Space Grant Impact Dr Ray Haynes Northrop Grumman

Space Grant Impact Dr. Ray Haynes, Northrop Grumman Space Technology Dr. Michael Wiskerchen, University of California at San Diego, CA Space Grant Meeting New York City, NY October 2006

Northrop Grumman Corporation Electronic Systems • Airborne Radars • C 4 ISR • Electronic Warfare • Navigation & Guidance Information Technology • C 4 ISR • Government IT Infrastructure • Information Security/ Assurance Integrated Systems • • Tactical Aircraft Long Range Unmanned Airborne Early Warning & Surveillance Ship Systems/ Newport News • Naval Systems Integrator • Aircraft Carriers • Attack Submarines Mission Systems Space Technology • Command, Control and Intelligence • Digitized Battlefield • ICBM Systems Integration • Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance • Space-Qualified Microelectronics • Electronic Systems • Military Satcom • Scientific Satellites • Software Radios $32 B Company with 125, 000 People All 50 States and 24 Foreign Countries

Space Technology Since 1957 HERMES DSCS Fleet Sat Com EOS MILSTAR TDRSS Pioneer CGRO VELA DSP Chandra

Recent Space Technology Satellites Chandra Aqua Aura X-Ray Telescope Earth Observing Satellite Launched 1999 Launched 2002 Launched 2004

Engineering Education Issues § B. S. Engineering Graduates 1994 2004 USA 65, 000 73, 000 China 60, 000 325, 00 0 § Engineers in High Office – USA: 5 of 535 in U. S. House and Senate – China: 9 of 9 in Politburo are degreed engineers § President Hu Jintao, Tsinghua University

40 30 20 10 nd ina Ch an iw Ta any rm Ge n pa Ja e nc Fra d lan Ire a gla En ny Ke A US NSF 2000 0 Engineering % of Total Degrees Undergraduate Engineering Degrees

Aerospace Engineering Pipeline Constricted § Aerospace industry faces shortage of engineers – Feb 2004: 50 -year low in aerospace employment – Now increasing, but talent pipeline is not sufficient § Aerospace science and engineering positions – 9% of funded positions going unfilled – 27% eligible for retirement by 2008 – Lack of qualified candidates Aerospace Industry Association 22 Dec 2004

Aerospace Economy in Southern California § Manufacturing employment in So. Calif. ~ 1, 000 § Aerospace employment in So. Calif. ~ 200, 000 – Aerospace – International Trade – Tourism Southern California USG Prime Contracts ($B) 16 § Business areas with highest 2004 growth 14 12 rates in Southern California 10 8 6 4 2 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year

Why Space Grant § Do we care? YES! § Supports pipeline for industry and NASA internships and career hires from 500+ universities § NGST focus schools include Air Force Academy, Cal Poly-SLO, Cal. Tech, Hawaii, Michigan, MIT, NMSU, Purdue, Stanford, USC, UCSD and others § Areas include cubesats, small sats, rocketry and related student projects and activities § Futures: James Webb Space Telescope, Vision for Space Exploration, Transformational Space, etc.

Conclusion § Education collaboration required for success – – – § Global environment is rapidly changing U. S. government investment support is critical Industry: university: government collaboration required Engineering education and university research – – Focus on basic and emerging engineering needs University research is new technology’s forcing function § Engineering education is the key component. Enables innovation which in turn drives U. S. economy § Mark calendars: CSA-Transforming Space 2006, AIAA SPACE 2007, Cal. Tech-NGC-JPL 50 Years