Publications and Resources

To maintain and strengthen domain supremacy for the nation, The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) actively supports our government partners to identify collaborative strategies and tools to bolster…

The Space Safety Institute (SSI) at The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) delivers independent technical support and assessments to enhance safety for government, commercial, and international space…

The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is working with our government customers to achieve these goals by identifying, connecting, and aligning commercial solutions with current and emerging national…

The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) developed the Space Attack Research and Tactic Analysis (SPARTA) cybersecurity framework, the first cybersecurity threat identification and response framework…

A vibrant commercial space economy supports the development of maturing, nascent, or conceptual technologies and technical domains, while affording U.S. government organizations more choice in the…

The Vehicle Systems Division (VSD) provides engineering solutions to the nation’s vehicle system challenges when and where they are needed. Our work spans innovative research and development;…

The Aerospace Corporation UK Ltd (Aerospace UK), headquartered in Salford, Manchester, is the wholly owned subsidiary of The Aerospace Corporation. Aerospace UK provides independent technical…

The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a nonprofit systems engineering and integration (SE&I) partner working in the national interest. As the operator of the only federally funded research and…

The Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) is the premier provider of current state-of-the-art and future secure information-systems expertise for the space enterprise and beyond. ISCD staff…

Prime Focus is a prototype automated SDA node using Aerospace’s 1 m AeroTel telescope, which has a range of existing instrumentation developed specifically for the SDA mission. Prime Focus aims to…

Monocle is an automated, environmentally shielded, electro-optical ground telescope that enables a network sensor approach. The patented prototype utilizes a unique pointing and tracking system that…

All spacecraft, launch vehicles, ground systems, and operators rely on successful communications. Mission communication satellites, wideband links, command and telemetry, as well as space and…

The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of…

The Space Warfighting Center (SWC) is designed to enable The Aerospace Corporation to meet the needs of today’s customers in shaping the future of the national security space enterprise, while also…

DiskSat is an alternate approach to a traditional cubesat, providing the benefits of a small satellite—standardized launch interface, low launch costs, and simple mechanical design—with large…

The launch unit, or Launch-U, is a standardized form factor for small and midsized satellites, conceived by researchers at The Aerospace Corporation. If adopted, the Launch-U standard approach could…