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The Cygnus NG-18 mission was launched on an Antares rocket from Virginia.
The Antares first stage is built in Ukraine and powered by RD-181 engines manufactured in Russia.
Northrop Grumman increased the payload performance of the Antares launching the Cygnus by about 70 kg, which increased the cargo capacity of Cygnus by 20 kg.
After NG-19, Northrop Grumman plans to launch three Cygnus missions on SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets until the Antares 330 is ready.
Northrop Grumman launched an Antares 230+ rocket carrying the Cygnus spacecraft from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on 2022-11-07.
Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman Corporation entered a joint partnership 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.
Firefly and Northrop Grumman Corporation joined forces 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.
Northrop Grumman selected Firefly to provide an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket.
The upgraded Antares 330 will use seven Firefly Miranda engines.
Firefly Aerospace announced an agreement with Northrop Grumman to partner on the Antares 330, which will use a new first stage provided by Firefly to replace the existing Antares first stage built in Ukraine and using Russian engines.
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.
The Antares 330 performance upgrade will enable Northrop Grumman to continue supporting its current contracts while planning for future mission capabilities.
Northrop Grumman will provide avionics and software, upper-stage structures, the Castor 30XL motor, vehicle integration, and launch pad operations for the Antares 330.
Northrop Grumman will provide vehicle integration and launch pad operations support for the Antares 330.
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.
The Antares 330 performance upgrade will enable Northrop Grumman to continue supporting its current contracts while planning for future mission capabilities.
Northrop Grumman is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to build a new version of the Antares rocket without Russian-made engines.
The Antares 330 will be able to place up to 10,500 kg into the insertion orbit used for ISS missions, compared to 8,100 kg for the current Antares.
Ukraine’s Yuzhnoye State Design Office and Yuzhmash Machine Building plant produce the Antares first stage that is powered by RD-181 engines from Russia’s NPO Energomash.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Firefly Aerospace have 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.