Orbital ATK, NASA and the state of Virginia agreed to split a $15 million bill for repairing a launchpad damaged when Orbital ATK's An tares rocket exploded after lifting off on a NASA cargo mission last October. Orbital also will also be required to carry insurance to cover any future damage to the state-owned launch facility. Orbital ATK, NASA and Virginia will each pay $5 million to get Pad OA at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia, back in working order, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) said Aug. 6. McAuliffe made the announcement at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, alongside Dale Nash, executive director of the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, and Frank Culbertson, president of Orbital ATK's Space Systems Group.
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