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Orbital ATK Org Charts Detail the Newly Merged Company
Orbital Sciences Corp. and ATK completed their merger Feb. 9, forming a $4.5 billion aerospace and defense company employing 12,500 people across 17 states.
ATK and Orbital Shareholders Approve Merger
Shareholders of ATK and Orbital Sciences Corp. approved the merger of the two companies in separate votes Jan. 27, clearing the way for the merger to close in early February.
New NASA Pacts Look To Rush Commercial Space Tech to Shelves
Looking to rush new space technologies to the shelves in five years or fewer, NASA on Dec. 23 announced it awarded unfunded Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities space act agreements to four U.S. companies.
Justice Department Approves ATK-Orbital Merger
The U.S. Department of Justice has cleared the planned merger of ATK and Orbital Sciences Corp.
ATK Hires Honeywell’s Fortunato To Lead Government Affairs
Fortunato joins ATK after six years with Honeywell Aerospace, where he was most recently director of government relations.
ATK Exec Hints at Antares Engine Selection in Endorsing Orbital’s Failure Recovery Plan
ATK Chief Executive Mark W. DeYoung said there are no near-term liquid-propulsion alternatives to Russian engines for U.S. rockets.
ATK, Orbital Sciences Postpone Merger Vote to Late January
ATK on Nov. 17 said its special due-diligence assessment of Orbital Sciences following the Oct. 28 failure of Orbital’s Antares rocket has concluded that the merger of ATK’s Aerospace and Defense group with Orbital remained a good idea.
ATK Urges Air Force To Consider Solids as It Weighs RD-180 Replacement
ATK positioned solid-rocket motors as a relatively near-term replacement for the RD-180, citing the company’s quick development of six new solid motors, some of which were completed in less than two years.
With ATK Merger, Orbital Would Bring More Satellite and Rocket Work In-House
Thompson says Orbital will bring more satellite and rocket work in-house after union.
ATK To Upgrade Communications at Fla. Launch Site
Space Florida selected ATK to upgrade communications systems at Space Launch Complex 46.
ATK Civil Space Business Stabilizes on SLS Work
Since the shuttle program ended in 2011, ATK’s NASA business has stabilized, if not returned to shuttle-era levels.
ORS-3 Launch Tested New ATK-developed Flight Safety System
The GPS-aided AFSS uses tracking data independent from on-board vehicle instruments to calculate whether a rocket is on course after leaving the launch pad.
SLS Budget ‘Reasonable,’ ATK Boss Assures Investors
NASA spent $1.4 billion of its $1.8 billion SLS budget for 2013 on vehicle development, down from the $1.5 billion it spent in 2012.
ATK To Supply Stratolaunch Rocket Stages
ATK will provide “large-diameter” solid-rocket motors for the first and second stages of Paul Allen-backed Stratolaunch system.
Ousted from First Orion Flight, Circular ATK Solar Arrays Still Set To Power Cygnus
By the time the European-built tug makes its fifth flight to ISS, it will be sporting a distinctive pair of circular arrays.
After Declines, ATK Sees Stability for Space Business
ATK said it now sees light at the end of the tunnel at its Aerospace division after a steep decline following the end of key NASA and U.S. Air Force programs.
