The Aerospace Corporation

The Aerospace Corporation is a private, nonprofit company established in 1960 to serve and support U.S. national-security space projects and programs. We operate a federally funded research and development center specializing in space systems and technologies. Aerospace provides systems engineering, architecture, and development support to the U.S. government, principally the United States Air Force. We also perform national-security work for other agencies in the national interest.

Our primary resource is people. Technical and scientific professionals of the highest caliber are responsible for a corporate tradition of excellence. Nearly half of our employees are members of the technical staff. Two-thirds of the technical staff hold advanced degrees in a broad range of disciplines, and about one-fourth of those staff members hold doctoral degrees.

Our corporate headquarters is located in El Segundo, California, next to Los Angeles Air Force Base. Regional offices exist at Air Force launch sites on the East and West coasts; at Johnson Space Center in Texas; at satellite operations and technology centers in California, Colorado, and New Mexico; and in the Washington, D.C., area.