Northrop Grumman names cargo ship in honor of ‘Hidden Figure’ Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson is a famous NASA mathematician whose calculations helped send the first American astronaut into space and although she never made it to the final frontier, her name will. Northrop Grumman, an aerospace and defense technology firm, announced it has named the NG-15 Cygnus cargo ship SS. Katherine Johnson. The craft is set to … Read more

NASA gives Northrop Grumman $187 MILLION to design Moon Gateway module

NASA has awarded a $187 million contract to Northrop Grumman to build a crew module that astronauts will stay in before landing on the Moon. Known as the habitation and logistics outpost (HALO), it will be the size of a small flat and form part of the Lunar Gateway, a small space station that will … Read more