The First Asteroid Sample Collected in Space by NASA to Arrive on Earth this Sunday
Release – The first asteroid sample collected in space by NASA will arrive on Earth Sunday, Sept. 24, and there are multiple events leading up to its landing. NASA’s live coverage of the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) capsule landing starts at 10...
Aerospace Careers Take Flight as Patti Grace Smith Fellowship Recipients Selected
Forty three young people have been awarded Patti Grace Smith Fellowships, a program designed to enable Black undergraduate students to get the opportunity to work in the aerospace industry. The 43 fellows come from a range of backgrounds but all have a passion for working in aeronautics. The inaugural...
Interview: Melanie Stricklan of Slingshot Aerospace Aims to Clean Up Space with Location Tech Products
By DONNA BALANCIA Slingshot Aerospace of El Segundo, a maker of situational intelligence software, is navigating the startup universe and aiming to make the world a better place. The SoCal creates mapping software that enables users to collect and analyze data for decision-making in real time situations. The company...
El Camino College Teams with Red Rocks CC to Create Aerospace Workforce Program
El Camino College of Torrance and Red Rocks Community College in Colorado have teamed to create a major aerospace workforce collaboration of great significance to the Southern California region. The initiative, called “Space, Cyber and Supply Talent Development Center” (SCSTDC), bridges two aerospace hubs that share economic and workforce...
Van Espabohdi: Sky is No Limit for So Cal Aerospace and Starburst Accelerator
By DONNA BALANCIA Van Espahbodi, the managing partner and co-founder of Starburst Accelerator helps aerospace companies grow. Espahbodi, a 20-year aerospace strategist with an eye on the future, said fertile ground is about for creative companies on the rise. Starburst Accelerator, led by Espahbodi and founder François Chopard, help...
COO Lisa Arinwine Keeps the Legacy of F & E Aircraft Maintenance Flying High
By DONNA BALANCIA Lisa Arinwine is the COO of F and E Aircraft Maintenance, which she has piloted since the company founder, her husband Everett Arinwine, passed away in 2010. Today, business is flying high. Everett founded and built F and E Aircraft Maintenance up from a small aircraft...
Airline Stocks Fly High on Hope for $25B Government Bailout
Airline stocks were flying high on Thursday on the news that U.S. senators are pushing for another round of payroll assistance to the tune of $25 billion. Senators talked bailout of the airlines with a second package amounting to a $25 billion payroll assistance program. Another spike in coronavirus...