Tag: Northrop Grumman

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 1, 2024
The International Space Station received more than 8,200 pounds of supplies and science experiments on Thursday after Northrup Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft successfully docked with the orbiting laboratory. NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara snared the spaceship with the ISS's robotic arm to complete the docking with fellow astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli serving as a backup, NASA said. Cygnus

In an exciting milestone for the aerospace industry, Northrop Grumman Corporation's extended length, 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63XL) solid rocket boosters played a crucial role in the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Rocket. This flight...

Voyager Space today announced they plan to enter a teaming agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop fully autonomous rendezvous and docking technology for Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft and provide cargo resupply services for the Starlab space station, which will...

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $235 million contract by the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) polar satellites 1 and 2. This contract brings the total value awarded...

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has recently announced its solicitation for 100 satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The SDA is seeking industry proposals for 100 "Alpha" satellites that will be part of the Tranche 2 Transport...

The U.S. Space Force's budget request for fiscal year 2024 has raised concerns among House GOP appropriators. The request, which amounts to over $30 billion, represents a 15% increase from last year's enacted level. However, legislators warn that the...

Raytheon Technologies has announced a deal with Mynaric to supply optical communication terminals for the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. The deal will see Mynaric provide Raytheon with three Condor Mk3 terminals for each of...

NASA has announced that it has signed unfunded Space Act agreements with seven companies, including SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman, on projects related to human spaceflight and the commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) economy. The agreements are part...

Northrop Grumman Corp. has completed a successful preliminary design review (PDR) of the Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A) for the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific's missile warning system. The PDR was completed one month ahead of schedule, demonstrating...

Northrop Grumman has completed the Critical Design Review and software demonstration for the US Space Force's Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC), according to a statement by the company. The programme will now focus on testing key subsystems later...