News Archive / Tagged: Northrop Grumman

• Northrop, Nanoracks team on commercial space station project

  Derek RichardsonOctober 9th, 2023

  Northrop Grumman has decided to withdraw from an agreement with NASA to build a commercial space station and will instead join forces with Nanoracks to develop "Starlab."

• SLS booster segments for Artemis 2 arrive in Florida

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 25th, 2023

  A journey of more than a million miles began by rail as the solid rocket booster segments for NASA’s Artemis 2 mission made their way to Florida’s Space Coast.

• Final Antares 230+ rocket launches NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft

  Steve HammerAugust 2nd, 2023

  In near-perfect weather, the final Antares 230+ rocket took to the skies to send the Cygnus cargo spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station.

• NASA picks 7 companies to advance commercial space capabilities

  Derek RichardsonJune 16th, 2023

  NASA has partnered with seven companies to help advance commercial orbital capabilities to meet the agency’s needs while building up a commercial low Earth orbit economy.

• Penultimate Antares 230+ rocket lofts Cygnus spacecraft to ISS

  Steve HammerNovember 7th, 2022

  Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket disrupted a normally peaceful morning as it lifted off over the Atlantic from the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, with the Cygnus NG-18 cargo mission to the International Space Station.

• NG-18 Cygnus cargo ship to launch new science to ISS

  Steve HammerNovember 5th, 2022

  Northrop Grumman and NASA are set to fly the NG-18 Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station from Wallops Island, Virginia.

• Lunar Gateway HALO module taking shape in Italy

  Derek RichardsonOctober 26th, 2022

  Structural welding is ongoing for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost module for the Lunar Gateway with the docking section ring formed.

• Antares rocket to see new life with upgraded ‘330’ variant

  Derek RichardsonAugust 8th, 2022

  Northrop Grumman is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to create a new version of the Antares rocket following disruptions caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.

• NG-17 Cygnus reaches the International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 21st, 2022

  After two days traveling to the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman’s NG-17 Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the orbiting outpost.

• NG-17 Cygnus lofted into orbit, beginning 40-hour ISS chase

  Theresa CrossFebruary 19th, 2022

  Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket had a spectacular liftoff from Virginia to send the NG-17 Cygnus cargo spacecraft toward the International Space Station.

• NG-17 Cygnus sending new science to International Space Station

  Theresa CrossFebruary 18th, 2022

  Northrop Grumman and NASA are set to launch the NG-17 Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station.

• Northrop Grumman proposes lunar rover for Artemis program

  Theresa CrossNovember 27th, 2021

  A team of companies led by Northrop Grumman has put forth a proposal for an astronaut-driven lunar rover for the agency’s Artemis Moon program.

• NASA’s Lucy spacecraft may have a solar array problem

  Derek RichardsonOctober 18th, 2021

  In an update, NASA said one of the two circular solar arrays on the Lucy spacecraft bound for Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids may not have fully latched during deployment.

• GALLERY: Cygnus spacecraft soars spaceward toward the ISS

  Derek RichardsonAugust 12th, 2021

  On Aug. 10, 2021, Northrop Grumman launched its NG-16 Cygnus spacecraft atop the company’s Antares rocket into Virginia’s perfectly blue skies.

• NG-16 Cygnus arrives at International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonAugust 12th, 2021

  Two days after launching from Virginia, Northrop Grumman’s NG-16 Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station for a three-month stay.