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ATK Supports Successful Launch of Pegasus Rocket Carrying NASA's AIM Satellite

MINNEAPOLIS, April 25 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) solid propulsion and composite technologies supported the successful launch yesterday of an Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) air-launched Pegasus XL-® rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Pegasus XL carried NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite into space. ATK's Orion solid propulsion motors provided...

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Aerojet Rocket Motors Launch Eighth Successful Missile Defense Intercept

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 25 // -- Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. (NYSE:GY) company, completed a successful demonstration of its MK 104 second-stage rocket motor in a Missile Defense Agency/Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) test over the Pacific Ocean. Aerojet is building MK 104 solid rocket motors for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) under a contract with Raytheon Company. The Aegis BMD system, of...

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ATK Composite and Propulsion Technologies Help Launch National Reconnaissance Office Satellite

ATK Supports the Final 2006 Launch of Boeing's Delta II MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 15 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) propulsion and composite technologies supported yesterday's successful launch of a Boeing Delta II rocket carrying a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Nine GEM-40 solid propulsion strap-on boosters manufactured by ATK Launch Systems provided augmented thrust...

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ATK Conducts Full-Scale Space Shuttle Motor Test

Static Fire Test Regime Supports Human Space Flight MINNEAPOLIS, May 1 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) successfully tested a full-scale Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) Friday in support of NASA's Space Shuttle program. The RSRM, designated as Flight Support Motor (FSM) No. 12, fired for approximately 123 seconds, the same duration each RSRM operates during an actual Space Shuttle Launch. The...

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Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) refers to the study of noise and vibration for the purpose of modifying equipment for quieter, safer operation.

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ATK Rocket Motors Power Successful Launch of Pegasus® XL

Microsatellites to Explore Earth's Magnetic Field MINNEAPOLIS, March 22 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) solid propulsion and composite technologies supported the successful launch today of an air-launched Pegasus-® XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket carried three microsatellites comprising NASA's Space Technology No. 5 (ST-5) mission into orbit. The ST-5 Project is a...