Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a contract from Orbital to build Minotaur IV Composite Structures. Aurora plans to build the composite parts in its low-cost manufacturing facilities in West Virginia, where the company can provide a combination of lean manufacturing, low labor costs, and advanced processing methods in modern facilities, resulting in an economical acquisition cost for the Minotaur IV Composite Structures. Aurora is uniquely qualified to build the Minotaur IV Composite Structures for Orbital, as proven with the design and manufacturing of NASA qualified spaceflight hardware which has flown on 28 space missions, including numerous human spaceflight experiments and safety critical flight hardware.
Aurora Garners Orbital’s Minotaur IV Structures Award
Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a contract from Orbital to build Minotaur IV Composite Structures. Aurora plans to build the composite parts in its low-cost manufacturing facilities in West Virginia, where the company can provide a combination of lean manufacturing, low labor costs, and advanced processing methods in modern facilities, resulting in an economical acquisition cost for the Minotaur IV Composite Structures. Aurora is uniquely qualified to build the Minotaur IV Composite Structures for Orbital, as proven with the design and manufacturing of NASA qualified spaceflight hardware which has flown on 28 space missions, including numerous human spaceflight experiments and safety critical flight hardware.
