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Lockheed Martin has shipped a near-infrared camera for the James Webb Space Telescope to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. JWST aims for astronomers to observe distant objects in the solar system, take pictures of galaxies and explore planets orbiting distant stars, Lockheed said Thursday. The University of Arizona contracted Lockheed to develop […] More
ASRC Federal will provide electrical systems engineering support to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center under a potential five-year contract worth up to $475 million. The Electrical Systems Engineering Services II contract covers support for Goddard’s instrument and spacecraft programs, the company said Tuesday. “We are excited to have this opportunity to provide engineering and manufacturing support […] More
Northrop Grumman and ATK have built the backplane support frame for the James Webb Space Telescope, a joint project of NASA and the European and Canadian space agencies. The frame is intended to combine with the telescope’s center section and wings to form the primary mirror backplane support structure, Northrop said Friday. NASA intends for […] More
Northrop Grumman has chosen Park Electrochemical's patented composite strut to use for the James Webb Space Telescope, intended to support missions for three space agencies including NASA. JWST is an infrared space telescope developed for NASA, European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency to collaborate for projects, Park Electrochemical said Wednesday. Northrop is the prime […] More
Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has wrapped up performance tests of a subsystem for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope under a contract with Northrop Grumman. Ball said it is the principal subcontractor to Northrop for the telescope’s optical technology and mirror system and has tested the aft-optics subsystem since May 2012. NASA will integrate the mirrors […] More
Northrop Grumman engineers recently subjected the James Webb Space Telescope’s sunshield to orientation measurement tests, the company announced Wednesday. The company holds a contract from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. to design and develop Webb’s sunshield, telescope and spacecraft. According to the company, the tennis court-sized sunshield is designed to cool the […] More
Northrop Grumman has finished building components for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, connecting the spacecraft to the optical telescope element. The company said its Astro Aerospace business unit designed the deployable tower assembly, a telescoping tower that contains composite components developed by ATK. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. contracted Northrop to design […] More
Northrop Grumman and ATK have completed construction of a section of the structural component that will hold the mirrors in place for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the agency announced Tuesday. The companies completed the center section of the backplane structure that will fly on the telescope and support its beryllium mirrors, instruments, thermal control systems […] More
Northrop Grumman Corp. has completed engineering design of a sunshield support system for the James Webb Space Telescope, the company announced Tuesday. The structure keeps the telescope’s mirrors in the sun’s shadow and detect infrared light. The structure also recently passed its critical design review and has been cleared for manufacturing. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight […] More
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. completed installing a set of auxiliary mirrors for the Northrop Grumman-built James Webb Space Telescope and Northrop will start the next phase of tests in May. Northrop said it will test the telescope’s ability to withstand the rocket launch and the cold temperatures of space. Northrop is the prime contractor […] More
Northrop Grumman donated a a permanent exhibit of the James Webb Space Telescope to the Maryland Science Center on Wednesday. The event featured three Maryland Nobel Prize winners and Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski. “I believe in the science and innovation that have made America a world leader in discovery. There is no other mission planned […] More
Mirrors constructed by Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. for use on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are ready for deep-freeze testing. NASA said the mirrors will begin final cryogenic testing this week. The test is designed to show how the mirrors will respond to space's extreme temperatures. The first six of the […] More
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