Very reliable company. Good to see a fair and interesting article on them!
Quote from: Gary NASA on 02/22/2012 08:18 pmVery reliable company. Good to see a fair and interesting article on them!Three words. Taurus success rate
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I don't understand the lack of scrutiny of Orbital though. Both they and SpX have COTS/CRS contracts but everyone criticizes SpaceX. In reality, SpaceX launched 2 years ago and Orbital is still yet to launch this rocket.
Nothing about payloads fairings in the article?I guess don't want to prod them in a sore spot but I would like assurances about the fairing on the Antares.I like how they have lots of tanks and lots of engines all stacked up and ready to fly as soon as they can. That story seems to be familiar. Great article Chris really enjoyed it.