Northrop Grumman is a prominent American multinational aerospace and defense company deeply involved in the space industry. As a space technology and launch systems provider, they manufacture spacecraft, satellites, and precision sensors. They are a major partner with NASA, providing cargo delivery to the International Space Station (ISS) through their Cygnus spacecraft and contributing to projects like the James Webb Space Telescope. Northrop Grumman is also involved in developing advanced autonomous systems for military and commercial applications.
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Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle will launch this summer.
The USSF-70 mission is scheduled for summer 2028 and will carry Northrop Grumman's Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker prototype.
The February 12, 2026 Vulcan anomaly involved a visible nozzle malfunction on one of the Northrop Grumman-built GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters.
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle will be the first operational commercial robotic servicing mission in orbit.
Northrop Grumman deorbited Cygnus NG-23 on March 14, 2026 using its operations team in Dulles, Virginia.
Northrop Grumman’s next Cygnus mission is NG-24, the S.S. Steven R. Nagel, and it is scheduled to launch the following month.
Northrop Grumman provides logistics services for transporting materials, scientific experiments, and supplies to the International Space Station through NASA’s commercial resupply program.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus NG-23 left the International Space Station after 175 days in orbit.
Northrop Grumman uses an active servicer and passive client interface framework for in-orbit refuelling.
Northrop Grumman’s robotic servicer carries propellant, navigation, and a robotic arm to satellites with fully passive refuelling modules.
Canadarm2 released Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station into Earth orbit.
NASA concluded that a solid rocket booster issue on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan USSF-87 mission should not affect the Northrop Grumman-made solid rocket boosters for Artemis 2.
The Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2024 carrying Northrop Grumman’s EPS-Recapitalization payloads to extend protected communications coverage into polar regions.
The Space Force may soon award a contract for the Geosynchronous Reconnaissance & Surveillance Constellation program as an envisioned commercial replacement for the eight GSSAP satellites built by Northrop Grumman.
Cygnus XL is Northrop Grumman’s cargo spacecraft.
ULA and booster manufacturer Northrop Grumman implemented corrective actions to the solid rocket booster that were successfully demonstrated during a static-fire test in February at a Northrop site in Utah.
Kwon Park previously held significant tenure at Northrop Grumman where he managed complex satellite integration and test programs.
Firefly Aerospace built an interstage for Northrop Grumman's Antares 330 rocket in-house.
Antares 330 is a Northrop Grumman development that evolves the Antares launcher used for resupply missions to the International Space Station.
The Space Development Agency and Northrop Grumman are working a software issue on Northrop Grumman’s satellites.