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68ºAerospace Capital of the World
Anything is possible in a town that helped put a man on the moon.
El Segundo has a proud tradition of aerospace innovation. It is home to Los
Angeles Air Force Base and The Aerospace Corporation - the country’s PhD braintrust that directs all American space missions.
Over half of all satellites and vehicles in space are manufactured in El Segundo. The nation’s largest defense firms are located here: Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin.
Global Positioning Satellite Systems, Global Hawk's unmanned aerial vehicle surveillance aircraft, and the FA-18 are also developed and conceived in El Segundo.
El Segundo has a proud tradition of aerospace innovation. It is home to Los
Over half of all satellites and vehicles in space are manufactured in El Segundo. The nation’s largest defense firms are located here: Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin.
Global Positioning Satellite Systems, Global Hawk's unmanned aerial vehicle surveillance aircraft, and the FA-18 are also developed and conceived in El Segundo.