA’s massive heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System, which will one day ferry humans to deep-space destinations and back, has become notorious for the scale of engineering backing it. In September 2014, agency administrator Charles Bolden had unveiled the world’s largest … Continue reading
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Tagged Ares rocket, Charles Bolden, Constellation Program, deep-space exploration, Delta IV, NASA, Orbital ATK, Orion crew capsule, Saturn V, Space Launch System, Space Shuttle program
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