WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Work on the contract will be performed at El Segundo, California, and is expected to be completed by September 30, 2017 for the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, the Defense Department added.
“The Aerospace Corporation [of] El Segundo, California, has been awarded an $844.2 million modification… contract for systems engineering and integration support for the national space community,” the release said on Thursday.
The Aerospace Corporation operates a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in El Segundo. It provides technical guidance on all aspects of space missions to military, civil, and commercial customers, according to its articles of incorporation.
Aerospace works closely with organizations such as the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) as its primary customers.
