Northrop Grumman has entered into an agreement with Lockheed Martin to provide additional abort system components for the Orion capsule that will be used for NASA’s subsequent Artemis missions to deep space.

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Northrop Grumman and NASA have completed a static fire test for the rocket motor element of the Space Launch System in Promontory, Utah, ahead of the agency’s subsequent Artemis deep-space missions.

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Northrop Grumman is moving forward to continue tests of a new military-tailored launch vehicle in competition with Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, United Press International reported Monday.

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Northrop Grumman and NASA are continuing work on a mobile launch platform at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the OmegA rocket's launch in spring 2021, NASA Spaceflight reported Friday.

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Northrop Grumman has completed a static fire test of the second-stage engine for a rocket designed to carry national security, commercial and government payloads into space.

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A Northrop Grumman-built space launch vehicle will carry satellites from Saturn Satellite Networks as part of the spacecraft’s debut flight in 2021.

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Charles Precourt, vice president of propulsion systems at Northrop Grumman, said the company’s OmegA rocket gives it an edge over competitors for the U.S. Air Force’s launch service procurement effort, Space News reported Tuesday.

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Charlie Precourt, vice president and general manager of propulsion at Northrop Grumman, has said contractors need to consider affordability, survivability and sustainability as they work on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket program, Ars Technica reported Monday. “We’ve got to make sure we’ve got our mindset on affordability, and I don’t think it’s too early for […] More

Orbital ATK and the U.S. Air Force have completed a static fire test on a solid rocket motor designed for installation into the Air Force’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent system. The test checked the Medium-Class Stage III rocket motor’s propellant, motor thrust reversal/thrust termination system and nozzle with electro-mechanical thrust vector control, Orbital ATK said Wednesday. “The […] More

Orbital ATK has been selected to produce spectrally matched aircraft countermeasure units for the U.S. Air Force. The company will integrate a new aircraft survivability feature into the MJU-73/B aircraft countermeasure system for use in USAF Special Operations aircraft, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. “These sophisticated pyrotechnic devices protect the warfighter by mimicking the ‘heat’ signature of […] More

ATK has installed NASA’s solid rocket motor in a test stand in preparation for the system’s static-fire test scheduled on March 11. The space launch system booster qualification motor will undergo ground testing in Utah at higher temperature to qualify the five-segment motor’s capability to carry humans and cargo across the solar system, ATK said […] More

ATK and NASA have conducted a static test on the Orion crew transport spacecraft’s launch abort motor igniter at the company’s facility in Promontory, Utah as the company seeks to move toward production. The igniter is part of Orion’s Launch Abort System and designed to activate the abort motor for the crew module in case of any problems during […] More