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Scaled Composites, LLC
Company typeDivision
IndustryAerospace industry
Founded1982
FounderBurt Rutan
HeadquartersMojave, California
Key people
Greg Morris, President
Jennifer Santiago, Executive Vice President
Kevin Mickey, President Emeritus
ProductsAir vehicle design, tooling, and manufacturing, specialty composite structure design, analysis and fabrication, and developmental flight test
Number of employees
Over 200
ParentNorthrop Grumman
Websitewww.scaled.com Edit this at Wikidata

Scaled Composites (often called simply Scaled) is an American aerospace company founded by Burt Rutan and currently owned by Northrop Grumman. It is located at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California, United States. Founded to develop experimental aircraft, the company now focuses on designing and developing concept craft and prototype fabrication processes for aircraft and other vehicles. It is known for unconventional designs, for its use of non-metal, composite materials, and for winning the Ansari X Prize with its experimental spacecraft SpaceShipOne.

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