Tag: OmegA
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Northrop Grumman eyes synergy between OmegA and SLS solid rocket boosters
With an Air Force development contract secured for the OmegA rocket, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems has provided NASASpaceflight with an update on their primarily solid rocket fueled medium- and heavy-lift rocket that is expected to begin a four flight test program from the Kennedy Space Center and LC-39B in 2021. As part of this update,…
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NGIS highlights advantages of their Air Force contract win with OmegA
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems has won a major contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop their largely solid propulsion OmegA rocket. The contract award, valued at an approximate total of $792 million to be paid in increments over various phases, ensures the Air Force that NGIS will develop both an intermediate and heavy configuration…
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Orbital ATK looks ahead to CRS2 Cygnus flights, Antares on the commercial market
As Orbital ATK’s OA-9E Cygnus mission continues its to-date flawless mission at the ISS, the company is looking ahead toward the commencement of the CRS2 contract flights of Cygnus beginning in 2019 as well as the first flights of an enhanced version of its Antares rocket. Orbital ATK also plans to offer Antares on the…
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Orbital ATK names new launcher, selects upper stage engine
Artist’s illustration of Orbital ATK’s proposed OmegA rocket. Credit: Orbital ATK Orbital ATK’s proposed rocket to answer the U.S. Air Force’s desire for two families of satellite launchers with U.S.-made propulsion systems will be named OmegA, and the company has selected the cryogenic Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10 engine to power the vehicle’s upper stage, officials announced…
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Orbital ATK christens its next-generation rocket: Say hello to OmegA with an ‘A’
An artist’s conception shows Orbital ATK’s OmegA rocket in flight. The capital “A” could be read as a nod to ATK, which merged with Orbital Sciences Corp. in 2014. (Orbital ATK Illustration) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Orbital ATK’s entrant in the competition for national security launches has a new name: OmegA. The project also has…