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Orbital Sciences selected to build and launch NASA's new millennium space technology 8 Satellite; combined mission value to Exceed $50 mln (ORB) 12.05 -0.09:Orbital Sciences (ORB) announces it has been selected by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design, develop and manufacture the next satellite in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's series of New Millennium Program technology demonstration spacecraft. The co will also provide the mission's launch vehicle and related services, which is procured by NASA's Kennedy Space Center under a separate contract. The ST8 mission will utilize ORB's highly reliable Pegasus rocket. Together, the total value to the co of the ST8 program is expected to exceed $50 mln.