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  • Orbital ATK Backs ULA's NRO Mission With Rocket Motors, Composite Structures - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Backs ULA’s NRO Mission With Rocket Motors, Composite Structures

    Orbital ATK supplied composite structures, motors and other components for a Delta IV rocket that United Launch Alliance launched Friday to bring a National Reconnaissance Office payload into space. Orbital ATK said Friday the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture’s Delta IV rocket that took off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of the NROL-47 national defense mission has […] More

  • ULA Makes 2nd Launch in 2016 With NRO Payload Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA Makes 2nd Launch in 2016 With NRO Payload Mission

    A National Reconnaissance Office payload lifted off Wednesday onboard a United Launch Alliance-built Delta IV rocket as part of the NROL-45 mission in support of national defense. The payload’s launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California marks the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture’s second launch this year, ULA said Wednesday. The Delta IV rocket used in the mission consists of a composite […] More