Orbital Sciences Corp. officials on Oct. 29 sought to reassure investors that the Oct. 28 failure of the company's Antares rocket just 15 seconds after ignition, which destroyed the Cygnus capsule carrying freight for the international space station under a NASA contract, will have minimal impact on Orbital's financial performance and operations. In a conference call with investors some 18 hours after the failure, Orbital Chief Executive David W. Thompson said that while it is too early to determine the failure's cause and precise consequences, the company's near-term plans will not change: 1. Orbital's planned merger with the Aerospace and Defense division of ATK Corp., Thompson said, should not be affected, although he did not rule out a delay in a planned shareholder vote on the merger.
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机译：Orbital Sciences Corp.的官员在10月29日试图向投资者保证，点火后仅15秒，该公司的Antares火箭在10月28日发生故障，该爆炸破坏了根据美国国家航空航天局（NASA）合同运送国际空间站货物的天鹅座舱，将其损失降至最低对Orbital财务业绩和运营的影响。事故发生后约18小时，在与投资者举行的电话会议中，轨道首席执行官David W. Thompson表示，虽然现在确定该事故的原因和确切后果为时尚早，但该公司的近期计划不会改变：1.轨道计划汤普森说，与ATK Corp.的航空航天和国防部门的合并不应该受到影响，尽管他不排除计划中的股东对合并的投票有延迟。
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