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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 SPOC solution is designed to provide open architecture communications capabilities to help the Department of Defense realize decision superiority for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2022Northrop Grumman and Kratos Demonstrate Bringing JADC2 Connectivity to Life For DoD

Northrop Grumman was awarded a SPOC contract by the U.S. Air Force in January 2020.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2022Northrop Grumman and Kratos Demonstrate Bringing JADC2 Connectivity to Life For DoD

NASA awarded Northrop Grumman a contract in March 2021 valued at up to $84,500,000 to provide first- and second-stage solid-fuel motors for the Mars Ascent Vehicle.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 8, 2022Lockheed Martin wins contract to build rocket for Mars Sample Return

Northrop Grumman’s SPOC solution provides the U.S. Air Force with an open architecture, advanced connectivity capability designed to address near-term JADC2 mission needs.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 8, 2022Northrop Grumman and Kratos Demonstrate Bringing JADC2 Connectivity to Life For DoD

In two U.S. Air Force demonstrations, Northrop Grumman partnered with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to showcase that the SPOC solution can operate simultaneous waveforms with an Open Mission Systems (OMS) interface, an industry first.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 8, 2022Northrop Grumman and Kratos Demonstrate Bringing JADC2 Connectivity to Life For DoD

Part of the work for the three CLD award teams led by Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman will be to improve the fidelity of their estimated prices for commercial station services.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 6, 2022NASA outlines cost savings from ISS transition

NASA elected to award Space Act Agreements to Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman to provide a balanced risk spread for achieving at least one commercial LEO destination during the course of the project.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductFeb 1, 2022Relativity and SpaceX bid on NASA commercial space station competition

Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman will receive more than $400,000,000 combined through 2025 to mature designs of commercial space stations under the CLD program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 1, 2022Relativity and SpaceX bid on NASA commercial space station competition

NASA selected proposals led by Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman on 2021-12-02 for funded Space Act Agreements under the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations (CLD) program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 1, 2022Relativity and SpaceX bid on NASA commercial space station competition

The Northrop Grumman–Orbital ATK deal was approved by regulators on the condition that Northrop Grumman agreed to supply solid rocket motors to its competitors.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 25, 2022Federal Trade Commission blocks Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout deployed operationally on 2021-12-14.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 25, 2022Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout Makes Operational Deployment With The U.S. Navy

Northrop Grumman opened the James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror in May 2021 at its Redondo Beach, California facility where final deployment tests were completed.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2022Northrop Grumman Celebrates Webb Telescope’s Arrival @ Lagrange Point 2

Two Northrop Grumman Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites named GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 were launched into orbit on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as part of the USSF-8 mission.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2022Northrop Grumman-Built USSF Mission-8 Satellites Successfully Pushed To Orbit By ULA

The USSF-8 mission was the third ULA Atlas V rocket launch supported by Northrop Grumman’s 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) solid rocket booster.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2022Northrop Grumman-Built USSF Mission-8 Satellites Successfully Pushed To Orbit By ULA

Northrop Grumman produced the composite heat shield that provides protection to the Atlas V first-stage engine, the Centaur Interstage Adapter that houses the second-stage engine, and the broadtail that adapts from the core vehicle to the five-meter diameter fairing using advanced fiber placement manufacturing and automated inspection techniques.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJan 21, 2022Northrop Grumman-Built USSF Mission-8 Satellites Successfully Pushed To Orbit By ULA

Northrop Grumman built the GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2022ULA launches two space surveillance satellites for U.S. Space Force

Space Systems Command, together with United Launch Alliance and its mission partners, launched the fifth and sixth Northrop Grumman-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites on 2022-01-21 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2022U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Next Two Northrop Grumman-Built GSSAP Satellites Launched To Geosynchronous Orbit By ULA

The GEM 63 solid rocket booster was manufactured at Northrop Grumman’s Magna, Utah facility.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2022Northrop Grumman-Built USSF Mission-8 Satellites Successfully Pushed To Orbit By ULA

Northrop Grumman has manufactured all GSSAP satellites since the program’s inception in 2011.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2022Northrop Grumman-Built USSF Mission-8 Satellites Successfully Pushed To Orbit By ULA

Northrop Grumman manufactured and delivered both GSSAP payloads for the USSF-8 mission.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2022Northrop Grumman-Built USSF Mission-8 Satellites Successfully Pushed To Orbit By ULA
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