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<b>DEFECTIVE CRASH-BAGS:</b> US senator Bill Nelson displays a defective bag made by Takata. Automakers have turned to rocket science specialist Orbital ATK for a solution. <i>Image: AP / J Scott Applewhite</i>
<b>DEFECTIVE CRASH-BAGS:</b> US senator Bill Nelson displays a defective bag made by Takata. Automakers have turned to rocket science specialist Orbital ATK for a solution. <i>Image: AP / J Scott Applewhite</i>

DETROIT, Michigan - The auto industry, fed up with slow progress toward finding out why some air bags explode with too much force, has hired a Virginia rocket science company to investigate.

Ten automakers whose vehicles have been recalled due to problems with Takata crash bags, said on Thursday (Feb 26) they had jointly hired Orbital ATK to explain the problem.

The company makes rocket propulsion systems, small-arms ammunition, warhead fuses and missile controls.

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