Highlights Brochure - Lockheed Martin

Highlights
Space Systems Company
Spring 2013

LONG STRIDES
Forty-four years ago, when astronaut Neil Armstrong became
the first person to set foot on the moon, he did so on the
Mare Tranquillitatis, or “Sea of Tranquility.” But the months,
days, and minutes leading up to that historic milestone were
anything but tranquil.
In the final seconds of the lunar module’s descent, its alarms
were sounding and its fuel tank was 30 seconds shy of empty.
When Armstrong at last radioed Houston Mission Control the
words, “The Eagle has landed,” the ecstatic controller replied,
“You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We’re breathing
again!” In that moment—despite enormous technical pressures, unabated expectations, and
a looming economic recession—a decade of tireless effort from thousands of civilian and
government workers came to spectacular fruition.
Two generations later, that can-do spirit still thrives at Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Company, as 2012 again delivered first-of-its-kind technical achievements in a challenging
environment much like the one we saw in 1969. By focusing on performance, innovation,
and smart affordability, we continue to support defining moments and deliver the best solutions
for our customers, reducing costs while developing next-generation technologies and
ensuring the resiliency of space mission capabilities. From the depths of the oceans to the
outer reaches of the universe, we are committed to providing end-to-end mission solutions
that meet our customers’ vital needs.
As Lockheed Martin marks its centennial and we honor pioneers like Armstrong, we also
honor you, the customers we are privileged to serve. Ours is a partnership of dreamers and
doers, thinkers and tinkerers, pioneers and patriots.
When President John F. Kennedy issued the challenge in 1961 to take bold new steps in
the exploration of space, he called for “longer strides” from all of us. This year’s edition of
Highlights reports on the astounding achievements in 2012 and comes to you with our pledge
to continue taking ever-longer strides right alongside you in the next 100 years.
Table of Contents
Page
Centennial Overview 2
Strategic and Missile Defense Systems 4
Military Space 8
Civil Space 12
Commercial Ventures 16
Special Programs 20
Advanced Technology Center 22
Community Relations 26
Richard Ambrose
Executive Vice President, Space Systems Company

100
Y E A R S O F
A C C E L E R A T I N G
T O M O R R O W
“Flying has no barriers.” - Allan Lockheed
“Raise heaven and earth, and never stop until you have produced
the thing you set out to make.” - Glenn L. Martin
MUCH HAS CHANGED IN 100 YEARS.
In 1912, when Glenn L. Martin and Allan and Malcolm
Lockheed founded the companies that would become Lockheed
Martin, the world was a different place.
Less than 10 percent of American homes had a telephone.
There were only 141 miles of paved roads in the
United States. And, the fastest airplanes couldn’t outrun a
current day sedan.
Martin and the Lockheed brothers knew they were on
the cusp of an era of great change, driven by amazing tech-
A CENTURY LATER, THAT PURPOSE ENDURES.
nological advancements. “I expect to see the time when
aviation will be the safest means of transportation… and the
cheapest, and I’m not going to have long white whiskers
when that happens,” said Allan Lockheed.
Our founders shared a gift for looking beyond the
obstacles of today to the promise of a brighter tomorrow.
They instilled in their companies the unwavering purpose
to help customers rise to the challenge of tomorrow through
game-changing innovation and breakthrough performance.
Today, the men and women of Lockheed Martin are
united by the purpose and visions of Glenn L. Martin and the
Lockheed brothers.
From World War to Cold War to War on Terror, from
Industrial Age to Space Age to Information Age, we’re proud
to have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers, helping
them achieve things once deemed impossible.
The imposing Titan missile. The amazing Hubble telescope.
The Space Shuttle’s powerful external tank, and the
Space Station’s majestic solar arrays. Whatever the challenge,
we’ve not only envisioned the future, but created it at
a pace our customers need and at the value they demand.
Now, we’re ready to help take on the challenges of the
next 100 years. From forecasting the weather to protecting
our country, from the depths of the sea to the outer reaches
of space, we’re already envisioning a brighter tomorrow and
helping our customers accelerate it.
GAMBIT AND HEXAGON 1963
During 2012 the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) declassified
two programs, Gambit and Hexagon, pioneered by Lockheed Martin
more than half a century ago.
Gambit and Hexagon followed Corona, the nation’s first photo reconnaissance
satellite system to return an image from space successfully.
The first Gambit system was equipped with a 77-inch
focal length camera system. It was launched in 1966
and provided space-based surveillance for nearly two
decades. Hexagon was launched in 1971 to improve
upon Corona’s imaging capability.
These search and surveillance satellites provided vital
national security information during the Cold War,
allowing the U.S. to understand the capabilities, intentions,
and advancements of its adversaries from 1960
until 1986. Together the satellites became America’s
essential eyes in space.
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STRATEGIC AND MISSILE
DEFENSE SYSTEMS
Leading the way in
reliability for crucial
missions, Lockheed
Martin designs, produces,
and sustains strategic
missile and missile defense
systems that range from
ballistic missiles, hit-to-kill
interceptors, and target
missiles, to reentry
systems and directed
energy systems.
In the missile defense mission area, the Terminal High Altitude Area
Defense (THAAD) Weapon System achieved several significant milestones in
2012. In February, THAAD received conditional materiel release from the U.S.
Army. This certifies that the two THAAD batteries and their trained soldiers at
Fort Bliss, Texas, are prepared to deploy when directed. In addition, the Army
activated a third battery of THAAD soldiers at Fort Bliss.
In March, Lockheed Martin received a follow-on contract for Advanced Capability
Development from the Missile Defense Agency to continue development of
the THAAD Weapon System. Congressional notification was achieved in December
for the Qatar request of the U.S. government to procure two THAAD batteries.
Qatar will be the second U.S. ally to procure THAAD. The United Arab Emirates
procured THAAD in 2011.
In its most complex mission to date, THAAD intercepted a medium-range
air-launched ballistic missile target during Flight Test Integrated-01 in October.
