Space

We go everywhere in space.

We solve the most complex challenges in space – at speed and scale.

Northrop Grumman is a leader across the entire space value chain, with unique mission expertise and extensive investment in technology and production capacity. Our solutions enable the warfighter to achieve mission success in no-fail environments.

Homeland Defense

Northrop Grumman’s networks of advanced capabilities across multiple domains enhance the entire missile defense kill chain. Explore how our systems equip the warfighter with a real-time view of the battlespace, provide information overmatch and enable quicker decisions to counter emerging threats:

Missile Defense

Pioneering integrated, layered defense solutions across all domains

Missile Warning and Tracking

Detect, track, and discriminate missile treats

Missile Warning and Tracking

Proliferated Systems

Rapidly fielding new architectures in low-Earth orbit to specifically address the needs of the warfighter

Proliferated Systems

Glide Phase Interceptor

Layered defense against regional hypersonic missile threats

Glide Phase Interceptor

Military Space Capabilities

Northrop Grumman’s advanced space capabilities are essential for maintaining superiority in the ever-evolving space environment. Explore how we’re equipping operators with the tools needed to detect, track, and respond to emerging threats, ensuring mission success and strategic resilience:

Space Domain Awareness

Northrop Grumman integrates multiple antennas to track satellites in first-time USSF DARC demo

Space Domain Awareness

Space Security

Cost-effective and highly capable infrastructure resource for hosting technology development and operational payloads

Space Security

Military Satellite Communications

Cutting-edge, ever-evolving technology derived from a deep understanding of both the threat environment and the needs of the warfighter

Military Satellite Communications

Launch, Propulsion & Exploration

Northrop Grumman is rapidly scaling and enhancing our propulsion and launch capabilities by increasing our design and production efficiency to achieve record delivery times. Explore how we’re delivering at scale today and expanding capacity for tomorrow:

Artemis II

Powering an American moment

Artemis II

Solid Rocket Motors

Delivering at scale today, expanding capacity for tomorrow

Solid Rocket Motors

Launch

At the forefront of Space Launch technology for decades, conducting nearly 100 space launch missions and boosting hundreds of payloads into space

Science and Exploration

Pushing the Boundaries of Scientific Discovery

Science and Exploration


Space in the News

Check out Northrop Grumman’s Newsroom

Northrop Grumman Boosters Ready to Launch First Human Mission Beyond the Moon Since Apollo

Northrop Grumman Boosters Ready to Launch First Human Mission Beyond the Moon Since Apollo

Northrop Grumman’s SMART Demo Tests Second Advanced Solid Rocket Motor and Achieves Successful Firing in Two Months

Northrop Grumman’s SMART Demo Tests Second Advanced Solid Rocket Motor and Achieves Successful Firing in Two Months

Northrop Grumman Selected for Space Development Agency’s TRKT3 Mission

Northrop Grumman Selected for Space Development Agency’s TRKT3 Mission

Careers in Space

Female engineer in clean suit working on spacecraft
Greater Baltimore, MD

Greater Baltimore, MD

Colorado

Colorado

Greater Phoenix, AZ

Greater Phoenix, AZ

Greater Los Angeles, CA

Greater Los Angeles, CA

Utah

Utah

Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia

Summary:

Northrop Grumman leads space innovation with comprehensive capabilities, advancing missile defense, satellite tracking, propulsion, and launch systems to ensure mission success and maintain strategic superiority.

Key Takeaways:

  • Northrop Grumman’s integrated space solutions provide real-time battlespace awareness and defense against emerging threats.
  • Northrop Grumman is expanding design, production, and operational capabilities to accelerate mission delivery and support next-generation space technologies.
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