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A Century of Leadership in Space
and Aerospace
The indisputable headquarters for the global space and aerospace industries.
The Epicenter of Research, Innovation
and Manufacturing
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Global leaders in aerospace are drawn to the Los Angeles area. Companies like Aerospace, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, NASA, SpaceX, and more have offices or headquarters in the region. Every day, we’re developing a better understanding of the universe with the advancement of space exploration technology, and these revelations are happening right here in Los Angeles.
3 Reasons Why
Why L.A. leads in
Space and Aerospace
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Pasadena-based CalTech is considered among the best aerospace engineering schools in the world.
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Long Beach, affectionately called “Space Beach”, is at the center of the space and launch sector and generated more than 6,500 new jobs in the area.
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Year-round clear skies help optimize outdoor product testing capacity.
By the numbers
80%
Of the world's aerospace fasteners — nuts, bolts, the things that hold one part of a plane to another — are made in Southern California.
100k+
Aerospace private and public industry jobs in SoCal (2016), 14% of total national industry employment.
28B
Spent on goods and services for inputs into production (2016).​
48%
Growth in California's aerospace industry between 2018-2020.
Eager to Explore
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Global leaders in aerospace are drawn to the Los Angeles area. Companies and organizations like Boeing, Northrop Grumman, NASA, SpaceX, and more have offices or headquarters in the region. Every day, we’re developing a better understanding of the universe with the advancement of space exploration technology. And these revelations are happening right here in Los Angeles.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena leads the nation in robotic solar system exploration. They’ve conducted missions on the sun and every planet in our solar system, hoping to explore the possibility of life on other planets.
Los Angeles-based SpaceX is rapidly testing rockets to successfully send the first humans to Mars. It’s the awe-inspiring work of companies like these that make Los Angeles a prime destination for aerospace research.
Partner Organizations in Space and Aerospace
