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EPISODE · Jul 30, 2026 · 31 MIN

From Stealth Aircraft to Space Transportation: The Evolution of Aerospace Composites

from Composites Weekly · host Jonathan Taylor

On this episode, Martin McLaughlin joins the show to discuss his 39-year career at Northrop Grumman during the development of the B-2 bomber, the F-20 and F/A-18 fighters, and the YF-23 fighter. Martin also managed the DARPA experimental spaceplane XS-1 program and numerous internal Northrop Grumman studies for air-launched to orbit rocketplanes. He continues his work in the growing space economy at McLaughlin Aerospace LLC. 

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