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Orbital Wins US Army Contract For Liquid Fuel Boosters
Dulles - Feb. 5, 2001 Orbital Sciences was recently awarded a $700,000 study contract by the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) for Phase I of the Liquid Booster Development Program. The objective of the Army's program is to develop a liquid propellant booster that would serve as a threat-representative target to test ballistic missile defensive weapon systems. Orbital was one of five companies selected for Phase I contracts, which totaled $3.0 million. Under the six-month Phase I contract, which begins in early 2001, Orbital will design initial concepts for the Liquid Propellant Booster Target vehicle. In mid-2001, the Army plans to select from among the Phase I contractors to award a three-year, Phase II contract. In this phase, the selected contractor would design, integrate, manufacture and flight-test a prototype liquid fuel booster. Following the completion of a successful development program, the Army may choose to award additional production contracts. Orbital's liquid propellant booster concept is based on hydrogen peroxide propulsion technologies originally developed by the company for the Upper Stage Flight Experiment (USFE) Program for NASA and the United States Air Force. The USFE Program was established as a technology demonstration program with a goal to develop a new low-cost, non-toxic liquid fuel upper stage for suborbital and space launch systems. The Liquid Booster Development Program will be carried out by Orbital's Launch Systems Group at its engineering and manufacturing facility in Chandler, Arizona. "The Liquid Booster Development Program contract award represents an important milestone in our efforts to expand our ballistic missile target launch vehicle business," said Mr. Ronald J. Grabe, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Orbital's Launch Systems Group. "Already, Orbital is a leader in complementary liquid fuel technology programs, such as the USFE that we are now developing at NASA's Stennis facility." Mr. Grabe added, "We are also very pleased to be in a position to expand our long history of working with the Army on ballistic missile target systems, such as the STORM program and on operational launch services, such as the Consolidated Theater Target Services (CTTS) contract." Related Links Orbital Sciences US Army Space and Missile Defense Command SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
Orbiting Earth In Search Of Failure
Huntsville - Jan. 27, 2001It's a mission where failure will be success -- and that's exactly what NASA engineers are hoping for. They anticipate failures in six experiments on the NASA Space Radiation Electronics Testbed, a payload now orbiting Earth aboard the Space Technology Research Vehicle-1-d. The satellite was launched Nov. 15 on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. |
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