The NASA has given its Sounding Rocket Operations Contract to Orbital ATK in Greenbelt, Maryland.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the contract is worth nearly $200 million and could stretch over five years.
The paper says that Orbital will take on responsibility for service and supplies for the Sounding Rocket Program.
Among the number of sites that will participate in the Sounding Rocket Program is Wallops Flight facility.
