Earth and Space Science A-Z
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder At Northrop Grumman, when it comes to designing space-based weather technologies, our goal has always been the same: to provide the most accurate, sophisticated and reliable systems available. That's why, for over 50 years, we've proudly added our name to more than 100 military-and civilian-use space-based…
MoreAerospace Products
Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Products organization offers a broad set of mature, proven and affordable products, services and capabilities for new and existing customers in the government, civil and commercial markets.
MoreAerospace Services
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Services offers comprehensive engineering, testing and analysis services.
MoreChandra X-Ray Observatory
On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched, carried by the Space Shuttle Columbia from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. About a month later, on Aug. 26, 1999, the first powerful images from Chandra were provided to the public.
MoreDawn Spacecraft
Dawn is a planetary science mission funded by NASA’s Discovery Program who partnered with Northrop Grumman for the mission to advance understanding of the origin and evolution of the solar system by studying the protoplanet, Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres.
MoreEarth Observing System – Aqua
The Aqua Earth Observing System satellite is helping us better understand the causes and effects of global change.
MoreEarth Observing System – Aura
An Earth Observing System satellite that will help clear the air of guesswork.
MoreHigh Efficiency Cryocoolers
Northrop Grumman has an extensive and highly successful history providing cryocoolers for Space and Tactical missions requiring high performance, low mass, high reliability, and low system level cost.
MoreHyperspectral Airborne Terrestrial Imager (HATI)
With Northrop Grumman's latest hyperspectral instrument, the Hyperspectral Airborne Terrestrial Imager (HATI), high resolution images of the full solar spectrum reflected from any environmental scene can be captured.
MoreHyperspectral Imaging
Northrop Grumman's state-of-the-art Hyperspectral Imaging Systems operate across up to 220 wavelengths to paint precise portraits of this hidden world.
MoreJames Webb Space Telescope
For the latest James Webb Space Telescope launch updates, please visit the Webb blog. What is Webb? Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. The Webb Telescope will fundamentally alter our understanding of…
MoreJWST – Technical Details
Customer: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 Instruments Near-Infrared Camera: University of Arizona Near-Infrared Spectrograph: European Space Agency (ESA) Mid-Infrared Instrument: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), ESA Fine Guidance Sensor with Tunable Filter Module: Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Technical Characteristics Mission Lifetime 5 years (10-year goal) Orbit L2…
MoreLandsat 9
Landsat 9: The Mission Scheduled for launch in September 2021, Landsat 9 is a joint mission formulated, implemented, and operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The mission builds upon previous Landsat missions and extends the global collection and distribution of…
MoreLunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite
NASA's next mission to the moon won't involve astronauts or merely orbit its surface. Prior to a human return to the moon, a mission is underway to build a satellite that will impact one of the moon's polar regions to search for water ice beneath its permanently-shadowed craters.
MoreScience and Environment Satellites
Science and Environment Satellites Northrop Grumman is one of the industry's leading providers of science and environment satellites used to conduct astrophysics, Earth science/remote sensing, heliophysics, planetary exploration and technology demonstration missions. Our extensive and flight-proven line of small- and medium-class spacecraft platforms allows customers to select the right solution…
MoreSIM Lite
A revolutionary spacecraft housing a high-precision optical interferometer will give astronomers the ability to precisely map the location and motion of stellar objects, and search for signs of earth-sized planets around stars close to the sun.
MoreStarshade
The Starshade, in development by Northrop Grumman, is a mission using a screen shaped like a set of flower petals, that would fly thousands of miles in front of a space telescope and eclipse different stars as needed to study planetary systems around the closest stars
MoreVenus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform (VAMP)
The Venus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform (VAMP) air vehicle (AV) is an aeroshell-less hypersonic entry vehicle that transitions to a semi-buoyant, maneuverable, solar-powered air vehicle for flight in Venus' atmosphere.
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