Feature Stories

The Orbital ATK designed and manufactured Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) scientific satellite is celebrating its fifth year of successful operations. The satellite launched aboard an Orbital ATK Pegasus rocket on June 13, 2012. NuSTAR was...

The S.S. John Glenn Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed Orbital ATK's seventh cargo logistics mission to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract.

Recently, members of the Orbital ATK Defense Electronic Systems team gathered to celebrate a significant milestone with the delivery of the 500th Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) to the U.S. Navy. AARGM provides a key capability to U.S. and...

While Mars is the logical next destination for human space exploration, significant work is required to mature the technologies needed for such a journey. Cislunar space, the region between Earth and the Moon, is the ideal environment to prove out the...

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is an advanced, heavy-lift launch vehicle that provides an entirely new capability for science and human exploration beyond Earth's orbit. SLS will be the most powerful rocket in history, and it is designed to be flexible...

In collaboration with Yahsat and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Orbital ATK proudly supported the first graduation ceremony of students from the space systems and technology program in Abu Dhabi. David W. Thompson, President and CEO of...

As the prime contractor for NASA's Sounding Rocket Operations Contract, Orbital ATK recently launched the Black Brant IX sounding rocket carrying 24 payloads, including a CubeSat developed by the company’s Flight Systems Group.

Mark Waki hired on at Thiokol in 1982 – in August 2017, he will have worked for the company for 35 years. Since working for Orbital ATK, Mark has become a space program artist of wide renown. His first major project was the "Sting of the Hornet" painting...

At Orbital ATK, we are proud to deliver products that protect warfighters, enable scientific discovery and inspire those around us. The company’s Promontory, Utah, facility, home to its Propulsion Systems Division, manufactures the five-segment solid ...

On the evening of April 28, the space industry recognized its shining stars at the annual Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation awards gala. With former CNN anchor Miles O’Brien back again as master of ceremonies, the Foundation...