[Satellite Today 08-22-08] An Alliant Tech Systems (ATK) suborbital rocket carrying two NASA hypersonic experiments exploded shortly after liftoff from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Aug. 22.
According to NASA, the rocket was carrying an experiment testing temperature and pressure during hypersonic flight as well as a new design for delivering astronauts or equipment through the atmosphere on Earth and Mars.
NASA said it is very disappointed in the failure and is assembling an investigation team with ATK.
ATK Suborbital Rocket Explodes After Liftoff
Viasat, SES, and Astranis Win NASA Ka-band Relay Contracts
NASA awarded contracts to Viasat, SES, and Astranis for Ka-band space relay capability concepts, as part of the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program’s Communications Services Project (CSP). Viasat received […]
Trending Now
-
Government/MilitaryViasat, SES, and Astranis Win NASA Ka-band Relay Contracts
