Orbital Sciences Ponders Taurus XL Future
Orbital Sciences Corp. estimates it will take a $10-15 million hit this year with NASA's decision not to fly its replacement Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) on the Taurus XL launcher. Orbital hopes to recycle the solid-fuel rocket motors it acquired for the mission, says CEO David Thompson. But...
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