ATK Tests New Solid Rocket on Missile Defense Interceptor Flight

Edited by Frank Morring, Jr. September 22, 2003
MOTOR TEST ATK Thiokol Propulsion tested a new solid-fuel rocket motor on the Aug. 16 flight of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s prototype missile defense boost vehicle, building on work originally done for Orbital's Taurus launch vehicle. The 50SLXLG motor is a stretched version of the Taurus first stage...

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