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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A Northrop Grumman Antares 230+ rocket launched a Cygnus spacecraft carrying supplies and experiments for the International Space Station on 2021-02-20.
Northrop Grumman Corporation provided key navigation and critical components to support NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Perseverance Rover that landed in Jezero Crater on 2021-02-18.
Northrop Grumman provided mission-critical components on the 2003 Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers and the 2012 Curiosity rover.
Northrop Grumman will deploy a 2nd MEV to latch onto Intelsat 10-02 to solidify the In-Orbit Servicing Market for Life Extension missions.
The Federal Trade Commission approved Northrop Grumman’s acquisition of Orbital ATK in 2018 on the condition that Northrop make Orbital ATK solid rocket motors available to competitors on a non-discriminatory basis.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $13,300,000,000 contract to develop the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent two months before the November design review.
Northrop Grumman is required by current plans to deliver a new GBSD intercontinental ballistic missile by 2029.
Northrop Grumman projects that the GBSD program will generate $800,000,000 to $900,000,000 in annual revenue for the company.
Candace Givens is the Vice President of payload and ground systems division at Northrop Grumman.
SharkSat completed a three-month stay at the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft.
Northrop Grumman developed SharkSat, a payload to demonstrate on-orbit mission agility.
Dave Schiller is the SharkSat program manager for concept development and engineering at Northrop Grumman.
Spaceborne Computer-2 is scheduled to travel to the International Space Station on 2021-02-20 on Northrop Grumman’s 15th cargo resupply mission.
The Space Development Agency and the Missile Defense Agency plan to launch a Prototype Infrared Payload made by Northrop Grumman as a medium field-of-view multispectral sensor.
Peraton completed its acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s integrated mission support and IT solutions business on 2021-02-01.
Peraton’s Space & Intelligence sector incorporates several new marquee programs from the acquired Northrop Grumman business that expand Peraton’s footprint in space and intelligence customer markets.
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $2,400,000,000 contract to Northrop Grumman for two Next-Gen OPIR polar orbit satellites.
An unnamed manufacturing partner that supplies Apollo Fusion produces other components for companies such as Northrop Grumman and Raytheon and can produce tens to hundreds of thruster units per month.
The Space Force obtained limited rights to data and hardware developed by Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman under the Launch Service Agreements in exchange for the government’s investment.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Launch Service Agreements to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and United Launch Alliance in October 2018.