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Northrop Grumman

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Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Northrop Grumman had a 150-day response period following the release of the final GBSD RFP and planned to submit a proposal late in the year with an expected award in mid-to-late 2020.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 25, 2019Northrop’s strong grip on solid rocket motor market crippled Boeing in ICBM competition

Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK in June 2018.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 25, 2019Northrop’s strong grip on solid rocket motor market crippled Boeing in ICBM competition

Northrop Grumman received $18,000,000 through its NextSTEP-2 award.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 23, 2019NASA to sole source Gateway habitation module to Northrop Grumman

Two Northrop Grumman habitation module mockups were tested at the Johnson Space Center earlier 2019.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanNarrative GeneralJul 23, 2019NASA to sole source Gateway habitation module to Northrop Grumman

As part of its NextSTEP-2 award, Northrop Grumman developed two habitation module prototypes measuring seven meters long by 4.4 m in diameter and six meters long by three meters in diameter.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 23, 2019NASA to sole source Gateway habitation module to Northrop Grumman

United Launch Alliance and Northrop Grumman have aligned themselves with the Air Force position on Phase 2, SpaceX supports retaining the $500,000,000 fund, and Blue Origin supports the provision to allow more competitors in Phase 2 after 29 launches.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 14, 2019House passes NDAA, keeps HASC chairman Smith’s space launch reforms alive

The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman an $82,000,000 contract to develop a next-generation ground system to provide telemetry, cybersecurity, and control for EPS and EPS-R payloads.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 3, 2019Northrop Grumman to build two triple-payload satellites for Space Norway, SpaceX to launch

Northrop Grumman is building the ASBM satellites on GEOStar-3 spacecraft platforms.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJul 3, 2019Northrop Grumman to build two triple-payload satellites for Space Norway, SpaceX to launch

Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman have begun building launch pads on the East Coast but do not yet have capability to launch from Vandenberg.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 2, 2019Vandenberg wooing tenants as launch activity slows down

The U.S. Air Force will select two providers next year from a field that includes Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, SpaceX, and ULA for NSSL Phase 2.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 2, 2019Vandenberg wooing tenants as launch activity slows down

Taiwan’s National Space Organization led integration and testing of the original COSMIC satellites built by Orbital Science Corp., which is now part of Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 11, 2019COSMIC-2 weather data key to better forecasts, NOAA says

In October 2018 the Air Force awarded $3,200,000,000 in Launch Service Agreement contracts to United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 10, 2019SpaceX gets a boost from House Armed Services Committee 2020 NDAA markup

The U.S. Air Force requested $1,400,000,000 for Next Gen OPIR in fiscal year 2020, including $817,000,000 for development of Lockheed’s three GEO satellites, $107,000,000 for two polar-orbiting satellites by Northrop Grumman, $264,000,000 for ground systems, and $205,000,000 for studies of future parts and material obsolescence.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 6, 2019Air Force reports progress in missile defense satellite programs

CUMULOS launched in 2017 on a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 6, 2019Aerospace cubesat produces nighttime imagery

The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $792,000,000 Launch Service Agreement contract in October to complete development of OmegA and the required launch sites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMay 30, 2019Northrop Grumman to investigate anomaly after OmegA’s first rocket motor test

The 2019-10-01 request for next-gen OPIR included $107,000,000 for two polar-orbiting satellites to be made by Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductMay 28, 2019Why the Air Force needs more money for next-gen OPIR

In October 2018 the Air Force awarded Launch Service Agreements that provided $2,300,000,000 to ULA, Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin to support development of next-generation rockets and infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2019Crunch time: Rocket companies in all-out battle for Air Force award

In 2016 the Air Force awarded $242,000,000 in cost-sharing R&D contracts to SpaceX, Orbital ATK (later Northrop Grumman), ULA and Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop rocket propulsion technology.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2019Crunch time: Rocket companies in all-out battle for Air Force award

Northrop Grumman planned a test firing of OmegA’s solid-fueled first stage on 2019-05-30 in Utah followed by a test firing of the solid-fueled second stage in August.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMay 24, 2019Crunch time: Rocket companies in all-out battle for Air Force award

Other PPE bids ranged from $565,900,000 by Northrop Grumman to $768,800,000 by Sierra Nevada Corporation.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductMay 24, 2019Price, contract terms helped Maxar secure Gateway contract
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