First mission for close-up study of binary asteroids gets NASA go-ahead

NASA has given the University of Colorado Boulder and Lockheed Martin the green light for the Janus mission, which will see a pair of small satellites launched in 2022 to study two pairs of binary asteroids. About the size of carry-on luggage and weigh… Continue reading First mission for close-up study of binary asteroids gets NASA go-ahead

Full-scale engineering mock-up of next-gen American lunar lander unveiled

A full-sized mock-up of the lander that may one day put the next US astronauts on the Moon was unveiled today in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Built by the Human Landing System (HLS) National Team consisting … Continue reading Full-scale engineering mock-up of next-gen American lunar lander unveiled

Successful flight test for first tactical AGM-183A hypersonic missile

Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force have completed the first flight test of a tactical version of the hypersonic AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). Strapped beneath the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress bomber, the missile was carried int… Continue reading Successful flight test for first tactical AGM-183A hypersonic missile

Lockheed’s new long-range missile nails target on second test flight

Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) hit its target with “pinpoint accuracy” during its second test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The next-generation long-range missile being developed for the US Army was fired from Lockh… Continue reading Lockheed’s new long-range missile nails target on second test flight

Cybereason raises $200 million for its enterprise security platform

Cybereason, which uses machine learning to increase the number of endpoints a single analyst can manage across a network of distributed resources, has raised $200 million in new financing from SoftBank Group and its affiliates.  It’s a sign of the belief that SoftBank has in the technology, since the Japanese investment firm is basically doubling […] Continue reading Cybereason raises $200 million for its enterprise security platform

Construction of Orion spacecraft for Artemis-1 flight completed

Lockheed Martin says that it has completed the final assembly phase of the first full Orion spacecraft. At a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, US Vice President Mike Pence made the public announcement in fro… Continue reading Construction of Orion spacecraft for Artemis-1 flight completed

Lockheed Wants To Build The Next Lunar Lander

The United States is going back to the moon, and it’s happening sooner than you would think. NASA is going back to the moon in 2024, and they might just have the support of Congress to do so.

Getting to the moon is one thing, and since SpaceX launched a …read more

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