Tag: Northrop Grumman
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Atlas 5 takes shelter from Tropical Depression Eta
Credit: United Launch Alliance With Tropical Depression Eta forecast to restrengthen into a tropical storm and move toward Florida, United Launch Alliance moved an Atlas 5 rocket off its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Friday and delayed liftoff with a U.S. government spy satellite to Wednesday. Riding a mobile launch platform, the 206-foot-tall (63-meter) Atlas…
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Northrop Grumman updates Transfer Element portion of National Team lunar lander
In an interview with NASASpaceflight, Northrop Grumman’s Sally Richardson, Program Director, Human Landing System, provided key updates on the progress the company is making on its Transfer Element, part of a three-piece Human Landing System (HLS) lunar lander. Northrop Grumman is part of the National Team, also consisting of Blue Origin (project lead), Lockheed Martin,…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rolls to launch pad with new solid rocket boosters
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with a new type of solid rocket booster emerged from its hangar Tuesday evening for the 1,800-foot rollout to pad 41 at Cape Canaveral, moving into position for liftoff Wednesday with a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload. The 206-foot-tall (63-meter) Atlas 5 rocket departed the Vertical Integration Facility…
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Atlas 5 rocket, NRO payload return to launch pad after repairs
A 206-foot-tall Atlas 5 rocket returned to pad 41 at Cape Canaveral on Tuesday evening after an unplanned rollback to a nearby integration hangar for repairs. Credit: United Launch Alliance Ready for blastoff just after sunset Wednesday with a classified payload for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket…
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Good weather expected for twilight Atlas 5 launch Tuesday
The NROL-101 mission patch pays tribute to the ‘Lord of the Rings’ stories, with a gold ring and Elvish script that translates to “Goodness Persists.” Credit: National Reconnaissance Office Forecasters predict a 90% chance of good weather for liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral just after sunset Tuesday with…
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Atlas 5 launch from Cape Canaveral scheduled for next week
The National Reconnaissance Office’s top secret payload is lifted atop ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket Monday inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance teams mounted a top secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on top of an Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Monday…
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S.S. Kalpana Chawla Cygnus arrives at Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus vehicle, the S.S. Kalpana Chawla, has arrived at the ISS following launch or its Antares rocket for the NG-14 mission. The flight delivered thousands of kilograms/pounds of equipment, crew supplies, and science to the orbital outpost. Liftoff occurred Friday, 2 October at 21:16 EDT (Saturday, 3 October at 01:16 UTC) from Pad…
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Northrop Grumman ends OmegA rocket program
Artist’s illustration of the OmegA rocket. Credit: Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman says it will not continue development of the OmegA rocket after the U.S. Space Force last month picked United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as the military’s two top launch contractors over the next seven years. A company spokesperson said Sept. 9 that Northrop Grumman…
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Stacking of next Atlas 5 rocket begins at Cape Canaveral
The first stage for ULA’s next Atlas 5 rocket mission was raised on a mobile launch platform Friday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance technicians positioned the first stage for the next Atlas 5 rocket on a mobile launch platform Friday at Cape Canaveral, a key step in…
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NASA, Northrop Grumman complete first SLS Flight Support Booster test
Northrop Grumman’s Propulsion Systems Division has completed the first of a series of Flight Support Booster (FSB) tests of the NASA Space Launch System’s solid rocket motors, a series that will last as long as the SLS program exists. The FSB-1 booster will help NASA and Northrop Grumman evaluate new materials for use in future…