The Air Force has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Orbital ATK that puts the company on a path to compete with SpaceX and the United Launch Alliance to fly national security space missions. Orbital has submitted its Next-Generation Launcher to the Air Force's new-entrant certification process. The CRADA establishes a plan for proving the vehicle meets mission requirements and is safe and reliable. "The purpose of certification is to provide the Air Force with high confidence that...
