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 Stargazer L-1011 aircraft has arrived in Kwajalein.
Northrop Grumman’s Stargazer L-1011 departed Wallops after the Pegasus rocket carrying Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft was mated.
The Space Development Agency awarded Tranche 2 contracts to Northrop Grumman, York Space, and others, and production is underway.
Northrop Grumman built the Swift observatory at its Gilbert, Arizona site.
Anduril, SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are self-funding development work in expectation of post-2028 production awards.
Anduril, SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are self-funding development work in anticipation of post-2028 production awards.
Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket is slated for a rapid-response mission to keep NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory operational.
Northrop Grumman plans a complete avionics upgrade for Pegasus.
Northrop Grumman’s Enhanced PTS-P system will be based on the commercial GEOStar-3 geostationary satellite bus.
Northrop Grumman won a $398 million contract to develop a prototype of the Protected Tactical SATCOM-Prototype (PTS-P) system for the Space Systems Command of the U.S. Space Force.
Northrop Grumman designed the PTS-P platform to be modular and upgradable over time without major redesign work.
Apex is collaborating with Northrop Grumman on space-based interceptor capabilities for the U.S. Space Force under the Golden Dome for America initiative.
Apex’s work with Northrop Grumman centers on Orbital Magazines designed to host and support space-based interceptors.
Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket and Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft have been integrated onto Stargazer at Wallops.
Katalyst selected Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket for the mission because it can be air-launched from the Marshall Islands to reach Swift’s orbital plane efficiently.
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility completed encapsulation of Katalyst Space Technologies’ LINK robotic servicing satellite inside a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket.
NASA integrated Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket at NASA Wallops.
Apex Space will work with Northrop Grumman to develop space-based interceptor satellites for Golden Dome.
Katalyst's LINK spacecraft has left its factory and is heading to Wallops for integration onto Northrop's Pegasus rocket.
The Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer includes $1.1 billion of Lockheed Martin work and $764 million of Northrop Grumman work.