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 will design, develop, integrate, test, and deliver the first of the next-generation relay ground stations for RGS-A to support legacy and future missile-launch and missile-warning detection satellites.
Northrop Grumman has more than 2,200 employees across Colorado supporting customers that include the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and the intelligence community.
Ansys Government Initiatives (AGI), an Ansys company, is supporting Northrop Grumman in developing, testing, and delivering the Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC).
Ansys is collaborating with Northrop Grumman on DARC to support the digital design and validation of the radar system.
The fifth and sixth satellites of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program constellation were launched in January and were built by Northrop Grumman.
Northrop Grumman is developing a $341,000,000 radar site to be completed by 2025 as the first of three projected new deep-space radars.
Bidders for Tetra-5 must install refueling ports in the satellites and may use interfaces developed by Orbit Fab or by Northrop Grumman.
Northrop Grumman Australia’s sovereign SCS-200 capability provides simple, secure network access for deployed teams and individuals and supports customers such as the Department of Defence and the Department of Home Affairs.
Construction of Northrop Grumman’s Albuquerque building is expected to be completed in February 2023.
Northrop Grumman was considering both partnering again with Blue Origin and leading a separate team for the new Sustaining Lunar Development competition.
In the original Human Landing System competition that SpaceX won, Lockheed Martin was part of the National Team led by Blue Origin that also included Northrop Grumman and Draper.
The Space Development Agency also selected Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to supply satellites for Tranche 1.
Northrop Grumman received $125,600,000 from NASA for a CLD proposal based on its Cygnus cargo spacecraft and the HALO module.
The Missile Defense Agency will launch two prototype infrared satellites in late 2023, one from L3Harris and one from Northrop Grumman, to conduct experiments.
Northrop Grumman won $34,800,000 in September 2021 to support work on sustainable lunar lander concepts through NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) Appendix N.
NASA awarded Northrop Grumman six additional Cygnus cargo missions on 2022-03-25 under Northrop Grumman’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract originally awarded in 2016.
NASA has ordered 14 Cygnus missions in total through its CRS-2 contract.
Northrop Grumman uses the Antares launch vehicle to launch Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Northrop Grumman produces the twin solid rocket boosters for NASA’s Space Launch System and was awarded a contract to supply flight sets to support Artemis missions through 2031.
Under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract, SpaceX and Northrop Grumman are contracted to launch to the International Space Station.