The Bush administration's increased emphasis on military space and missile defense programs bodes well for Orbital Sciences Corp., the company's chairman and chief executive officer said today. "From a growth perspective we are excited and encouraged by the Bush administration's emphasis on military space and missile defense programs," David Thompson told investment analysts today during a conference call on Orbital's second quarter 2001 earnings report. "These are areas where the U.S. government's budget outlook is for significant near-term spending increases...
