News Archive / Tagged: Lockheed-Martin
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First segment of Orion capsule delivered for assembly ahead of Artemis III mission
Theresa CrossSeptember 10th, 2020Lockheed Martin takes delivery and begins production of the Artemis III Orion capsule, as the first parts of the pressure vessel are delivered to the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana.
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Orion spacecraft passes final milestone for first Artemis launch
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 2nd, 2020On September 1, NASA announced that the flight-ready Orion Crew capsule had completed a significant milestone in preparation for its voyage on the first launch of the Artemis Program, Artemis 1.
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Fourth GPS satellite arrives safely in Florida
Cullen DesforgesAugust 10th, 2020On July 14, the fourth satellite in the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) system arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, for processing in preparation of its launch in September.
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NASA selects three companies to develop lunar landers
Cullen DesforgesMay 1st, 2020NASA announced on April 30, 2020 that it had selected three companies to develop lunar landers for its Artemis program.
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ULA launches final AEHF satellite atop Atlas V
Theresa CrossMarch 26th, 2020Blue skies and light winds – they were near perfect conditions for a Florida afternoon launch.
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Artemis I Orion spacecraft advancing through tests at Plum Brook Station
Michael ColeJanuary 31st, 2020SANDUSKY, OHIO -- Testing is fully underway on the Orion spacecraft for the upcoming Artemis I test flight mission at NASA's Plum Brook Station testing facility in Sandusky, Ohio. The Orion crew capsule, integrated with its European Service Module, is currently inside the facility's Space Environments Complex undergoing thermal vacuum tests in the largest thermal vacuum chamber in the world.
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Mars 2020 rover’s protective cover arrives at KSC
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 13th, 2019Space is a pretty wicked place. Fortunately for the Mars 2020 rover, NASA has the robot detective covered.
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NASA completes SLS core stage in preparation for Artemis 1 mission
Curt GodwinDecember 10th, 2019Boeing completes milestone in 15-year-long effort to reignite crewed deep space missions.
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Blue Origin leads consortium of space stalwarts to develop Human Landing System
Curt GodwinOctober 25th, 2019Although the company has yet to launch a single human into suborbital space, much less into orbit, Blue Origin plans to be a key player in NASA's return to the Moon. At present, it's unclear if a recent announcement will join others in the lunar regolith or ignite a new era of human lunar exploration.
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Delta IV Medium ends 17-Year run with 100% success
Jim SiegelAugust 25th, 2019ULA's Delta IV Medium rocket, which made its debut flight in 2002, finished its 17-year career by propelling a GPS III satellite into medium Earth orbit.
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VP Pence reinforces lunar convictions at Apollo 11 celebration
Cullen DesforgesJuly 21st, 2019KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Vice President Mike Pence paid a visit to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 19 at the center’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. His appearance came at a time when the agency both remembered past achievements and worked toward restoring along-lost capability.
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Anomaly pushes Atlas launch back again
Jason RhianJuly 11th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- The launch of a ULA Atlas V rocket with the fifth AEHF satellite will have to wait a little longer before its flight.
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Orion spacecraft progressing toward Artemis 1 flight
Michael ColeJuly 4th, 2019PLUM BROOK, Ohio -- NASA is making important strides with the Orion spacecraft in preparation for the Artemis 1 mission, the next step in the agency's effort to return humans to the Moon.
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Gallery: Ascent Abort 2 paves way for Artemis lunar program
Jason RhianJuly 2nd, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a test that lasted about three-minutes, called Ascent Abort-2, a test article of the Orion spacecraft was launched at 7 a.m. EDT (11:00 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 46 in Florida. A modified Northrop Grumman Peacekeeper missile procured through the U.S. Air Force was used to help demonstrate that the capsule's crew abort system would perform as designed in the event of an emergency encountered on ascent.
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USAF provided with software upgrade for GPS III
Jason RhianJune 15th, 2019Five months after being awarded the GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract, Lockheed Martin has started delivering on that contract.
