Committed to assuring 100-percent space mission success. This is our promise.
Space provides critical global resources like navigation and is key to our national security. The failure of a launch vehicle or satellite can have catastrophic consequences to both the global economy and our national security. The Aerospace Corporation's No. 1 role is helping assure space mission success.
Upcoming Conferences
- April 18-21, 2011
Space Power Workshop - April 26-27, 2011
Space Parts Working Group - June 7-9, 2011
Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle Dynamic Environments Workshop
Features
- "Getting It Right -- Partnering for Mission Success" Newsletter
- Two space councils have reacted in differing ways to the Defense Dept.’s acquisitions memorandum "Better Buying Power: Guidance for Obtaining Greater Efficiency and Productivity in Defense Spending" issued last summer and increasingly being implemented at the prime contractor and supplier levels; the two groups -- the Space Quality Improvement Council (SQIC) and Space Supplier Council (SSC) -- hold a joint meeting in April. Also: a look ahead to the Mission Assurance Improvement Workshop; lessons learned on detecting prohibited materials; a recap of issues facing the materials industry; recent guidance and related media; events calendar; and the Aerospace corporate chief engineer's perspective on vigilance and collaboration. More
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- Aerospace employs a unique engineering and technology matrix so that the leading expertise can be applied to the toughest technical challenges. More
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and the brightest! - We've got space for your imagination no matter what level of your career. See our Careers section.
News Media
- If you are a member of the media and would like general information, please check the "About Us" tab at the top of this webpage. If you have a specific question, would like to set up an interview with one of our scientists or executives, or have any other requests, please call us at 310-336-1192 or 310-469-3428, or email us at mediaqueries@aero.org.
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What's New
- Aerospace Commercial Crew Modeling Tool Update
- Aerospace developed a tool that would be helpful in assessing the business case for NASA’s commercial crew transportation system. NASA funded development of the tool as a way to examine costs for commercial crew from various angles. view the article
- Aerospace Scores With Robotics Teams
- A group of Aerospace employees volunteered as mentors for several teams competing in the Los Angeles Regional competition March 24 to 26 at the Long Beach Arena. One of the teams placed seventh out of 63; more importantly, the mentors encouraged dozens of students in their pursuit of an education that included science and technology. view the article
- First REBR Reentry a Success
- The first Reentry Breakup Recorder (REBR), an instrument designed and constructed by engineers at The Aerospace Corporation, successfully recorded data as it plunged through the atmosphere on Tuesday night aboard the disintegrating Japanese HTV-2 spacecraft. The REBR then "phoned home" the data via the Iridium satellite system as it fell into the South Pacific Ocean Tuesday evening. view the article
- Unique Aerospace Invention Ready for Debut
- The first Reentry Breakup Recorder (REBR), an instrument designed and constructed by engineers at The Aerospace Corporation, is set to plunge to Earth on March 29, shortly after 8 p.m. PDT. The REBR is a small autonomous device that is designed to record temperature, acceleration, rotation rate, and other data as a spacecraft reenters Earth's atmosphere. The REBRS will be attached to spacecraft returning to Earth from the ISS and will take measurements as the spacecraft breaks up during its reentry. view the article
- The Aerospace Corporation Named One Of The World's Most Ethical Companies
- The Aerospace Corporation has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2011 World's Most Ethical Companies. Out of a record number of nominations for the award, Aerospace secured a hard-earned spot on the list through outstanding business practices and initiatives that are instrumental to the company's success, benefit the community, and raise the bar for ethical standards within the industry. view the article
