Press Releases

Aerospace’s Technology and Laboratory Operations Vice President to Retire

After 37 years of technical leadership and service to The Aerospace Corporation and its customers, Dr. Sherrie Zacharius, vice president of Technology and Laboratory Operations, will retire on March…

The Aerospace Corporation Announces Leadership Change

Katherine Chambers, vice president, National Systems Operations, will be leaving the corporation to pursue other opportunities.

David W. Thompson Elected to Aerospace Board of Trustees

Aerospace has elected David W. Thompson, former president and CEO of Orbital ATK, to serve on its board of trustees. Thompson joins Aerospace at a time when the company is focused on innovating to…

Mission Success of Falcon 9 GPS III-2 Launch

In support of the U.S. Air Force, Aerospace performed a complete independent verification of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and the Global Positioning System (GPS) Block III-2 satellite.

Dr. David Miller Selected as VP and Chief Technology Officer

Aerospace announced today that Dr. David Miller, formerly of MIT, has been selected as vice president and chief technology officer.

R3 to Provide High-Value Capability at Fraction of Cost

Aerocube-11 R3 is an experiment in smallsat low Earth orbit (LEO) technologies that will focus on faster development of new prototype concepts at lower costs.

Challenges and Choices of Spectrum Sharing

The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) explores radio frequency (RF) spectrum sharing issues in a new policy paper released today, Good Neighbors: How and When to…

CSPS Unveils New “Game Changer” Series

The Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) has released two papers that are part of a new "Game Changer" series. This new publication series provides valuable insight into new and…

Risk of Launch Delays to Satellite Constellations

The Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) analyzes the risks that launch delays pose to large satellite constellations in a policy paper released today, Launch Uncertainty: Implications for…

Aerospace and JPL Develop Concept to View Distant Planets

In a new development in the search for potentially habitable planets far beyond our solar system, NASA’s JPL and Aerospace are conducting a study to further develop an innovative deep-space concept…

Aerospace Evaluates Options for Retired ICBM Booster Systems

This new policy paper discusses the debate over the use of excess ICBM booster systems; presents post-retirement options that would be advantageous to the U.S. government or the overall space…

CSPS Explores Case Study on Commercial Partnerships for Space

The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) released a new report that analyzes the country’s success in growing its space sector by supporting commercial partnerships and…

Marty Whelan Selected as Senior Vice President

Aerospace announced today that space executive Marty Whelan has been selected as the senior vice president for the Defense Systems Group.

Aerospace Team Wins Grand Prize of $100,000 in Army AI Challenge

A group of eight Aerospace engineers, won the grand prize of $100,000 in the Army Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) Blind Signal Classification Challenge.

New Launch Unit Standards Announced for SmallSats

The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) announced details of a new small satellite standard called a Launch Unit, or Launch-U, during a briefing at the Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah.

Implications of Launching Government Payloads Globally

Announcing a new issue brief, Launching U.S. Government Payloads on Foreign Soil: Regulatory and Policy Analysis, which examines the emergence of new, venture-class launch providers for small…