Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin‘s space systems segment, told Al.com in an interview published Thursday that the company has adopted three-dimensional printing technology with the goal of reducing system research and development cycle times. Ambrose told Al.com reporter Lee Roop that Lockheed uses 3D printers to build …

Lockheed Martin has partnered with the Space Foundation to establish a new learning facility to encourage science, technology, engineering and math study. The Lockheed Martin Space Education Center is located at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is built with a $400,000 grant from the company, …

Lockheed Martin‘s Rick Ambrose and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper led the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the company’s new commercial space business headquarters in Denver this week after a transition from the previous headquarters in Pennsylvania. Lockheed said Wednesday the new office will house its program management, engineering and A2100 satellite operations, which deliver mobile and broadband communications services …

Lockheed Martin has opened a new optical systems technology center in Palo Alto, California, that will house the company’s design teams and partners from industry and research universities who are collaborating on optical payload technologies. “The Optical Payload Center of Excellence will benefit from the digital tapestry that links all stages of development, …

Lockheed Martin has signed a cooperation agreement with EOS Space Systems to jointly develop, deploy and operate space-tracking sensor technology that they will house at a future site in Western Australia. The companies said Tuesday they want the planned facility to increase the tracking service’s capacity and commercial coverage to meet the demand …

Lockheed Martin’s space systems company has moved to help the United Kingdom grow its space capabilities by opening a technology office in the region, the Denver Business Journal reported Wednesday. Greg Avery writes the new office located at UK Space Gateway in Harwell Oxford is a spinoff of Lockheed Martin’s …

Lockheed Martin has invested in 3D printing technology as it aims to decrease the time it takes to build and manufacture commercial satellites, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta writes that Lockheed executives discussed how the company is using 3D printing methods and nanotechnology to help improve its technology development …

A team of Colorado-based Lockheed Martin employees have raised more than $51,000 for the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure cycling event. Lockheed’s team represented the company’s space systems and information systems and global solutions business units, Lockheed said Monday. ADA holds the Tour de Cure as part of its goal to …

Lockheed Martin campuses nationwide opened their doors to more than 3,200 students ages six through 18 Thursday to show them activities in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Young Minds at Work day is an annual event where Lockheed employees and contractors bring their children to the company’s space …

Lockheed Martin has appointed Rick Ambrose vice president and deputy of the space systems business, the company announced Thursday. He will report to Joanne Maguire, an executive vice president, in the newly-created position. Ambrose previously served as head of the information systems and global solutions-national business area and GovCon Wire …

Executive Mosaic, the leading executive media and events company in the government contracting “GovCon” industry, announced the 2020 winners of the highly coveted and prestigious Wash100 Award. The full list of winners and more information about the award can be found on Wash100.com. 

Volunteers from Lockheed Martin’s space systems business have developed an online portal that works to provide post-disaster information from the ground with the use of DigitalGlobe satellite imagery, Denver Business Journal reported Wednesday. Greg Avery writes that the HelpNowMap.com website is currently in beta version and uses open source software code. The service works …

NASA took the first step Friday in what it hopes to be a new era for human space exploration as the agency sent the Orion capsule into a nearly four-hour orbit to evaluate its potential for future missions via Boeing‘s Space Launch System. Engineers for NASA and Orion constructor Lockheed Martin …

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has announced its 2012 board of directors, which includes six new members. INSA President Ellen McCarthy wrote, “each of our new board members brings unique knowledge and expertise from their impressive careers to the leadership of INSA.” The new members on the 2012 board include: Rick Ambrose, president …