Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] is opening its Altair lunar lander program office in Houston. The company is vying for a NASA contract to design and build the human lander that would work with the Orion space capsule that NASA earlier chose Lockheed to design and build. That Orion capsule, or crew exploration vehicle, looks something like the former Apollo spacecraft, and will replace the space shuttle as the vehicle transporting U.S. astronauts into orbit. Orion will ride atop the Ares…
Lockheed Opening Altair Program Office in Texas
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