The Missile Defense Agency conducted this live-fire flight test at the Reagan Test
Site in the South Pacific. The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, the Patriot
Advanced Capability-3 missile and the THAAD Weapon System successfully
engaged in the first-ever test of all three systems. This test demonstrated the
integrated capabilities of today’s U.S. regional missile defense systems. THAAD
maintains its 100-percent Mission Success record with this 10th successful
intercept. A key element of the nation’s Ballistic Missile Defense System, THAAD
defends the U.S., its deployed and allied forces, population centers, and critical
infrastructure against short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) battle manager
demonstrated several firsts during 2012. During integration tests in Italy, the
battle manager demonstrated plug-and-fight control over a MEADS radar and
launcher and demonstrated key functionalities, including target acquisition and
track. A MEADS test configuration, including a networked battle manager, successfully
detected, tracked, intercepted, and destroyed an air-breathing target
in an unprecedented 360-degree intercept test at White Sands Missile Range,
N.M. A next-generation, ground-mobile air and missile defense system, MEADS
incorporates 360-degree radars, netted and distributed battle management, easily
transportable launchers, and the hit-to-kill PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement
missile.
Lockheed Martin continues to leverage its satellite and missile defense
domain expertise on the manufacturing and production readiness integrated
systems engineering team for the Missile Defense Agency’s Precision Tracking
Space System (PTSS). PTSS will provide a space-based system for post-boost
through terminal tracking of ballistic missile threats in a global infrastructure.
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract in 2011 as part of a team led by Johns
Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
HOMING
OVERLAY
EXPERIMENT
1984
The U.S. Army’s Homing Overlay
Experiment (HOE) vehicle,
developed by a Lockheed
Martin-led team, destroyed a
test missile above the Pacific
Ocean June 10, 1984, making
history with the world’s first hitto-kill
missile intercept outside
the atmosphere.
This watershed achievement
proved the ability to destroy
enemy missiles with sheer force
of impact, without explosive
warheads on the interceptor, to
minimize lethal effects on the
ground.
THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY’S
THAAD SYSTEM
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
(THAAD) interceptor launches from Meck
Island on its way to an intercept of a
medium-range ballistic missile target.
Since the 1980s, the technology
débuted by the Homing Overlay
Experiment has been proven in
more than 70 successful intercepts
in testing and combat.
Systems using hit-to-kill technology
today include the U.S. Aegis
Ballistic Missile Defense, Terminal
High Altitude Area Defense,
Patriot Advanced Capability-3
Missile, and Ground-based Midcourse
Defense, as well as the
multinational Medium Extended
Air Defense System.
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THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY’S
TARGETS & COUNTERMEASURES
An infrared image shows the interception
of a ballistic missile target in 2012,
which brought Lockheed Martin to a
new record of targets Mission
Success events.
THE AIR FORCE’S MK21 FUZE
Lockheed Martin is successfully refurbishing
MK21 reentry vehicle fuzes to
extend their service life cost effectively
and preserve Minuteman III Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile flexibility.
In support of missile defense testing, Lockheed Martin’s
Targets and Countermeasures Program successfully provided
and launched a short-range target missile from a
mobile launch platform in the Missile Defense Agency’s
Flight Test Integrated-01 in October 2012—bringing the
company’s record to 43 successful target missions out of 44
since 1996. This unmatched 98 percent Mission Success
has included unitary and separating targets, spanning land,
sea, and air launches. Lockheed Martin provides a full
spectrum of target missiles to test the ballistic missile defense
system, with a focus on threat-representative capabilities for
realistic testing and efficiencies for affordability at the Courtland,
Ala., production facility.
In the strategic deterrence mission area, the U.S. Navy
conducted five successful flight tests, and the U.K. Royal
Navy conducted one successful flight test in 2012 of the
Lockheed Martin-built Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile
(FBM). The D5 missile has achieved 143 successful test
flights since design completion in 1989. As the U.S. Navy’s
missile prime contractor, Lockheed Martin provides operations
and maintenance support at U.S. strategic weapons
facilities and provides program management and engineering
services for the U.K.’s Trident II D5 FBM program.
In addition, Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems
provides subsystem engineering, maintenance, and support
for the Royal Navy’s Trident Strategic Weapon System.
This includes support to long overhaul period refueling for
the U.K.’s Vanguard-class submarines, which culminated
in a demonstration and shakedown operation. In July, the
U.K. Ministry of Defence signed a 15-year contract with
the ABL Alliance, headed up by AWE plc, working with
Babcock and Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems as
subcontractors. In January 2013, the alliance took over
responsibility for the management of operations at the
Royal Naval Armament Depot Coulport and the Strategic
Weapon Support Building at Faslane, which are part of Her
Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde. Also in 2012, the U.S. Navy
announced that Lockheed Martin is responsible for design,
construction, and infrastructure support of the Strategic
Weapons System Ashore facility at Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station, Fla., and awarded Lockheed Martin a contract
to provide Nuclear Weapon Security system equipment
at Navy installations.
For the land-based strategic deterrent, Lockheed Martin
has served a critical role in the U.S. Air Force’s Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program for more than half
a century—delivering Atlas, Titan, and Peacekeeper missiles,
and designing and sustaining Minuteman III reentry systems.
This includes providing Safety Enhanced Reentry Vehicle
THE ROYAL NAVY’S TRIDENT II D5 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE
In a U.K. Demonstration and Shakedown Operation in 2012, an unarmed Royal Navy Trident II D5 Fleet
Ballistic Missile launches from the submerged Royal Navy submarine HMS Vigilant in the Atlantic Ocean.
flight hardware and ground support equipment, developing
Reentry Field Support Equipment, and successfully refurbishing
MK21 reentry vehicle arming and fuzing assemblies
to cost-effectively extend their service life. The Air Force’s
successful Minuteman III flight test in November marked the
LOCKHEED MARTIN’S ADAM LASER SYSTEM
In a high-energy laser counter-rocket demonstration, the
Lockheed Martin Area Defense Anti-munitions (ADAM)
system successfully destroys a rocket target flying on a wire
at a range of 1.6 kilometers.
first test of an MK21 fuze refurbished by Lockheed Martin. In
August, the Air Force announced its decision to award Lockheed
Martin a sole-source Reentry System/Reentry Vehicle
contract under the Future ICBM Sustainment Acquisition
Construct.
Advancing directed-energy capability, Lockheed Martin
successfully demonstrated a ground-based military laser system
in tests against representative airborne targets in 2012.
The Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system successfully
engaged an unmanned aerial system target in flight and
destroyed multiple small-caliber rocket targets in simulated
flight. Based on a 10-kilowatt laser, the system combines
Lockheed Martin’s proven beam control architecture with
commercial hardware to defend against short-range threats.
Additionally, the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency awarded Lockheed Martin two strategically important
contracts: the Aero-Adaptive, Aero-Optic Beam Control
program to design and flight test an advanced turret that will
enable effective high-energy laser use on airborne platforms;
and the HELLADS Laser Weapon System Module program
to design a modular system for potential integration on
ground, maritime, and airborne platforms.
POLARIS A1 1960
A U.S. Navy-Lockheed Martin team accomplished a feat July 20, 1960,
many had thought impossible: launching a ballistic missile from a submerged
submarine. This successful underwater launch of the Polaris A1
—the first Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM)—brought to fruition a remarkable
research and development effort begun only four years earlier.
Since then, the FBM program has served for more than
five decades as cornerstone of the nation’s strategic
deterrent, adapting to changing national security
requirements and sustained by a unique governmentindustry
partnership.
The FBM team has produced six generations, starting
with the Polaris A1, which was followed by the Polaris
A2, Polaris A3, Poseidon C3, Trident I C4, and today’s
Trident II D5 missile—each more capable than its
predecessor.
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MILITARY
SPACE
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Space has become a fundamental
and indispensible element of U.S.
military operations and national
security. Whether it’s for GPS,
communications, surveillance,
missile warning, or weather
monitoring, the men and women
of the military count on space
assets for the critical information
necessary to stay safe and
complete their missions
effectively.
Working closely with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy
and other government organizations, the Military Space
organization is focused on designing, developing, building,
launching, and operating military satellites to help protect
lives, preserve freedom, and advance cutting-edge technologies
to benefit the entire world.
The line of business is responsible for several critical
national security space programs, including the Advanced
Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program, the Defense
Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), the Global
Positioning System III (GPS), the Mobile User Objective
System (MUOS), the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS),
and other space programs for the Department of Defense.
Lockheed Martin’s definition of Mission Success
doesn’t stop at production. Our Operations, Sustainment, and
Logistics team makes sure the space vehicles and ground
systems perform at optimized levels. Our sustainment
track record is well-known with constellations like Milstar,
performing for a combined 70 years of service, and the
GPS IIR/II-M constellation, with a combined 171 years of
operational life. The team continues to innovate ways to
drive sustainment costs down while adding new capability
and extending mission life of its on-orbit systems.
In 2012, these programs achieved several key milestones
and gained positive momentum across the portfolio.
The team launched the U.S. Air Force’s second AEHF
satellite and the U.S. Navy’s first MUOS spacecraft. Each
satellite has now completed its on-orbit testing.
Together, the AEHF and MUOS constellations represent
a quantum leap in U.S. space-based communications
technology, and will serve as the backbone for the nation’s
military and national security forces for decades to come.
AEHF provides vastly improved global, survivable, highly
secure, protected communications capabilities for strategic
command and tactical warfighters operating on ground, sea,
and air platforms. MUOS is a next-generation narrowband
tactical satellite communications system designed to significantly
improve secure ground communications.
CARRYING NEW CAPABILITY
Military Space employees are industry leaders, continually
adding new capability for our forces and allies. With the
launch of the first MUOS satellite in 2012, the United States
began to build a system that provides secure data, video,
and voice at 3G speeds on the move.
THE
GOLDEN
CHILD
1962
Surveillance in space has
changed over the decades, but
some missions endure. One
such service began in 1962
and continues today: satellite
weather prediction. The Defense
Meteorological Satellite Program
(DMSP) marked its golden
anniversary last year. Weather
has always been a factor for
the military, which needs an
accurate view of conditions to
guide mission decisions, both
on the ground, in the air, under
the sea, and high up on orbit.
In fact, the first DMSP heritage
satellite looked for clear skies so
the first surveillance satellites,
like Corona, could snap their
first photos from space. Today,
our DMSP legacy counts 41
successful launches over half a
century, and the mission continues
with two spacecraft providing
information on cloud cover,
precipitation, surface temperature,
and soil moisture.
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In addition to military satellite
communications, Lockheed Martin
achieved several notable milestones
on the Air Force’s next-generation,
missile-warning satellite program. The
first Lockheed Martin-built SBIRS
satellite system made tremendous
strides on orbit as it moved down the
path to being certified for operational
use. Meanwhile, leveraging lessons
learned from the first satellite, the joint
Air Force and Lockheed Martin SBIRS
team also completed factory work on
the second geosynchronous (GEO-2)
SBIRS satellite prior to shipping the
spacecraft to Cape Canaveral Air Force
station, Fla., for a launch in 2013.
The Air Force’s SBIRS program
delivers resilient and improved missile
warning capabilities for the nation
while simultaneously providing significant
contributions to the military’s missile
defense, technical intelligence, and
battlespace awareness mission areas.
SBIRS DELIVERS
Last year, the first SBIRS satellite
marked one year on orbit and continued
to deliver outstanding results. According
to the Air Force, GEO-1 can detect
targets 25 percent dimmer and its
sensor pointing accuracy is nine times
more precise than required. The results
supported contract wins for follow-on
SBIRS satellites.
In the Defense Weather mission, the Air Force’s venerable
DMSP marked its 50-year anniversary, making it the
longest running production satellite program in history.
During that time, DMSP satellites have saved billions of dollars
and countless human lives as a result of timely weather
forecasts. Today, the system is still providing strategic and
tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning
operations at sea, on land, and in the air.
Since the beginning of the program in 1962, Lockheed
Martin has built every DMSP spacecraft. Two satellites still
remain to be launched, as needed, and are maintained at
Lockheed Martin’s facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., for storage,
functional testing, and upgrading prior to launch.
The Military Space team also made outstanding progress
on the Air Force’s next-generation GPS III satellites.
In 2012, near Denver, the team opened the brand new GPS
Processing Facility, a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing
center specifically designed to reduce the cost of
building each GPS III satellite. Throughout the year, GPS
III engineers continued to meet key milestones, and the
program remains on schedule to deliver the first satellite for
launch availability in 2014.
