Skunk Works®, an industry leader in designing, developing and testing innovative solutions, opened a new digital factory in Palmdale, California. This flexible facility enables a collaborative digital approach to increase the speed, agility and effectiveness of aircraft manufacturing with technology like advanced robotics, artificial intelligence and augmented reality. Take a look inside:
🚨Launch Alert🚨
Future USS Nantucket Launched & Christened
The U.S. Navy's newest combat ship is heading to sea trials for rigorous testing. The future USS Nantucket will have to prove its capabilities before joining the fleet. However, moving a 3,000-ton steel-hulled ship into the water is no easy feat. Watch and learn how to launch Freedom Variant Littoral Combat Ships:
Mission-Driven Transformation
We are mapping a bold new path in space by leveraging digital transformation! Have you ever heard of the Kármán line? It's that altitude above the Earth that separates Earth from space. Here's more on how we're blurring that line:
Expanding Education Access & Opportunity
Meet our 2021 Scholars👋
Through our STEM and Vocational scholarships, we’ve helped more than 800 ambitious students gain access to industry opportunities that will propel their careers forward. Here's how we plan to continue our momentum in 2021:
For more about how we are developing a bold new future in space, tune in to the "Space Makers" podcast, which debuts tomorrow, and will be available everywhere you listen to podcasts.
The Space Fence and iSpace are two systems we developed to provide the ability to detect far more debris in space than previous technologies could, and with greater accuracy. Learn more.