The Aerospace Corporation is an American nonprofit corporation that operates a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). It provides technical guidance and advice on all aspects of space missions to military, civil, and commercial customers, including the U.S. Space Force, NRO, NASA, and NOAA. Aerospace offers scientific and engineering support for launch, space, and related ground systems, as well as analysis and expertise to commercial space entities. Keywords associated with the Aerospace Corporation are: FFRDC, space missions, technical guidance, space systems, and space policy.
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The Aerospace Corporation published an analysis of super heavy lift launch vehicles.
The Aerospace Corporation’s analysis says super heavy lift launch vehicles must fly frequently and be fully utilized to succeed financially.
Dr. Michael "Mick" Gleason is Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation.
Merek Chertkow developed qualification strategies at SpaceX and Blue Origin that were adopted across multiple flight programs and approved by NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and The Aerospace Corporation.
Robin Dickey previously worked as a military legislative assistant for a member of Congress and at The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy.
The Aerospace Corporation leveraged secure generative AI at enterprise scale to accelerate engineering workflows, software development, and decision support while maintaining mission assurance.
The Aerospace Corporation released technical interface documentation for DiskSat and initiated licensing discussions to commercialize the platform for Earth observation and space domain awareness.
The Aerospace Corporation launched DiskSat satellites in December 2025 in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command and NASA.
Dr. Debra Emmons is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of The Aerospace Corporation.
The Aerospace Corporation developed DiskSat, a disk-shaped small satellite platform measuring 1 meter in diameter and 2.5 centimeters thick.
The Aerospace Corporation launched four DiskSats on Rocket Lab’s STP-S30 mission in December.
The Aerospace Corporation entered licensing agreements with commercial partners to position DiskSat as a scalable platform for broader ecosystem use.
The Aerospace Corporation launched Solution Accelerator to streamline rapid, mission-ready solutions for government customers and inform policy for cislunar operations in 2025.
Spoon Bender is an orbital threat wargame created by The Aerospace Corporation to explore contested-space scenarios with government, industry, academia, and AI developers.
Satlyt signed an agreement to license DiskSat technology from The Aerospace Corporation to enable autonomous operations and in-orbit data processing.
Planetary Utilities cites engineers at The Aerospace Corporation, Airbus, and SAIC as customers.
DiskSat is a lightweight, compact disk-shaped satellite architecture developed by The Aerospace Corporation to improve payload accommodation efficiency, equalize satellite mass, and enable rapid constellation deployment.
Satlyt signed a commercial license agreement with The Aerospace Corporation on February 3, 2026 to integrate The Aerospace Corporation’s DiskSat with Satlyt’s edge-computing framework.
The Aerospace Corporation is based in Virginia and its president and CEO is Tanya Pemberton.
Satlyt will license DiskSat technology from The Aerospace Corporation to enable autonomous operations, in-orbit data processing, and distributed satellite coordination.