The Aerospace Corporation

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The Aerospace Corporation

ORGANIZATION

"The Aerospace Corporation has provided independent technical and scientific research, development, and advisory services to national-security space programs since 1960. We operate a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for the United States Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office and support all national-security space programs. We also apply more than 40 years of experience with space systems to projects for civil agencies like NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, commercial companies, universities, and some international organizations in the national interest."

Official Website:
http://www.aero.org/

Location:
El Segundo, CA

Founding Date:
1960

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Pete Aldridge Business 18-Aug-1938 Under Secretary of Defense, 2001-03

Barbara M. Barrett Attorney c. 1950 US Ambassador to Finland

Ivan Getting Inventor 18-Jan-1912 11-Oct-2003 Global Positioning System

Elizabeth Paté-Cornell Educator 17-Aug-1948 Risk analysis expert, Stanford professor

Sally Ride Astronaut 26-May-1951 23-Jul-2012 First American woman in space

Ronald D. Sugar Business 1948 CEO of Northrop Grumman

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