NASA Adds Orbital's Antares To Launch Services II Contract

NASA has modified its NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., to add the Antares launch vehicle, formerly known as Taurus II, for future missions.

The NLS II on-ramp provision provides an opportunity annually for launch service providers not presently under NLS II contract to compete for future missions, and allows launch service providers already under contract to introduce launch vehicles not currently on their NLS II contracts, such as Antares.

Full Story: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/jun/HQ_C12-027_NLS_II_mod.html

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