February 09, 2011
[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-09-11] ATK and Astrium have unveiled their new Liberty rocket under NASA‘s Commercial Crew Development-2 (CCDev-2) procurement program, combining ATK’s first stage four-segment solid rocket boosters from the Space Shuttle with Astrium’s second stage based on the liquid-fueled Vulcain2 engine cryogenic core it developed for Arianespace’s Ariane 5 vehicle. The two-stage...
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