The first GEM-63XL motor for the ULA Vulcan Centaur’s strap-on boosters was successfully test-fired for approximately 90 seconds, sending 449,000 lbs of thrust along with bright fire, loud noise and vibration into the sunny desert sky on Thursday at Northrop Grumman testing facility in Promontory, Utah.
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With the first two major elements of NASA’s Lunar Gateway under contract and development, Northrop…
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Northrop Grumman launched the classified NROL-129 mission, consisting of four payloads designed and built by…
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For the first time in its 10-year flight history, the Minotaur IV rocket is preparing…
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NASA, Northrop Grumman plan for 12 additional SLS Solid Rocket Boosters
by Joseph NavinNASA has initialized plans via a letter contract with Northrop Grumman for 12 additional Solid…
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At various centers in the United States, Northrop Grumman is marching toward the OmegA rocket’s…
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Northrop Grumman’s OmegA finished another step toward its first flight next year when it was…
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Four and a half months after its launch on a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur…
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Northrop Grumman has launched NASA’s ICON mission aboard its Pegasus XL rocket on Thursday following…
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Proton rocket ride-share launches Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle
A Russian Proton-M rocket launched on Wednesday morning at 06:17 EDT (10:17 UTC) from the…
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Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) and NASA have completed a series of tests on a…
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With an Air Force development contract secured for the OmegA rocket, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems…
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Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems continues production of solid rocket booster (SRB) segments for the first…
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Four months after standing down launch operations of the ICON mission on their Pegasus rocket,…
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Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems aims for one year or more on-orbit Cygnus lifetime
With Northrop Grumman’s acquisition of Orbital ATK complete, the newly-formed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems will…
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The recently revealed Golden Spike Company have announced a contract with Northrop Grumman to design…
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NASA’s Artemis ‘Course Correction’ Boosts Moonward Momentum: Key Details Still Maturing
by Chris BerginNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled sweeping changes to the Artemis program, aimed at restoring momentum,…
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Vast and Axiom awarded new private missions to ISS, continue work on commercial space stations
by Eleanor DayWith NASA awarding back-to-back Private Astronaut Missions to aerospace companies Vast Space and Axiom Space…
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SpaceX and NASA launched the 12th operational crew rotation mission to the International Space Station…
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ULA launches first mission of 2026 with USSF-87 aboard Vulcan – SRB issue observed
United Launch Alliance launched its first mission of 2026 with the USSF-87 mission from Cape…