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While most Cygnus missions have been launched atop Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, NG-21 was the second of three missions planned to launch atop the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Northrop Grumman exhausted the supply of its Antares 230+ rocket after the NG-19 ...
NG-21 PCM Lift to Work Stand, SSPF Image title The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module for the company’s 21st commercial resupply mission is lifted and moved by a crane inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2024, as prelaunch processing ...
Northrop Grumman: Cygnus NG-23: NASA: Low Earth ISS logistics First flight of the Antares 330 variant. August (TBD) [8] Falcon 9 Block 5: TBA: SpaceX: Haven-1: Vast: Low Earth: Space habitat Single-module commercial space station. August (TBD) [6] Falcon 9 Block 5: Kennedy LC-39A: SpaceX: SpaceX Crew-11: NASA: Low Earth Expedition 73 / 74
The first B-21 test aircraft was unveiled at Northrop Grumman's production facilities in Palmdale, California, on 2 December 2022. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] At the unveiling, Northrop CEO Kathy Warden said that the B-21 is designed with modular, open systems architecture to allow easy upgrades [ a ] and, potentially, the ability to export components ...
In August 2023, Northrop Grumman announced a further enlarged Mission B version of Cygnus, with a 1.5 m (4.9 ft) stretch to the payload module and payload mass increased to 5,000 kg (11,000 lb). This version is expected to enter service with the NG-23 mission in 2025 (the first to use the new Antares 330 launch vehicle).
B-2 Spirit A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit flying over the Pacific Ocean in 2016 General information Type Stealth strategic heavy bomber National origin United States Manufacturer Northrop Corporation Northrop Grumman Status In service Primary user United States Air Force Number built 21 History Manufactured 1987–2000 Introduction date 1 January 1997 First flight 17 July 1989 ; 35 years ago ...
Northrop Grumman NASA (CRS) Success Cygnus NG-12 is the first mission under the NASA Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract. NG-12 is also the first to use upgraded launcher, Antares 230+. 12 February 15, 2020 20:21 Antares 230+ MARS, LP-0A Cygnus (enhanced) CRS NG-13 Robert Lawrence, Jr. 3,377 kg (7,445 lbs) LEO (ISS) Northrop Grumman NASA (CRS)
As a result Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Northrop Grumman was left with only two remaining Antares 230+ launch vehicles which were used for the CRS NG-18 and CRS NG-19 missions. Northrop Grumman acquired three flights from SpaceX with the Falcon 9 rocket while a replacement first stage and its engine are developed for its Antares 330 rocket. [50]