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Northrop Grumman

US
commercial
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Mynaric was selected as the sole laser communication supplier for Northrop Grumman on the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 24, 2022Mynaric hires veteran laser communications executive as President of Mynaric

Northrop Grumman received $125,000,000 in funded Space Act Agreement support from NASA for its commercial space station concept under the CLD program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2022Orbital Reef passes NASA review

Galaxy 15 was launched in 2005 and was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, which is now part of Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 19, 2022Intelsat working to regain control of Galaxy 15 satellite

Intelsat ordered Galaxy 33 from Northrop Grumman in 2020.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductAug 19, 2022Intelsat working to regain control of Galaxy 15 satellite

Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace will develop a fully domestic version of the Antares rocket called Antares 330 for Cygnus space station commercial resupply services.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 17, 2022Northrop Grumman Teams with Firefly Aerospace to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and New Medium Launch Vehicle

Northrop Grumman will provide avionics and software, upper-stage structures, the Castor 30XL motor, vehicle integration, and launch pad operations for the Antares 330.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanAug 17, 2022Northrop Grumman Teams with Firefly Aerospace to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and New Medium Launch Vehicle

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Firefly Aerospace have partnered to provide an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and to develop a new medium launch vehicle for commercial, civil, and national security space launch markets.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralAug 17, 2022Northrop Grumman Teams with Firefly Aerospace to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and New Medium Launch Vehicle

The Antares 330 performance upgrade will enable Northrop Grumman to continue supporting its current contracts while planning for future mission capabilities.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanAug 17, 2022Northrop Grumman Teams with Firefly Aerospace to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and New Medium Launch Vehicle

Bidders for the Tetra-5 program must install refueling ports in the satellites and may use refueling interfaces developed by Orbit Fab or by Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralAug 16, 2022Orion Space wins U.S. Space Force contract for on-orbit services experiment

SpaceX will launch the Maxar-provided power and propulsion element and Northrop Grumman’s HALO module on a Falcon Heavy rocket in late 2024.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 12, 2022Why NASA Wants to Go Back to the Moon

The facility expansion will support a new contract award Northrop Grumman received from United Launch Alliance in June.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 11, 2022Northrop Grumman invests in new GEM rocket motor facilities in Utah

Northrop Grumman is expanding solid rocket motor manufacturing facilities in Magna, Utah to support increased production of its GEM solid rocket boosters.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 11, 2022Northrop Grumman invests in new GEM rocket motor facilities in Utah

The infrastructure investment and facility expansion will more than triple Northrop Grumman’s capacity to deliver the 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor GEM 63 and the extended-length GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductAug 11, 2022Northrop Grumman invests in new GEM rocket motor facilities in Utah

Intelsat and SES ordered 13 satellites in 2020 from Boeing, Maxar, Northrop Grumman, and Thales Alenia Space as part of C-band clearing efforts.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 10, 2022Maxar’s satellite business looks to gain foothold in defense market

The Antares 330 performance upgrade will enable Northrop Grumman to continue supporting its current contracts while planning for future mission capabilities.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanAug 9, 2022Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace Collaborate to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and a New Medium Launch Vehicle

Northrop Grumman will provide vehicle integration and launch pad operations support for the Antares 330.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanAug 9, 2022Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace Collaborate to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and a New Medium Launch Vehicle

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Firefly Aerospace partnered to provide an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and to develop a new medium-class launch vehicle for commercial, civil, and national security space launch markets.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralAug 9, 2022Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace Collaborate to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and a New Medium Launch Vehicle

Northrop Grumman and Firefly plan to first develop a fully domestic version of the Antares rocket, the Antares 330, to support Cygnus space station commercial resupply services, followed by development of an entirely new medium-class launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 9, 2022Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace Collaborate to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and a New Medium Launch Vehicle

Northrop Grumman is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to build a new version of the Antares rocket without Russian-made engines.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2022Northrop ties up with Firefly to replace Antares’ Russian engines

The U.S. Space Development Agency awarded L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman contracts to each build 14 missile-tracking satellites for the Tracking Layer Tranche 1 constellation.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2022Maxar to supply 14 satellites for U.S. military missile-tracking constellation
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