Northrop Grumman
Acquisition of Orbital ATK approved, company renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has cleared Northrop Grumman's $7.8 billion purchase of defense and space contractor Orbital ATK.
HASC takes up defense bill packed with space provisions • New missile-warning satellite contracts go to Lockheed, Northrop
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry has rolled out his mark of the FY-19 National Defense Authorization Act.
JWST suffers new problem during spacecraft testing
As an independent review of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues, the project is dealing with a new problem discovered in recent testing of the spacecraft.
Northrop Grumman sees big future in space • Another round of NDAA space reforms coming • New concerns about military launch costs
Northrop Grumman sees a big future in space. That’s one of the takeaways from last week’s earnings call for the first quarter of 2018.
Northrop Grumman declines to bid on GPS 3 contract
Northrop Grumman executives said April 25 that the company declined to submit a proposal for the next set of GPS 3 satellites, all but guaranteeing that Lockheed Martin will win the competition.
NASA delays JWST launch to 2020
NASA announced March 27 that the launch of its next flagship astronomy spacecraft, the James Webb Space Telescope, will be delayed an additional year and that the mission is likely to overrun its $8 billion cost cap.
JWST optics and instruments arrive in California
The optics and instruments for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have arrived at the California factory where they will be integrated later this year with the rest of the spacecraft for launch next year.
The James Webb Space Telescope finally takes shape
While project officials promoted the progress they had made in the last year, they couldn’t avoid the fact that JWST’s launch had slipped from October 2018 to sometime between March and June 2019.
Analysts see red flags in Northrop’s acquisition of Orbital ATK
One concern is what implications this merger could have in ongoing efforts to modernize the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missiles. Orbital ATK is one of two key suppliers of rocket motors that would power future ICBMs.
Northrop Grumman to acquire Orbital ATK
Northrop Grumman will acquire Orbital ATK in a $9.2 billion deal the companies announced Sept. 18.
MDA Eyes Shared Constellation for Missile Tracking, Space Surveillance
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency now envisions a partnership with the U.S. Air Force on a system that would also perform space surveillance.
Lockheed Martin Ships Missile Warning Payload
Lockheed Martin Space Systems of Sunnyvale, California, shipped a missile warning sensor May 14 for integration aboard a classified satellite that will operate in highly elliptical orbit, U.S. Air Force officials said in a June 16 press release.
MDA Study Could Eventually Lead To Additional Missile-tracking Satellites
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Pentagon are studying the organization’s long-term need for sensors that detect ballistic missiles, a move that could help determine the size of the agency’s missile-tracking satellite constellation in the 2020s.
Venus Plane Pushed for Next NASA Next Frontiers Mission
Northrop Grumman is developing an inflatable, propeller-powered aircraft for a years-long cruise in the sulfurous skies of Venus and is gearing up to enter the concept in NASA’s next New Frontiers planetary science competition.
Air Force Awards Northrop Contract for DSP Support
The sole-source contract is worth as much as $45 million to support the service’s legacy missile warning program.
Northrop Grumman Funding Caltech Solar Power Work
Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide up to $17.5 million over the next three years to support the Space Solar Power Initiative at Caltech, which will perform work in the areas of high-efficiency photovoltaics, space structures and power transmission that could be applicable to future space systems that collect sunlight and convert it into power transmitted back to Earth.
