Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NASA Orion Spacecraft
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NASA have completed the majority of Orion’s Critical Design Review (CDR) which means the spacecraft’s design is mature enough to move into full-scale fabrication, assembly, integration and test of the vehicle. It also means that the program is on track to complete the spacecraft’s development to meet NASA’s Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) performance requirements. The complete Orion EM-1 CDR process will conclude after the European Service Module CDR and a presentation to the NASA Agency Program Management Council in the spring.
Orion’s CDR kicked off in August of this year. The review focused on the EM-1 design as well as additional common elements that will be included on the Exploration Mission-2 (EM-2) spacecraft. These elements include the structure, pyrotechnics, Launch Abort System, software, guidance, navigation and control, and many others.
Although the EM-1 vehicle is designed to accommodate all the necessary elements for human exploration of deep space, systems unique to the EM-2 mission, such as crew displays and the Environmental Control and Life Support System, will be evaluated at a later EM-2 CDR.
“The vast majority of Orion’s design is over, and now we will only change things when new requirements come into play,” said Michael Hawes, Lockheed Martin Orion vice president and program manager. “Considering the incredible complexity of this spacecraft, the team is very proud to have successfully completed the design review and is looking forward to seeing it fly.”
In early 2016, Orion’s crew module pressure vessel will be shipped to the Operations and Checkout Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. There it will undergo final assembly, integration and testing in order to prepare for EM-1 when Orion is launched atop NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) for the first time. The test flight will send Orion into lunar distant retrograde orbit—a wide orbit around the moon that is farther from Earth than any human-rated spacecraft has ever traveled. The mission will last more than 20 days and will help certify the design and safety of Orion and SLS for human-rated exploration missions.
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Lockheed Martin Corporation, incorporated on August 29, 1994, is a global security and aerospace company. The Company is engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Company operates in five segments: Aeronautics, Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS), Missiles and Fire Control (MFC), Mission Systems and Training (MST) and Space Systems. The Company provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistics and information services. The Company’s areas of focus are in defense, space, intelligence, homeland security and information technology, including cyber security. It serves both the United States and international customers with products and services that have defense, civil and commercial applications.
Aeronautics
The Company’s Aeronautics segment is engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, sustainment, support and upgrade of advanced military aircraft, including combat and air mobility aircraft, unmanned air vehicles and related technologies. The Company’s Aeronautics segment programs include F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, which is an international multi-role, multi-variant, fifth generation stealth fighter; C-130 Hercules, which is an international tactical airlifter; F-16 Fighting Falcon, which is an international multi-role fighter; F-22 Raptor, which is an air dominance and multi-mission fifth generation stealth fighter, and C-5M Super Galaxy, which is an airlifter. Its Aeronautics segment customers include military services and various other Government agencies of the United States and other countries.
The Company’s F-35 program consists of a development contract and multiple production and sustainment activities. Its Aeronautics segment produces and provides support and sustainment services for the C-130J Super Hercules, as well as upgrades and support services for the legacy C-130 Hercules across the world fleet. The Company produces F-16 aircraft for international customers. It also provides service-life extension, modernization and other upgrade programs for its customers’ F-16 aircraft. Its Aeronautics segment provides sustainment services for the existing United States Air Force C-5 Galaxy fleet and modernization activities to convert 49 C-5 Galaxy aircraft to the C-5M Super Galaxy configuration. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had delivered 20 C-5M aircraft under these modernization activities.
Information Systems & Global Solutions
The Company’s Information Systems & Global Solutions segment provides advanced technology systems and expertise, integrated information technology solutions and management services across a range of applications for civil, defense, intelligence and other Government customers. The Company’s IS&GS segment supports the needs of customers in data analytics, cyber security, air traffic management and energy demand management. Its IS&GS provides network-enabled situational awareness, delivers communications and command and control capability through mission solutions for defense applications, and integrates global systems to help its customers gather, analyze and distribute intelligence data.
