A New Structural Advantage: How Physics AI Is Transforming Spacecraft Design at Northrop Grumman

Joe Warner

Author

Joseph Warner

Date

Oct 28, 2025

Nozzle Physics AI model inference in Luminary Web App

NGC Nozzle Physics AI vs CFD comparison

Physics AI model prediction vs CFD solver

Nozzle Physics AI V&V vs wind tunnel testing data

Luminary CFD solver validation on EUCASS experiment

LMA images for ngc nozzle dataset

Visualization of nozzle flow with mesh adaptation to accurately resolve complex flow fields

“Physics AI is the next level of complexity in AI and Northrop Grumman is bringing this technology to our design engineers to dramatically speed up hardware development”

— Han Park, Vice President, Artificial Intelligence Integration, Northrop Grumman Space Systems