The Aerospace Corporation

Aerospace is a non-profit organization that has provided independent technical and scientific research, development and advisory services to US security space programmes since 1960. It operates a federally funded research and development centre (FFRDC) for the United States Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office and supports all national security space programmes. Aerospace applies more than 50 years of experience with space systems to projects for civil agencies, commercial companies, universities and international organizations in the national interest.