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Press Releases
Lockheed Martin Unveils Groundbreaking C-130J Super Hercules Performance Results
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] continues to revolutionize the future of tactical airlift with the C-130J Super Hercules and today announced a major breakthrough in wing structure testing that greatly exceeded expectations, by validating the extended wing life of the C-130J and structural superiority of the center wing box. After a rigorous testing program, the C-130J’s wing structure has proven to offer…
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Lockheed Martin Completes Orion Development for Artemis II Mission to the Moon
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed assembly and testing of NASA’s Orion Artemis II spacecraft, transferring possession to NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team today. This milestone is a significant step for NASA and the Artemis industry team, as they prepare to launch a crew of four astronauts to further the agency’s mission in establishing a human presence on the Moon for…
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Guiding Orion: Jorge Chong’s Mission to Advance Deep Space Exploration
Jorge Chong is helping shape the future of human spaceflight, one calculation at a time. As a project manager for TRON (Tracking and Ranging via Optical Navigation) and a guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) test engineer in the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division, he is leading efforts to ensure the Orion spacecraft can navigate deep space autonomously. Jorge Chong in…
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NASA’s X-59 Turns Up Power, Throttles Through Engine Tests
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine performance tests. In preparation for the X-59’s planned first flight this year, NASA and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the aircraft’s engine run tests in January. The engine, a modified F414-GE-100 that powers the aircraft’s flight and integrated subsystems, performed to…
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Moog Receives Substantial Lockheed Martin Award in Support of PAC-3 MSE Contract
-Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide custom actuators for the Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 (PAC-3®) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) contract with the U.S. Army. This upcoming major contract is one of the largest in the history of Moog’s Defense Division valued at over $100 million. The award is attributed to Moog’s exemplary record of quality…
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NASA Runs X-59 Engine with Maximum Afterburner for First Time
NASA completed the first maximum afterburner engine run test on its X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on Dec. 12. The ground test, conducted at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, marks a significant milestone as the X-59 team progresses toward flight. An afterburner is a component of some jet engines that generates additional thrust. Running the engine, an…
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Orion Spacecraft Tested in Ohio After Artemis I Mission
Making the voyage 1.4 million miles around the Moon and back — the farthest a spacecraft built for humans has ever gone — the Orion spacecraft has faced a battery of tests over the years. Though Orion successfully proved its capabilities in the harsh environment of space during the Artemis I mission, Orion’s evaluation did not end at splashdown. The crew module,…
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10 Years Ago: Orion Flies its First Mission
A new American human-rated spacecraft made its first foray into space on Dec. 5, 2014. Under contract to NASA, Lockheed Martin builds Orion as the vehicle to take American astronauts back to the Moon and eventually beyond. Orion’s overall shape harkens back to the Apollo Command and Service Modules, but using today’s technology is a larger and far more capable…
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Artemis II Astronauts Put Orion’s Side Hatch to the Test
Artemis II NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen recently traveled to Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado, where they practiced opening and closing an Orion crew module side hatch model to help demonstrate its reliability and durability during their 10-day mission around the Moon. During normal mission operations, the crew…
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NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Develop Lightning Mapper for NOAA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a lightning mapping instrument as part of NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $297.1 million. It includes the development of two flight instruments as well as options for two additional units.…
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