Jerry Stoeckinger, Engineer, Sports Fan
Gerald (Jerry) Ralph Stoeckinger, aerospace engineer and longtime sports enthusiast, passed away on December 31. He was 77. Jerry was born on November 16, 1934, in Mishawaka, Indiana, to Ralph and Henrietta Stoeckinger, and attended St Joseph's Elementary School.
Debris from way out there
"Well, here it is," said aerospace engineer William Ailor as he paused next to the hulking metal shells arrayed along the plaza outside a visitor entrance at Aerospace Corp.'s El Segundo, Calif., headquarters.
More space debris falling to Earth
"Well, here it is," said aerospace engineer William Ailor as he paused next to the hulking metal shells arrayed along the plaza outside a visitor entrance at Aerospace Corp.'s El Segundo, Calif., headquarters. The stuff is junk. But, Ailor said, it's no ordinary junk. This garbage has traveled to space and back. A 150-pound hollow sphere of blackened titanium is all that remains of a motor ...
Expo Experts Hosts Wichita Job Fair
Even though the Kansas Unemployment rate dropped again in December, it could still be better. Much of the blame for that has been placed on a sluggish general aviation market, but there are job openings in aerospace.
Studying the science of space junk
Researchers at an El Segundo firm that contracts with NASA and the military don't concern themselves with space junk's artistic or monetary value. They're interested in the science of it — and in safety. "Well, here it is," said aerospace engineer William Ailor as he paused next to the hulking metal shells arrayed along the plaza outside a visitors entrance at Aerospace Corp.'s El Segundo ...
Space-junk collection has loads to teach scientists
The Center for Orbital and Re-entry Debris Studies provides technical advice to the military, NASA and other customers about space junk: how it affects satellites in orbit, what hazards it poses when it re-enters the atmosphere, when it might crash to Earth.
Students encouraged to explore engineer careers
A young engineer from BAE Systems was in Qatar to work with schools and universities and look at developing academic potential in the engineering sector.
Shropham road crash victim was on verge of a promising career, inquest told
A 24-year-old man who tragically died in a road crash was on the verge of a promising career, an inquest heard yesterday.
Huntsville officials look to potential hot job opportunities in the years ahead
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Where will you find the hot job fields in the local market in the years ahead?
'Warm welcome to Dr Abdul Kalam - the celebrated scientist of Asia'
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, or Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, the aerospace engineer, who was the first Chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram (IIST), who later served as the 11th President of the Republic of India from 2002 to 2007, visited Sri Lanka on the 20th instant.