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Northrop Grumman

US
commercial
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Northrop Grumman announced plans for a crewed lunar rover in November 2021 with Northrop Grumman as the lead and Intuitive Machines providing the lander.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMay 12, 2023First Intuitive Machine lunar lander mission slips to the third quarter

NOAA plans to launch an Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder engineering development unit refurbished by Northrop Grumman on a commercial satellite bus for QuickSounder.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductMay 9, 2023NOAA kicks off NEON weather satellite program

Northrop Grumman won a $13,300,000 contract in December to refurbish the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder engineering development unit for NOAA’s QuickSounder program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative FinancialMay 9, 2023NOAA kicks off NEON weather satellite program

Northrop Grumman manufactures the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA (LDPE) bus, which the Space Force used to deploy experiments.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductMay 8, 2023Space Force reviewing bids from satellite manufacturers for Space Test Program

Northrop Grumman selected Mynaric’s CONDOR terminals for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport and Tracking Layers.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanNarrative GeneralMay 4, 2023Mynaric Receives Order from Loft Federal for CONDOR Mk3 to Support NExT–SDA’s Experimental Testbed

Northrop Grumman won a competition in July 2024 to build and deploy a proliferated LEO constellation of 14 satellites with infrared sensors for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2023Mynaric receives order from Loft​ Federal​ for CONDOR Mk3 optical comms terminals to support SDA’s NExT

CONDOR Mk3 was previously selected by Northrop Grumman for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport and Tracking Layers.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductMay 2, 2023Mynaric receives order from Loft​ Federal​ for CONDOR Mk3 optical comms terminals to support SDA’s NExT

L3Harris and Northrop Grumman were previously selected for Tracking Layer Tranche 1 contracts and each won contracts for 14 satellites.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2023Raytheon rethinks strategy to compete in military satellite market

Northrop Grumman planned in 2019 to use SLC-6 to launch its Omega solid rocket for the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 competition and later discontinued the program after losing NSSL Phase 2 contracts to ULA and SpaceX.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 25, 2023SpaceX to take over West Coast launch pad previously used by ULA

The $11,500,000 STP-S29B award follows a $29,900,000 STP-S29A Task Order awarded in September 2022 to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 24, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) awards STP-S29B launch service Task Order to Astra Space, Inc.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation received a $29,900,000 Task Order for STP-S29A in September 2022.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 24, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) awards STP-S29B launch service Task Order to Astra Space, Inc.

STP-S29A was awarded to Northrop Grumman with a $29,900,000 task order to launch the mission in September 2024 on a Minotaur 4 small launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 22, 2023Astra wins $11.5 million contract to launch military experimental payloads

Northrop Grumman is providing the ground system for both its Tranche 1 Transport and Tranche 1 Tracking constellations.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralApr 19, 2023Northrop Grumman rapidly completes their CDR for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer

Northrop Grumman will build the Antares 330 with a first stage powered by seven Firefly-made Miranda engines.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2023With a new medium rocket, Firefly plans to compete for national security launches

Northrop Grumman is under contract with the Space Development Agency to develop and build 14 Tranche 1 Tracking Layer satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2023Northrop Grumman rapidly completes their CDR for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer

The partnership between Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman was first established in August to build an all-American version of Northrop’s Antares rocket.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralApr 19, 2023With a new medium rocket, Firefly plans to compete for national security launches

Firefly Aerospace is developing a medium-lift rocket with Northrop Grumman that is projected to launch in 2025.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2023With a new medium rocket, Firefly plans to compete for national security launches

Northrop Grumman is under contract with the Space Development Agency to develop and build 42 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2023Northrop Grumman rapidly completes their CDR for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer

Northrop Grumman Corporation completed a critical design review for its Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL).

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2023Northrop Grumman rapidly completes their CDR for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer

Northrop Grumman is working with companies such as Intuitive Machines and Michelin to create a lunar rover.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2023Leidos working with NASCAR on Artemis lunar rover
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