Google is big man on, off campus Oct 1, 2007
Today it's fourth, behind only Cisco, Intel Corp. and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.. The Internet giant restored corporate leadership after the dot-com bust, attracting smaller companies that wanted to be close to greatness. (Los Angeles Times)
NASA Orbiter Finds Possible Cave Skylights On Mars Sep 22, 2007
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, is the prime contractor for the project and built the spacecraft. The orbiter's Thermal Emission Imaging System was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing, Santa Barbara, Calif. (Science Daily)
Joint Dark Energy Mission a top priority for NASA, says NRC Sep 6, 2007
In addition to the two lead institutions, the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center are collaborating in development of the SNAP concept, joined by industrial partners Ball Aerospace ologies and the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. Academic institutions who are participating in this work on SNAP... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Boeing to build Ares upper stage Aug 29, 2007
Boeing beat out the team of ATK Launch Systems (Alliant Techsystems), Lockheed Martin Space Systems, and Pratt ey Rocketdyne. ATK will produce the Ares I main stage, while Lockheed Martin will lead the team developing the Orion CEV.. (EETimes)
Boeing to Build Upper Stage of NASA's Ares I Rocket Aug 29, 2007
Boeing beat out Brigham City, Utah-based ATK Launch Systems and its teammates Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to win its first major piece of the new launch system ... NASA's selection of Boeing is a disappointment for Brigham City, Utah-based ATK Launch Systems and its teammates Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, the only other team to bid for the Ares I upper-stage contract ... And last August, Lockheed Martin Space Systems beat out... (Space.com)
Lockheed Martin Team Tests Propulsion System for Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle Aug 28, 2007
"This critical subsystem test completes a key knowledge point for the program," said Rick Reginato, Multiple Kill Vehicle program director, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company ... Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, Calif. (PR Newswire)
NASA Sends Spacecraft to Mars on a Water-Ice Hunt Aug 7, 2007
" The University of Arizona was selected to lead the mission in August 2003 and is the first public university to lead a Mars exploration mission. Phoenix uses the main body of a lander originally made for a 2001 mission that was cancelled before launch. "During the past year we have run Phoenix through a rigorous testing regimen," said Ed Sedivy, Phoenix spacecraft program manager for Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, which built the spacecraft. "The testing approach runs the spacecraft... (Environment News Service)
Probe lifts off for journey to Mars Aug 5, 2007
"By our assessment, Delta really nailed it for us," said Ed Sedivy, Phoenix program manager at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., which built the spacecraft. Upon reaching Mars, Phoenix will use a heat shield, parachutes and thruster rockets to gently lower itself onto frozen soil, which is believed to cover a thick layer of water ice. (Scientific American)
NASA Spacecraft Heads For Polar Region Of Mars Aug 5, 2007
"During the past year we have run Phoenix through a rigorous testing regimen," said Ed Sedivy, Phoenix spacecraft program manager for Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, which built the spacecraft. "The testing approach runs the spacecraft and integrated instruments through actual mission sequences, allowing us to asses the entire system through the life of the mission while here on Earth.". (Science Daily)
Phoenix Mars Mission begins 10-month trip Aug 5, 2007
All systems appeared to be functioning properly, including the craft's all-important batteries, which were nearly at full charge, according to Ed Sedivy, Phoenix Mission program manager for Lockheed Martin Space Systems. "We have a very happy spacecraft," he said. (AZCentral -- News)
Weather Fears for Mars Mission Launch Aug 4, 2007
Although he wasn't included in the press conference speakers' panel, Lockheed Martin Space Systems engineer William Willcockson was in the audience with an earthly piece of space paraphernalia. He was holding a sample of the heat shield that will, hopefully, keep Phoenix from burning up when it smashes into Mars' thin atmosphere. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Canuck winter know-how heads to Mars Jul 31, 2007
The Phoenix mission is led by Peter H. Smith of the University of Arizona, Tucson, with NASA and Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo. Search the News Search. (Globe and Mail)
Astronauts on asteroids? NASA toys with idea Jul 31, 2007
Extended flightAt this point in time, NASA has not issued any formal requirements to augment the to handle a piloted NEO mission, explained John Stevens, Director of Business Development for the human spaceflight line of work at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, near Denver, Colorado. However, the company builder of the crew-carrying Orion spacecraft internally funded two years worth of studies to flesh out technologies to support a diversity of destinations, Stevens said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
NASA Media Events for Phoenix Launch Jul 24, 2007
Ed Sedivy, Phoenix Spacecraft Program Manager Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver. Joel Tumbiolo, U.S. Air Force Delta II Launch Weather Officer 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (NASA Watch)
NASA Finalizes Ares I Upper Stage Engine Contract Jul 17, 2007
That competition is pitting Boeing against an Alliant Techsytems-led team that includes Orion prime contractor Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. A separate contract for the rocket's avionics system, or instrument unit, is slated for award around early December, he said. (Space.com)
Phoenix lander to explore Red Planet Jul 10, 2007
Technicians assemble NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo. In this photo from 2006. (Globe and Mail)
Best Views of Planet Mars Now Online Jun 7, 2007
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, is the prime contractor and built the spacecraft. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment is operated by the University of Arizona. (Science Daily)
Big Bike-to-Work turnout predicted Thursday May 17, 2007
Len Kwiatkowski, VP and GM, Lockheed Martin Space Systems. 15. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
NASA Mars probe Phoenix sent to Kennedy for launch May 9, 2007
On May 7, 2007, the Phoenix lander was flown onboard an Air Force C-17 cargo aircraft to Florida from Colorado where it was built at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems facility near Denver. Related stories. (iTWire)
Phoenix Mars mission spacecraft lands at Kennedy Space Center May 9, 2007
"We're excited to be going back to Mars," said Ed Sedivy, Phoenix program manager at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Denver. "Assembly, integration and testing of the spacecraft have gone very well. We delivered Phoenix stowed inside its back shell and it will stay in that configuration until it lands softly on Mars.". (EurekAlert!)
