SpaceX to Perform 21st ISS Cargo Resupply Mission for NASA
SpaceX is slated to launch an updated Dragon space vehicle aboard the Falcon 9 rocket Dec. 5 to the International Space Station as part of NASA's 21st Commercial Resupply Services mission.
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Ball Aerospace Delivers Ozone Mapping Tech for NOAA’s Next Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite; Makenzie Lystrup Quoted
A Ball Aerospace-built ozone layer monitoring instrument has been shipped to a manufacturing facility for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite.
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Mike Kahn Takes Helm at Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 17, 2020 “” Mike Kahn, former sector vice president and general manager for weapon systems at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), succeeded Shawn Black as CEO of Cobham's advanced electronic solutions business, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 1.
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in Executive Moves, NewsFormer NASA, DoD Official Michael Griffin Named to Rocket Lab Board
Michael Griffin, former undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, has joined the board of directors at small satellite launch service provider Rocket Lab. He brings more than 35 years of federal government and space industry experience to Rocket Lab, the company said Wednesday.
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in NewsNorthrop Integrates NASA’s Laser Comms Relay Demo Payload With DoD Experimental Spacecraft
Northrop Grumman completed the installation and integration of a two-way optical relay technology on a satellite the company is building for a Department of Defense mission to demonstrate the potential of laser communications to transmit data from space to the ground.
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Northrop-Built Galaxy 30 Comms Satellite, Mission Extension Vehicle Arrive at Launch Site
Northrop Grumman has shipped the first communications satellite in Intelsat's Galaxy fleet replacement program and a second mission extension vehicle to French Guiana in preparation for a launch mission scheduled to take place later this month.
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Northrop Delivers SLS Booster Segments to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Northrop Grumman has shipped a pair of rocket boosters for NASA's Space Launch System rocket to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida from a company-run factory in Promontory, Utah. The deliveries will allow the rocket to support the first Artemis mission that aims to demonstrate an uncrewed launch through integrated performance between SLS, NASA ground operations and the Orion Spacecraft, Northrop said Monday.
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Northrop Subsidiary Lands $100M Army Tank Ammo Production Contract
A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has been awarded a three-year, $100.3M contract to supply fifth-generation 120mm tank ammunition for the U.S. Army“™s Abrams ground vehicles.
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Kathy Warden: Northrop on Track to Meet Synergy Targets as Orbital ATK Integration Continues
Northrop Grumman executives said they are seeing the benefits of the company“™s acquisition of Orbital ATK, which now operates as Northrop“™s innovation systems business unit, when it comes to new business opportunities and cost savings, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
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Northrop Unveils Four-Tier Hypersonic Defense Strategy
Northrop Grumman has developed a four-layered approach on establishing the company“™s edge in the hypersonics market, Defense News reported Wednesday.
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Northrop to Expand Rocket Engine Manufacturing Operations; Mike Kahn Quoted
Northrop Grumman plans to expand its Cecil County, Md., manufacturing complex for rocket motors and expects the project to create 175 jobs at the facility over a five-year period.
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Northrop Spacecraft Leaves Space Station for CubeSat Deployment Mission
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft left the International Space Station on Friday after delivering 7.4K pounds of scientific equipment and crew supplies as part of the NG-10 cargo resupply mission.