orbital atk

A fleet of tiny weather satellites is heading to orbit Tuesdays to help track the tropics, but t’s not a traditional launch from Kennedy Space Center.

NASA has announced the next round of private companies that will send supplies to the International Space Station. Orbital ATK, SpaceX and Sierra Nevada each will each launch at least 6 resupply missions to the International Space Station through 2024.

The U.S. Air Force awarded two private space companies an initial investment of $80 million to help end the dependence on Russian built rocket engines