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Scaled Composites, LLC

Name: Scaled Composites, LLC
Address: 1624 Flight Line # 78, Mojave, CA, 93501, US
Telephone: +16618244541

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We work to push boundaries, prove out ideas, and achieve what has not been achieved.

We are a 42 year old aerospace company continually looking towards the future.

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! Today we celebrate the hard-working and dedicated employees that keep Scaled innovating. Thank you for everything you do. Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday.

09/04/2026

When the Model 115 Starship made its first flight on August 29, 1983, it was only 8 months after fabrication began for the aircraft – the first part was built on the same day that Scaled moved into our brand new hangar in January of 1983!

09/01/2026

The countdown to next summer starts now! Scaled’s Summer of 2027 Internship applications are now open. Interns become part of the action from day one, contributing to real aerospace projects and learning alongside our team of innovators.

Are you an engineering or flight sciences student ready for a new challenge? Apply via: https://scaled.com/internship/

Application window closes on October 16, 2026.

08/21/2026

is one of many traditions around the hangar that makes Scaled a special place to work. Aloha and happy Friday from our team to yours!

08/14/2026

Scaled was involved in multiple early vertical take off and landing rocket concepts in the 1990’s – one of which was building a custom aeroshell for the McDonnell Douglas DC-X. On August 18, 1993, the DC-X made its first flight – lifting off for 59 seconds and landing to complete the first vertical landing of a rocket on Earth!

08/12/2026

In the summer of 1982, Burt Rutan, Pat Storch, and Herb Iversen had the idea for a company to build and test conceptual and research aircraft and scaled down prototypes, leading to the start of Scaled Composites: Advanced Link to Efficient Development (SCALED). On August 12th, 1982, Scaled broke ground for our first hangar!

Today there are little pieces of history from the past 44 years found throughout the Scaled hangars and offices, from manufacturing articles to historical milestone artifacts - sometimes you may not know you are standing next to something with a story.

One of these artifacts casually sits in an office space alongside some pictures on a shelf, a shovel with composite materials wrapped around the shaft and blade – the same shovel used in our groundbreaking ceremony!

08/07/2026

During the envelope expansion for SpaceShipOne, the first time White Knight released the little spaceship from altitude so it could complete a glide flight was a significant step. The glide flight on August 7, 2003 let Scaled evaluate the initial handling qualities including a clean separation from the mothership White Knight, collect performance data of the expected subsonic flight envelope from stall to 150 knots, and land smoothly back at Mojave - teaching the team a lot about how SpaceShipOne flew and letting us move forward towards spaceflight.

Curious about other steps on the way to SpaceShipOne’s historic spaceflight? The test logs are available at: https://scaled.com/portfolio/spaceshipone/

08/05/2026

Living in the Mojave Desert means a lot of effort goes into staying cool during the hot summers – we recently brought in Kona Ice as a cold treat for our employees!

07/31/2026

The matching style of White Knight and SpaceShipOne was more than an aesthetics choice – White Knight’s cockpit was intentionally designed to incorporate identical systems so all the spacecraft systems (other than the rocket motor) could be flight qualified before SpaceShipOne ever took to the air.

With only 17 months from program start to first flight, White Knight made its first flight on August 1, 2002 followed by a test campaign to prove out the aircraft prior to the first captive carry of SpaceShipOne in 2003!

07/30/2026

If engineering intern Justin Betanzos had to describe his internship in just three words, he’d go with “shocking, impressive, and unorthodox.”

Justin is a rising senior at Santa Clara University studying mechanical engineering. He is spending his summer as part of the Scaled team on the JetZero Demonstrator aircraft supporting internal cockpit pressure testing and tooling assembly for cockpit fixtures. While familiar with Scaled’s work through his engineering mentors, Justin felt he had a solid idea of what to expect from his internship - but the professionalism, rigor, and deep expertise of Scaled’s subject matter experts (SMEs) have exceeded those initial expectations. He expected to take on a heavy workload with high standards but didn’t anticipate how “hands-off” and trusting Scaled’s engineers would be, giving him the freedom to dive in, take ownership, and learn through real trial and error.

While Justin acknowledges his work this summer has deepened his understanding of tolerances, best practices, and industry standards for materials and specifications, his biggest takeaway for his future career has been the work environment. He’s enjoyed how Scaled engineers split their time between focused desk work and hands-on involvement on the shop floor, and he appreciates the high level of talent in the people he works alongside. It has shown him that who you’re doing the work with is just as important as the work itself. When he is not at work or working on his personal engineering projects, Justin enjoys surfing, reading, cooking, mountain biking, snowboarding, camping, and traveling. This summer, he climbed Mount Whitney and competed in a mountain bike race at Mammoth Lakes, in addition to his most recent solo trip to Patagonia National Park. His advice for future Scaled interns is to not be afraid of asking for feedback as often as possible, because the knowledge you will gain here is hard to find elsewhere!

Address

1624 Flight Line # 78
Mojave, CA
93501

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	7am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	7am - 4:30pm
Thursday	7am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+16618244541

Website

http://www.scaled.com/

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