Space

Next Generation Capabilities

The space economy is evolving, and the need for human advancement and technological innovation is greater than ever. Lockheed Martin is at the forefront of outer space development by partnering with government and commercial customers to create breakthrough technologies that bring us closer to discovering more of space. We’re designing, building and testing lunar and deep space exploration capabilities, including NASA’s Orion spacecraft, and creating early-warning weather and climate observation satellites, like the GOES-R series.

Back home on Earth, defending the U.S. and its allies from adversarial threats in any domain starts with space – the ultimate high ground. Lockheed Martin uses cutting-edge technologies to build capabilities that comprise layered defense systems, from missile defense to directed energy and hypersonic capabilities. Our customers leverage data as a strategic asset, enabling 21st Century Security® through advanced communications, data transport and GPS satellites. By partnering with Lockheed Martin, our customers can make decisions with a high degree of precision to protect what matters most – deterring and, if necessary, defeating the threats of today and tomorrow. 

1,000,000+
hours of planetary spacecraft operations
8
planets visited by Lockheed Martin spacecraft
300+
mission payloads built for customers

Space offers more than 35 product and service lines to help our customers stay ahead of ready:

MUOS-5 Test
goes-t launch

Human & Scientific Exploration

GOES-R Series

Orion

OSIRIS-REx

NGI
Latest Space News   ___
Jun 21, 2024
Story
A look back at the impacts of the Lockheed Martin-built GOES-R satellite series that have kept a watchful eye on Earth’s weather for nearly a decade.
Jun 18, 2024
Press Release
NASA has selected Lockheed Martin to develop and build the nation’s next generation weather satellite constellation, Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO), for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Jun 18, 2024
Press Release
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin conducted a planned flight test of the unarmed, developmental Mk21A reentry vehicle in the Pacific Ocean on June 17.
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