As the world becomes increasingly dependent on GPS
technology for a host of applications from military operations
to aviation to agriculture, the new GPS III satellites
will be a critical element of both national and economic
security. The GPS III program will affordably replace
aging GPS satellites, while improving capability to meet
the evolving demands of military, commercial, and civilian
users. GPS III satellites will deliver better accuracy and
improved anti-jamming power, while enhancing the spacecraft’s
design life and adding a new civil signal designed
to be interoperable with international global navigation
satellite systems.
While focusing on program execution, the line of
business embraced affordability as its key theme in 2012.
Throughout the year, as programs matured into production
phases, Lockheed Martin implemented several initiatives to
reduce the cost of each satellite, including leveraging large
quantity parts buys; reducing program oversight; eliminating
redundant testing; streamlining integration and test activities;
BUILDING MOMENTUM
The GPS III team made huge gains in 2012. A new processing
facility opened its doors in Denver, and the Air Force
awarded contracts for the third and fourth satellites. The pace
continues to quicken as new orders come in, more satellite
builds begin, test schedules advance, and teams prepare for
first launch availability in 2014.
sharing resources; and standardizing parts and processes—
all to gain efficiencies and reduce costs.
With two successful launches in 2012, the Military
Space team delivered significant new space-based capabilities
for the nation, and through steady program progress,
brought several new technologies closer to fruition. Cost
reduction, program execution, and technology innovation
will continue as key themes in 2013. With a team comprised
of many of the world’s most talented aerospace professionals,
the Military Space line of business will continue to be a
prime partner for the Department of Defense in developing,
delivering, and sustaining the nation’s national security space
architecture into 2013 and beyond.
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CALCULATING THE ROUTE 1960
When a navigation device locks onto satellites today, chances are the
equipment is leveraging the Lockheed Martin-built GPS IIR and IIRM satellites.
In January of 2012, the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of GPS IIR and IIR-M
satellites reached a combined 150 years of on-orbit operations. The satellites
make up the majority of the current operational GPS constellation and
have provided a reliability record of better than 99.9 percent. That trans-
lates to less than one minute of unscheduled outage
for every month of operational service—an unmatched
record of performance and reliability for GPS users
around the globe.
Lockheed Martin designed and built 21 GPS IIR satellites
for the Air Force and subsequently modernized
eight of those spacecraft, designated GPS IIR-M, to
enhance operations and navigation signal performance.
The oldest GPS IIR satellite launched July 23, 1997,
and has been operating for nearly 15 years, five years
beyond its design life. The final GPS IIR-M satellite
launched Aug. 17, 2009. Lockheed Martin heritage also
dates back to the production of the Oscar and Nova
satellites, the original navigation programs that paved
the way to the current GPS.
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CIVIL SPACE
Space Systems Company’s Civil Space line of business has
a long history of exploring our solar system and our universe.
From the Viking landers that landed on Mars in 1976 to
NASA’s next two missions to Mars, MAVEN and InSight,
exploration is in our DNA. Now, with NASA’s Orion crew
vehicle, a new era of exploration will take humans to far-off
destinations, drawing from a deep legacy of discovery.
ENTRY AND DESCENT
The MSL aeroshell capsule, with Curiosity safely tucked
inside, was traveling 13,200 miles per hour as it entered the
Martian atmosphere. The aeroshell is the largest ever built
for a planetary mission at nearly 15 feet in diameter. In
contrast, the aeroshells of the Spirit and Opportunity
Mars Exploration Rovers measured 8.5
feet, and Apollo capsule heat shields
measured just less than 13 feet.
(Illustration: NASA/JPL-
Caltech)
After a journey of 245 days across 352 million miles of
deep space, the Mars Science Laboratory, named Curiosity,
landed on the Martian surface on Aug. 5. Curiosity is the
most ambitious Mars mission ever and will work to determine
whether the planet was ever habitable, characterizing
the climate and geology of Mars. Lockheed Martin built the
mission’s important aeroshell, comprised of a back shell and
a heat shield. The aeroshell protected the Curiosity rover
during entry and descent through the Martian atmosphere.
After the heat shield was ejected, the back shell provided
structural support for the parachute and the unique descent
stage—a system that lowered the rover to a soft landing on
the Martian surface. Lockheed Martin has designed and built
every aeroshell flown by NASA to Mars, dating back to the
Viking landers.
While Curiosity was going through its “seven minutes
of terror,” two other Lockheed Martin-built and operated
spacecraft were busy monitoring the rover. NASA’s Mars
Odyssey was “listening” and Mars Reconnaissance
Orbiter (MRO) was “watching.” Odyssey received telemetry
directly from Curiosity and sent it to Earth in a near-real
time (light time delay was 14 minutes). MRO took an image
of Curiosity on its parachute during the descent phase, much
the same way it did with the Phoenix lander in 2008. MRO
also recorded telemetry and sent it to Earth after the landing.
The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN
(MAVEN) program reached a major milestone in August
when it began the assembly, test, and launch operations
phase. Now fully built, the orbiter is undergoing environmental
testing and will be shipped to Kennedy Space Center
in the summer on its way toward launch in November 2013.
MAVEN is NASA’s—and Lockheed Martin’s—next mission
to Mars, and will be the first dedicated to exploring the Martian
upper atmosphere.
NASA’s twin, lunar-orbiting Gravity Recovery and
Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft went from orbit
insertion on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day to
de-orbit 12 months later. During the primary and secondary
science missions, the spacecraft, Ebb and Flow, gathered
data that created a global gravity field map of the moon
in unprecedented accuracy and resolution. The extraordinary
mission ended Dec. 17, 2012 as Ebb and Flow were
purposely de-orbited to the surface of the moon. During
the life of the short missions, Lockheed Martin provided
operations of both spacecraft—flying in a tandem, precision
orbit—for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
In August, NASA selected its next Discovery-class
mission, the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations,
Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight). Leveraging
a design similar to the Phoenix Mars lander, Space Systems
Company will design, build, and operate the spacecraft. Targeted
for launch in early 2016, the lander will reach the Red
Planet later that year and install a seismometer and heat flow
probe into the Martian surface. This mission will take the
first-ever measurements of the interior of Mars, providing
insight into the evolution of the terrestrial planets. NASA’s
JPL is providing both the principal investigator and mission
management.
