After Flying With New Engine, Antares Cleared For Heavier Loads

Credit: Antares: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Orbital ATK has eased the margins on its Antares launch vehicle after the performance it turned in last fall with a new Russian-built rocket engine, raising the amount of cargo it can carry to the International Space Station (ISS) by 150 kg on the next flight and adding another 150 kg on some...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.