| Latest Alliant Techsystems News Headlines |
| Date | Time | Source | |
| 10/13/2009 | 8:30AM | PRNUS | ATK Breaks Ground on 25,000 Square Foot Expansion of Its Goleta California Facility
ATK's Facility Expansion will Support Domestic and International Space Programs ATK to Build Next-Generation Spacecraft Solar Arrays at Newly-Expanded Facility
GOLETA, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK), broke ground yesterday on a 25,000 square foot expansion of the company's facility... More...>> |
| 09/29/2009 | 8:38AM | PRNUS | ATK's Engineering Expertise Enables NASA's Discovery of Water On The Moon
ATK Plays Critical Role on NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper Instrument
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) played a critical role in the design and engineering of the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument which helped NASA confirm the existence of water molecules on the lunar... More...>> |
| 09/10/2009 | 3:18PM | PRNUS | ATK and NASA Successfully Test Ares First Stage Development Motor
Culminating Four Years of Progress Ares I is on Track to Support the Next Generation of U.S. Space Travel Successful Ground Test Paves the Way for the First Flight Test of Ares I-X This Fall
PROMONTORY, Utah, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NASA and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) made history today as they conducted... More...>> |
| 09/04/2009 | 5:08PM | PRNUS | September 10 New Date for Full-Scale NASA and ATK Motor Test for Ares I Solid Rocket
ATK and NASA to Perform First Ground Test of the Ares I Five-Segment Solid Rocket Motor Test is a Major Milestone for ATK, NASA on Ares I Program
PROMONTORY, Utah, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) Space Systems and NASA identified the issue that resulted in the scrub of last week's test... More...>> |
| 08/08/2009 | 2:00PM | PRNUS | Pittsburgh-area Native and NASA Astronaut Commander Inspects Latrobe Specialty Steel's Production of Space-worthy Alloy
LATROBE, Pa., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh-area native and veteran astronaut with more than a year's time in space, Col. Mike Fincke will examine the processes and quality control systems at Latrobe Specialty Steel (LSS) on Tuesday, August 11th. Colonel Fincke will explain to the LSS employees that the lives of... More...>> |
| 07/08/2009 | 7:00AM | PRNUS | ATK Will Webcast Conference Call on Its First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results
MINNEAPOLIS, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE:ATK) will webcast its investor conference call on fiscal year 2010 first quarter financial results, which will be announced August 6, prior to the opening of the market. In addition to discussion of the quarterly results, the Company may... More...>> |
| 07/01/2009 | 8:00AM | PRNUS | ATK Awarded Contract for Ares I Upper Stage Ullage Motor
Motors Assist Stage Separation and Second Stage Engine Safe Start-Up
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) was selected by The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) to manufacture the upper stage ullage motors for the new Ares I launch vehicle. The Ares I is NASA's two-stage rocket that... More...>> |
| 07/01/2009 | 8:00AM | PRNUS | ATK Awarded Contract for Ares I Upper Stage Ullage Motor
Motors Assist Stage Separation and Second Stage Engine Safe Start-Up
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) was selected by The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) to manufacture the upper stage ullage motors for the new Ares I launch vehicle. The Ares I is NASA's two-stage rocket that... More...>> |
| 06/16/2009 | 2:45AM | PRNUS | Lockheed Martin Orion Team Prepares for Integration and First Flight Test of Launch Abort System
PARIS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- PARIS AIR SHOW -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that two launch abort system (LAS) motors for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle are now in place at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico for integration and preparation for the first flight test, known as Pad Abort 1.
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| 03/19/2009 | 3:11PM | PRNUS | ATK Delivers Final Hardware for Ares I-X Test Flight to Kennedy Space Center
Train Carrying Four Motor Segments Completes Cross-Country Trip
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The train carrying Alliant Techsystems' (NYSE:ATK) four Ares I-X motor segments arrived today at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, bringing together all of the final hardware required for the upcoming... More...>> |
| 03/18/2009 | 8:30AM | PRNUS | ATK Awards $257 Million Contract to United Space Alliance for Ares I and Ares 1-X Programs
Contract Supports Programs through Design, Development, Test and Engineering
MINNEAPOLIS, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) announced that it awarded United Space Alliance (USA) a $257 Million contract to perform subcontractor support to ATK for the NASA's Ares I and Ares 1-X programs... More...>> |
| 03/15/2009 | 9:12PM | PRNUS | ATK's 100th Flight Set of Solid Rocket Motors Launches NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery
Motors Provided Main Thrust to Support Discovery's Mission to the International Space Station
MINNEAPOLIS, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems' (NYSE:ATK) Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRM) passed a major milestone as they successfully powered NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew during this... More...>> |
| 03/09/2009 | 9:30AM | PRNUS | ATK Propulsion and Composite Technologies Key to Successful Delta II Launch
ATK Engineering, Fabrication, and Testing Supports NASA's Kepler Satellite
MINNEAPOLIS, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) played a key role in the successful launch of United Launch Alliance's Delta II rocket today from Space Launch Complex 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., carrying... More...>> |
| 02/23/2009 | 10:57AM | PRNUS | ATK and AFRL Successfully Test Development Motor for Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology Program
Program Designed to Advance U.S. Solid Rocket Technology
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Edwards Air Force Base have successfully tested a developmental solid rocket motor -- designated Phase II -- as part of the Integrated... More...>> |
| 02/12/2009 | 8:30AM | PRNUS | ATK Plays Critical Technical Role On NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper Mission
Brown University/NASA JPL Moon Mineralogy Mapper is Now Operational in Lunar Orbit
PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK), is celebrating the news that NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) has reached lunar orbit aboard the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1... More...>> |
| 02/06/2009 | 11:01AM | PRNUS | ATK Propulsion and Composite Technologies Key to Successful Delta II Launch
ATK Supports NOAA-N Prime Satellite
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) played a key role in the successful launch of United Launch Alliance's Delta II rocket today from NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., carrying the NOAA-N Prime satellite for... More...>> |
| 01/29/2009 | 7:30AM | PRNUS | ATK Reports Strong FY09 Third Quarter Earnings Per Share of $1.96 - up 19 Percent Over the Prior-Year Period
Sales Rise Five Percent to $1.1 Billion, Net Income Up 12 Percent to $65 Million
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) reported today that earnings per share (EPS) in the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, which ended on December 28, 2008, rose 19 percent from the prior-year... More...>> |
| 01/28/2009 | 8:30AM | PRNUS | ATK Agrees to Contract in Excess of $200 Million to Produce Composite Aft Fan Cases for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Engines
Contract Builds on ATK's Decades of Experience in Large-Scale Composite Manufacturing
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) announced today that it has agreed to a contract valued in excess of $200 million with Rolls-Royce to produce composite aft fan cases for the new Trent XWB... More...>> |
| 01/27/2009 | 10:28AM | PRNUS | ATK Awarded $36 Million Contract to Provide LW30mm Ammunition to UK
ATK Continues Expansion into International Markets
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) has been awarded a $36 million contract to provide lightweight (LW) 30mm M789 High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) tactical ammunition and M788 training ammunition to the United Kingdom's (UK... More...>> |
| 01/26/2009 | 4:19PM | PRNUS | ATK and NASA Complete Major Milestones for NASA Constellation Program
Progress on Ares Elements and Orion's Launch Abort System Set the Stage for Flight and Ground Tests in 2009
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the last twelve months, Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) has completed several significant milestones for NASA's Constellation program that will set the stage for... More...>> |