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NASA's award of the Sounding Rocket Operations Contract was a bold, trend-setting move toward privatization. Previous contracts positioned contractors in support roles; this award gives team members – Northrop Grumman, Orbital Sciences, Arcata and Herley-RSS – a unique opportunity to work in partnership with NASA to plan, manage, and implement the operational procedures and technical innovations that will ensure its continued leadership in sub-orbital space exploration and research.
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Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Northrop Grumman Corporation is the nation's second largest defense contractor, specializing in technologically advanced, innovative products, services and solutions in systems integration, defense electronics, information technology, advanced aircraft, shipbuilding and space technology. Some 125,000 Northrop Grumman employees provide services to the U.S. Government, the U.S. Military and commercial customers in 50 states and 25 countries. With revenues of $29.9 Billion, Northrop Grumman is a proud member of the Fortune 500, the Forbes 100, and Business Week's Top Performing 50 Large Companies in America. |
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 Orbital
Sciences Corporation is headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, with offices in Maryland, Arizona and California. Founded in 1982, the company pioneered new classes of rockets, satellites and other space-based technologies with the specific goal of making the benefits of space exploration more affordable, accessible and useful to millions of people worldwide. To that end, Orbital now employs 2,800 people and has become one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of smaller, more affordable space vehicles.
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 Founded in 1979, Arcata
Associates is a Small Business Enterprise that provides systems and engineering support to NASA, the Navy AEGIS Command, the U.S. Air Force, and the Federal Aviation Administration. Arcata has developed systems to train the world's best fighter pilots, support space exploration, and to assist in the development of "next generation" aircraft. The Small Business Administration selected Arcata as Minority Subcontractor of the Year in 2003; Minority Contractor Business of the Year in 2004, and Region IX Prime Contractor of the Year in 2006.
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 Herley-RSS Corporation is a Systems Integration company specializing in Range Instrumentation Systems for the aerospace and defense industry. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the company specializes in Telemetry Data Acquisition Systems, Range Safety Systems,
Range Safety and Communications Systems, Special Ground Support Equipment, Mobile and Global Satellite Systems, and a variety of products for Flight Termination Command and Control. Primary clients are NASA and the U.S. Military.
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