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Heather Wokurka, of Sunset, will receive the first-ever degree in WSU’s electronics engineering department. At ATK, in Promontory, she works on static rocket tests. (Courtesy photo)

First WSU electronics engineering grad revved up

Last updated Friday, December 9, 2011 - 6:24am

OGDEN -- When Heather Wokurka considered updating her Weber State University electronics engineering technology degree with night classes in WSU's new electronics engineering department, the decision wasn't exactly rocket science.

Rocket science is Wokurka's day job.

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Utah delegation advises NASA

Last updated Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 11:08pm

Utah's congressional delegation on Thursday urged NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to comply with federal payload requirements for a heavy-lift space system they contend can only be met by solid rocket motors like those built by Alliant Techsystems (ATK) near Promontory.

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(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) ATK performs a motor test of the five-segment Ares rocket in Promontory on Tuesday. The $75 million test comes at a time of uncertainty for the company and NASA.

Firing it up in Promontory

Last updated Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 11:46pm

PROMONTORY -- In a long, skinny building on a Box Elder County hill sat one chilly rocket for most of the summer.

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