After a nearly 50-year hiatus, the United States plans to return to the moon. The goal of the Artemis program is to land the first woman and next man on the surface of the moon by 2024.
LONG BEACH, CA--Last Sunday night, Elon Musk shared a photo of the tooling that will be used to make carbon-fiber composites for the SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceship, reports Ars Technica. SpaceX intends to manufacture the BFR components near its Hawthorne, CA, headquarters for easy shipping to test sites and launch pads.
NASA spokespeople frequently tell the public that space exploration is not for the faint of heart. But, this type of work is also not for the impatient.
ORANGE COUNTY, VA—Aerojet Rocketdyne will invest $11 million to expand its manufacturing operation here. The expansion is anticipated to create 100 new jobs.
On Sept. 18, 2013, the unmanned Cygnus cargo spacecraft was launched into orbit for the first time. Shortly thereafter, it reached and docked with the International Space Station (ISS).
LITTLETON, CO—Lockheed Martin is pledging to create as many as 500 new high-paying aerospace jobs here over eight years in exchange for up to $15.5 million in state job-growth tax incentives.
