Did You Know | Northrop Grumman

Marilyn Monroe working on an aircraft production line

Illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope in space

Northrop-built XB-35 flying wing, precursor to the B-2 Stealth Bomber

Star Trek actors at TRW Space Park in Redondo Beach

Astronaut stepping off Lunar Module onto the Moon

Pilot Charles Lindbergh in front of Spirit of St. Louis aircraft

Norma Jean Dougherty (aka Marilyn Monroe)

Once worked on Northrop’s aircraft production line.

Postal Service stamps of historic aircraft

Other "Did You Know" Moments

Northrop Grumman’s Scaled Composites designed, built and tested the world's largest composite aircraft for Stratolaunch, a Paul G. Allen company
Vinnell Corporation built Dodger Stadium, the Grand Coulee Dam and portions of the L.A. freeway system
In 2005, the United States Postal Service issued a set of commemorative postage stamps depicting 10 classic American aircraft, including the Grumman F6F Hellcat and the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing
The Lunar Excursion Module descent engine (LEMDE) for the Apollo missions was developed by TRW
The New York City Wireless Network, created and operated for the City by Northrop Grumman, serves Public Safety, First Responders and Government Operations
On December 7, 1941, a Westinghouse SCR-270 radar detected the attack on Pearl Harbor; its warnings went unheeded because of a high-level of uncertainty about the new technology's reliability
As the youngest aviator in the United States Navy during the Second World War, President George H.W. Bush piloted a TBM Avenger designed by Grumman
The United States Postal Service mail truck, the Grumman Long Life Vehicle, has been in service since 1987
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says he got his first big break debugging energy-grid control software for TRW when he was 15
The Global Hawk, initially developed to support military missions, has proven indispensable to first responders in areas devastated by natural disasters, such as Haiti, Japan and California

Northrop Grumman and the Robert J. Collier Trophy

Throughout our history, Northrop Grumman, our heritage companies and our industry partners have been honored to receive the Collier Trophy on several occasions. Northrop Grumman congratulates our employees and team members for the success of these programs and their role in the security of our nation and its allies.