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Space provides critical global resources like navigation and is key to our national security. The failure of a launch vehicle or satellite can have catastrophic consequences to both the global economy and our national security. The Aerospace Corporation's No. 1 role is helping assure space mission success.

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"Getting It Right -- Partnering for Mission Success" Newsletter: In the April-May edition: Space Supplier Council examines potential program savings -- Mission Assurance Improvement Workshop product teams meet with steering committee to review progress -- Lessons Learned: Lack of communication about a design change leads to big programmatic impacts -- Ground Systems Architectures Workshop focuses on expanding access to information by a wide range of stakeholders -- Recent guidance and related media -- Calendar. More
Crosslink - Climate Science: The U.S. government has increasingly come to recognize climate change as a threat to national security. Military and intelligence services now consider the impacts of climate change in their strategic planning activities, and various branches of the military have begun to assess new missions that could arise in a climate-altered world--some of which could require support from space assets. This edition of Crosslink represents the first time these issues have been showcased collectively. Although it is by no means comprehensive, this edition provides an intriguing glimpse into the corporation's exciting and forward-looking work in this increasingly vital domain. Read the new issue

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What's New

Aerospace President and CEO Honored with 2012 Horatio Alger Award: Dr. Wanda M. Austin, president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, has been selected as a winner of the 2012 Horatio Alger Award. She joins a distinguished group of business and community leaders as one of 12 recipients of the honor this year. Austin will be recognized at the 65th annual Horatio Alger Awards Activities, held this April in Washington, D.C.
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Mission Assurance Summit Focuses on Efficiency and Industrial Base Issues: During the fourth annual U.S. Space Enterprise Mission Assurance Summit held Dec. 1, leaders from government and industry discussed continued efforts to ensure the overall success of space programs with a focus on workforce excellence.
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The Aerospace Corporation Announces Board Changes: David M. DiCarlo and Tina W. Jonas were elected to The Aerospace Corporation's board of trustees on Dec. 7. Rufus A. Fulton Jr. retired from the board effective Dec. 9.
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Dr. Margot Wasz Selected as 2012 AIAA Associate Fellow: Aerospace Senior Scientist Dr. Margot Wasz has been selected as a 2012 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Fellow. Wasz joins a distinguished group of her colleagues in accepting this honor.
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