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Press Releases
First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Encapsulated for Dec. 18 Launch
TITUSVILLE, Fla., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Air Force’s first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built GPS III satellite is now encapsulated for its planned December 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. GPS III Space Vehicle 01 (GPS III SV01) underwent pre-launch processing, fueling and encapsulation at Astrotech Space Operations, in Titusville, Florida. During encapsulation, GPS III SV01 was sealed in…
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Australia’s first F-35s Arrive Home to RAAF Williamtown Heralding New Era for the Australian Defence Force
RAAF BASE WILLIAMTOWN and NEWCASTLE, Australia, Dec. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Australia’s first two locally-based F-35 fighter aircraft arrived on home soil today at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Williamtown, signalling the dawn of a new era for the nation’s defence capabilities. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) designed and built Australia’s fleet of F-35s and also serves as the global industry lead for F-35 sustainment. The most advanced…
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NASA
NASA Provides Live Coverage of Spacecraft Arrival at Asteroid That May Have Answers to the Origin of our Solar System
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is scheduled to rendezvous with its targeted asteroid, Bennu, on Monday, Dec. 3 at approximately noon EST. NASA will air a live event from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST to highlight the arrival of the agency’s first asteroid sample return mission. The program will originate from OSIRIS-REx’s mission control…
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Amazon Web Services and Lockheed Martin Team to Make Downlinking Satellite Data Easier and Less Expensive
SEATTLE & BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 27, 2018– Today at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced a strategic collaboration to integrate the new AWS Ground Station service with Lockheed Martin’s new Verge antenna network. AWS and Lockheed Martin are bringing these two highly capable systems together to provide a solution that addresses customer needs for resilient satellite uplinks and downlinks. Through this…
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NASA
Lockheed Martin Reveals New Human Lunar Lander Concept
DENVER, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today, at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Bremen, Germany, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) experts revealed the company’s crewed lunar lander concept and showed how the reusable lander aligns with NASA’s lunar Gateway and future Mars missions. Concept video: https://vimeo.com/293133933 The crewed lunar lander is a single stage, fully reusable system that incorporates flight-proven technologies and systems from NASA’s Orion spacecraft. In…
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Lockheed Martin is the Title Sponsor of the Astronaut Training Experience® at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A ceremony today at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex marked the official kick-off of Lockheed Martin as the title sponsor for the Astronaut Training Experience® (ATX), the newest venue at the visitor complex. The occasion was marked with fanfare and celebrations as representatives from Lockheed Martin pressed a ceremonial “launch” button to signify the official beginning of the…
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NASA
NASA Invests in Concepts for a Vibrant Future Commercial Space Economy
In an ongoing effort to foster commercial activity in space, NASA has selected 13 companies to study the future of commercial human spaceflight in low-Earth orbit, including long-range opportunities for the International Space Station. The studies will assess the potential growth of a low-Earth orbit economy and how to best stimulate private demand for commercial human spaceflight. The portfolio of…
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