In September, 13 months after launch, NASA’s Juno
spacecraft successfully executed its second deep-space
maneuver. By firing its main engine, the spacecraft’s trajectory
was altered to align itself for a gravity assist flyby of Earth
in October 2013. The flyby will boost Juno’s velocity and
place it on its final flight path for expected arrival at Jupiter
on July 4, 2016. Juno will be the first space vehicle to see
below Jupiter’s dense cover of clouds to better understand
the origin and evolution of the giant planet. The mission is
led by the Southwest Research Institute, managed by JPL,
and operated by Lockheed Martin.
NASA and NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite-R series (GOES-R) satellite successfully
completed the spacecraft Critical Design Review (CDR)
in May. This major milestone paved the way for the production
of the nation’s next-generation geostationary weather
satellite system. In December 2012, the rigid core structure
was delivered from San Diego to Lockheed Martin’s Mississippi
Space and Technology Center at NASA’s Stennis Space
Center, where it is undergoing propulsion system integration.
The advanced spacecraft and instrument used on the GOES-
R series will improve forecasting quality and timeliness,
generating significant economic benefits to the nation.
MAVEN IN ASSEMBLY
During MAVEN assembly and testing, technicians installed
the subsystems on the main spacecraft structure, comprising
avionics, power, telecomm, mechanisms, thermal systems,
and guidance, navigation, and control. It was during this phase
that the spacecraft was powered up with flight software for the
first time.
MANNED MANEUVERING UNIT 1984
Lockheed Martin designed, built, and tested the Manned Maneuvering Unit
(MMU) at its space center near Denver and at NASA’s Johnson Space
Center in Houston. The MMU is a self-contained astronaut backpack propulsion
device that allows astronauts to venture untethered from an orbiting
spacecraft.
The MMU was designed to permit astronauts to perform
a variety of extravehicular activities, such as satellite
retrieval, science investigations and observations,
in-space construction, and rescue operations.
The MMU has been flown during three separate Space
Shuttle missions. It was flight-tested in February 1984
during Space Shuttle flight 41-B by astronauts Bruce
McCandless and Robert Stewart. Over the life of the
program, six astronauts flew the MMU on nine sorties
for a total of 10 hours and 22 minutes.
NASA and heritage company Martin Marietta Corporation
were awarded the prestigious Collier Trophy in
1984 for the development of the MMU.
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LANDSAT 7
1999
An unprecedented enterprise
began 40 years ago when the
Earth Resources Technology Satellite—later
renamed Landsat—
was launched. Five more Landsat
spacecraft would reach orbit
during the next 27 years. All were
launched from Vandenberg Air
Force Base, Calif. into near-polar
orbits, allowing them to image the
entire Earth, one slice at a time,
as it rotated below, and Lockheed
Martin built every spacecraft at its
Valley Forge, Pa., facility.
Landsat’s 40-year collection of
land images serves those who
observe and study the Earth, who
manage and utilize its natural
resources, and who monitor the
changes brought on by natural
processes and human activities.
The data from Landsat spacecraft
constitute the longest moderate
spatial resolution multispectral
record of Earth’s continental
surfaces as seen from space and
the only such data set with near
global coverage every year. The
record is unmatched in quality,
detail, coverage, and value.
The Lockheed Martin team
continues to make significant strides
on NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose
Crew Vehicle, the world’s first human
interplanetary spacecraft designed for
exploration of our solar system. In July,
the first space-bound Orion spacecraft
crew module vessel was delivered to
the Operations and Checkout Building
at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
(KSC) in Florida. The crew module
underwent its final friction stir weld at
NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility
in New Orleans, La., and was transported
to KSC to be readied for its
first Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1),
an uncrewed flight in 2014. The Orion
EFT-1 spacecraft is undergoing final
manufacturing, processing, and testing
at KSC, including application of
thermal protection systems, avionics,
and other subsystems. The Orion team
in Denver continues fabrication of its
large heat shield, which will provide
ample protection for the crew module
as it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere at
25,000 mph.
Throughout 2012, Space Systems
Company continued to tackle launch
affordability with the Reusable Booster
System (RBS) Pathfinder program for
the Air Force. The task is to develop a
proof-of-concept winged reusable firststage
flight test demonstration vehicle.
To support the low-cost flight test
program, Lockheed Martin is developing
a low-cost hydrocarbon rocket
engine and has performed 25 successful
hot-fire tests on the Titan D-4 test stand
at the company’s Waterton campus near
Denver.
BIG ACHIEVEMENT
Orion’s heat shield is comprised of three
primary sections: the internal skeleton,
the composite structure, and the thermal
protection system. The skeleton
structure is built of titanium and includes
more than 170 parts. It is designed to
give strength to the heat shield so it can
withstand the impact of landing in the
Pacific Ocean. At 16.5 feet wide, it’s the
largest composite heat shield ever built.
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COMMERCIAL VENTURES
Commercial Ventures is a
newly created major business
area of Lockheed Martin Space
Systems Company. It is a
leader in providing commercial
communications and remote
sensing satellite systems;
aviation wind technology;
and advanced applications,
services, and products to
customers worldwide.
Four separate areas comprise Commercial Ventures:
Commercial Communications Systems (CCS), which
focuses on business pursuits across the worldwide commercial
communications marketplace; Commercial Remote
Sensing Systems (CRSS), which offers commercial remote
sensing satellites to U.S.-based and international customers;
Commercial Wind Systems, which markets WindTracer ® systems
that have been used worldwide for a decade to detect
hazardous winds and aircraft wakes; and Commercial New
Ventures, which develops business pursuits and programs in
adjacent commercial markets.
Commercial Ventures’ CCS business continues to build
on Lockheed Martin’s legacy of providing affordable, reliable
solutions that meet customers’ advanced communications
needs. During 2012, CCS delivered Lockheed Martin’s
100th and 101st commercial geostationary communication
satellites, which were placed into orbit after an historic dual
launch aboard an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle. It was a
standout event in the 100th anniversary year of Lockheed
Martin, taking its place in a century of achievements. Both
satellites are based on Lockheed Martin’s A2100 satellite
platform series. JCSAT-13 was manufactured for SKY
Perfect JSAT Corporation of Japan and VINASAT-2 was
manufactured for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications
Group (VNPT) of Vietnam.
TRIPLE DIGITS
JCSAT-13, Lockheed Martin’s 100th commercial geostationary
satellite, is also the seventh Lockheed Martin satellite
delivered to SKY Perfect JSAT.
