Northrop Grumman Space Technology HQ , Space Park (Redondo Beach, California)

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Northrop Grumman Space Technology Sector's headquarters, known as Space Park. .The Space Park site opened in 1961 as Space Technology Laboratories, a subsidiary of Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. Thompson Ramo Wooldridge officially became TRW Inc. in July 1965. In the 1950s Ramo-Wooldridge Corp. was the lead contractor of the U.S. Air Force to develop the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

TRW designed the atomic-powered Pioneer 10 and 11 space-exploration satellites. TRW also designed and built the descent engine for the Apollo lunar lander, as well as the instrument package for the Martian biological experiments, aboard the two Viking Landers launched in 1975, and the James Webb Space Telescope.

In 2002, Northrop Grumman purchased TRW, and the site is a key part of Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. AIAA established the Historic Aerospace Site designation in 1999 to recognize and preserve noteworthy and significant contributions made in aeronautics and astronautics.

Space Technology division, is part of Northrop Grumman Corporation and has the following business units:
- Astro Aerospace
- Cutting Edge Optronics
- Microelectronics Products and Services (MPS)
- Synoptics

Northrop Grumman Space Technology
One Space Park
Redondo Beach, California 90278
(310) 812-4321 www.northropgrumman.com/Pages/default.aspx
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman
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Coordinates:   33°53'27"N   118°22'27"W

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  • is it in El Segundo or Los Angeles?
  • It's Redondo Beach
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