Lockheed Martin is a major American aerospace and defense company heavily involved in the space industry. As a manufacturer and systems integrator, they develop and produce commercial and military satellites, space probes, missile defense systems, and spacecraft, including NASA's Orion spacecraft. Lockheed Martin partners with organizations like NASA, ESA, and the U.S. Space Force, providing key technologies and services for space exploration, earth observation, and national security missions.
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LM LINUSS is part of Lockheed Martin’s LM 50 smallsat family and integrates the company’s mission electro-optical payload deck with a next-generation bus from Terran Orbital Corporation.
Lockheed Martin announced plans in 2021 to work with General Motors on a lunar rover.
LM LINUSS is part of Lockheed Martin’s LM 50 smallsat family integrating the company’s mission electro-optical payload deck with a next-generation bus from Terran Orbital Corporation.
Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and York Space Systems won Space Development Agency contracts in early 2022 to deliver 42 satellites apiece by 2024 for the SDA Transport Layer Tranche 1.
LM LINUSS operated using Lockheed Martin’s Horizon™ 2.0 command and control software together with advanced RPO software.
The first satellites for Lockheed Martin’s Parsec lunar service are projected to launch in 2025.
Lockheed Martin created a subsidiary called Crescent Space Services on 2023-03-28 to support the Parsec lunar communications and navigation service.
Lockheed Martin has invested in a new mid-size satellite bus that recently completed electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility testing and is about to complete thermal vacuum testing.
Linuss demonstrated a new ground system that uses S-band communications to command and control Lockheed Martin’s LM 50 small satellite line being built with bus manufacturer Terran Orbital.
Later 2023 Lockheed Martin plans to launch three small satellites—two Pony Express 2 satellites and a TacSat—to serve as test platforms for military networks connecting air, ground, naval, and space systems.
Tendeg is supporting several orders with Lockheed Martin that are scheduled for delivery as early as 2023.
Lockheed Martin partnered with the Victorian Government to establish Victoria as the engineering and technical hub for the company’s JP9102 solution.
Major aerospace companies Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have announced plans to offer rovers to NASA.
Lockheed Martin was selected as the preferred bidder for Australia’s Defence Joint Project 9102 to build military communications satellites and supporting infrastructure.
A version of Redwire’s navigation camera developed under contract to Lockheed Martin flew around the moon on NASA’s Orion spacecraft during the Artemis 1 mission.
York Space Systems and Lockheed Martin will each produce 10 Transport satellites to fully populate the Tranche 0 Transport layer for a total of 20 Transport satellites.
The Australian Defence Force on 2023-04-03 selected Lockheed Martin as the preferred bidder for JP9102.
Lockheed Martin teamed with the government of Victoria to establish Victoria as the engineering and technical hub for JP9102 and to create more than 200 advanced space industry jobs in the state.
York Space Systems and Lockheed Martin will each produce 10 Transport satellites for a total of 20 Tranche 0 Transport satellites.
Lockheed Martin has announced plans to offer a rover to NASA for the Lunar Terrain Vehicle competition.