Azusa Campus History
DE&I and ERGs
Current Azusa Programs
Northrop Grumman History
Potpourri
100

This company, founded by Theodore von Kármán, also founded the Azusa's Campus.

Aerojet

100

PrIDA (Pride In Diversity Alliance) hosted this event in June to celebrate Pride Month.

Cupcake Day (June)

100

This customer for HBTSS is the section of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing layered defenses against missiles

Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
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Following the cold war, reduced defense spending led to Northrop and Grumman merging in this year. 

1994

100

This person was recently named the NG Azusa Employee Experience manager

Kelsey Delehanty

200

These rocket motors were first developed at Azusa to give extra boost to heavily laden airplanes on short runways.

Jet-Assisted Takeoff (JATO)

200

Azusa currently hosts this number of unique ERG chapters.

11

200

The acronym for JPSS describes a collaborative effort with NOAA and NASA that provides sophisticated environmental data.

Joint Polar Satellite System

200

With the acquisition of this company, Northrop Grumman created the Innovation Systems (NGIS) sector which has subsequently changed names to Space Systems (NGSS) sector.

Orbital ATK (Acquired 2018)

200

This person, as Business Conduct Advisor for Azusa, is responsible for fielding all business conduct concerns.

Butch Lucero

300

Northrop Grumman acquired the Azusa campus this year.

2001

300

September 15th through October 15th is designated for this ERG to promote it's heritage.

Adelante - Hispanic Heritage Month

300

This company is Azusa's primary partner for the Next Gen GEO/Polar programs.

Ball Aerospace

300

Northrop Grumman is made up of these four business sectors.

Aerospace Systems, Defense Systems, Space Systems, Mission Systems

300

NG-18 Cygnus Spacecraft is named after her, the first American woman in space.

Dr. Sally Ride

400

This was the first IR satellite made by Aerojet

MIDAS (Missile Defense Alarm System)

400

This initiative, launched by Dr. Helen chuang, seeks to improve representation of women in higher technical bands

Project Athena

400

The Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) payload operates on this satellite.

DMSP (Defense Meteorological Support Program)

400

This famous actress once worked on a Northrop Aircraft production line.

Marilyn Monroe

400

This is the number of current Pathways there are at Azusa

78

500

This number DSP satellite was launched by the space shuttle

DSP-16

500

This ERG facilitates a mentorship program to connect employees across various experience levels.

Gen2Gen

500

These are the three operating units in the Strategic Force Business Unit.

Operational Exploitation Systems (OES), Advanced Programs, Mission Payload Solutions

500

This LLV (Long-Life Vehicle), many of which are still in service today, was a product of Grumman Aerospace Corporation from 1987 - 1994.

USPS Delivery Trucks

500

This unit is defined as the time is takes light to travel 1 femtometre in a vacuum. In electronics, it is the period of the alternating current power cycle.

Jiffy

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