SpaceX will launch Northrop Grumman-built geostationary communications satellite, Optus X for Australian satellite operator Optus on Sunday, November 17 at 1:29 PM – 3:27 PM PST from Launch Complex 39A, […]
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Oz axes Lockheed military satellites, leaving a hole in the sky
In a significant blow to Australia’s defense capabilities, the federal government is canceling what would have been the nation’s largest-ever space project: an A$7 billion (US$4.6 billion) military satellite communications […]
SpaceX launches on beautiful California beach the NROL-167 on top secret mission for National Reconnaissance Office
The day was picture perfect in California so that on Thursday, October 24 at 10:13 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the NROL-167 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) […]
SpaceX’s top secret NROL-167 mission ready to roll on Thursday
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, October 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-167 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff […]
Northrop Grumman completes hybrid SATCOM demo, connecting to commercial space internet
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed the firm’s first over-the-air demonstration of a hybrid SATCOM solution, providing seamless connection with Viasat and a commercial Proliferated Low Earth orbit (PLEO) […]
L3Harris to provide propulsion for hypersonic defense system
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will provide two key propulsion systems to Northrop Grumman to support the Missile Defense Agency’s Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) program, a defensive weapon intended to defeat […]
Northrop Grumman demos MQ-4C Triton navigation systems over the Arctic Ocean
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully demonstrated the MQ-4C Triton navigation system’s ability to operate at high latitudes deep within the Arctic Circle, delivering on its commitment to provide […]
RTX’s Raytheon + Northrop Grumman successfully test solid rocket motor
Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) have successfully completed a static fire test of an advanced, long-range, solid rocket motor at the Northrop Grumman Allegany […]
SpaceX’s second launch on Thursday, NROL-113 sent on secret mission
SpaceX’s NROL-113 has successfully launched, moving faster than the speed of sound reporting that everything is looking normal. The launch took place from Vandenberg. There will be no payload news […]
Corrected: SSC announces major milestone met in Next-Gen OPIR missile warning program
Space Systems Command (SSC) has received the first mission payload for Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) sensing in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) on August 30, 2024, in partnership with […]