Produces rocket engines. Explosion at Northrop plant in the US — video
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Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:04:00 +0300
Explosion at US military plantThe explosion occurred at 735 a.m.
local time on April 16 435 p.m.
Kyiv time at the Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems plant in Promontory.
No one was injured, it was reported.Late yesterday evening, Northrop released a brief statement saying they were still investigating the cause of the explosion.
However, the company declined to elaborate on their statement when contacted by reporters.
In particular, they did not specify the purpose of the building where the explosion occurred.Footage from the explosion scene taken by local television crews showed significant destruction, but no further fire.
It is worth noting that Northrop produces solidpropellant rocket engines, covering almost 90 of the needs of the US Air Force, NASA, and commercial space launches.
Northrop has reportedly been using its Promontor facility, sometimes called Rocket Ranch, to conduct test launches of Sentinel rocket engines.
On March 6, the facility conducted a largescale static test of the solidfueled firststage rocket engine.
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