NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Award history

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.83B
  Sep 26, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)NNH15CN76CNorth American Industry Classification System (NAICS)541712R&D- Space: Science/Applications (Basic Research)AR21Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  IGF::OT::IGF NEXTSTEP NRA AWARD. THIS NEXTSTEP CONTRACT BUILDS UPON THE SUCCESS OF COMMERCIAL ORBITAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SPACE ACT AGREEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND AN EXISTING INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES (CRS) CONTRACT. ORBITAL HAS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED FROM COTS TO THE CRS PROGRAM, FLYING THREE VERY SUCCESSFUL PRESSURIZED CARGO RESUPPLY MISSIONS TO THE ISS, USING THE CYGNUS SPACECRAFT. ORBITAL ALSO SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED SPACECRAFT FOR SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION TO INCLUDE THE CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL DAWN MISSION. THIS MISSION WAS LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2007, COMPLETED ITS RENDEZVOUS MISSION AT VESTA IN JULY 2012 AND IS EN ROUTE TO CERES IN EARLY 2015. WITH SPACE AGENCY BUDGETS CONTINUING TO BE TIGHT, EXPLORATION PLANS NEED TO EMPHASIZE EVOLUTION OF EXISTING SYSTEMS, WHERE COST AND SCHEDULE IS BETTER CONTROLLED, AND DEVELOPMENT RISK REDUCED. SPECIFICALLY, ELEMENTS OF THE CURRENT ISS, INCLUDING CYGNUS, CAN BE EVOLVED TO SUPPORT MORE DISTANT SPACE DESTINATIONS. TO SUPPORT THESE ENDEAVORS, ORBITAL CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT OF CYGNUS AND TO NEXTSTEP ACTIVITIES AND HAVE INVESTED IN THE COTS CRS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ENDEAVOR. ORBITAL'S EXPLORATION AUGMENTATION MODULE (BAM) ARCHITECTURE USES A MODULAR, BUILDING BLOCK APPROACH THAT LEVERAGES THE CYGNUS SPACECRAFT TO EXPAND CISLUNAR AND LONG DURATION DEEP SPACE TRANSIT HABITATION CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES CRITICAL TO NASAS LONG-TERM EXPLORATION GOALS. ORBITALS ARCHITECTURE CONCEPT BLENDS IN-PRODUCTION HARDWARE WITH ADAPTATION, EVOLUTION, PLANNING, AND FORWARD THINKING. CYGNUS WILL SERVE AS A MODULAR HABITAT AND TEST PLATFORM FOR QUALIFYING TECHNOLOGIES IN A DISTANT RETROGRADE ORBIT (DRO) OR IN A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO), EITHER WHILE ATTACHED TO THE ISS OR AS A FREE-FLYER. USING THE EXISTING, OPERATIONAL CYGNUS TO PERFORM THESE MISSIONS HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF DECREASING OVERALL DEVELOPMENT TIME AND COSTS, AND FREEING UP RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE SPENT ON DEVELOPING A SPACECRAFT TO FOCUS ON CULTIVATING MISSION ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A CYGNUS DERIVED EAM DEPLOYED IN CISLUNAR SPACE BEFORE 2020. THIS SPACECRAFT WILL BE THE FIRST BUILDING BLOCK IN SUPPORTING BOTH COMMERCIAL MARKETS AND GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVES. THE PROPOSED EFFORT FOR THIS NEXTSTEP BAA PHASE I, INVOLVES DEFINING AN EAM ARCHITECTURE AND CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) THAT ADDRESSES COMMERCIAL MARKETS AND NASA EXPLORATION OBJECTIVES, TECHNOLOGY MATURATION PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, AND TO IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED AND DEMONSTRATED IN THE ISSILEO ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. TO MATURE HABITATION TECHNOLOGIES, THE CONTRACTOR WILL IDENTIFY STATE OF THE ART (SOA) TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS NASA TECHNOLOGY AREAS (TAS) DEFINED IN THE NASA TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP. FOCUS WILL BE ON MATURATION OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNOLOGIES ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND HABITATION THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AUTONOMOUS HABITATION SYSTEMS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT DOCKING AND CAPTURE MECHANISMS AND DEPLOYABLE HABITATION ELEMENTS

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$24.70M
  Sep 25, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80GSFC22CA018North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)517919Space R&D Svcs; Space Flight, Research & Supporting Activities; R&D Facilities & Maj EquipAR15Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  ICE, CLOUD, AND LAND ELEVATION-2 (ICESAT-2) MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC) SUPPORT CENTER CONTRACT - PROVIDE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR MISSION OPERATIONS SUPPORT TO MEET ICESAT-2 SCIENCE OBJECTIVES.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$745,840
  Sep 25, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80GSFC25CA015Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Basic ResearchAR11Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  ADVANCED X-RAY IMAGING SATELLITE (AXIS) PHASE A

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.65B
  Sep 24, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)NNJ16GU21BNonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation481212Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Space Transportation/LaunchV126Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV)USAspending ↗

  IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.50M
  Sep 23, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80MSFC24CA014Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Basic ResearchAR11Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  STABLE: SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR ARCHITECTURE BASELINE

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$606.01M
  Sep 23, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)NNG15VE05DGuided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing336414Space Vehicles1810Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-2 SPACECRAFT. GD-300HP CORE SPACECRAFT INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SOURCE CODE, MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE JPSS-2 SPACECRAFT MISSION.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$25.34M
  Sep 22, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80ARC024CA007Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Experimental DevelopmentAR13Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  HELIOSWARM PROGRAM SUPPORT

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$101.70M
  Sep 4, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)NNG14FC04CGuided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing336414Space Vehicles1810Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  THIS EFFORT IS FOR WORK PERFORMED DURING PHASE B THROUGH F OF THE TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) MISSION. THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH OF THESE PHASES ARE PRESENTED IN INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS BELOW. THE EFFORT ALSO INCLUDES TASKS TO: DESIGN, ANALYZE, VALIDATE, DEVELOP, FABRICATE, ASSEMBLE, INTEGRATE, TEST, AND DELIVER THE TESS SPACECRAFT; INTEGRATE, TEST, AND OPERATE THE TESS OBSERVATORY; AND DEVELOP, TEST, OPERATE, AND SUSTAIN THE ASSOCIATED MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC). THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPACECRAFT AND CAMERA ACCOMMODATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE SUNSHADE. THE TESS INSTRUMENT, CONSISTING OF THE CAMERA STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY, DATA HANDLING UNIT AND HARNESS, WILL BE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT AND THE SPACECRAFT WITH INSTRUMENT PERSONNEL SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THESE ACTIVITIES.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$491,218
  May 20, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80GSFC24CA045Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Basic ResearchAR11Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  STRATOSPHERE TROPOSPHERE RESPONSE USING INFRARED VERTICALLY-RESOLVED LIGHT EXPLORER (STRIVE) SPACECRAFT AND MISSION OPS PHASE A

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.68M
  Apr 16, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80ARC021C0006Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Experimental DevelopmentAR13Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  HELIO SWARM PHASE A SUPPORT