SATCOM-1
1975
Beginning in 1958 when Lockheed
Martin built the first communications
payload satellite
(S.C.O.R.E), the company has
been at the forefront of communications
space systems design,
engineering and service, having
built, launched, deployed, and
maintained more space platforms
than any other company,
including more than 100 commercial
geostationary satellites.
Satcom-1, launched in 1975,
was the first commercial geostationary
satellite flown by
Lockheed Martin. It was developed
and operated by Lockheed
Martin legacy company RCA.
Satcom-1 was widely used
by both cable and broadcast
TV networks, allowing for the
groundbreaking transmission of
early cable television innovators.
It was also the first satellite
used by broadcast TV networks
in the United States to distribute
programming to some of their
local affiliate stations. Since
Satcom-1, Lockheed Martin
commercial satellites have
achieved more than 1,000 years
of combined in-orbit operations.
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The Lockheed Martin commercial geostationary communications satellite fleet
achieved a significant milestone in 2012 by accumulating 1,000 years of in-orbit
operations since the launch of SATCOM-1 in 1975. Lockheed Martin has developed
seven generations of commercial GEO satellite platforms throughout its history,
the most recent the highly reliable A2100. The A2100 accommodates a large
range of payloads, serving as the platform for critical government missions, including
the Advanced Extremely High Frequency, Mobile User Objective System, and
GPS III satellite programs. It has also been adapted for Lockheed Martin’s Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite Series-R Earth-observing mission.
CRSS, in collaboration with Space Systems Company’s Special Programs, is
developing the next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite known as
GeoEye-2. Once operational, GeoEye-2 will be the world’s highest-resolution commercial
satellite, providing highly accurate images to intelligence analysts, warfighters,
and decision makers across the globe.
In 2012, WindTracer ® celebrated 10 years of operational wind hazard warning
and wake turbulence measurements for air traffic management. WindTracer ®
lidars are now deployed at large airports across Asia, North
America, and Europe. Building on this success, Lockheed
Martin deployed two new products in 2012 that apply wind
data from WindTracer ® to improve the revenue and lower the
cost of wind farm development and operations.
These new products, WindProspector TM and Wind-
Optimizer TM , provide a substantial advance in wind resource
assessment, wind and power forecasting, and situational
awareness for wind farms. Wind farm developers use Wind-
Prospector TM to increase the accuracy of wind resource
assessments. This improves investment decisions and financing
terms for prospective wind farms. WindOptimizer TM
allows wind farm operators and personnel balancing supply
and demand on the electric power grid to optimize use of
backup energy reserves and improve energy trading decisions,
thereby lowering the cost of wind energy production.
POWER OF WIND
WindTracer ® Doppler lidar provides
wind resource assessment information,
predictive forecasting, and situational
awareness for wind farm development
and optimization.
READY TO FLY
VINASAT-2 and JCSAT-13 are shipped to Kourou, French
Guiana, where they were successfully launched aboard an
Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
GE-1 1996
In the early 1990s, Lockheed Martin redesigned its commercial spacecraft
platform. The result was the A2100, which featured simplified construction
that increased on-orbit reliability and reduced weight and cost. Lockheed
Martin’s A2100 is the seventh generation of geostationary spacecraft the
company has designed and flown.
In 1996, Lockheed Martin flew the first A2100 satellite. Launched as
GE-1, the satellite recently surpassed its 15-year design life and is one
of 42 commercial communications satellites built in the A2100 series.
The A2100 is quite simply the workhorse of modern
global commercial telecommunications and the heir
to a longstanding legacy in global telecommunications.
High-speed communication is a necessity today, in
the United States and around the world. Lockheed
Martin has a proven record of meeting the needs of
commercial, governmental, and international customers
with the A2100 satellites series. It is based on a
legacy of satellite success, and at the same time, it is
the way of the future.
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SPECIAL PROGRAMS
For over five decades, the Special Programs
line of business has been delivering
extraordinary solutions to some of our nation’s
most critical imperatives. Leveraging the full
spectrum of capabilities across the Lockheed
Martin Corporation, Space Systems
Company’s Special Programs team provides
its range of customers a legacy of superior
performance, relevance, and innovation with
an unrelenting focus on Operational
Excellence and Mission Success.
The Special Programs team is also
working under a fixed-price contract to
build and launch the next-generation
Earth-imaging satellite known as
GeoEye-2. Implementing the latest
technology and utilizing the strong commercial
and government satellite system
expertise within Lockheed Martin,
GeoEye-2 will provide significant
improvements and technology advantages
to its global customer base that exceed the
capabilities of other existing commercial
Earth-imaging satellites.
The GeoEye-2 satellite will feature
enhanced tasking capabilities, superior
image quality, and the ability to collect
more imagery at a faster rate with its
advanced imaging system. When
GeoEye-2 is completed, it will have the
highest resolution and be the most
accurate commercial remote sensing satellite
available in the global marketplace.
The satellite is currently in the midst
of environmental testing, a major program
milestone that validates spacecraft performance
in a simulated test-like-you-fly
space environment. Upon successful completion
of final factory testing, GeoEye-2
will be stored in place until requested by
the customer for launch aboard an Atlas V
provided by Lockheed Martin Commercial
Launch Services.
CLEAR FOCUS.
Shown here is an artist’s rendering of GeoEye-2 peering
at the Earth. Once operational, GeoEye-2 will deliver
the world’s highest resolution and most accurate
imagery of any commercial remote sensing satellite.
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ADVANCED TECH NOLOGY CENTER
The Lockheed Martin Advanced
Technology Center (ATC) in
Palo Alto, Calif., renowned for
aerospace research and
development, creates new
opportunities through
innovation and connects
technology to customer
missions both inside
and outside the
Corporation.
The spacecraft and science instrument integration for the Interface
Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)—NASA’s next Small Explorer
Mission—has been completed. IRIS was designed and built at the Space
Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto, Calif., with
support from the company’s Civil Space organization and major partners
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Montana State University, and
Stanford University.
Understanding the interface between the photosphere and corona
remains a fundamental challenge in solar and heliospheric science, and the
IRIS mission will open a window of discovery into this crucial region by
tracing the flow of energy and plasma through the chromosphere and transition
region into the corona using spectrometry and imaging. Here all but a
few percent of the non-radiative energy leaving the Sun is converted to heat
and radiation. The remaining few percent create the corona and solar wind.
