Northrop Grumman’s 12th Cygnus resupply mission capsule successfully initiated the second round of NASA-contracted cargo deliveries to the International Space Station early Nov. 4.
Image: Four spacecraft are attached to the space station: the Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply ship, Progress 73 resupply ship, and Soyuz MS-13 and MS-15 crew ships.
NASA Looking For X-59 Sonic Boom Measurement System
Credit: Lockheed Martin
An array of ground recording systems would be deployed to gather acoustic data across the entire sonic-boom carpet under the flight path of the aircraft.
World’s Most Expensive Warship Still Faces Challenges
Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has completed critical test points while some of its technical problems remain unresolved.
Air USA To Finalize F-5E/F Deal, Acquire Another Fleet Type
Credit: Northrop Grumman
Illinois-based Air USA says it is close to finalizing plans to import F-5E/Fs from an undisclosed country to support the U.S. Air Force’s adversary air training contract.
A live webcast of the pad abort test showed the capsule’s airbag-assisted touchdown apparently unaffected by the failure of one of three main parachutes to deploy.
The U.S. Air Force has sworn in its 25th secretary, Barbara Barrett, former chair of the Aerospace Corporation, and the Senate has confirmed Navy Vice Adm. Chas Richard as the next commander of U.S. Strategic Command (Stratcom).
