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Lockheed Martin, other Colorado companies, on the hunt for habitable worlds in our galaxy
The question “are we alone” remains unanswered, but humanity may get a hint of it in the coming years as technologies are tested and launched aboard several next-generation space telescopes in the coming years and decades. Lockheed Martin, along with several other companies with strong Colorado ties, have been tapped by NASA to develop technologies…
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Mars Sample Return mission in jeopardy, Lockheed Martin thinks it can still be done
When it landed on Mars in 2021, the Perseverance rover set out to collect roughly 30 samples of soil from the red planet. The grand space strategy at the time would see the samples retrieved by another spacecraft and brought back to earth later. Originally meant to be an autonomous retrieval, led by local aerospace…
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Space Symposium returns for 41st edition with focus on Artemis program, successful moon mission
This week, leaders from around the globe are gathering in Colorado Springs for the annual Space Symposium with a renewed focus on moon missions following the return of the Artemis II astronauts. The splashdown came as NASA and private industry focus on deep space exploration, thanks in no small part to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.…
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Moon mission could launch April 1 — but can Colorado land aerospace growth?
In two weeks, NASA could send its first crewed mission to the moon in 53 years. Rolling back out to the pad at Cape Kennedy, the 322-foot Artemis II rocket is a bit shorter than the Saturn V ship that carried three astronauts around the moon in 1968. The new mission, which will loop the…
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Moon mission could launch April 1 — but can Colorado land aerospace growth?
In two weeks, NASA could send its first crewed mission to the moon in 53 years. Rolling back out to the pad at Cape Kennedy, the 322-foot Artemis II rocket is a bit shorter than the Saturn V ship that carried three astronauts around the moon in 1968. The new mission, which will loop the…
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New GPS satellites planned to deliver boosted signal to battlefields
On battlefields where radio signals can drown out critical GPS signals guiding aircraft and vehicles, Lockheed Martin is building new satellites that will boost GPS signals by more than 60 times in targeted areas to serve troops. The new GPS 3 Follow-on satellites will have an antenna reflector array that will send an encrypted GPS…
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Fort Carson unveils largest, first-of-its-kind chemical battery installed on a DOD site
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A large new chemical battery at Fort Carson will help ensure the base can keep functioning during power outages and provide electricity when demand for energy is highest to save money. “Diversification of our power distribution protects our community against power outages and any adversarial…
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Fort Carson unveils largest, first-of-its-kind chemical battery installed on a DOD site
A large new chemical battery at Fort Carson will help ensure the base can keep functioning during power outages and provide electricity when demand for energy is highest to save money. “Diversification of our power distribution protects our community against power outages and any adversarial efforts,” said Maj. Gen. David Doyle, who leads Fort Carson,…
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Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin thinking small — small satellites, that is
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lockheed Martin is one of the largest aerospace contractors working on major space projects from building the spacecraft taking astronauts back to the moon, nuclear space power to a NOAA weather satellite detecting lightning strikes in real time. But recently, the company has also been…
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Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin thinking small — small satellites, that is
Lockheed Martin is one of the largest aerospace contractors working on major space projects from building the spacecraft taking astronauts back to the moon, nuclear space power to a NOAA weather satellite detecting lightning strikes in real time. But recently, the company has also been investing in a growing corner of the space market: small…