by Matt Wilson | Jun 3, 2021 | exploration, NASA, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
NASA selected two new missions to form part of its Discovery programme on 2 June. These missions lie on the smaller end of the scale for NASA, but will still be funded to the tune of US$500 million each. The winning candidates have been in competition since 2019 when...
by David Todd | Apr 6, 2021 | commercial launch services, Finance, Launches
Lockheed Martin’s primary interest in large rocket launches is via its half share (with Boeing) in the United Launch Alliance (ULA), but it is striking out with a different partner, the small launch vehicle provider ABL Space Systems. Lockheed Martin has contracted...
by Matt Wilson | Jan 18, 2021 | Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
On 4 January American aerospace/defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin received a US$4.9 billion contract from the US Space Force. This follows on from an initial US$2.9 billion “development” contract received in 2018. The first was to begin work on the Next-Gen OPIR...
by Matt Wilson | Dec 21, 2020 | Finance, Military space, Seradata News
One of the giant American aerospace companies, Lockheed Martin, has announced its intention to buy US rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne. The transaction is valued at US$4.4 billion. A purchase of Aerojet by Lockheed will expand its offering in munitions,...
by Matt Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
In a award which was received in October but only made public on 10 December, Lockheed Martin gets the go ahead for the second pair of GPS 3F satellites. This construction contract is valued at US$511 million for the two units. Lockheed Martin was selected as the...
