OTHER NEWS - Sept. 20, 1993
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Orbital Sciences Buys Pomona Operation: Orbital Sciences Corp., a maker of space launch vehicles and satellites, said it purchased the applied science unit of Perkin-Elmer Corp. for an undisclosed price. The Pomona-based unit, with about 200 employees, makes space-related sensors and monitoring instruments. Orbital Sciences, based in Dulles, Va., said the acquisition would help it become “a full-service space company” that can offer rockets, spacecraft, payloads and related products.
