Northwest Aerospace News February | March 2019 Issue No. 7 | Page 4

AEROSPACE NORTHWEST N E W S M A G A Z I N E 708 North Argonne Road #18 Spokane Valley,WA 99212 NORTHWEST AEROSPACE NEWS 509-995-9958 PUBLISHER ISSUE No. 7 DEAN CAMERON w w w. n o r t hwes t aerospacenews.co m PUBLISHER DEAN CAMERON [email protected] CREATIVE DIRECTOR & EDITORIAL DESIGN Aerospace is a simple word that captures an entire complex industry. REBECCA LLOYD [email protected] COPY EDITOR & PROOFREADER ANN CONTOIS [email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: DEAN CAMERON BRYAN CORLISS TOM BLEIER STACI NELSON FIONA MCKAY JENNIFER FERRERO MARY KAYE BREDESON PHOTOGRAPHY CREDIT: BLMOREGON ON FOTER.COM / CC BY-SA NASA GODDARD PHOTO AND VIDEO ON FOTER.COM / CC BY EVI PRODUCTIONS LEAD DEVELOPER | I.T. SUPPORT ADAM TOWNSEND FINANCE | BOOKKEEPING PAM CAMERON Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission from Northwest Aerospace News magazine - a Top Drawer Media Publishing company is strictly prohibited. Top Drawer Media does not accept li- ability for omissions or error in Northwest Aerospace News. Any and all advertising and other content submitted is assumed to have all the proper licenses and copyrights before submission. The content held without does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Northwest Aerospace News magazine. Northwest Aerospace News Magazine does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the quality, accuracy, completeness, legality, or reliability. Northwest Aerospace News Magazine is not responsible for the content or availability of any external or 3rd party websites and does not warrant or guarantee the products, services or performance of any party shown by article or advertisement within the print magazine or our website. 4 4 Defining Aerospace Since we have begun publishing Northwest Aerospace News we have covered aerospace in education; aerospace as it pertains to firefighting; aerospace in unmanned technology; aerospace in military; aerospace in new space technology; aerospace in business and small craft; aerospace in new technology designed to create more efficient travel and aerospace by the many manufac- turing companies who make it happen and support this industry we call “aerospace.” That said, I can say with confidence that those of us that have been in this industry for a while are amazed at what we keep learning as the aerospace landscape keeps changing. It is beyond amazing to learn of the potential of a manufacturing facility in space to build parts used in space — or to learn of manufacturing systems and robotics that revolutionize new processes and anti- quate traditional systems used for decades. While “aerospace” is a worldwide industry supported by innovators from many great companies, the Pacific Northwest is a major factor in not only the world- wide brain trust but the companies that put that innovation together and build the systems and the parts that make things fly. From software to spaceships and everything in between, the “Super Cluster” of aerospace companies in the Pacific Northwest will continue to change the ways we perceive transportation, protection and industrial uses for aircraft in our lives, and Northwest Aerospace News will endeavor to bring that information to the forefront for our readers. Dean Cameron Publisher NORTHWEST AEROSPACE NEWS