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Article: Most employees: Aerospace Corp. prepares liftoffs.(L.A.'s Non-Profit World--Where The Money Goes)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
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- January 3, 2005
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How many rocket scientists does it take to put a satellite into orbit? Ask Aerospace Corp.
The largest non-profit in the Los Angeles area, Aerospace has 3,100 employees in its E1 Segundo headquarters and another 700 in offices around the country. The company plans to add 130 more workers in 2005, according to spokesman George Torres. All are civilians, though many offices are on Air Force bases.
Scientists and engineers make up two-thirds of its workforce. More than 700 hold Ph.D.s, and more than 1,000 hold master's degrees. These are the people who invented global positioning systems, a network of satellites used for navigation that can pinpoint a ...
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