Next Mars lander delivered to NASA May 9, 2007
NASA / JPL / UA / Lockheed MartinSpacecrafttechnician Billy Jones inspects the Mars Phoenix lander's robotic arm during assembly at a Lockheed Martin Space Systems clean-room facility near Denver. The lander was delivered to NASA's Kennedy Space Center this week, in preparation for its launch in August. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Ariane-5 places Astra 1L and Galaxy 17 into orbit May 8, 2007
owned by Luxembourg-based SES Astra and built by U.S.-based Lockheed Martin Space Systems, is a 4. 5 tonne satellite designed to give direct-to-home broadcast service throughout Europe. (iTWire)
UA's Phoenix Mars Mission heads today to Fla. takeoff site May 7, 2007
The spacecraft has been undergoing extensive testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Littleton, Colo. "We have a fully assembled and good-to-go spacecraft. This thing is phenomenal," said UA's Peter Smith, the lead scientist. (AZCentral -- News)
Ariane rocket puts two satellites into orbit May 5, 2007
Astra 1L, owned by Luxembourg-based SES Astra a division of SES Global, was built in the United States by Lockheed Martin Space Systems. Five minutes later Galaxy 17, designed to provide telecommunications throughout the United States for Washington-based operator Intelsat separated from the rocket. (Scientific American)
Red Planet 911: Mars Rover Hotline Set Up Apr 29, 2007
A backup emergency control site for the en route Mars rovers has been established at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colorado ... A unique Emergency Control Center, or ECC, has been set up at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colorado ... At Lockheed Martin Space Systems, the aerospace firm is already engaged in mission support operations of several spacecraft, such as the Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Stardust, and Genesis. (Space.com)
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor Loss: Battery Failure, Computer Error Blamed Apr 16, 2007
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, developed and operates the spacecraft. Information about the Mars Global Surveyor mission, including the preliminary report from the process review board and a list of some important discoveries by the mission, is available on the Internet at. (Science Daily)
Computer command led to Mars probe loss Apr 14, 2007
The spacecraft was managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Caada Flintridge and Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver. Although the command error apparently originated in Denver, a spokesman at JPL said the team shared the credit for the spacecraft's successes and the blame for its loss. (Los Angeles Times)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Easter Egg Hunt set for Sunday Apr 6, 2007
Joan Underwood, senior manager, communications, for the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., will present a program titled "Women in Space Exploration." E-mail. Take a walking tour of native gardens. (North County Times)
Teams compete to build stage of NASA rocket Apr 3, 2007
In August, a Boeing-Northrop Grumman team lost out to Lockheed Martin Space Systems of Denver in the competition for Project Constellations biggest plum so far, the $4 billion. Orion capsules will be launched by the Ares I expendable rocket, whose main stage is being developed by Alliant Techsystems Launch Systems Group based on the space shuttle solid-rocket motors that the company builds. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Lockheed Martin to provide missile support under $135M contract Mar 14, 2007
Lockheed Martin Space Systems has facilities in California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana and Pennsylvania. Lockheed Martin overall (NYSE: LMT) has about 140,000 employees in 500 locations worldwide. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Conference aims to keep girls interested in science Mar 5, 2007
Leading the workshops were women in science and engineering from throughout the region, including UCSC graduate students and scientists from Stanford University, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Cox-Konopelski said she hoped the event counteracted the tendency for girls to drop science and math classes in high school. (US Santa Cruz Currents, CA)
Mars Orbiter Sees Effects Of Ancient Underground Fluids Feb 17, 2007
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, is the prime contractor for the project and built the spacecraft. The University of Arizona operates the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera. (Science Daily)
Phoenix Lander Readied For Mars Exploration Feb 9, 2007
We have no threats to launch at this point," he said. Exercise in optimization Phoenix is to be shipped to Florida in early May and undergo final pre-launch checkout, said Edward Sedivy, Phoenix program manager at Lockheed Martin Space Systems. The lander is "very strong and very robust from the test perspective," he noted. A Boeing Delta 2 booster is to hurl Phoenix toward Mars. The three-legged, solar-powered Phoenix carries a flat deck outfitted with science instruments, a camera-tipped mast,... (Yahoo News -- Mars Exploration)
Spacecraft Set to Reach Milestone, Reports Technical Glitches Feb 8, 2007
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, Colo. is the prime contractor and built the spacecraft. (PR Newswire)
Next Mars lander, Phoenix, will dig into icy surface Feb 3, 2007
" The Phoenix spacecraft's unique shovel will operate for only five to seven hours a day when sunlight warms the planet enough to soften the surface ice. Mounted on an 8-foot arm and aided by a power grinder to pulverize at least some layers of solid ice, it will dig into the ice-encrusted soil to dredge up sand grains, Smith said. Each shovel load of sand grains mixed with ice will be lifted and tipped into a series of miniaturized analytic instruments. Smith said the materials will be examined... (San Francisco Chronicle)
NASA Phoenix lander readies itself for new life on Mars Feb 3, 2007
It is being built at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems facility near Denver, Colorado. The Phoenix lander may have also been named such because of how it came to be built. (iTWire)
Mission to Red Planet needs more green to stay on track Jan 23, 2007
Built: Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Jefferson County. Scheduled launch: August 2007. (Yahoo News -- Mars Exploration)
NASA Spacecraft Read Layered Clues To Changes On Mars Jan 5, 2007
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, is the prime contractor for the orbiter. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. (Science Daily)