Magnetic fields and plasma exert comparable forces in this region, and IRIS
is uniquely suited to provide the observations necessary to pinpoint the
physical forces at work in this little-understood piece of real estate near the
surface of the Sun.
Attention to detail.
SSC engineer Cathy Chou, integration and test lead for NASA’s Interface
Region Imaging Spectograph (IRIS) observatory, is seen aside the satellite
in launch configuration, with its solar arrays folded, in Sunnyvale, Calif. At
this point, the telescope and bus structure had been integrated and preparations
were under-way for vibration testing.
STS-51F
Challenger
July 29, 1985 to Aug. 6, 1985
The 19th mission of the Space
Shuttle program saw Challenger
carry the Spacelab 2 payload
into orbit, and with it a Sunwatching
telescope designed
and built at the Lockheed Palo
Alto Research Laboratory (now
the Lockheed Martin Advanced
Technology Center). Dr. Alan
Title and his team at the Palo
Alto facility designed and built
the Solar Optical Universal
Polarimeter (SOUP) instrument,
and their colleague from down
the hall, Dr. Loren Acton, operated
it in orbit on Spacelab 2 as
a payload specialist.
The Spacelab 2 Instrument
Pointing System (center)
housed four solar instruments.
SOUP is the silver-covered
instrument with the open door.
The SOUP instrument was
designed to observe the
strength, structure, and evolution
of magnetic fields in the
photosphere and to determine
the relationship between these
magnetic elements and other
solar features. It obtained a
superb sequence of images
showing the structure and evolution
of the solar granulation.
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TRACKING TORNADOES AND SPACE WEATHER, TOO.
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument
is seen at the lower end in this artist’s concept of the
GOES-R satellite, which is also being designed
and built by Space Systems Company. The Solar
Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) can be seen between the
spacecraft and the solar array.
Solar Ultraviolet Imager
about 62,000 miles above the solar surface. The Extreme-
Ultraviolet Imager (EUVI), on one of NASA’s twin Solar-
Terrestrial Relations Observatories, made simultaneous
observations of the comet’s passage from its near-quadrature
view relative to the Sun-Earth line. This unprecedented
passage of a comet through the solar atmosphere in view of
spacecraft instruments enabled scientists to estimate its size
as between 150 and 300 feet long, and weighing as much as
70,000 tons—about that of an aircraft carrier. Both the AIA
and EUVI instruments were designed and built at the ATC.
Two state-of-the-art instruments being built at the ATC
for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
(GOES)-R Series, have surpassed significant milestones.
The Geostationary Lightning
Mapper (GLM)
YOHKOH
MISSION
1991-2002
Materials scientists at the ATC in Palo Alto have developed
a revolutionary nanotechnology copper-based electrical
interconnect material, or solder, that can be processed around
200°C. Once fully optimized, the CuantumFuse solder
material is expected to produce joints with up to 10 times
the electrical and thermal conductivity compared to tinbased
materials currently in use. A number of requirements
were addressed in the development of the CuantumFuse
solder paste including, but not limited to: 1) sufficiently
small nanoparticle size, 2) a reasonable size distribution,
3) reaction scalability, 4) low-cost synthesis, 5) oxidation
and growth resistance at ambient conditions, and 6) robust
particle fusion when subjected to elevated temperature.
Copper was chosen because it is already used throughout the
electronics industry as a trace, interconnect, and pad material,
minimizing compatibility issues. It is abundant and
inexpensive (1/4 the cost of tin; 1/100 the cost of silver, and
1/10,000 that of gold). Applications in military and commercial
systems are currently under consideration.
As reported in the journal Science, scientists at the
Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory at the ATC, and collaborators
at other institutions have for the first time ever
reported observations and analysis of the final death throes
of a comet, as it passed across the face of the Sun on July
Geostationary Lightning Mapper
6, 2011, to vanish in flight. Using observations from the
Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument aboard
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, the comet was first
seen about 0.2 solar radii off the limb of the Sun, travelling
at nearly 400 miles per second. It was tracked for 20 minutes
until it disintegrated and evaporated in the low solar corona,
Pride of innovation.
Dr. Alfred Zinn, the inventor of CuantumFuse, and his team
from the Advanced Materials and Nanosystems group at the
ATC in Palo Alto, pose in front the reactor in which Cuantum-
Fuse is created. Left to right: Joe Epstein, Frances Chiu,
Peter Bedworth, Terri Peters, Randy Stoltenberg, Alfred Zinn
(seated), Jerome Chang, Steve Lovejoy and Jenai Beddow.
instrument Engineering
Development Unit completed
lightning sensitivity testing at the ATC and
showed excellent performance. GLM is a new GOES
capability, supplying a near-infrared instrument that maps
total cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning over the
Americas and adjacent oceans. Providing improved tornado
warning lead-time and early indication of storm intensification
and severe weather, GLM will deliver advanced severe
weather prediction capabilities that will save lives in stormthreatened
areas. The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI)
instrument has met the requirements of a Pre-Environmental
Review. SUVI will provide the required solar observational
capabilities that enable NOAA to monitor solar activity and
to issue accurate real-time alerts when space weather may
possibly affect the performance and reliability of space-borne
and ground-based technological systems and human endeavors.
Space weather can disrupt satellite operations, communications,
navigation, and the distribution of electricity through
power grids. These can lead to economic losses and can
potentially endanger human life.
On Aug. 30, 1991, Yohkoh, a
mission of Japan’s Institute of
Space and Astronautical Sciences
in cooperation with the
United States and the United
Kingdom, was launched. Yohkoh—the
Japanese word for
“sunbeam”—carried four instruments
to study the Sun in soft
and hard x-rays and at gamma
ray energies. Engineers and
scientists at the Solar &
Astrophysics Laboratory at the
ATC developed Yohkoh’s Soft
X-ray Telescope (SXT).
In its 10 years and four months
of solar observations, Yohkoh
spawned numerous significant
discoveries about the solar
corona, solar flares and space
weather, and gave rise to over
1,600 scientific publications and
at least 53 Ph.D. degrees. It
was the first spacecraft to have
continuously observed the Sun
in x-rays over an entire sunspot
cycle, the roughly 11-year cycle
in which the Sun goes from a
period of relative calm to a time
of numerous intense storms and
sunspots and then back again,
as illustrated in the composite
photograph above.
