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 received $531,700,000 from October 2018 through December 2020 under its Launch Service Agreement.
All remaining development activity for the Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman Launch Service Agreement milestones was completed and submitted by 2020-12-31.
United Launch Alliance and SpaceX were selected for the National Security Space Launch program in August 2020, defeating Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman.
The Space and Missile Systems Center ended the Launch Service Agreements with Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman on 2020-12-31.
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Northrop Grumman a $155,000,000 contract on 2021-01-22 for the prototype sensor satellite.
In October 2019 the Missile Defense Agency awarded Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Leidos, and L3Harris each $20,000,000 contracts to design space sensors for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor program.
Northrop Grumman was selected by the Missile Defense Agency to build a prototype sensor satellite capable of tracking hypersonic and ballistic missiles.
The static firing test of the extended-length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) took place at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Promontory, Utah.
Northrop Grumman has supplied rocket propulsion to United Launch Alliance and ULA’s heritage companies since 1964.
Northrop Grumman developed the GEM 46 to support the Delta II Heavy launch vehicle.
Northrop Grumman completed a static firing of the strap-on solid booster it developed for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket on 2021-01-21.
Northrop Grumman developed the GEM 63XL in partnership with United Launch Alliance to provide additional lift capability to the Vulcan Centaur rocket.
Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, General Dynamics, and BAE Systems collectively won 32 percent of all Department of Defense contract obligations in 2019.
Northrop Grumman’s NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft departed the station on 2021-01-06 and remains in orbit performing experiments three months after its arrival.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will provide batteries for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module being built by Northrop Grumman.
The Halo Lunar Communication System is under fast-track development and is slated to be launched in 2024 as part of the U.S. Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) built by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $13,300,000,000 contract in September to develop the GBSD over the next seven years.
NROL-111 is the second of three missions the Space Force procured from Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office, with NROL-129 having launched in 2020 and NROL-174 not yet scheduled.
Volansi is working alongside companies such as Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Northrop Grumman on the Skyborg program.
Congress removed $100,000,000 that the Air Force no longer has to pay to Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin for Launch Service Agreement contracts that are being terminated.