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Published: July 28, 2006
Oklahoma-based rocket company takes a partner
By Julie Bisbee
Oklahoma -based Rocketplane Kistler is partnering with a rocket manufacturing company to compete for a NASA contract to build a rocket-powered vehicle that would re-supply the International Space Station .

The partnership between Rocketplane Kistler and Orbital Sciences Corp. brings resources to Rocketplane and could create additional work in Oklahoma, said Randy Brinkley , president of Rocketplane Kistler. <...

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