ATK cites tight trajectory in failure of HyBolt launch

Rigorous trajectory requirements for a pair of NASA aeronautics experiments probably contributed to a loss of control that forced range-safety destruction of the experimental Alliant Techsystems ALV-X1 launcher early today. Kent Rominger, vice president for advanced programs at ATK, said the “very...

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