Comments on: Orbital Sciences is considering using ATK’s solid rocket motors to replace the refurbished Russian engines in the first stage of its Antares rocket. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/orbital-sciences-is-considering-using-atks-solid-rocket-motors-to-replace-the-refurbished-russian-engines-in-the-first-stage-of-its-antares-rocket/ Fri, 02 May 2014 03:53:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Dick Eagleson https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/orbital-sciences-is-considering-using-atks-solid-rocket-motors-to-replace-the-refurbished-russian-engines-in-the-first-stage-of-its-antares-rocket/#comment-166205 Fri, 02 May 2014 03:53:27 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=28339#comment-166205 In reply to Kelly Starks.

Satan must be breaking out his ice skates; I actually agree with Kelly Starks about something.

]]> By: Kelly Starks https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/orbital-sciences-is-considering-using-atks-solid-rocket-motors-to-replace-the-refurbished-russian-engines-in-the-first-stage-of-its-antares-rocket/#comment-166068 Thu, 01 May 2014 14:43:56 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=28339#comment-166068 >..using ATK’s solid rocket motors to replace the refurbished Russian engines in the first stage of its Antares rocket…

::Shudder::
That will cost them some clients.

And you don’t use some solid rocket motors to replace liquid ones. It would require a pretty complete redesign of the bulk of the booster (not just the first stage).

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