Video Aerospace STEM Tours Inspire K-12 Students K-12 students enjoy The Aerospace Corporation’s science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) tours, in which they get to engage with interactive robotics, simulate a rocket launch, and learn… November 2017
Article New Alloys Improve Satellite Reliability Aerospace is addressing critical design and manufacturing challenges by developing new space materials that can provide a wealth of options previously unavailable to satellites. In stark contrast to… November 2017
Video Camera Views Atmospheric Glow The Earth’s atmosphere is never completely dark. Even at night, with no moon or stars, the atmosphere gives off light due to chemical reactions that are taking place. This phenomenon, appropriately… November 2017
Video Brane Craft Removes Space Debris Dr. Siegfried Janson, inventor of Brane Craft, discusses his innovative and cost-effective concept for space debris removal. Brane Craft is a paper-thin spacecraft that can wrap itself around debris… October 2017
Article Additive Manufacturing Of Space Components Components made via additive manufacturing could help reduce the cost and enhance the capability of future space systems. Aerospace is spearheading efforts to certify and qualify additive… September 2017
Article Space Collaboration Council A regular summit of industry leaders and government planners is changing the dynamic in the national security space enterprise. September 2017
Article Airborne Chemical Analysis in New York The Aerospace-developed Ground-Based SHARP Sensor (GBSS) played a starring role in conducting an airborne chemical analysis on the air of New York City for a Center for Urban Science and Progress (… August 2017
Article Advancing Laser Communications Technology NASA is sponsoring an Aerospace-built CubeSat, AeroCube-7, as part of its Optical Communication and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) program. AeroCube-7 is designed to demonstrate two significant… July 2017
Article Circumstances Won't Define Carlos Rivas STEM Endowment recipient Carlos Rivas was only eight years old when he set his sights on the stars and emphatically declared he was going to be an aerospace engineer. When he discovered his passion… May 2017
Article Brane Craft Wins NASA Award The Aerospace Corporation’s role as an industry leader in supporting government and commercial customers in space debris management has been further cemented through the awarding of the 2017 NASA… April 2017
Article GPS Improves Hurricane Forecasting For CYGNSS GPS technology that many people use daily is now being used to predict and track hurricanes. Aerospace played a key role in testing a critical subsystem of the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite… April 2017
Article Van Allen Probes Reveal Hidden Radiation Belts The state-of-the-art instruments aboard NASA’s Van Allen Probes were designed by Aerospace researchers and engineers, and the data they are sending back has radically transformed our understanding of… March 2017
Article The Spacewalk Of Stars A stroll in zero gravity is no light matter. Aerospace is helping to ensure that astronauts are equipped to perform critical extravehicular operations outside their space vehicles and the space… February 2017
Article Space Policy in Dynamic Times The space environment has seen tremendous change in the last decade. Rules are changing rapidly and are being questioned by commercial startups and spurred on by near-peer threats. The Center for… January 2017
Article Sextant: Innovative Study on Position, Navigation, and Timing Resiliency A strategic study to enhance position, navigation, and timing (PNT) resiliency, challenging an Aerospace team to think about PNT resilience with a clean slate. August 2016
Video Electric Propulsion for Spacecraft Electric propulsion of spacecraft, or EP, involves the application of electrical energy as a source of thrust to propel spacecraft. The Aerospace Corporation has developed a remarkably comprehensive… August 2016
