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Orbital ATK tests composite motor case for NGL vehicle

The composite cases are using a flight proven high-strength fibre and resin system.

5th December 2017

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Dulles, VA

Transport/​Aerospace

The company is in early production of development hardware for its Next Generation Launch (NGL) system, and in October successfully completed the structural acceptance test on the first motor high-strength composite case for this programme. “The composite cases are using a flight proven high-strength fibre and resin system. The internal insulation is also a flight proven formulation,” the company explains.

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