NASA Selects Five U.S. Companies – Including SpaceX and Blue Origin – for Artemis Lunar Lander Concepts
NASA has selected five U.S. companies to help the agency enable a steady pace of crewed trips to the lunar surface under the agency’s Artemis…
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NASA Science and Cargo Launches on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission to Space Station
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo…
NASA Habitation and Logistics Outpost: Contract Finalized for Moon Outpost Living Quarters
NASA and Northrop Grumman of Dulles, Virginia, have finalized a contract to develop the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) for Gateway, which will be a…
See the Northrop Grumman Minotaur 1 Rocket Launch – Visiblity Map
Get up early June 15, grab a cup of coffee and watch the rise of Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur 1 rocket as it’s launched into space…
NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Mars Sample Return Mission
The award moves NASA and ESA a step closer to realizing Mars Sample Return, an ambitious planetary exploration program that will build upon decades of…
Cygnus Space Freighter Departs International Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm on Thursday, January 7, 2021, completing…
NASA SLS Rocket Booster Hot Fire Test Produces More Than 3 Million Pounds of Thrust [Video]
NASA completed a full-scale booster test for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket in Promontory, Utah, on September 2, 2020. The full-scale booster firing was conducted…
Landsat 9 Science Instruments Attached to Spacecraft – One Step Closer to Launch
Landsat 9’s two science instruments are now attached to the spacecraft, bringing the mission one step closer to launch. In late December, the Operational Land…
Solid-State Laser for Military Applications Exceeds Initial Design Goals
Northrop Grumman successfully tested their next-generation high-energy, solid-state laser in the company’s Redondo Beach laboratory. The laser burned through the critical components of a target…