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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Mynaric will supply optical communications terminals to the 14 satellites developed by Northrop Grumman for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program.
Peraton Labs will tailor and mature the 1553 Bus Defender solution to meet integration requirements and qualification testing for the Northrop Grumman-developed MQ-8C Fire Scout.
Mynaric will also supply optical communications terminals to the 14 satellites developed by Northrop Grumman for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program.
Mynaric’s CONDOR terminals were previously selected by Northrop Grumman for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer program.
Northrop Grumman is collaborating with NASA on the company’s Persistent Platform to provide autonomous and robotic capabilities for commercial science research and manufacturing in low Earth orbit.
The companies selected for CCSC-2 are Blue Origin of Kent, Washington; Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Dulles, Virginia; Sierra Space Corporation of Broomfield, Colorado; Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California; Special Aerospace Services of Boulder, Colorado; ThinkOrbital Inc. of Lafayette, Colorado; and Vast Space LLC of Long Beach, California.
SDA’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer includes 14 satellites made by Northrop Grumman and 14 satellites made by L3Harris Technologies.
Mynaric established a strategic supplier relationship with Northrop Grumman in 2021.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Dulles, Virginia is collaborating with NASA on the company’s Persistent Platform to provide autonomous and robotic capabilities for commercial science research and manufacturing in low Earth orbit.
Mynaric supplied 42 CONDOR Mk3 terminals for Northrop Grumman’s 14 Tracking Layer satellites.
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s SpaceLogistics will install the MEP jet pack using its mission robotic vehicle on an unidentified Intelsat satellite operating in geosynchronous orbit.
DARPA signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman in 2020 allowing Northrop Grumman to use DARPA-funded robotic payloads on the MRV in exchange for access to technology demonstrations and program data.
Northrop Grumman received a CCSC-2 agreement for an autonomous spacecraft called Persistent Platform based on its Cygnus vehicle for commercial research and manufacturing.
Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics is close to securing a customer for the last of three propulsion jetpacks it plans to launch late next year and already operates two commercial life-extension missions.
CLD companies including Northrop Grumman, Voyager, Blue Origin, Sierra Space, and Axiom are depending on NASA seed funding to develop and build orbital facilities.
Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics currently operates two Mission Extension Vehicles docked with two Intelsat geostationary satellites and plans to keep those satellites in service for about 15 years.
DARPA signed an agreement in 2020 to share its satellite servicing technology with Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics.
Northrop Grumman’s AN/WSN-12 ISM is a next-generation sensor designed to improve maritime navigation in GPS-denied environments for surface ships and submarines.
The AN/WSN-12 INS upgrades the Northrop Grumman-built AN/WSN-7 INS.
Firefly Aerospace partnered with Northrop Grumman in August 2022 to develop a new first stage for Northrop’s Antares rocket using engines Firefly is developing.