Northrop Grumman
Robot types: Satellite servicing, Industrial arm. Risk band: Low RobotRisk index 14.7/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 10 of 11 among Space robotics companies with incidents (80 tracked).
Analyst brief
The register carries a single entry for Northrop Grumman: a September 2025 propulsion issue that delayed Cygnus XL's arrival at the ISS, classed as a disruption at severity 2. The record is a single-event profile with no fatality, injury, or recall history present, and no trajectory can be established from one data point. The event is operational and mission-related rather than safety-critical in the recorded severity terms, and the source is press/mission-status reporting rather than a regulatory action.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Space robotics (primary), Defense / space, Machinery OEM · Sectors: Defense and Space Manufacturing, Manufacturing
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type. Listed industry was Defense / space; RobotRisk files this company under Space robotics because that is where its documented incident risk sits.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| Satellite servicing | 100% | 4 of 4 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Extension Vehicle | Satellite servicing | shipping | 0 | 0.0 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| disruption | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | 16 Sep 2025 | disruption | — | NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue · Cygnus XL cargo mission | Google News aggregated |
S2 16 Sep 2025 · disruption · NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | 16 Sep 2025 | NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue | Google News aggregated |
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