Northrop Grumman
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Northrop Grumman has carried out successful ground tests of a Solid Fuel RamJet (SFRJ) tactical engine that the company is developing for the US Army to boost the effective range of a 155 mm artillery shell to over 62 miles.
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Northrop Grumman has announced that its Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module has passed its preliminary design review. Part of NASA's Gateway deep space outpost, it will act as a way station for future missions to the Moon and beyond.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has passed a major milestone, completing its prelaunch environmental testing after being subjected to weeks of acoustic and sine-vibration tests to determine whether it can withstand the rigors of a rocket launch.
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A full-sized mock-up of the lander that may one day put the next US astronauts on the Moon was unveiled today in Houston. The mock-up of the Human Landing System will be used to help astronauts and NASA engineers provide feedback on the final design.
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Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$187 million contract to design the Habitation And Logistics Outpost (HALO) crew module for NASA's Gateway deep space outpost. The HALO will provide pressurized living quarters for visiting astronauts.
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Northrop Grumman has completed testing of the US Navy's new Very Lightweight Torpedo. The VLWT is the latest in a series of lightweight torpedoes developed for the US Navy and overseas customers to deal with the problems of anti-submarine warfare.
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The Intelsat 901 has returned to service less than two months after is historic docking with Northrop Grumman's first Mission Extension Vehicle. Now in a new orbit, the 19-year-old communications satellite will continue to operate for five more years.
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Following the recently success of Mission Extension Vehicle-1, DARPA has tapped Northrop Grumman subsidiary Space Logistics LLC to develop technology for servicing and extending the life of satellites in orbit.
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In a significant first for commercial satellites, Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle-1 has docked with an aging communication satellite in order to extend its service life after almost two decades in orbit.
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Blue Origin has entered into a partnership with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper to design a lunar lander for NASA's Artemis program.
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Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have formally agreed to collaborate on building an air-breathing hypersonic weapon for DARPA and the US Air Force. Under the new partnership, the two companies will develop, produce, and integrate scramjet combustors into hypersonic tactical missiles.
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Another iconic piece of Cold War hardware is flying into history as the US Marine Corps retires its last Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft. In a ceremony, US Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 stood down the last Prowler squadron after 42 years of service.