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• Orbital Sciences Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-16

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first call comes from Howard Rubel – Jefferies & Company. Howard Rubel Jefferies & Company David, could you talk about where you are in terms of the order cycle for Taurus, and then I have one followup question. David Thompson...

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• Orbital Awarded New Minotaur IV Mission by U.S. Air Force

  - 2008-09-18

  Rocket to Launch Military Technology Demonstration Payload in 2010 New Order Represents the Eighth Minotaur IV Rocket Under Contract with the U.S. Air Force DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) today announced that the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center SMC recently placed an order...

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• Orbital Sciences Coming to Huntington

  - 2008-09-01

  MANUFACTURING: Rocket, satellite maker set to hire local, Boeing engineers Virginia's Orbital Sciences Corp. is looking to tap into Orange County's engineering workforce by opening a Huntington Beach office. The Dulles, Va.-based maker of rockets and satellites wants to hire as many as 40 people in its first...

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• Orbital Names Frank Culbertson and Mark Pieczynski to Company's Management Team

  - 2008-08-27

  -- Culbertson to Become Senior Vice President of Advanced Programs in Dulles, VA -- -- Pieczynski Appointed Vice President of Southern California Engineering Center in Huntington Beach, CA -- DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) has named two experienced executives to fill new roles in its Advanced...

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• Orbital Delivers NASA's IBEX Satellite to Vandenberg Air Force Base for Integration with Pegasus Launch Vehicle

  - 2008-07-30

  -- Company-Built Interstellar Boundary Explorer Spacecraft to be Launched Aboard Pegasus Rocket from Kwajalein Atoll Near the Equator -- DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) announced today that the Interstellar Boundary Explorer IBEX satellite has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base VAFB, CA following the completion of its...

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• Orbital Sciences Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-07-17

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Gary Liebowitz of Wachovia Securities. Gary Liebowitz - Wachovia Securities Garrett, can you just go over your customary score card for the GEO satellite outlook and also if you can comment on whether you’re seeing any indication that...

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• Orbital Sciences Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-04-21

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you, sir. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Patrick McCarthy with FBR Capital Markets. Patrick McCarthy - FBR Capital Markets Hi. Good morning, and congratulations on another great quarter. I was wondering if you'd take just a couple of minutes...

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• Orbital Sciences Corp. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-03-31

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Your first question comes from the line of Howard Rubel – Jefferies & Co. Howard Rubel – Jefferies & Co First, if we look at the outlook for next year, not a lot of revenue growth maybe 3% or so, do you expect it...

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• ORBITAL SCIENCES AWARDED CONTRACT FOR NANOSATELLITE

  - 2007-11-08

  The Orbital Sciences Corp., of Sterling, Va., is being awarded a contract for $29,481,249. The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base N.M. is procuring an innovative technology solution for a nanosatellite capable of independently providing localized Space Situational Awareness and anomaly characterization of the...

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• Orbital Sciences Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2007-10-18

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Troy Lahr with Stifel Nicolaus Troy Lahr - Stifel Nicolaus Thanks for taking my question. I am wondering if you guys could address the margins a little bit at Satellite Space Systems. I think...

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• Orbital Selected as Industry Partner for Scientific Satellite to Detect Black Holes by Caltech/JPL

  - 2007-10-02

  -- NASA's NuSTAR Spacecraft Planned for Launch in 2011 -- DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) announced today that it has been selected by the California Institute of Technology Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL to design, manufacture, integrate and test the Nuclear Spectroscopic Array NuSTAR scientific...

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• Orbital-built Dawn spacecraft successfully launched from Cape Canaveral on 3-billion-mile, 8-year asteroid rendezvous mission for NASA.(BUSINESS)

  - 2007-09-01

  Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that Dawn, its first interplanetary spacecraft, was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Lift-off of the Delta II launch vehicle occurred at 7:34 a.m., and approximately one hour later, Dawn separated from the final stage of the rocket. Initial data from the...

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• Orbital Successfully Launches Minotaur Rocket Carrying U.S. Air Force's TACSAT-2 Satellite

  - 2006-12-18

  -- Launch Conducted From Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility Continues Minotaur Program's 100% Mission Success Record -- -- NASA's GeneSat-1 Microsatellite Also Deployed During Mission -- DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) today announced that it successfully launched the TACSAT-2 satellite for the U.S....

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• Orbital Awarded $27 Million Contract by U.S. Air Force for Two Launches to Support Hypersonic Flight Testing

  - 2006-12-14

  -- Two Minotaur IV Vehicles to Boost Hypersonic Test Vehicles for DARPA -- DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) today announced that it has been awarded a $27 million contract for two Minotaur IV launch vehicles by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems SMC Space Development...

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• Orbital Awarded $10 Million Contract for Transit Management System in Westchester County, New York; WCDOT's Transit Communications System Utilizes Orbital's Latest Generation Computer Aided Dispatch and Automatic Vehicle Location System

  - 2006-09-14

  DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) announced today that its Transportation Management Systems TMS division has been awarded a $9.7 million contract by the Westchester County Department of Transportation WCDOT in cooperation with the Federal Transit Administration and the New York State Department of Transportation. Under the contract, Orbital...

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• Orbital Awarded $23 Million Contract by U.S. Air Force for Two Operationally Responsive Space Launch Missions

  - 2006-05-25

  DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB):-- Two Minotaur I Rockets to Launch the TacSat-2 and -3 Satellites Within a One-Year Period in 2006 and 2007 -- -- 2006 Mission to Demonstrate Quick-Reaction...

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• Orbital Awarded Contract by U.S. Air Force to Define Hybrid Launch Vehicle Architectures; Company's Experience in Reusable Launch Systems to Jumpstart New Research and Development Program

  - 2006-05-10

  DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) announced today that it has been awarded a research and development contract by the U.S. Air Force for the Hybrid Launch Vehicle HLV Studies and Analysis Program. Under this new contract, Orbital will develop operationally responsive space launch designs that combine a reusable...

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• Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments

  - 2006-03-22

  THE DIRECTORS & BOARDS Directors Roster--a quarterly record of new director appointments--is compiled from public and private sources by the editorial staff of DIRECTORS & BOARDS, and is sponsored by Heidrick & Struggles. Please forward your directors' appointments to kmccarthy@directorsandboards.com. Submissions of new directors and appointments are welcome from...

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• Orbital Announces Investigation

  - 2005-05-27

  DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) today stated that U.S. government agents executed search warrants yesterday at its Dulles, VA and Chandler, AZ facilities. Orbital stated that company officials are fully cooperating with the investigative authorities. At this time, the company believes that the investigation is focused on contracting...

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• Orbital Names Gregory A. Jones Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development; Mr. Jones to Fill Newly-Created Position to Focus on New Areas of Growth for the Company

  - 2005-04-20

  DULLES, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) today announced that Mr. Gregory A. Jones has recently joined the company in the newly-created position of Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development, reporting directly to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David W. Thompson. In this new role, Mr. Jones is...

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• CEO: Mr. David W. Thompson