Fact Sheet Commercial Space Futures Fact Sheet To foster greater collaboration between the U.S. government and commercial space, The Aerospace Corporation launched the Commercial Space Futures initiative. Through Commercial Space Futures, we… July 2022
Paper Cybersecurity Protections for Spacecraft: A Threat Based Approach This analysis describes the background of space system cybersecurity and the state of existing standards, the concepts of defense-in-depth protection necessary to protect spacecraft, and then a… July 2022
Fact Sheet The UPLIFT Program - Fact Sheet UPLIFT is an invitation-based seminar series created by the Aerospace Physical Sciences Laboratories (PSL) to connect Ph.D. students, post docs, faculty, and space industry professionals with our… February 2022
Annual Report 2021 Annual Report The Aerospace Corporation’s 2021 Annual Report highlights the accomplishments and ongoing efforts that continue to enhance our unique value as the nation’s trusted partner for the preeminent space… January 2022
Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report The 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report highlights the meaningful ways Aerospace deepened its commitment and impact in fostering a culture and environment of trust, inclusion and belonging… December 2021
Paper The Aerospace Corporation’s AeroCube Program The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) has been at the forefront of CubeSat technology and the miniaturization of satellites since before the CubeSat standard existed. Aerospace flew the world's… August 2021
State of Play State of Play: SmallSats Go Back to the Future Rockets go to space usually to put something there, like a camera or a radio housed in a satellite. This helps people see things or talk to other people around the world. Starting in about 2000, it… August 2021
Fact Sheet Physical Sciences Laboratories Overview The Aerospace Physical Sciences Laboratories provide the robust physical research backplane to implement the new, science-based technologies and methodologies imperative to making the leap to the… July 2021
Facilities Physical Sciences Laboratories Compendium The Aerospace Physical Sciences Laboratories (PSL) provide a robust and innovative physical research backplane. July 2021
Fact Sheet Space Cyber Cyber threats pose a significant and complex challenge due to the absence of warning, the speed of an attack by an adversary, the difficulty of attribution, and the complexities associated with… June 2021
Getting It Right Getting It Right: December 2020 In this issue: Fast Tracking Risk Assessment, Resilience in Space, Space Systems Software Development Standard, Outpacing the Threat Through Integration Across the Space Enterprise, and Automobile… June 2021
State of Play On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing Shrinking technology and lower costs have made on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (OSAM) is an area of emerging technology and growth in the space domain. This domain includes the use of… April 2021
State of Play Synthetic Aperture Radar In this issue of State of Play, emerging synthetic aperture radar technologies in the start-up domain and commercial marketplace are investigated and two key players compared. February 2021
Annual Report 2020 Annual Report The Aerospace Corporation’s 2020 Annual Report spotlights the accomplishments and breakthroughs that strengthen our value as the nation’s trusted partner for space. December 2020
Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report In a year that saw the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19 and passionate calls across the world for racial justice and equality, the 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report highlights… December 2020
Paper ESTABLISHING SPACE CYBERSECURITY POLICY, STANDARDS, AND RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Our future space systems must be secured and cyber resilient. Using threat-informed risk-based system engineering and applying defense-in-depth throughout space systems, particularly on the… October 2020