It has to do with this: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/sls_qualification.html What's newsworthy is that ATK has been selected to demonstrate new low-cost methods of building boosters. Keeping the accountants happy may not seem especially sexy, but for a system that anticipates _lots_ of launches, a faster and less expensive way to make the boosters has a sex appeal all its own. Seth -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Larry Holmes Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 3:18 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] ATK? NASA news updates reports on booster projects at promontory. Mostly boilerplate as is a drop in the bucket compared to the monies given to the other companies. 73, lh On 10/1/2012 1:35 PM, Daniel Holmes wrote:
I just got this in my twitter feed:
--------- @ATK Preparing for a big announcement with NASA tomorrow at our facility in Promontory, Utah - stay tuned for more info! 10/1/12 12:27 PM ---------
Anyone know anything?
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