Orbital ATK Shows Off Repaired Launch Pad and Antares Rocket Hardware for Return to Flight

By Elliot Severn, on December 20th, 2015

Two Antares vehicles being processed in the HIF at Wallops Island. Photo Credit: Elliot Severn / AmericaSpace

With the return to flight of Antares quickly approaching, launch operations at Wallops Island are in full swing both in the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) and at Launch Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS). […]

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New Oxygen Preburner Firings a Major Step Toward Rekindling US Hydrocarbon Rocket Engine Leadership

By Craig Covault, on May 29th, 2015

Sub scale oxygen preburner has begun initial firing tests in Sacramento, Calif., as part of the U.S. Air Force Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstrator program. Photo Credit: Aerojet Rocketdyne

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and its rocket engine contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD) have achieved a major milestone toward a new U.S. state-of-the-art capability to […]

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