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  • AEDC heralds successful first flight of X-51 Waverider

    Arnold Engineering Development Center employees' contributions played an important role, leading to the historic first flight of the X-51A Waverider May 26.Ed Mickle, AEDC's senior manager for aerodynamics test facility planning for the capabilities integration division, was the project engineer for

  • ATA staffers aid in flood relief

    On May 18, a group of Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) personnel from the ID2 Investments at AEDC donated a vacation day to participate in the cleanup effort for people affected by the recent flooding in middle Tennessee. David Milleville, manager for ID2, organized five others in his department and

  • NFAC mechanic survives choking incident

    Kent Griffin was eating lunch in his cubicle at AEDC's National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex at Moffett Field, Calif. on May 18 when a piece of pork tenderloin became lodged in this throat. The situation could have proved fatal, but Griffin's fellow mechanics sprang into action and are credited

  • UTSI, AEDC collaboration leads to improved capability in space chamber

    If it doesn't exist - build it. Faculty, staff and students at the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) helped Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) do exactly that by building a precise electric propulsion (EP) thrust stand.According to Dr. Trevor Moeller, assistant professor at

  • Local community leader selected to attend the National Security Forum

    Franklin County resident and Tullahoma business owner, Mike Niederhauser, has received and accepted a personal invitation from the Secretary of the Air Force to attend the 57th Annual National Security Forum (NSF) at the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The purpose of NSF is to

  • Suggestions save money for AEDC, earn awards for employees

    At Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), ideas can truly lead to action, as well as rewards for employees and savings for the company. Aerospace Testing Alliance's (ATA) Ideas in Action suggestion program implemented one employee-generated suggestion in March, which should result in an

  • ATA managers receive CPR training

    Aerospace Testing Alliance's (ATA) senior leadership team is now 100 percent trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and in the use of automated external defibrillators (AED). The training, conducted by Tony Rollins of ATA Safety and Health, occurred in multiple sessions, the most recent of

  • Arnold AFB staff rallies for flood response

    For the next week, the Nashville disaster relief sites have been declared an alternate place of duty for all Department of Defense employees at Arnold Engineering Development Center. Acting upon requests from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, AEDC Commander, Col. Michael T. Panarisi, called