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Northrop Grumman

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commercial
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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The NROL-48 mission consists of satellites built by Northrop Grumman on commercial Starlink buses with military-grade payloads for national security.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductSep 22, 2025SpaceX launches and lands NROL-48 on secret mission in dense fog from California on Monday

The NROL-48 mission will launch the eleventh batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2025SpaceX to launch NROL-48 secret mission on Monday from California

Northrop Grumman's new supply ship Cygnus XL arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on September 18, 2023.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductSep 19, 2025新型補給船「シグナスXL」がISSに無事到着–スラスター問題で1日遅れのドッキング

The Cygnus XL spacecraft is an expanded version of Northrop Grumman’s vehicle with 33% more cargo capacity than the previous variant.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2025Cygnus XL Carries Supplies to the International Space Station

Cygnus XL was launched as part of Northrop Grumman's NG-23 resupply mission to deliver approximately 5000 kg of supplies, including scientific equipment, to the ISS.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 18, 2025ノースロップ・グラマンの補給船「シグナスXL」、ISSへの道中にトラブル–予定より早く噴射が停止

Northrop Grumman's new resupply ship, Cygnus XL, faced issues while en route to the International Space Station (ISS).

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductSep 18, 2025ノースロップ・グラマンの補給船「シグナスXL」、ISSへの道中にトラブル–予定より早く噴射が停止

The NG-23 mission marks Northrop Grumman's 23rd resupply mission and is the first flight for Cygnus XL.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 18, 2025ノースロップ・グラマンの補給船「シグナスXL」、ISSへの道中にトラブル–予定より早く噴射が停止

Cargo resupply to the ISS utilizes Northrop Grumman's Cygnus, SpaceX's Cargo Dragon, and Russia's Progress vehicles.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 18, 2025ノースロップ・グラマンの補給船「シグナスXL」、ISSへの道中にトラブル–予定より早く噴射が停止

NASA announced a delay in the arrival of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft due to an early engine shutdown during its ascent to the ISS.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 17, 20259/17宇宙ニュース・WHEREとアクセルスペースが共同でPoC、不動産登記情報を高精度化 ほか3件

NASA is sending more science, technology demonstrations, and crew supplies to the International Space Station after the Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23 mission.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductSep 15, 2025Cargo Launches Aboard Northrop Grumman CRS-23

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft launched with more than 11,000 pounds of cargo on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2025Cargo Launches Aboard Northrop Grumman CRS-23

A Grumman engineer assessed that composite materials offered superior performance to aluminum and could last up to 40 years in orbit, pending further testing and flight qualification.

Mentioned as: GrummanTechnical ProductJul 28, 2025Beams in the sky, part 2: General Dynamics, Grumman, and composite materials

Grumman Aerospace proposed an automated aluminum alloy beam-building machine and received NASA funding for initial work including a ground test unit to demonstrate automatic beam construction.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 28, 2025Beams in the sky, part 2: General Dynamics, Grumman, and composite materials

Grumman studied composite materials while completing development of its aluminum beam builder and evaluated how to modify the machine to produce composite beams.

Mentioned as: GrummanTechnical ProductJul 28, 2025Beams in the sky, part 2: General Dynamics, Grumman, and composite materials

Grumman Aerospace proposed an aluminum beam builder to automatically construct large space structures and received NASA funding for initial work including a ground test unit.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 28, 2025Beams in the sky, part 2: General Dynamics, Grumman, and composite materials

Grumman studied modifying its aluminum beam builder tooling in mid-1977 to form composite beams and initially attempted to roll form a graphite/polyethersulfone laminate using existing tooling.

Mentioned as: GrummanTechnical ProductJul 28, 2025Beams in the sky, part 2: General Dynamics, Grumman, and composite materials

A Grumman engineer assessed that composite materials offered superior performance to aluminum and could last up to 40 years in orbit, subject to further testing and flight qualification.

Mentioned as: GrummanTechnical ProductJul 28, 2025Beams in the sky, part 2: General Dynamics, Grumman, and composite materials

In mid-1977 Grumman engineers attempted to roll form a graphite/polyethersulfone laminate using aluminum beam tooling and experienced destructive results.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 28, 2025Beams in the sky, part 2: General Dynamics, Grumman, and composite materials

The flight version of the Grumman Beam Builder was intended to be considerably lighter and to use flight-qualified, higher-reliability parts instead of off-the-shelf components.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 21, 2025Beams in the sky, part 1: the Grumman Beam Builder

The Grumman Beam Builder ground demonstration unit measured 4.26 by 3.35 by 2.74 meters (14 by 11 by 9 feet) and weighed 9,979 kilograms (22,000 pounds).

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 21, 2025Beams in the sky, part 1: the Grumman Beam Builder
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