Northrop Grumman's heritage includes the company that built the original B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. elaborate
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division, famous for designing aircraft like the SR-71 Blackbird, was originally housed in a converted barn. elaborate
Airbus originally started as a consortium of European aerospace companies, not a single entity. elaborate
Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes are designed to be reusable, significantly reducing the cost per flight compared to traditional rockets. elaborate
Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket is named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space. elaborate
BAE Systems' name is an acronym, but it's not actually an acronym for anything; it's a "stylized name" created when British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merged. elaborate
Raytheon Technologies is a major producer of the Tomahawk cruise missile. elaborate
Boeing's first product wasn't an airplane; it was furniture. elaborate
SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage boosters are designed to be reusable, significantly reducing launch costs. elaborate
The longest-lasting man-made object in space is a Pioneer plaque, designed to potentially be discovered by extraterrestrial life. elaborate
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