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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
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Pete Aldridge |
Business |
18-Aug-1938 |
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Under Secretary of Defense, 2001-03 |
| Barbara M. Barrett |
Attorney |
c. 1950 |
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US Ambassador to Finland |
| Ivan Getting |
Inventor |
18-Jan-1912 |
11-Oct-2003 |
Global Positioning System |
| Elizabeth Paté-Cornell |
Educator |
17-Aug-1948 |
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Risk analysis expert, Stanford professor |
| Sally Ride |
Astronaut |
26-May-1951 |
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First American woman in space |
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