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June 23, 2025
Northrop Grumman Expands Colorado Footprint to Bolster Production of Space Ground SystemsNorthrop Grumman Corporation opened a new 100,000 square foot integration facility to scale the delivery of ground system capabilities that deliver mission-critical data to American and allied warfighters.
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June 5, 2025
Northrop Grumman Successfully Integrates Spacecraft for Next-Generation Space Robotic Servicing SystemNorthrop Grumman Corporation's SpaceLogistics LLC has integrated a robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft bus, achieving another milestone for its MRV and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program.
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May 29, 2025
Northrop Grumman Invests $50 Million in Firefly Aerospace to Advance Eclipse™ Medium Launch VehicleNorthrop Grumman Corporation has invested $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to further advance production of the companies' co-developed medium launch vehicle, now known as Eclipse™.
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April 9, 2025
Northrop Grumman Achieves First-Ever Undocking Between Two Commercial Spacecraft in Geosynchronous OrbitA Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation's Space Logistics LLC has successfully undocked with Intelsat's IS-901 satellite, completing its life extension service.
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March 20, 2025
Shiv Nadar University, Delhi – NCR Signs MoU with ISRO's NRSC to Advance Space Research and InnovationThe collaboration will boost research in remote sensing, disaster management, advanced farming, environmental studies, and space technology
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March 20, 2025
Paras Defence & Space Technologies secures ₹142.31 Crore Contract from DRDO to Develop India's most advanced anti-drone laser domeParas Defence & Space Technologies Ltd., a prominent Indian defence engineering firm, has secured a ₹142.31 crores (including taxes) contract from Centre for High Energy Systems & Sciences (CHESS), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop a high-powered laser system, an indigenous air defence system inspired to make India's most-advanced anti-drone laser dome.
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December 17, 2024
Two Additional Boeing O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Communicating in SpaceTwo more Boeing-built O3b mPOWER satellites are sending and receiving signals in space after launching from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida at 5:26 p.m.
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December 16, 2024
Seventh Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Launches, Supporting Next-Gen Constellation Modernization and Rapid Launch CapabilityThis evening at 7:52 p.m. ET, the seventh Lockheed Martin-designed and -built Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicle, GPS III SV07, launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, into orbit 12,550 miles above earth.
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December 9, 2024
Lockheed Martin's Newest Technology Demo for Space Connectivity Is Ready for LaunchThe company's self-funded Tactical Satellite to demonstrate cross-linked communications and sensing capabilities vital to the future of space
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December 3, 2024
Northrop Grumman Completes Activation of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission Capabilities, Including EPS-R PayloadsNorthrop Grumman Corporation has successfully handed over mission operations of Space Norway's Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) satellites and completed activation of US Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command's (SSC) two Enhanced Polar System – Recapitalization (EPS-R) payloads, hosted aboard ASBM.
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October 30, 2024
Lockheed Martin Advances Space Capabilities through Strategic Terran Orbital AcquisitionLockheed Martin has completed its previously announced acquisition of Terran Orbital, a leading manufacturer of innovative modular spacecraft serving the global aerospace and defense industries, and its subsidiary, Tyvak International.
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October 18, 2024
Visiona releases the first images captured by the VCUB1 satellite and confirms the success of the missionVCUB1 is the first high-performance satellite designed by the national industry and served to validate new technologies in Brazil
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October 10, 2024
Boeing-built X-37B Begins Advanced Space ManeuveringThe Boeing-built X-37B will soon perform a series of advanced aerobraking maneuvers, taking the dynamic spaceplane from a Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO), where it's been operating since December 2023, and lowering its altitude using minimal fuel.
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September 10, 2024
Boeing Pioneering Quantum Communications Technology with In-Space Test SatelliteBoeing today announced the scheduled 2026 launch of a satellite - dubbed Q4S - which is designed to demonstrate quantum entanglement swapping capabilities on orbit.
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