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      <pubdate> May 08, 2012</pubdate>
      <title>Northrop Grumman Completes Flight Hardware for Tower Supporting NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors, Science Instruments</title>
      
          <description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman Corp. has completed the flight composite components for the structure that connects the Optical Telescope Element to the spacecraft on NASA&#39;s James Webb Space Telescope. Northrop Grumman is under contract to NASA&#39;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. for the design and development of Webb&#39;s sunshield, telescope and spacecraft.]]></description>
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      <pubdate> May 07, 2012</pubdate>
      <title>NASA's Aqua Satellite, Built by Northrop Grumman, Celebrates 10th Year On-Orbit</title>
      
          <description><![CDATA[Built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, NASA&#39;s Aqua satellite recently marked its 10th year on-orbit, delivering unprecedented data about the Earth&#39;s climate, water cycle and much more.]]></description>
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      <pubdate> May 02, 2012</pubdate>
      <title>Northrop Grumman Honors Top Suppliers at Annual Awards Ceremony</title>
      
          <description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman Corporation honored 71 top-performing suppliers from the United States and Canada at its annual supplier awards program, held May 2 in Manhattan Beach, Calif.]]></description>
          <link>http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=254362</link>
        
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      <pubdate> May 01, 2012</pubdate>
      <title>Multimedia Release&nbsp;- Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Compact, Rugged Solid-State Laser for Military Applications Against Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Components</title>
      
          <description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman has test fired the first product in its next-generation FIRESTRIKE™ family of high-energy, solid-state lasers that meet goals for size and weight reduction and ruggedization for operational applications. Click here to read the news release.]]></description>
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      <pubdate> April 26, 2012</pubdate>
      <title>Northrop Grumman Foundation Sponsors USA Science &amp; Engineering Festival, April 28-29</title>
      
          <description><![CDATA[The Northrop Grumman Foundation, as a sponsor of the USA Science &amp; Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., will feature the engineering and science behind NASA&#39;s James Webb Space Telescope, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation. The Festival will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on April 28 and 29.<br/>]]></description>
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      <pubdate> April 24, 2012</pubdate>
      <title>Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman and ATK Complete First Flight Hardware for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Backplane</title>
      
          <description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman Corp.and its teammate ATK have completed the construction of the center section of the primary mirror backplane support structure (PMBSS) for NASA&#39;s James Webb Space Telescope, an important milestone in the telescope&#39;s hardware development. Northrop Grumman is under contract to NASA&#39;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. for the design and development of Webb&#39;s sunshield, telescope and spacecraft.]]></description>
          <link>http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=253176</link>
        
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      <pubdate> April 24, 2012</pubdate>
      <title>Northrop Grumman to Upgrade Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter for U.S. Navy</title>
      
          <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman to produce the next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopter using the Bell 407 airframe. The new variant provides greater range, endurance and payload capacity to ship commander&#39;s intelligence-gathering efforts. ]]></description>
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      <pubdate> April 20, 2012</pubdate>
      <title>Northrop Grumman, Space Foundation to Create Science Center at Space Foundation Headquarters</title>
      
          <description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman Corporation is donating $375,000 to create a science center and teaching lab at the Space Foundation&#39;s Colorado Springs world headquarters. To be known as the Northrop Grumman Science Center, the facility will include a Science on a Sphere™ laboratory and a teaching facility that will be used for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education programs for teachers and students and for community education outreach efforts.]]></description>
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      <pubdate> April 18, 2012</pubdate>
      <title>Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Patricia McMahon Honored With Navy League's 2012 Chester W. Nimitz Award for Leadership</title>
      
          <description><![CDATA[Patricia &quot;Pat&quot; McMahon of Northrop Grumman Corporation has been named the 2012 recipient of the Navy League of the United States Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Award.]]></description>
          <link>http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=252509</link>
        
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      <pubdate> April 17, 2012</pubdate>
      <title>Northrop Grumman's Key Spacecraft Structure for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Passes Design Review</title>
      
          <description><![CDATA[NASA&#39;s James Webb Space Telescope continues to move ahead rapidly, with Northrop Grumman Corporation completing engineering design of the structure that supports the sunshield and keeps it aligned. ]]></description>
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