Northrop Grumman Outlines Test Program to Advance Military Space Plane

Posted on: Jun. 16th, 2004 || Source: irconnect.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 16, 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will help the U.S. Air Force define the most cost-effective way to integrate and conduct ground tests on key structural elements of a reusable, quick-turnaround space vehicle.



The service hopes to use the demonstration to identify and mitigate technical and financial risks associated with developing and deploying a military space plane, an operationally responsive space vehicle that could launch payloads into orbit within hours of identifying a new mission requirement.

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