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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Regulators approved the Northrop Grumman acquisition of Orbital ATK in 2018 on the condition that Northrop Grumman supply motors to its competitors.
Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK in 2017 and became the nation’s dominant supplier of large solid rocket motors.
United Launch Alliance selected Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman) in September 2015 to supply solid rocket boosters for Atlas 5 and Vulcan.
CMM was launched to the ISS in October 2020 on Northrop Grumman’s CRS-14 mission.
Peraton, an affiliate of Veritas Capital, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Northrop Grumman’s federal IT and mission support services business for $3,400,000,000 in cash.
Northrop Grumman’s federal IT and mission support services business is expected to generate approximately $2,300,000,000 in revenue in 2020.
The BE-7 will also power the transfer element led by Northrop Grumman and based on the Cygnus spacecraft, which will move the lander from a highly elliptical near-rectilinear halo orbit around the moon to a low lunar orbit.
The U.S. Space Force selected Northrop Grumman to design and develop two polar-orbiting space vehicles for the Next-Gen Overhead Persistent Infrared system.
Northrop Grumman is tasked with developing a payload design for the Next-Gen Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous program.
Northrop Grumman’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System satellites work with the Defense Support Program to provide critical support for missile and national defense.
Northrop Grumman leverages expertise gained from the Defense Support Program to provide critical capabilities to its customers.
The first Mission Extension Vehicle built by Northrop Grumman subsidiary SpaceLogistics docked with an Intelsat satellite in February 2020.
The GEM 63 strap-on boosters were developed under a cooperative agreement between Northrop Grumman and United Launch Alliance to provide additional lift capability for the Atlas V launch vehicle.
Northrop Grumman has supplied rocket propulsion to United Launch Alliance and its heritage companies since 1964.
The Atlas 5 on NROL-101 flew with a five-meter payload fairing, three Northrop Grumman GEM 63 solid rocket boosters side-mounted to the first stage, and a single RL10C-1 engine on the Centaur upper stage.
The NROL-101 launch was the first Atlas 5 flight to use GEM 63 rocket motors made by Northrop Grumman.
United Launch Alliance plans to fly GEM 63 boosters on future Atlas 5 missions while Northrop Grumman completes development of the larger GEM 63XL for ULA’s Vulcan Centaur.
Northrop Grumman received a $298,000,000 contract for an ESS prototype on 2020-09-16.
NASA took longer than planned to define the HALO contract with Northrop Grumman because of the decision to launch HALO with the PPE and changing HALO requirements.
NASA announced its intent in July 2019 to award a sole-source contract to Northrop Grumman for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost module.