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ATK Gets NASA OK For More CLV Work

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by Staff Writers
 Minneapolis (SPX) Apr 25, 2006
 NASA has approved a work order for Alliant Techsystems to design and develop the first stage of the Crew Launch Vehicle, the agency's next-generation launch system for human space missions.

The six-month work order, valued at $28.6 million, authorizes ATK to continue the design and certification of a first-stage propulsion system. The work will prepare ATK for the first major milestone in the development of the CLV, the September Systems Requirement Review, or SRR.

The CLV is an in-line, two-stage rocket configuration derived from existing space shuttle solid rocket motor and booster technology. The CLV's primary mission is to carry astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station as well as delivering astronauts to an Earth departure stage for transport to the moon.

"A successful SRR is a key milestone that will enable the NASA-ATK team to move forward on announced plans to begin test flights by the end of the decade," said Ron Dittemore, president of the ATK Launch Systems Group.

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