#northropgrumman — Public Fediverse posts

F-35 costs jump in latest production lots

WASHINGTON — The cost of all three variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are increasing by as…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/719734/

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Lunar infrastructure demo missions to mature essential technology needed to survive the lunar night using HALO derived systems.
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".. reusing hardware + technologies derived from .. HALO .. HALO’s power, data and mechanical interfaces will enable NASA to move with speed + begin gathering real lunar surface performance data sooner. The LID-1, LID-2, and LID-3 missions .."

https://www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/news/northrop-grumman-help-build-nasa-moon-base/

19.8.2026

#HALO #LID1 #LID2 #LID3 #Mond #Moon #NASA #NorthropGrumman #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #USA

U.S. Navy quietly arming its uncrewed aerial tanker

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theaircurrent.com/defense/us-navy-arming-boeing-mq-25-stingray-uncrewed-aerial-tanker/

Northrop Grumman, Canadian Space Agency repurpose their Gateway projects

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/northrop-grumman-canadian-space-agency-repurpose-their-gateway-projects/

The U.S. Navy’s new search for ultra-long-range strike brings its Pacific strategy into focus

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theaircurrent.com/defense/us-navy-ultra-long-range-strike-pacific-strategy/

Defense tech investors thought the war in Iran could make them millions. Instead, they’ve faced bloodbath

Trading volumes in major defense contractors surged in the conflict’s opening days—rising for some as much…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Aerospace #Aerospaceanddefense #anddefense #Anduril #arms #breakingnews #Defense #DefenseSpending #investingstrategy #Iran #LockheedMartin #NorthropGrumman #Pentagon #RaytheonTechnologies #RTX #WallStreet #wealth #Weapons
https://www.newsbeep.com/661220/

#NASA:
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Teams have successfully established communications with Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft LINK, which is designed to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher altitude.
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/03/teams-make-contact-with-spacecraft-set-to-boost-nasas-swift/

3.7.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Mission To Boost NASA’s Swift Launches From Marshall Islands
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"LINK, a robotic servicing spacecraft built by Katalyst Space, launched into orbit on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, which was deployed by the company’s Stargazer, a modified L-1011 aircraft, .."

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/03/mission-to-boost-nasas-swift-launches-from-marshall-islands/

3.7.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Launch of Swift Boost Mission Delayed, Teams Reviewing Data

.. launch of .. LINK on .. Pegasus XL rocket .. was postponed Thursday. After takeoff of the L-1011 aircraft carrying the Pegasus XL, a launch vehicle issue temporarily prevented teams from deploying the rocket. ..
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/02/launch-of-swift-boost-mission-delayed-teams-reviewing-data/

2.7.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Launch of Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Scrubs Due to Weather

The launch of Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft LINK .., was postponed Tuesday due to unfavorable weather .. next launch attempt is targeted for no earlier than Wednesday, July 1, at 9:43 p.m. UTC+12, ..
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/06/30/launch-of-mission-to-boost-nasas-swift-scrubs-due-to-weather/

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

#NASA:
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Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission
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".. mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Tuesday, June 30, 6:23 a.m. EDT (10:23 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, .."

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/swift/swift-boost-mission/partners-nasa-ready-for-june-launch-of-swift-boost-mission/

26.6.2026

#GSFC #KatalystSpace #L1011 #LINK #NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #Tristar #Weltraumteleskop

ULA confirms successful solid rocket booster test as Vulcan anomaly investigation continues

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/05/14/ula-confirms-successful-solid-rocket-booster-test-as-vulcan-anomaly-investigation-continues/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115853731744568358

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List of commercial #SpaceStations and even larger #SpaceHabitats. Last updated: 📆 2024-01-01. Entries: 37 https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations

#Airbus
#ASTROLAB
#AxiomSpace
#Bigelow
#BlueOrigin
#DEHAS
#ExodusStar
#FutureSpaceArchitecture
#GalacticHarbour
#GalacticSuiteDesign
#GatewaySpaceport
#Gravitics
#HamonIndustries
#InterPlanetary
#LeviathanSpace
#MaverickSpace
#MirCorp
#Nanoracks
#NexusAurora
#NorthropGrumman
#OrbitalOutpost
#OrionSpan
#ROVIAL
#SierraSpace
#SpaceEntertainment
#SpaceIndustries
#SpaceIslandGroup
#SpaceIslandsHilton
#Spacehab
#SpartanSpace
#Starlab
#SynodicSpace
#FairchildSpace
#ThinkOrbital
#VAST
#VellonSpace

https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations

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📆 2023/02/16 Four 4️⃣ private #SpaceStations planned

• #AxiomSpace
• #NorthropGrumman
• #VoyagerSpace / #Nanoracks
• #SierraSpace / #BlueOrigin

"It's going to be a small percentage that #NASA is going to be funding these #SpaceStations" so each project needs "to go out and raise #capital 💰 to do this." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/16/investing-in-space-the-space-station-kingmaker.html

Several other #SpaceNews in this article : #FAA #SpaceX #IntuitiveMachines #CASC #Roscosmos #AerojetRocketdyne #Maxar #VirginOrbit #VirginGalactic #SpaceRyde #Inmarsat #Astranis #SidusSpace #RocketLab #RelativitySpace #AllSpace #Iridium #AerojetRockdyne #JAXA #SpaceCom

Pictures : "Langley engineers check out the interior of the #inflatable 24-foot #SpaceStation in 📆 1962.", #Bigelow #SpaceStation, #CrewDragon approaches #ISS Kibo laboratory https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Langley_engineers_inside_inflatable_a_24-foot_spacestation_mock-up.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crew-2_dragon_approach.jpg