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community outreach
As a responsible corporate citizen,
Lockheed Martin goes to great lengths
to give back to the communities
that the company calls home
Investing in our future:
In 2012, Lockheed Martin directed
$25 million in philanthropic grants to
programs supporting STEM (science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics)
education, customer priorities,
and community involvement.
Fifty percent of Lockheed Martin’s
community investments are targeted to
students. Grants directed to programs
such as Project Lead the Way, the USA
Science and Engineering Festival,
FIRST Robotics, 4-H, National Geographic,
the National Science Teachers
Association, and numerous museums
and science centers inspire, encourage,
and support millions of tomorrow’s
scientists and engineers.
Employees get involved as well,
visiting classrooms during National
Engineers Week and Lockheed Martin
Space Day, tutoring students, mentoring
teachers enrolled in Lockheed
Martin-sponsored industry internships,
and participating in a wide variety of
extracurricular STEM-focused activities
and organizations.
TOMORROW’S ROCKET SCIENTISTS?
Two inquisitive girls get an insider’s
perspective on the principles of propulsion
during the company’s unique
“Young Minds At Work Day” in April.
The annual event hosts thousands of
students at Lockheed Martin facilities
across the country, inspiring students
with hands-on STEM education activities
and experiments.
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KEEPING PROMISES 1912
Company founder Glenn L. Martin needed a space in his home town of
Santa Ana, Calif. large enough to build his first rear-engine biplane. He
rented an abandoned Methodist church for $12 per month, because it was
one of the only spaces large enough to accommodate the plane, and its
stained glass windows also prevented the curious from looking in.
Once completed, however, the airplane was too large to move through
the church’s front door! Martin talked to the church
owner and offered to enlarge and replace the entrance.
Historic records confirm that Martin was true to his word
and had the front of the church replaced with a much
grander entrance. In doing so, he set a wonderful precedent
by investing in the community that helped him
to launch and realize his dream.
A century later, Lockheed Martin’s commitment to the
community and its culture of empowering employees to
“do what is right” has never wavered.
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WE NEVER FORGET WHO WE’RE
WORKING FOR
Company employees take a day to
“give back,” packaging 250 USO kits;
helping to bring a bit of home—and
some holiday cheer—to active duty
servicemen and women serving
abroad.
Editor: Doug Hughes
Design and layout: Jon Irving
Editorial contributors:
Jeanette Alberg, Dana Carroll, Lynn Fisher, Michael Friedman,
Marion LaNasa, Mark Lewis, Gary Napier, Buddy Nelson,
Sylvia Simpson, Steve Tatum, Joan Underwood, Dee Valleras
Supporting our customers:
“We never forget who we’re working for” is more than
a tagline. Lockheed Martin recognizes and supports the
sacrifices, achievements, and goals of its customers through
a variety of actions. For example, employees stuffed more
than 19,000 care packages for active duty troops through the
“USO Employees Care” program and purchased GPS devices
for troops serving abroad through “Operation Waypoint.” A
company donation to “Give an Hour” helps provide free mental
health services to military personnel and their families.
Lockheed Martin also supports civil and military space
customers by participating in and promoting space-related
education and public outreach activities at events like the
National Meteorological Society’s WeatherFest, the Space
Foundation’s National Space Symposium, and the AIAA’s
Space 2012 conference. In addition, the company collaborated
with customers on outreach activities surrounding key
program milestones.
Serving our communities:
Lockheed Martin strives to be a good corporate neighbor
by strengthening, supporting, and enhancing the communities
the company calls home. Complementing the Corporation’s
philanthropic values, Lockheed Martin employees
personally donated $21 million to non-profit organizations
through payroll deduction in 2012. In addition, employees
have logged over one million volunteer hours each year for
the past five years.
Across Space Systems Company, hundreds of employees
serve on non-profit community service boards, support
health and wellness fundraising efforts such as Tour de Cure
and the Heart Walk, and participate in holiday food and
toy drives. During any given week, one could find Space
Systems Company employees speaking to students in a
Young Women in Technology program in Newtown, Pa.,
showing a high school math teacher a real-world, industryrelated
advanced math application in Sunnyvale, Calif.,
teaching engineering applications to students at a career
exploration program in Denver, Colo., doing an experiment
at an elementary school “Space Day” celebration in Kings
Bay, Ga., mentoring a high school pre-engineering class in
Cape Canaveral, Fla., or visiting with undergraduate students
about engineering careers in Huntsville, Ala.
Lockheed Martin believes in leading by example, investing
in the next generation, supporting customer priorities,
and giving back to the community to help ensure continued
U.S. technological leadership and the safety and security of
the world.
CELEBRATING COMMUNITY
Space Systems employees and their
families commemorate a pair of centennials—for
both Lockheed Martin
and the city of Sunnyvale, Calif.—in a
community parade through the heart
of town.
Photo/rendering credits:
Pat Corkery, Jim Dowdall, Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech,
Johnson Space Center, Bob Kearns, Lockheed Martin,
Missile Defense Agency, NASA Earth Observatory image
by Robert Simmon, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space
Administration), Royal Navy, Barbara Skillings
Prepress and printing:
Steven Barton, Joe Espinoza, Duc Nguyen, Mike Rupe,
Reo Van Tran, David Garza, Curtis Wicks
Distribution and post-production support:
Steve Daniel, Teresa Gomez, Rene Trinidad
Direct editorial comments to: doug.hughes@lmco.com
For additional copies contact: teresa.gomez@lmco.com
View this publication online at:
www.lockheedmartin.com/highlights
Copyright 2013 Lockheed Martin Corporation. All rights reserved.
Highlights is published annually by the Communications
department of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company,
Janet V. Wrather, Vice President
Cover Photos, from top left
Column 1:
Glenn L. Martin
The Lockheed brothers
Column 2:
SSC volunteers prepare care packages for deployed
troops in partnership with the U.S.O.
JCSAT-13 (artist’s rendering)
MDA’s LV-2 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Target
ATC employees work on IRIS observatory
Orion (artist’s rendering)
Column 3:
GeoEye-2 (artist’s rendering)
MUOS SV-2 in an anechoic chamber
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