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Northrop Grumman

US
commercial
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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2019-04-01 was scheduled to be a busy month at the station with a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launching on 2019-04-04, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft arriving 2019-04-17, and a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft arriving in late 2019-04-01.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMar 26, 2019Spacesuit issue cancels first all-female spacewalk

Northrop Grumman received an LSA award of $792,000,000 for OmegA.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 23, 2019Air Force poised to release final solicitation notice for national security space launch

Harris Corporation, based in Melbourne, Florida, is the prime contractor to build NTS-3 using a Northrop Grumman ESPAStar bus.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2019Air Force experiment NTS-3 could point the way to the next generation of GPS

New rockets being developed by United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman might not be certified for national security launches until at least 2020 or 2021.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2019EELV is no more. It is now ‘National Security Space Launch’

Northrop Grumman completed a series of acoustic and vibration tests of the James Webb Space Telescope spacecraft element, which consists of the spacecraft bus and sunshield.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductFeb 11, 2019NASA minimizes threat of JWST delay from shutdown

Arianespace is scheduled to launch Galaxy-30 in 2020 on an Ariane 5 with Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle 2.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 4, 2019GEO satellite orders continued to underwhelm in 2018

Intelsat selected Orbital ATK in January 2018 to build Galaxy-30 as the first satellite in its Galaxy fleet replacement program.

Mentioned as: orbital atkTechnical ProductFeb 4, 2019GEO satellite orders continued to underwhelm in 2018

The U.S. Air Force awarded a Launch Service Agreement to Northrop Grumman in October 2018 for the company's proposed OmegA rocket.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2019Northrop Grumman pleased with progress integrating Orbital ATK

Lockheed Martin is building the first 10 GPS 3 satellites under a 2008 contract and received a $7,200,000,000 contract for 22 follow-on GPS 3F satellites in September after Boeing and Northrop Grumman declined to bid.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?

Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and Northrop Grumman were recipients of U.S. Air Force funding last year collectively worth roughly $2,000,000,000 to develop rockets capable of launching military satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Telesat signs New Glenn multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin for LEO missions

The Launch Service Agreement program awarded $2,300,000,000 worth of contracts to United Launch Alliance, Northrop Grumman, and Blue Origin to develop next-generation launch vehicles.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?

Northrop Grumman had an operating income of $3,780,000,000 for 2018, compared to $3,220,000,000 in 2017.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJan 31, 2019Northrop Grumman pleased with progress integrating Orbital ATK

Northrop Grumman estimated it would achieve $150,000,000 in cost savings by 2020 by combining corporate infrastructure following the Orbital ATK acquisition.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Northrop Grumman pleased with progress integrating Orbital ATK

Northrop Grumman's acquisition of Orbital ATK closed in June 2018 and Orbital ATK now operates as the Innovation Systems division of Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2019Northrop Grumman pleased with progress integrating Orbital ATK

Northrop Grumman reported full-year sales of $30,000,000,000 for 2018, up from $26,000,000,000 in 2017.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJan 31, 2019Northrop Grumman pleased with progress integrating Orbital ATK

DARPA selected SSL over competitor Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) for the RSGS partnership in February 2017.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 30, 2019Maxar’s exit from DARPA satellite servicing program a cautionary tale

Northrop Grumman plans to launch its first Mission Extension Vehicle to dock with Intelsat-901 and take over orbital station-keeping duties to extend the satellite’s service life.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductJan 30, 2019Maxar’s exit from DARPA satellite servicing program a cautionary tale

United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems collectively received $2,300,000,000 in Air Force funding to ensure their domestically produced commercial rockets can meet national security launch requirements.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2019Air Force Space Command confident private companies can support military launch needs

The Missile Defense Agency launched two Northrop Grumman-made STSS satellites into low-Earth orbit in 2009.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2019Next steps for the Pentagon’s new space sensors for missile defense

In October 2016 Stratolaunch partnered with Orbital ATK to use the existing Pegasus XL rocket on its aircraft.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 18, 2019Stratolaunch abandons launch vehicle program
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