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Orbital now has ATK experience on board. Feels natural to switch to all-solid rockets - like other Orbital designs. However for now, the Antares is the biggest
by avmich 12y ago
Orbital now has ATK experience on board. Feels natural to switch to all-solid rockets - like other Orbital designs. However for now, the Antares is the biggest Orbital rocket, and it's designed with NK-33. Definitely need to investigate this event and make decisions.
It's better to use engines which were just created - or just manufactured - but sometimes there are reasons to prefer old engines to new ones. Age is not the only factor.