Article The Pitfalls Of Too Much Gold Gold embrittlement can result in solder joint loss of connectivity, costly unit rework, reduced mission life, reduced mission data, increased operational complexity, loss of redundancy, and mission… September 2018
Article Collaborating for Faster Acquisition Space acquisition is not broken, says Col. James Reynolds; however, the environment and threats have changed. September 2018
Article Ensuring A Robust Infrastructure for Radiation-Effects Testing Scientists have long recognized the hazard posed by space radiation, which can lead to degradation, poor reliability, and potential failure in space systems. September 2018
Article INCOSE Model-Based Enterprise Capabilities Matrix Engineering and program management are making increased use of models to handle complex problems. While models have always been part of key activities they have been traditionally focused on specific… September 2018
Article Women’s Week Recognizes the Contributions of Women The Aerospace Corporation prides itself on its commitment to diversity and inclusion. That includes its commitment to women, which is reinforced annually during Women’s Week—when the contributions of… September 2018
Article Revolutionizing Launch Access For Small Satellites A standardized form factor known as Launch-U could make it easier to launch satellites that are too small to merit a dedicated launch vehicle but too big for a CubeSat deployer. September 2018
Article Team Wins Army RCO Blind Signal Classification Challenge An Aerospace Corporation team of engineers has won the Army Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) Blind Signal Classification Challenge, furthering the potential of AI in analyzing and identifying radio… August 2018
Article USGS Director Briefed on Landsat Options Aerospace groups in Chantilly recently hosted the new director of the U.S. Geological Survey to discuss capabilities that can help with future development of the long-running Landsat Earth… August 2018
Article Launch To Success STEM Workshop Continuing its year-round commitment to support STEM education, The Aerospace Corporation held a two-day STEM workshop on August 1 and 2 for teachers and high school students. August 2018
Article Aerospace Named to 2018 Top 100 Internships List College careers site WayUp has named Aerospace’s internship program to its 2018 Top 100 Internship Programs list. August 2018
Article Asteroid Deflection Stars in IMAX Film An IMAX documentary was filmed at Aerospace’s El Segundo facility to highlight Aerospace’s near-Earth objects (NEOs) expertise on planetary defense and asteroid deflection. August 2018
Article Communicating and Converging CubeSats A satellite smaller than a loaf of bread beamed a laser to the ground, transmitting 100 megabits of data per second, a rate 50 times greater than typical communication systems for this size CubeSat.… August 2018
Article What if Robots Could Dream? Aerospace’s SeedTECH AI team has taken on the grand challenge of designing an artificial intelligence platform that can dream these new solutions today rather than tomorrow. August 2018
Video OCSD Demos Advanced Communications Technology The Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) mission‘s laser communication system, carried by the two low Earth orbiting OCSD CubeSats successfully transmitted 100 megabits of data at a… August 2018
Article Bi-Coastal National Intern Day Celebrations In recognition of interns and their vital contribution to our mission and future recruitment, Aerospace campuses celebrated our summer interns during WayUp’s National Intern Day. August 2018
Article Launch-U Presentation, Small Satellite 2018 The Launch Unit, or Launch-U, standard was unveiled at the annual Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah on August 6, 2018. This standard, if widely adopted, has the potential to expand and speed… August 2018
