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Orion Propulsion system contract granted

2007, August 13 - 7:41am — Greg Kontos
Critical Path Innovation:Institutions:Spacecraft:

Alliant Techsystems (ATK) was awarded a $1.8 billion contract to build the first stage rocket motors for the Orion space vehicle. The first stage motors from Alliant will be a departure from the solid/liquid combination in use today and will instead employ only solid fuel.

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