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Northrop Grumman

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Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Northrop Grumman’s LunA-10 study will explore concepts for constructing and operating a lunar rail system with robotics, including grading and foundation preparation, track placement and alignment, joining and finishing, and inspection, maintenance, and repair.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanMar 19, 2024Northrop Grumman to develop concept for a lunar railroad

In July 2022 the Space Development Agency ordered 14 Tracking Layer satellites from Northrop Grumman and 14 from L3Harris Technologies.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 19, 2024Raytheon’s satellite contract with Space Development Agency being ‘reevaluated’

Northrop Grumman’s LunA-10 study will define the interfaces and resources required to build a lunar rail network.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanMar 19, 2024Northrop Grumman to develop concept for a lunar railroad

DARPA selected Northrop Grumman Corporation to further develop the concept of a moon-based railroad network as part of the Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study.

Mentioned as: northrop grumman corporationTechnical ProductMar 19, 2024Northrop Grumman to develop concept for a lunar railroad

Northrop Grumman has named its Cygnus cargo resupply missions after prominent NASA leaders and astronauts.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMar 18, 2024“A rose, by any other name”: Proposing a national naming competition for our lunar exploration program (part 1)

Viasat was awarded a contract by Northrop Grumman to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory DEUCSI Call 003 program, nicknamed Global Lightning.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanOrg RelationshipMar 3, 2024Viasat wins Northrop Grumman contract for U.S.A.F. commercial space internet experiments

Northrop Grumman was awarded a four-year contract for the AFRL DEUCSI Call 003 Global Lightning program to test integration of space internet services into existing military systems.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMar 1, 2024Viasat Secures Contract from Northrop Grumman for USAF’s Space Internet Experiments

Viasat signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman on 2024-02-29 to support an Air Force Research Laboratory experiment using broadband satellite internet to connect military vehicles and aircraft.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 29, 2024Viasat links up with Northrop Grumman for Air Force communications experiment

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) Call 003 program, nicknamed Global Lightning.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 29, 2024Viasat Wins Contract from Northrop Grumman on U.S. Air Force’s Commercial Space Internet Experiments

Northrop Grumman is working under a $95 million, four-year contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory in June 2023 to design, develop, and test three prototype satellite terminals that use multiple commercial and military communication systems.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 29, 2024Viasat links up with Northrop Grumman for Air Force communications experiment

Viasat will provide its ViaSat-3 satellite communications network to enable military users to access high-bandwidth satellite internet connectivity from existing U.S. Air Force aircraft or ground vehicles as part of its contract with Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 29, 2024Viasat links up with Northrop Grumman for Air Force communications experiment

Firefly Aerospace installed state-of-the-art machinery at Briggs to support production of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle that Firefly and Northrop Grumman are co-developing.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralFeb 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Expands its Briggs, Texas Facilities to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Firefly Aerospace is supporting production of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) that Firefly and Northrop Grumman are co-developing.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralFeb 28, 2024Firefly Aerospace Doubles Facilities in Briggs, Texas to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

Northrop Grumman informed its California-based employees who work on space programs of potential layoffs on 2024-02-26.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductFeb 27, 2024Northrop Grumman warns space sector employees of potential layoffs

Northrop Grumman operates more than 550 facilities in 50 U.S. states and in over 25 countries worldwide.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductFeb 27, 2024Northrop Grumman warns space sector employees of potential layoffs

Northrop Grumman filed a WARN notice with the California Employment Development Department on 2024-02-27.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralFeb 27, 2024Northrop Grumman warns space sector employees of potential layoffs

Northrop Grumman’s company website lists 47 buildings at the Space Park campus where about 7,000 employees work on space systems.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 27, 2024Northrop Grumman warns space sector employees of potential layoffs

During Northrop Grumman’s fourth-quarter earnings call on 2024-01-25, the company reported double-digit top-line growth in its $14,000,000,000 space portfolio with sales up approximately 14% for the year.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative FinancialFeb 27, 2024Northrop Grumman warns space sector employees of potential layoffs

Northrop Grumman took a charge on its contract to build a module for NASA’s lunar Gateway, bringing its losses for the year on that program to $100,000,000.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanOrg RelationshipFeb 27, 2024Northrop Grumman warns space sector employees of potential layoffs

STORIES of Space Mission 01 launched on 2023-08-01 on an Antares rocket from NASA Wallops Flight Facility aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralFeb 26, 2024STORIES of Space Partners with Maritime Launch Services for a Spaceport Nova Scotia mission
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