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Lockheed Martin Wins Contract to Build Mars Lander

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the up-up-and-away dept.

Lord_Slepnir writes "Lockheed Martin has won a contract to build the Orion crew exploration vehicle that will eventually take humans to the moon and then on to Mars. This vehicle will hopefully also replace the aging space shuttle fleet. According to NASA the vehicle will have manned missions by 2014 and moon missions by no later by 2020."

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  1. Now the government is accepting bids from... by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...companies offering to reinvent the computer and rediscover Australia.

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    Doesn't it make you feel good to know that our freedoms are protected by politicans, lawyers and journalists.
  2. Re:Hmm Lockheed Martin eh? by Phaid · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What you should "like" is how Canada outsourced the job. They had an open bidding process and Lockheed won. The people you should complain to are your government, not the winner of the competition which your government decided to hold. Eh.

  3. Check out Lockheed's wrongdoing by applix7 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ever hear of the military-industrial complex? http://malfy.org/