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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Lockheed Martin's $187,500,000 contract will have 10.6% of the work conducted in Backnang, Germany, where Tesat Spacecom is based.
The U.S. Space Development Agency has contracts with York Space Systems and Lockheed Martin for each company to build 10 low-Earth-orbit communications satellites equipped with optical intersatellite links.
Robert Lightfoot, vice president of Strategy and Business Development at Lockheed Martin, chaired the System Requirements Review.
Lisa May, chief technologist for Lockheed Martin, emphasized the need to retire risks and prove technologies while working on the moon.
Lockheed Martin won a $187,500,000 contract from the Space Development Agency for Transport Layer Tranche 0 satellites.
The Space Development Agency selected Lockheed Martin for the Transport Layer contract because the agency assessed that Lockheed Martin provided higher overall value despite higher cost.
Lockheed Martin will build 10 satellites for the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency using small buses from Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.
Lockheed Martin previously worked with Tyvak on a mesh network demonstration in space known as Pony Express.
The Lockheed Martin satellites for SDA will weigh about 150 to 200 kg each and will use Tyvak’s Mavericks platform.
Future Transport Layer satellites are expected to communicate with the Lockheed Martin-made F-35 combat aircraft using the Multifunction Advanced Data Link.
Lockheed Martin received a $187,500,000 contract for Transport Layer Tranche 0 satellites.
Lockheed Martin and York Space Systems are the first contractors selected for Transport Layer Tranche 0, with additional contractors to be selected in later tranches.
A Blue Origin-led national team that includes Draper, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman received a $579,000,000 NASA contract to design vehicles to land humans on the moon.
The full-sized, low-fidelity mockup includes a descent element developed by Blue Origin and an ascent element built by Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed Martin is using the collaboration with USC to test its new software-defined satellite technology and to provide students experience building satellites with real-world applications.
Lockheed Martin agreed to procure a telecommunications satellite for South Korea under the terms of the F-35 deal.
Performance shortcomings by Lockheed Martin contributed to the Orion program's cost overruns and schedule slips.
The OIG concluded that deeming Lockheed's work consistently 'Excellent' is overly generous given the program’s longstanding cost and schedule growth.
Lockheed Martin received $740.9 million in award fees dating back to 2006, which is 90.2% of the total amount the company was eligible to earn.
Airbus plans to offer space technologies to NASA for exploration efforts and to partner with U.S. companies such as Lockheed Martin to deliver space technology to the U.S. government.