NASA Awards Orbital ATK Contract to Research Aerospace Propulsion Technologies
September 21 2015 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Contract Supports Research, Design and
Development Work for Sub-, Super- and Hypersonic Vehicles
Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and
defense technologies, announced today it has been awarded a
Research and Technologies for Aerospace Propulsion Systems 2
(RTAPS2) contract by NASA to provide advanced space propulsion
system technologies. NASA developed the RTAPS2 contract as part of
aerospace research activities at the agency’s Glenn Research Center
in Cleveland, Ohio.
RTAPS2 makes it possible for qualified industry partners to
develop, demonstrate and verify advanced propulsion system
technologies as part of NASA’s aerospace research programs.
Research and development efforts in these technologies will address
a wide variety of propulsion issues for subsonic, supersonic,
hypersonic and rotorcraft transportation vehicles, as well as
addressing issues pertaining to aviation safety and space
exploration missions. The award was made to Alliant Techsystems
Operations LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orbital ATK.
“This effort reflects our continued commitment to be a key
partner in NASA’s pioneering space endeavors,” said Mike Kahn,
President of Orbital ATK’s Defense Systems Group. “Orbital ATK has
a rich history as a technology partner, and we are continuing to
develop advanced solutions in space access and hypersonics
propulsion.”
The Orbital ATK team consists of more than a dozen established
technology partners and small businesses. Under Orbital ATK’s
direction they will research and develop space propulsion
technologies that enable higher mission performance, reduced cost,
improved operability and reliability, and greater safety. Elements
of the space propulsion award include liquid engine systems,
propellant systems, electric propulsion and rocket-based combined
cycle.
Orbital ATK’s Defense Systems Group is an industry leader in
providing innovative and affordable precision and strike weapons,
advanced propulsion and hypersonics, missile components across
air-, sea- and land-based systems, ammunition and related energetic
products.
About Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies. The company designs, builds and delivers space,
defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both
as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Its main products
include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile
products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons,
armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space
components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK employs more than
12,000 people in 18 states across the U.S. and in several
international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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