Under the terms of the TSER contract, Northrop Grumman will provide support for theoretical studies; engineering research; hardware manufacturing, design and analysis; field data analysis; program planning, management and reporting; administration; quality assurance; and other technical support.

"Northrop Grumman has proven experience and an excellent record of performance in every area of this contract," said Rob Maddox, program manager for TSER and Northrop Grumman's NASA Sounding Rockets Operations Contract (NSROC) at Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Wallops Island, Va. "Through our NSROC contract, we've successfully supported Aegis Readiness Assessment Vehicles A and B launches with the Navy for quite some time. The TSER contract paves the way for future work with the Navy and other agencies on equally important defense initiatives."

Through its NSROC and TSER contracts, Northrop Grumman will continue its use of sounding rockets to support NASA's strategic objectives for space exploration; provide the U.S. military with cost-efficient vehicles for target and interceptor missile defense operations; and enrich the next generation of engineers through its intern, co-op and student-to-student outreach programs.

The Northrop Grumman team, which includes Orbital Sciences Space Technical Services, Greenbelt, Md., will perform the work at WFF; White Sands Missile Range, White Sands, N.M.; and Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii.

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