The Company’s IS&GS segment programs include the Hanford Mission Support contract, which is a program to provide infrastructure and site support services to the department of energy; En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) contract, which is a program to replace the Federal Aviation Administration’s infrastructure with a modern automation environment that includes new functions and capabilities; Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) contract, which is a program to increase the integration of the ballistic missile defense system for the United States Government, and National Science Foundation Antarctic Support program, which manages sites and equipment to enable universities, research institutions and federal agencies to conduct scientific research in the Antarctic. IS&GS’ customers include various Government agencies of the United States and other countries, military services, as well as commercial and other customers.
Missiles and Fire Control
The Company’s Missiles and Fire Control segment provides air and missile defense systems; tactical missiles and air-to-ground precision strike weapon systems; logistics and other technical services; fire control systems; mission operations support, readiness, engineering support and integration services, and manned and unmanned ground vehicles. The Company’s MFC segment programs include Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) air and missile defense programs, Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), Hellfire, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), Javelin tactical missile programs, Apache, Sniper and Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) fire control systems programs, MFC’s technical services and Special Operations Forces Contractor Logistics Support Services program. MFC’s customers include military services, the United States Army, and various Government agencies of the United States and other countries, as well as commercial and other customers.
The Company’s PAC-3 is a defensive missile for the United States Army and international customers designed to intercept and eliminate incoming airborne threats using kinetic energy. THAAD is a transportable defensive missile system for the United States Government and international customers designed to engage targets both within and outside of the earth’s atmosphere. MLRS is a mobile, automatic system that fires surface-to-surface rockets and missiles from the M270 and high mobility artillery rocket system platforms produced for the United States Army and international customers. Hellfire is an air-to-ground missile used on rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, which is produced for the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps and international customers. JASSM is an air-to-ground missile launched from fixed-wing aircraft, which is produced for the United States Air Force and international customers. Javelin is a shoulder-fired anti-armor rocket system, which is produced for the United States Army, Marine Corps and international customers.
The Company’s Apache fire control system provides weapons targeting capability for the Apache helicopter for the United States Army and international customers. Both Sniper and LANTIRN are produced for the United States Air Force and international customers. MFC’s Technical Services business provides a portfolio of technical and sustainment services with markets in engineering services; global aviation solutions, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) product support, counter threat services and education and sustainment services. The Special Operations Forces Contractor Logistics Support Services program provides logistics support services to the operations forces of the United States military.
Mission Systems and Training
The Company’s Mission Systems and Training segment provides ship and submarine mission and combat systems; mission systems and sensors for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft; sea and land-based missile defense systems; radar systems; the littoral combat ship (LCS); simulation and training services, and unmanned systems and technologies. The Company’s MST programs include Aegis Combat System, LCS, MH-60, TPQ-53 Radar System, Advanced Hawkeye Radar System and Space Fence system. MST’s customers include military services, the United States Navy, and various Government agencies of the United States and other countries, as well as commercial and other customers.
The Company’s Aegis Combat System serves as a fleet ballistic missile defense system for the United States Navy and international customers and is also a sea and land-based element of the United States missile defense system. Its LCS, which is a surface combatant ship for the United States navy designed to operate in shallow waters and the open ocean. The Company’s MH-60, which is a maritime helicopter mission system and sensor, including the digital cockpit and weapons. ItsTPQ-53 Radar System is a sensor that locates and neutralizes mortar and rocket threats, produced for the United States Army and international customers. Its Advanced Hawkeye Radar System is an airborne early warning radar, which is provides by MST for the E2-C/E2-D aircraft produced for the United States Navy and international customers. The Company’s Space Fence system is a ground-based radar system for the United States Air Force designed to track the objects in space and to prevent space-based collisions.
Space Systems
The Company’s Space Systems segment is engaged in the research and development, design, engineering and production of satellites, strategic and defensive missile systems and space transportation systems. The Company’s Space Systems segment programs include Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system, Global Positioning System (GPS) III, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R), Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (Orion). Space Systems’ customers include various Government agencies of the United States and commercial customers.
The Company’s SBIRS provides the United States Air Force with missile launch detection and tracking capabilities. AEHF system is secure communications satellites for the United States Air Force. GPS III is a program to modernize the GPS satellite system for the United States Air Force. GOES-R is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s meteorological satellites. MUOS is a narrow-band satellite communication system for the United States Navy. The Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile is a program with the United States Navy for the only submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile in production in the United States. Orion is a spacecraft for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for human exploration missions beyond low earth orbit.
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