alv_x-1 | manufacturer | alliant_techsystems <sep> alv x-1 was the first and only flight of the atk launch vehicle (alv) sounding rocket developed by alliant techsystems the launch occurred from lp-0b at the mid-atlantic regional spaceport (mars) at nasa's wallops flight facility this mission carried the soarex-vi and hy-bolt experiments as payloads when it launched at 09:10 gmt on august 22, 2008 the vehicle was terminated 20 seconds into flight after veering too far off course 
the alv x-1 was manufactured by alliant techsystems.alv x-1 was the first and only flight of the atk launch vehicle (alv) sounding rocket