Orbital Sciences Breaks Ground on New Launchpad

by William Watson July 14, 2009 Newspace News

COTS winner Orbital Sciences Corporation broke ground last week on their new launch pad for their Taurus II Launch vehicle, which they will be launching to refuel the International Space Station.Orbital Sciences Breaks Ground on New Launchpad

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Private Space Claims Faster, Better, Cheaper

by William Watson July 14, 2009 Launch Vehicles & CATS

Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance, Aerospace Corporation, SpaceX, and Orbital Sciences weighed in during the Augustine Commission recently and commented on commercial involvement in Constellation. Private Space Claims Faster, Better, Cheaper

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Virginia Emerges as a Space State

by William Watson June 1, 2009 Newspace News

The recent successful launch of Orbital Sciences’ Minotaur I rocket, as well as Virginia’s Zero G-Zero Tax laws show again that Virginia plans on making a significant footprint in the world of NewSpace.  Rick Tumlinson at Richmond Times Dispatch

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