-- Company s Engineering Team at NASA s Wallops Flight Facility Helps Boost Reliability of Space Agency s Sounding Rocket Program to Record Levels --
The NSROC II program offers a practical and cost-effective method to
develop and refine space science technologies for their eventual use
aboard satellite and interplanetary platforms," said Senior Program
Director
The NSROC II launch manifest currently includes 55 missions with an
average launch rate of about 20 missions per year. These missions are
supported by approximately 100 Orbital employees plus 70 subcontract
professionals with a primary base of operations at NASA s Wallops Flight
Facility, augmented by engineers and technicians at the
Orbital is responsible for planning, coordinating and carrying out
research rocket missions from locations in the U.S. and around the
world. In addition to the launches from Wallops, research rocket
missions have flown from
About Orbital
Orbital develops and manufactures small- and medium-class rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers. The company s primary products are satellites and launch vehicles, including low-Earth orbit, geosynchronous-Earth orbit and planetary spacecraft for communications, remote sensing, scientific and defense missions; human-rated space systems for Earth-orbit, lunar and other missions; ground- and air-launched rockets that deliver satellites into orbit; and missile defense systems that are used as interceptor and target vehicles. Orbital also provides satellite subsystems and space-related technical services to government agencies and laboratories. More information about Orbital can be found at http://www.orbital.com. Follow the company on Twitter @OrbitalSciences.
Source:
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Barron Beneski, 703-406-5528
Public
and Investor Relations
beneski.barron@orbital.com