Northrop Grumman Tests System For Key Global Space Programs

Northrop Grumman, in conjunction with ground system teammate Raytheon, recently completed the System Acceptance Test (SAT) of a Common Command and Telemetry System (CCTS). Their work includes The James Webb Space Telescope, designed to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope, will be NASA's premier space observatory following its launch in 2013. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor, leading a team in the telescope's design and development under contract to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md...MORE.