ATK’S Orion Motors Provide the Propulsion Backbone for the Nation’s Ground- Based Missile Defense Program

Alliant Techsystems has received a $90 million contract to provide first, second, and third stage Orion solid rocket motors to Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB – News) for use in a variety of launch platforms including the nation’s Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) program. ATK’s Launch Systems Group will perform the work at its manufacturing facilities in Utah. Production will run through February 2009.

ATK first produced Orion solid rocket motors in 1990 for Orbital’s Pegasus® launch vehicle, the first air-launched rocket to place satellites into orbit. Most recently, Orion motors were installed at Ft. Greely, Alaska and Vandenberg AFB, California. These reliable motors have proven their flexibility on multiple programs as they have been modified for use in a variety of launch vehicles, including Taurus®, Pegasus XL®, Minotaur®, and Hyper-X.

ATK is a $3.4 billion advanced weapon and space systems company employing approximately 15,000 people in 22 states. News and information can be found on the Internet at http://www.atk.com .

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