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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) engineers and technicians are shown performing deployment tests on Defense Support Program Flight 22’s solar array paddles in a manufacturing high bay. They are verifying that the hinges, harnesses and overall deployment systems work according to specifications. This is just one of hundreds of tests performed by Northrop Grumman on the satellite prior to shipment to Cape Canaveral for launch to ensure its reliability.