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Look what’s been going on in the M2 High Bay in Redondo Beach. |
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Save the Date for the 2018 Summer Reunion!
David Zabalaoui has over 30 years of aerospace and defense experience. Before transitioning to his current role, he led Space Systems Business Development, and prior to that, he led Operations and Integration for the Business and Advanced Systems Development organization, where he provided functional leadership across a breadth of activities including business management, human capital strategies, proposal development and operational effectiveness. Dave is putting together the Space Systems Strategic Plan, so come see him talk to us about where the company would like the space business to go. To make reservations for this event, please click here and fill out the form at the bottom of the page. |
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JWST Tour
Photos from the February event have been posted! Click here to see the photo gallery. |
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TRA Chocolate Tasting Adventure
This event was held Thursday, April 26, 2018. To see more photos of the event, click here. |
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2017 TRA Holiday Party
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Over 80 members and guests took a tour of the Aerospace Museum and a visit to the High Bay Observation Deck to see the JWST Spacecraft and Sunshield Assembly. A second tour has been scheduled for Thursday, April 5 at 11 am; reservations for that tour has been closed. But, the satellite will be available to viewing through next year, so we will be hosting additional tours as the integration progresses.
Engineer Emeritus and TRA member David Vandervoet hosted a special event on April 26. 36 TRA members got to experience a blind tasting of 7 premier chocolates produced from cacao pods grown around the world and decide which you like the best..jpg)
What’s New on the Site
- Meet the new head of the Space Systems organization within NG Aerospace Sector. John Daegele has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of the Space Systems organization replacing Jeff Grant, who has announced his retirement. For more info, please click here.
- The May/June issue of the No Name Gazette is in the mail. To read an on-line version of the No Name Gazette, please click here.
- We have received word of recent passing of some of our colleagues. To read member comments, or to leave your thoughts, please visit our In Memoriam page.
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- Bob Ebers’ stepson, Bob Fried, let us know that his step-father passed away in April. Bob was a long-time engineer and entrepreneur, finishing his career at TRW.
- Don Corbett passed in May. A structural engineer, Don worked at TRW for 30 years before retiring and then consulting for NG. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, June 30 at 11 am at Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary in Santa Ana.
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A retiree mentors STEM students We have an opportunity to leverage our STEM experience and give back to society by volunteering to tutor under-resourced students. To find out more information, see our post by clicking here.
- We have added photos from the San Diego Chapter for their 2016 events. You can see all our photos by navigating from the main menu TRA Events > Past Event Photos
- We have now posted an updated list of NG Clubs. Retirees are welcome to join as associate members. For details, click here.