Navigating Through the Perfect Storm
In a year of unprecedented change, The Aerospace Corporation continued to deliver the trusted technical expertise and objective analysis that have defined our company for more than 60 years, supporting our customers across the space enterprise as they work to advance our nation’s leading role in space.
Resilience Through COVID-19 and the New Normal
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Aerospace continued to deliver for our customers by adapting with resilience, innovation and velocity, overcoming unprecedented challenges to ensure mission success while prioritizing the health and wellbeing of our people.
AEHF-6: Aerospace Rapidly Adapts for COVID-19 to Support Space Force’s First Launch
Aerospace exercised our comprehensive launch verification process to augment ULA’s internal mission assurance process to ensure success for the U.S. Space Force’s inaugural flight.
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New COVID-19 Norms Foster Agile Smallsat Innovation
As a result of COVID-19, Aerospace engineers have pioneered new, innovative means of accomplishing laser alignment communications remotely, in compliance with new health safety guidelines.
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How Aerospace is Shaping the Workplace of the Future
Aerospace has embarked on an effort to envision how our future workforce will operate and the tools, training and support we’ll need to accomplish our mission.
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Aerospace 60th Anniversary
History of Aerospace Timeline
Aerospace was incorporated on June 3, 1960 during the dawn of the space age and our early years were defined by the ambitious projects that continue to shape the space enterprise today. This interactive timeline allows you to take a journey through our rich history and proud legacy of technical excellence and commitment to mission success as the nation’s trusted partner.
Support Where It's Needed Most
Aerospace works side by side with our customers wherever they are, staffing two dozen locations across 11 states, anchored by our two largest campuses, in El Segundo, Calif., and Chantilly, Va. This past year saw growth across Aerospace’s network of campuses, including continued expansion at our Colorado Springs, Colo., Albuquerque, N.M., and Huntsville, Ala., locations.
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Space Agenda 2021: Informing the Future of Space
Space exploration, development, and security are increasingly important elements of national policy and strategy. Aerospace has created a series of discussion papers—Space Agenda 2021—on topics already at the forefront, or likely to emerge in the next few years.
The Value of Space
Space-based services have become fundamental to daily life, but there’s more going on in space than you may realize. How does our modern world rely on space?
The Space Policy Show
While COVID-19 disrupted many planned in-person events this year, the demand for thoughtful analysis and discussion of the latest issues and ideas in space was as high as ever. Aerospace’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy launched The Space Policy Show to meet that need.
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Launch in the New Normal: Space Force's GPS III-3
The GPS III-3 launch was the first National Security Space Launch mission to include recovery of the first-stage booster. Aerospace's team again relied on our technical excellence and dedication to mission success in support of the effort.
NASA/SpaceX's Demo-2: A New Era for Human Spaceflight
Aerospace provides crucial support to the Commercial Crew Program, with embedded roles on the NASA team able to leverage the FFRDC’s depth of knowledge and technical expertise.
Atlas V USSF-7 Launch: The (Space) Force Is with You
In support of the U.S. Space Force's second launch, Aerospace continued to enhance the remote capabilities that were demonstrated during the successful AEHF-6 launch.
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Aerospace Breaks Ground for New State-of-the-Art Colorado Springs Facility
Aerospace’s second state-of-the-art research and development facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., will be the focal point for delivering technical expertise across the space enterprise to outpace threats to national security.
CubeSats Get Close: Proximity Operation with Interesting Implications
One of Aerospace’s CubeSats photographed its twin satellite from 22 meters away in a demonstration of the type of technology that could enable inspection and servicing missions.
Space Warfighting in the Modern Era
The Space Warfighter Initiative (SWI) leverages Aerospace's decades of deep institutional technical expertise in developing a capability to analytically evaluate the tactical, operational and strategic levels of warfighting.
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New xLab Facility Enhances Aerospace’s Prototyping Capabilities
The newly unveiled xLab facility will equip our technical experts to build innovative prototypes and instruments to advance space technology.
Innovating for Continuous Production Agility
Aerospace is developing the innovative technologies, standards, and processes to help realize a Continuous Production Agility strategy that emphasizes for speed, adaptability, and resilience.
New Electric Propulsion Chamber Explores the Future of Space Travel
Aerospace's world-class electric propulsion testing facility will test the newer, high-powered thrusters needed for future space exploration.
The Brightest Minds of Today
Solving the nation’s hardest problems means recruiting and retaining the brightest minds available.
Our collective expertise spans fields from math, chemistry, and physics to mechanical, aeronautical, and electrical engineering, drawn from private industry, academia, and government talent pools. More than two-thirds of Aerospace’s technical staff holds an advanced degree, with 780 holding a Ph.D. in their respective fields.
Together, Aerospace’s technical staff have an average of 26 years of technical experience, with many finding a long-term home with the company to grow their careers and maximize their impact.
Our collective expertise spans fields from math, chemistry, and physics to mechanical, aeronautical, and electrical engineering, drawn from private industry, academia, and government talent pools. More than two-thirds of Aerospace’s technical staff holds an advanced degree, with 780 holding a Ph.D. in their respective fields.
Together, Aerospace’s technical staff have an average of 26 years of technical experience, with many finding a long-term home with the company to grow their careers and maximize their impact.
Commitment to Our People
Creating Long-Lasting Impact
Aerospace established a new strategic framework to augment and reinforce our efforts in creating long-lasting impact for a more vibrant and dynamic workplace where our people are empowered to bring their best selves to collaborate and create the best solutions for our customers.
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Effecting Change for the Future
Aerospace is focusing efforts that spans across the enterprise to address six critical Focus Areas: Recruitment, Representation, Retention, Education and Training, K-12 STEM Outreach and Community Outreach.
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Keeping Our People Safe Against COVID-19
Commitment to our people is a pillar of Aerospace's values. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our leaders took critical steps to prioritize the safety and wellbeing of our employees as we continued to deliver on the mission.
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