PROMONTORY, UT -- Northrop Grumman today conducted a static-fire test of the second stage of the company's Omega launch vehicle -- a significant step toward meeting the Defense Department's launch certification requirements. Charlie Precourt, vice president and general manager for propulsion systems at Northrop, told reporters here the test appeared to have been successful. "So far, in the very preliminary data, things look exactly like we were wanting them to," Precourt said. Northrop paid for reporters to travel to Utah...
