Northrop Grumman Boosts Successful Artemis I Launch with World’s Largest and Most Powerful Rocket Boosters
November 16 2022 - 5:00AM
Two Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) five-segment solid
rocket boosters helped successfully launch the first flight of
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Pad 39B in Kennedy
Space Center, Florida as part of the Artemis I mission. This is the
first in a series of Artemis missions focused on deep space
exploration and establishing a sustainable human presence on and
around the moon.
“The SLS rocket was launched by a powerful 7.2 million pounds of
thrust from our solid rocket boosters which are largest,
human-rated solid rocket boosters ever built,” said Wendy Williams,
vice president, propulsion systems, Northrop Grumman. “Northrop
Grumman has been pioneering in space for over 50 years and our
contributions to NASA’s Artemis missions continue our incredible
legacy of innovation.”
Booster segments for Artemis II, the first crewed mission, and
Artemis III, the mission that will land the first woman on the
lunar surface, are complete. Artemis IV segments are currently
being cast with propellant. Northrop Grumman supplied rocket
propulsion for NASA’s Apollo and Space Shuttle programs and
developed the five-segment SLS solid rocket booster based on the
flight-proven design of the space shuttle boosters. The company
will provide ongoing support for SLS and the Artemis missions
through 2031.
Northrop Grumman is a technology company, focused on global
security and human discovery. Our pioneering solutions equip our
customers with capabilities they need to connect, advance and
protect the U.S. and its allies. Driven by a shared purpose to
solve our customers’ toughest problems, our 90,000 employees define
possible every day.
Contact: |
Kendra
Kastelan |
|
385-232-2097 (mobile) |
|
Kendra.Kastelan@ngc.com |
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