Fact Sheet Smallsat Mission Services Researchers at The Aerospace Corporation pioneered some of the first small spacecraft on orbit and were integrally involved in developing and promoting the CubeSat standard. It’s no surprise, then,… June 2018
Fact Sheet Chinese Space Station Tiangong-1 Fiery Reentry Chinese space station Tiangong-1 disintegrated upon its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere on April 1, 2018, and any space debris that may have survived fell into the South Pacific Ocean. June 2018
Fact Sheet Hive Satellites Lead Innovation To improve the agility and resiliency of space systems, Aerospace developed a concept called “Hive” that uses a disaggregation architecture of small, smart satellites with the ability to reconfigure… June 2018
Fact Sheet About the Center for Space Policy and Strategy The Center for Space Policy and Strategy is dedicated to shaping the future of space by providing nonpartisan research and strategic analysis to decisionmakers. April 2018
Paper Crosslink Fall 2015 The Fall 2015 Issue of Crosslink Magazine focused on Space Debris—its causes, how to mitigate its influence and future issues. Additional articles focus on Aerospace debris management tools and… March 2018
Annual Report Shaping the Future: The 2017 Annual Report In an era of dynamic change in space, Aerospace experienced a year of tremendous achievement and progress, as highlighted in our 2017 Annual Report. Operating the only Federally Funded Research and… December 2017
Getting It Right Getting It Right: September 2017 Space Collaboration Council Begins New Era of Government–Industry Cooperation September 2017
Paper Resilience Of Space Systems White Paper The U.S. recognizes that we must now share space with other countries and defend ourselves against threats to our space assets. This white paper discusses the U.S. resilience of space systems as… July 2017
Paper Improving Mission Success of CubeSats A team made up of engineers from leading aerospace companies including The Aerospace Corporation investigated the causes of CubeSat mission failure and created recommendations on how to improve… June 2017
Paper 2022 Space Safety Compendium The Space Safety Institute leverages longstanding Aerospace expertise on issues of space safety to provide more targeted and impactful thought leadership across the range of challenges described in…
Fact Sheet Benefits at The Aerospace Corporation At The Aerospace Corporation, we work in a collaborative and inclusive environment with strong values focused on our mission, innovation, and people. We offer a comprehensive total rewards portfolio…
Paper Increased Launch Efficiency to Meet Commercial Demands Avoiding unnecessary canceled launches saves resources and helps maintain crucial launch campaign schedules. Updating policies and sensing technologies can meet the high demand on space launch ranges…
Paper Commercial Human Spaceflight Safety Regulatory Framework Produced by Aerospace’s Space Safety Institute, this report presents a recommended framework for commercial human spaceflight safety based on an analysis of other transportation sectors,…
