Robert A. Citron, engineer who pioneered commercializing space, dies at 79
Robert A. Citron, an aerospace engineer and intrepid entrepreneur, whose boyhood fantasy of traveling beyond Earth inspired pioneering ventures to commercialize space, died Jan. 31 at his home in Bellevue, Click to Continue »
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.
Robert A. Citron dies at 79; space visionary
An entrepreneur and engineer who helped commercialize space, Robert A. Citron collaborated on a transportation module for the space shuttle. Robert A. Citron, an aerospace engineer and intrepid entrepreneur, whose boyhood fantasy of traveling beyond Earth inspired pioneering ventures to commercialize space, died Jan. 31 at his home in Bellevue, Wash. He was 79.
Aerospace Experts Wrestle with the Cost of Astronaut Safety
The question of how much the life of an astronaut is worth is a perennial question that is wrestled over in aerospace circles. How much money should be spent to ensure that astronauts who venture into space come back alive?
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 ...
Boeing employees talk about aerospace innovation in online video series
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Boeing is working with NASA on a Blended Wing Body aircraft that looks a lot like a manta ray with jet engines atop its tail end and is very, very efficient and quiet.
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.
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.
Why does India need an Aerospace Command?
The early 2007 anti-satellite test carried out by China, besides sending shock waves across the world, seriously jolted the Indian defence establishment into thinking about strategies required to...
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 ...