The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Business will host the inaugural Business of Space Conference to focus on economics, commerce and sustainability of new space. Registration is now open for the gathering that will unite space industry professionals from across the nation on April 21-23 on the campus of UAH, a part of the […]
Reports from the Wall Street Journal this week suggest that entities such as Blue Origin, led by Jeff Bezos, and private equity firm Cerberus are closing in on a potential deal to acquire United Launch Alliance (ULA), located in Decatur, Alabama. This information unveils a potential shake-up in the aerospace industry for North Alabama. Lockheed […]
HUNTSVILLE, AL – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) opened a $16.5M engineering facility at its Huntsville campus, introducing more capabilities for missile defense innovation in North Alabama. This facility is a Lockheed Martin capital project and provides evidence of Lockheed Martin’s investment in the Huntsville community, increasing opportunities for growth and advanced capability in North Alabama at the company’s Huntsville campus. The new Missile System Integration […]
Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program executed its digital All Up Round (AUR) Preliminary Design Review (PDR), in partnership with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The company remains on-plan to deliver NGI on an accelerated schedule for the warfighter. NGI is part of the MDA’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system and will provide a new, […]
Last week, the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) announced that it developed a cybersecurity software for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC). The software began performance testing on one of Lockheed Martin’s In-space Upgrade Satellite System (LM LINUSS™) technology demonstrator CubeSats. The software, Small Satellite Defender, is an intrusion detection system […]
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated its next-generation Extended-Range GMLRS (ER GMLRS) in a flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, firing the round from the U.S. Army’s HIMARS® launcher. “This test demonstrates nearly double the range, while maintaining the precision GMLRS is known for,” said Jay Price, vice president of Precision Fires at Lockheed Martin Missiles and […]
In an exciting development for space enthusiasts, a new exhibit featuring one-of-a-kind models of the Mars rover Perseverance, the Ingenuity Helicopter, and the Mars Ascent Vehicle have officially touched down at Huntsville’s U.S. Space and Rocket Center (USSRC). The exhibit is titled “Roving with Perseverance” and it marks a thrilling opportunity for the public to […]
Following the first phase of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program, Lockheed Martin was notified by DARPA that the company won the contract to develop and demonstrate a nuclear-powered spacecraft. The project will represent a rapid advancement in propulsion technology to benefit exploration and national defense. DARPA partnered with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate […]
Huntsville based robotics integrator Aerobotix has again received an award that signifies their importance to Lockheed Martin’s space division. Lockheed Martin presented the company with its 2022 Suppler Recognition Award for Ease of Doing Business at its supplier conference. “We’re honored to accept this award from Lockheed Martin as one of their top suppliers,” said […]
Defense Contractor L3Harris announced in a joint statement on Sunday that the company intends to acquire propulsion expert Aerojet Rocketdyne in a deal valued at $4.7 billion if approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). L3Harris is optimistic the FTC won’t seek to block the acquisition like it did earlier this year when Lockheed Martin […]
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