An American aerospace and defense contractor formed in 1994 by the merger of Northrop Corporation and Grumman Aerospace. Northrop Grumman acquired TRW Inc. in 2002; TRW had built NASA's Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft, making them part of the company's own spacecraft heritage.
Facts
Agency TypePrivate aerospace company 1 Founded YearFormed by the 1994 merger of Northrop Corporation and Grumman Aerospace. TRW Inc., which built Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 in the early 1970s, was acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2002 and is a predecessor within the company's own spacecraft heritage, not part of the 1994 founding merger itself. HeadquartersFalls Church, Virginia, United States 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
Pioneer 10, Spacecraft Pioneer 10 was built by TRW Inc., acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2002; a predecessor-institution fact per the atlas's own voice convention.
Operates
Operated by Orbital Sciences Corporation 2013-2015, its successor Orbital ATK 2015-2018, and Northrop Grumman since Northrop's 2018 acquisition of Orbital ATK; stated explicitly as predecessor-institution history, not a silent anachronism.
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationNorthrop Grumman, lead sectionQuote, Northrop Grumman, lead section
Northrop Grumman Corporation, headquartered in West Falls Church, Virginia, is an American aerospace and defense company
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationNorthrop Grumman, history section; TRW Inc., Decline and acquisition sectionQuote, Northrop Grumman, history section; TRW Inc., Decline and acquisition section
In February 2002, Northrop Grumman launched a $5.9 billion hostile bid for TRW. The acquisition was completed on July 1, 2002, when Northrop Grumman's increased bid of $7.8 billion was accepted.
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationNorthrop Grumman, infoboxQuote, Northrop Grumman, infobox
Founded: 1994 | Headquarters: West Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. | Type: Public company
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationNorthrop Grumman, history sectionQuote, Northrop Grumman, history section
The company was formed in 1994 through the merger of Northrop Corporation and Grumman Aerospace.
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Pioneer 10, Pioneer 10, Mission background section; TRW Inc., Decline and acquisition section
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Cygnus, Cygnus (spacecraft) article, current operator sectionQuote, Operates: Cygnus, Cygnus (spacecraft) article, current operator section
Northrop Grumman has operated Cygnus since 2018, following earlier operators Orbital Sciences Corporation (2013-2015) and Orbital ATK (2015-2018)
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