Carl A. Marchetto

Alliant Techsystems, Inc. designs and manufactures aerospace, defense, and commercial products. It operates its business through three segments: Aerospace Group, Defense Group, and Sporting Group. The Aerospace Group develops and produces rocket motor systems for human and cargo launch vehicles, conventional and strategic missiles, missile defense interceptors, small and micro-satellites, satellite components, structures and subsystems, lightweight space deployables and solar arrays, and provides engineering and technical services. It also operates in the military and commercial aircraft and launch structures markets. The Defense Group develops and produces military small, medium and large caliber ammunition, propulsion systems for tactical missiles and missile defense applications, strike weapons, precision munitions, gun systems, aircraft survivability systems, fuzes and warheads, energetic materials and special mission aircraft. The Sporting Group develops and produces commercial ammunition, accessories, rifles and shotguns for the hunting, shooting, law enforcement, outdoor and sporting markets. The company was founded on May 2, 1990 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Orbital Sciences Corp. designs and manufactures space-related products. The company manufactures small and medium class rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other U.S. government agencies. Orbital Sciences was founded by David W. Thompson and Scott L. Webster in 1982 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA.

ATK Space Systems, Inc. manufactures propellant and pressurant tanks for the space industry. It includes propellant tanks, some containing elastomeric diaphragms or propellant management devices (PMDs), pressurant tanks, and motor cases. The firm offers tank shells that are all-metal, composite overwrapped, or a hybrid configuration with metal liner and partially wrapped with composite. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Commerce, CA.

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems manufactures telecommunication, scientific and environmental satellites. Its customers include Echostar, INTELSAT, Iridium, AsiaSat, Astrolink, and IKONOS. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Newtown, PA.