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Northrop Grumman

US
commercial
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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DARPA signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman in 2020 allowing Northrop Grumman to use DARPA-funded robotic payloads on the MRV in exchange for access to technology demonstrations and program data.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 20, 2023Intelsat orders another servicing mission from Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics

Northrop Grumman received a CCSC-2 agreement for an autonomous spacecraft called Persistent Platform based on its Cygnus vehicle for commercial research and manufacturing.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJun 16, 2023NASA agreements to support work on commercial spacecraft and space stations

Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics is close to securing a customer for the last of three propulsion jetpacks it plans to launch late next year and already operates two commercial life-extension missions.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2023Weighing new tools for geostationary capacity

CLD companies including Northrop Grumman, Voyager, Blue Origin, Sierra Space, and Axiom are depending on NASA seed funding to develop and build orbital facilities.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJun 13, 2023To Open the Space Frontier, CLD Must Not Fail

Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics currently operates two Mission Extension Vehicles docked with two Intelsat geostationary satellites and plans to keep those satellites in service for about 15 years.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 13, 2023Space Force eager to harness satellite-servicing technologies

DARPA signed an agreement in 2020 to share its satellite servicing technology with Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 13, 2023Space Force eager to harness satellite-servicing technologies

The AN/WSN-12 INS upgrades the Northrop Grumman-built AN/WSN-7 INS.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 12, 2023U.S. Navy selects Northrop Grumman to produce next gen maritime navigation sensor

Northrop Grumman’s AN/WSN-12 ISM is a next-generation sensor designed to improve maritime navigation in GPS-denied environments for surface ships and submarines.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 12, 2023U.S. Navy selects Northrop Grumman to produce next gen maritime navigation sensor

NASA selected teams led by Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and Voyager Space in late 2021 for funded Space Act Agreements to assist in initial design work on commercial stations.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 8, 2023From one, many: The race to develop commercial space stations and the markets for them

Firefly Aerospace partnered with Northrop Grumman in August 2022 to develop a new first stage for Northrop’s Antares rocket using engines Firefly is developing.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 8, 2023Firefly Aerospace acquires Spaceflight Inc.

The Space Force plans to buy two Next-Gen OPIR polar satellites from Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 8, 2023GAO flags concerns about Space Force satellite procurements

Northrop Grumman plans to develop space station modules that leverage its experience with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft and the HALO lunar Gateway module.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJun 8, 2023From one, many: The race to develop commercial space stations and the markets for them

Northrop Grumman entered a partnership with Firefly Aerospace announced in August 2024 to produce a new Antares first stage using engines under development by Firefly.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 5, 2023Falcon 9 launches cargo Dragon to space station with new solar arrays

Northrop Grumman was awarded a $99.6 million, five-year contract from NIWC Pacific to design, develop, integrate, test, and deliver the relay ground station.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 4, 2023Northrop Grumman’s rapid preparation in the Pacific Region for next-gen relay ground stations

Under the four-year contract, Northrop Grumman will connect military platforms such as aircraft and ground vehicles with commercial space internet constellations operating in geostationary, medium, and low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJun 2, 2023Northrop Grumman gets $80 million Air Force contract for satcom experiments

The contract awarded to Northrop Grumman is part of the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program run by the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 2, 2023Northrop Grumman gets $80 million Air Force contract for satcom experiments

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth $80,300,000 to conduct communications experiments using multiple commercial space internet services.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 2, 2023Northrop Grumman gets $80 million Air Force contract for satcom experiments

Northrop Grumman opened a 23,680-square-foot facility in Boulder, Colorado last year.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 1, 2023Northrop Grumman’s ground station for missile warning satellites passes design review

A ground station developed by Northrop Grumman for missile warning satellites passed a preliminary design review on 2023-06-01.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 1, 2023Northrop Grumman’s ground station for missile warning satellites passes design review

Northrop Grumman is contracted to develop and produce five-segment solid rocket boosters for the Space Launch System, while Aerojet Rocketdyne is contracted to adapt Space Shuttle Main Engines for the SLS core stage.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMay 30, 2023NASA inspector general faults agency on SLS booster and engine overruns
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