Space

About Lockheed Martin Space   ___

For more than a half-century, Lockheed Martin has led at the forefront of the space industry. Today, the Space business area’s mission is to advance 21st Century Security®, innovate with urgency and help our customers stay ahead of ready.

Lockheed Martin Space drives innovation with legacy mission knowledge and scale, while providing end-to-end solutions. 

The Space business area serves as a mission integrator, and is responsible for the research and design, development, engineering and production of:

  • precise navigation, secure communications, and early missile warning systems
  • mission command and control software systems
  • space technologies and transportation systems
  • strategic, advanced strike and defensive systems
  • classified products and services in support of vital national security systems and international missions
$12.5B
Sales in FY2024
23,000+
Employees worldwide
190+
Facilities globally
Our Business   ___

 

Explore Our Space Capabilities and Enabling Technologies

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Deep Space Exploration

Spacecraft, instruments, robotics and integrated systems designed for the scientific study of the solar systemthe Moon, asteroids, planets, stars and beyond.
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Human Space Exploration

Spacecraft, integrated systems and services that will take humanity back to the Moon and shape future missions to Mars.
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National Security Space

Delivering accelerated and resilient space-enabled security solutions for our nation and allies through end-to-end mission knowledge and partnerships.
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Strategic & Missile Defense Systems

Partnering with those who stand watch to deter adversaries, defend freedom and defeat threats.
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Weather & Earth Science

Innovative spacecraft and technologies shaping the future of weather forecasting and environmental observation to help save lives and improve resiliency.
Working at Space   ___

A career that's built to inspire

Embracing the technology of tomorrow is one thing. Anticipating it, envisioning it, building it - that's where we thrive.

As a Lockheed Martin Space employee, you'll be a key player in creating safer, smarter aerospace and defense technology solutions for our commercial and government customers, like U.S. Space Force, NRO, NASA and Missile Defense Agency. Our team creates breakthrough innovations that protect what matters most here on Earth while bringing us closer to discovering more of space.

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A stellar support for community

As a responsible global corporation, Lockheed Martin Space and our employees play an active role in helping to strengthen the quality of life in the communities where we live and work. In 2023:

  • Lockheed Martin Space employees spent more than 58,000 hours volunteering in their communities.
  • Lockheed Martin Space Social Impact invested nearly $1.5 million in strategic partnerships with nonprofits that are developing the next generation of STEM professionals, supporting our military and veteran communities through mental health and economic resilience initiatives, and providing disaster response and mitigation efforts in communities where we live and work.
Latest Space News   ___
Apr 07, 2025
Press Release
The eighth Lockheed Martin-designed and -built Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicle (SV08) for the U.S. Space Force has successfully arrived in Florida.
Apr 07, 2025
Story
Lockheed Martin's Vertical Solar Array Technology; innovating lunar power solutions
Mar 13, 2025
Story
LM 400 Technology Demonstration Satellite Prepares to Launch
Lockheed Martin Space Media Contacts   ___
National Security Space
  • Space-based JADO/JADC2 & 5G, Missile Warning, Tranche 2 Tracking Layer, Missile Track Custody, Next Gen OPIR, SBIRS, On-Orbit Technology Demos
  • MILSATCOM, Transport Layer, MUOS, GPS III/IIIF
Commercial Civil Space 
  • Human & Scientific Exploration: Orion, Lunar Architecture, Nuclear Space Systems
  • Planetary Exploration, Weather & Earth Science: GeoXO, Lunar Trailblazer, Mars

 

Strike, Deterrence & Missile Defense

NGI, FBM/Trident D5, CPS, LRHW, Mk21A

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