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 Cygnus took four years and eight months from contract award to its first orbital mission.
Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket as early as June 1.
NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission will carry more than 10 ISS National Lab-sponsored investigations to the International Space Station.
The Janus base nanomaterials research is scheduled to launch no sooner than April 9, 2026, on NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman are collaborating on Eclipse, a medium-lift launch rocket.
The RG-XX satellites will replace the current GSSAP constellation built by Northrop Grumman.
SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman’s fourth commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Northrop Grumman is a private operator involved in logistics services for the International Space Station.
SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft on Falcon 9 for the CRS NG-24 mission.
HUGEO will be built on Northrop Grumman’s flight-proven GEOStar-3 bus.
Northrop Grumman launched the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program S29A mission on April 7, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur IV has been used for institutional missions that require reliable performance and shorter integration times.
Northrop Grumman will lead the design, assembly, integration, and testing of HUGEO.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched Northrop Grumman's fourth commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur IV completed the 31st successful launch in the Minotaur family on April 9, 2026.
4iG Space and Defence Technologies signed a multi-hundred million dollar agreement with Northrop Grumman on April 7, 2026, to develop Hungary’s first geostationary communications satellite.
Northrop Grumman will provide launch integration, early operations support, and ground segment components for HUGEO.
4iG and Northrop Grumman amended their Memorandum of Understanding to include joint development in counter-unmanned aerial systems, advanced weaponry, and precision guidance systems.
Moog Inc. has worked as a sub-tier supplier to Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace, and United Launch Alliance for Artemis programs.
The Geosynchronous Reconnaissance & Surveillance Constellation satellites are intended to succeed Northrop Grumman-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites.