ATK loses out in high-stakes race for space money

Published: Friday, Aug. 3 2012 7:13 p.m. MDT

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NASA committed more than a billion dollars to Boeing Co. of Houston; Space Exploration Technologies, called SpaceX, of Hawthorne, Calif.; and Sierra Nevada Corp. of Louisville, Colo. Alliant Techsystems Inc. was left out in the cold.

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UtahBlueDevil

Durham, NC

I guess that is ok. After all, we keep hearing about how the government has nothing to do with jobs, and that Utah doesn't want federal money.

Looks like it was a self fulfilling prophecy.

7:35 p.m. Aug. 3, 2012
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UtahBlueDevil

Durham, NC

It is simply unreal how twisted people selectively see the world. ATK loosing must be related to "crony capitalism", and yet the millions being spent to build a world class intelligence center in Utah.... well, we will just ignore that More..

11:54 a.m. Aug. 4, 2012
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RedneckLefty

St. George, UT

It reminds me of that time, a few years ago, where there was a Tea Party rally and a Save-ATK rally -- and it was the same rally! They were saying "slash government spending" and also saying "wait, no, except for the _that_ More..

1:35 p.m. Aug. 4, 2012
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