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  • Success or failure can rest on a millisecond:

    Space is a harsh and unforgiving environment, one that exposes satellites and space craft to powerful radiation, extreme temperatures and a host of other potentially destructive forces and phenomena. This is why it is so important to rigorously test satellite, space vehicle and launch systems,

  • AEDC plans for natural gas system privatization

    Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) has taken an important step in the privatization process by entering into a contract with the Elk River Public Utility District (ERPUD) to replace the base's natural gas distribution system. Privatization is essentially the sale or transfer of a current

  • ATA recipient of military support award

    Even though Arnold Air Force Base does not have many uniformed military on base it still receives support for employing a military mission. No one knows this better than those who have deployed or are currently deployed to support the war effort overseas. For this reason, Jody Frame, facility

  • New STEM program designed to inspire the next generation underway at AEDC

    The next generation of engineers and scientists has just started their educational journey. Today they are solving multiplication and division problems and learning basic scientific principles, but one day they will be the designers of the next generation of flight vehicles or weapon systems. They

  • Area citizens advocate for AEDC in the nation's capitol

    Community leaders recently traveled to Washington, D.C., and walked the halls of Congress to advocate for Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). Arnold Community Council (ACC) organized a group of 24 people for the trip, including three elected officials - Coffee County Executive, David

  • Guest speaker praises Arnold AFB, award nominees and winners

    Dan Clark, CEO of a multi-million dollar High Performance Consulting Firm and internationally recognized speaker, was the guest speaker at the 2009 annual awards banquet ceremony held recently at the Arnold Lakeside Center. "I have spoken all over the world and to every single command and I've never

  • Engineer-for-a-day program is alive and well in 2010

    Sixty-three students from eight mid-state counties recently attended the engineer-for-a-day program at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) and other area businesses. According to Early McKnight, a systems support engineer for Jacobs Technology Inc., participation in the program may have hit

  • Tunnel 9 ushers in new paradigm for evaluation and test

    For the past year, engineers at the Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 located at Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) White Oak location renovated their main tunnel controller. They installed a state-of-the-art digital control room and completed a successful return to service, verifying all