Orbital initially linked the explosion to a problem with the turbo pump in one of the two Soviet-era NK-33 engines that power the rocket. GenCorp Inc's Aerojet Rocketdyne unit refurbishes the old motors and resells them as AJ-26 motors.Orbital ATK on Friday acknowledged that so-called "foreign object debris" was one of more than a half dozen credible causes of the explosion, but said it was not "a leading candidate as the most probable cause of the failure."
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will carefully review an Orbital ATK-led investigation into an October rocket explosion to ensure that all possible causes were properly considered, a top FAA official said Wednesday.
Updating things....http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/08/orb-4-cygnus-set-atlas-v-ride-ahead-antares-return/Nathan Koga with the stunning render out of L2
Still waiting for Orbital to release their report into accident. The politicians were very quick to ask questions about SpaceX CRS7 launch failure but have be strangely silent about the Antares failure.
Quote from: TrevorMonty on 08/26/2015 04:58 pmStill waiting for Orbital to release their report into accident. The politicians were very quick to ask questions about SpaceX CRS7 launch failure but have be strangely silent about the Antares failure.Because NASA was already investigating the Antares failure.