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- Lockheed Martin signs agreement with Omnispace to explore 5G in space SpaceNews · 23 Mar 2021 Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement with Omnispace to share business and technical information on the deployment of 5G networking technology in space.
- Lockheed Martin to upgrade GPS satellites for in-orbit servicing SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2021 Lockheed Martin is redesigning the bus used for Global Positioning System satellites so they can be upgraded with new hardware on orbit.
- L3Harris gets $137 million contract for GPS digital payloads SpaceNews · 23 Feb 2021 L3Harris Technologies received a $136 million contract from Lockheed Martin for four digital payloads for GPS navigation satellites.
- Raytheon to challenge Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2021 Raytheon plans to formally oppose Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Raytheon’s CEO Gregory Hayes said Feb. 17.
- Lockheed Martin selects ABL Space Systems for UK launch SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2021 ABL Space Systems will conduct a launch for Lockheed Martin from a new spaceport in the Shetland Islands, fulfilling an agreement with the British government announced in 2018.
- An open system for missile-warning satellite data is in the works but faces challenges SpaceNews · 1 Feb 2021 The Space Force wants an open platform to process and distribute data from missile-warning satellites so it's less dependent on the current prime contractor Lockheed Martin.
- Lockheed Martin gets $4.9 billion contract to build three missile-warning satellites for U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2021 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $4.9 billion contract for the production of three geosynchronous Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites.
- Lockheed Martin confident Aerojet deal will be approved, but it’s not a slam dunk SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2020 Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said he expects the U.S. government to approve the company’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne despite concerns that it could reduce competition in the hypersonic wea...
- Lockheed Martin to buy rocket engine-builder Aerojet Rocketdyne Spaceflight Now · 21 Dec 2020 Lockheed Martin, the largest U.S. defense contractor, announced late Sunday that has reached a deal valued at $4.4 billion to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, a supplier of engines to NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket an...
- Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2020 Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 20 it has inked a deal to acquire rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion.
- NASA Awards Contract for X-59 Community Overflight Operations NASA · 17 Dec 2020 NASA has selected Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company of Palmdale, California, to provide support for the community overflight response phase of the agency’s Low-Boom Flight Demonstration (LBFD) mission, part of the Inte...
- Lockheed Martin gets $511 million contract for two GPS satellites SpaceNews · 10 Dec 2020 SMC on Oct. 7 exercised an option under a 2018 contract to purchase two more GPS 3F satellites from Lockheed Martin for $511 million.
- Lockheed Martin completes production of SBIRS GEO-5 satellite to be launched in 2021 SpaceNews · 2 Dec 2020 Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 2 it has competed production of the fifth satellite of the Space Based Infrared System constellation.
- Component failure in NASA’s deep-space crew capsule could take months to fix The Verge · 1 Dec 2020 Engineers are racing to fix a failed piece of equipment on NASA’s future deep-space crew capsule Orion ahead of its first flight to space. It may require months of work to replace and fix. Right now, engineers at NASA an...
- To boost its military space business, Lockheed Martin turns to commercial players SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2020 To compete in an unconventional program like the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer, Lockheed Martin decided to team up with commercial companies.
- Lockheed Martin shifts U.K. launch site SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2020
- Lockheed Martin executives commend ULA for fighting back against SpaceX SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2020
- Lockheed Martin enlists Tyvak and Telesat for Space Development Agency contract SpaceNews · 1 Sep 2020
- Lockheed Martin, York Space win contracts to produce 20 satellites for Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 31 Aug 2020
- Lockheed Martin teams with USC and Momentus on cubesat program SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2020
- NASA’s inspector general report roasts Lockheed Martin for Orion fees Ars Technica · 16 Jul 2020
- Lockheed Martin wins DARPA contract to integrate Blackjack satellites SpaceNews · 24 Apr 2020
- Lockheed Martin beginning to feel impact of pandemic SpaceNews · 21 Apr 2020
- Lockheed Martin continues NASA Orion KSC processing for Artemis 1 NASASpaceflight · 13 Apr 2020
- Lockheed Martin selects SEAKR to help develop satcom payload for U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 22 Mar 2020
- Lockheed Martin app offers a glimpse into the planning of a satellite constellation SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2020
- Lockheed Martin lost $410 million on latest three commercial satellite orders SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2020
- Lockheed Martin delivers new GPS satellite scheduled for April launch aboard Falcon 9 SpaceNews · 9 Feb 2020
- Former DARPA director Walker named Lockheed Martin’s chief technology officer SpaceNews · 10 Jan 2020
- NASA taps Lockheed Martin to build six more Orion crew capsules Spaceflight Now · 23 Sep 2019
- Lockheed Martin readying NASA Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft for Plum Brook trip NASASpaceflight · 20 Sep 2019
- Lockheed Martin mulls electronically steered antennas for Verge ground station expansion SpaceNews · 8 May 2019
- Lockheed Martin offers architecture for 2024 human lunar landing SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2019
- Vector isn’t eager for legal fight with Lockheed Martin SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2019
- Lockheed Martin creates a fragrance that smells like space—sort of Ars Technica · 1 Apr 2019
- Lockheed Martin bottles scent of space SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2019
- Lockheed Martin assembling EM-2 structures for NASA’s first crewed Orion flight NASASpaceflight · 11 Mar 2019
- Lockheed Martin getting NASA’s EM-1 Orion modules ready for final mate NASASpaceflight · 28 Feb 2019
- Lockheed Martin projects decline in space profits in 2019 due to ULA SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2019
- Lockheed Martin plugs away on GOES satellites SpaceNews · 8 Jan 2019