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Lockheed Martin Sponsors 2010 'Year In Space' Calendar; Free Weekly Space Newsletter, Free Online Calendar, and Discounted Print Edition 2010 Desk Calendar Now Available

Posted on: Monday, 28 September 2009, 11:00 CDT

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- For the twelfth consecutive year, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading sponsor of "The Year In Space" Calendar, featuring images and information from the past, present and future of space exploration and astronomical discovery. A free weekly online calendar and a free weekly e-mail newsletter are now available at the new companion website, http://www.YearInSpace.com.

Through a special arrangement with the publisher, Lockheed Martin employees, retirees and stockholders nationwide are eligible to purchase the 144-page print edition 2010 Desk Calendar at discounts ranging from 25% to 44%.

Lockheed Martin's leadership in remote sensing satellites, advanced space observatories, interplanetary spacecraft, and human space exploration is portrayed in many of the 53 weekly photos in the 2010 edition. The collection includes a mosaic of images of the surface of Saturn's moon Titan captured by the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer on board the Huygens probe; an image by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of gullies on the rim of a Martian crater, providing evidence of flowing water in the planet's past; a stunning false-color view by the Mars Odyssey spacecraft of sand dunes and rocky outcrops in the Arabia Terra region of Mars; and a number of breathtaking images from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, the International Space Station, numerous Space Shuttle flights, and more.

In addition to the weekly photo essays, "The Year In Space" Desk Calendar includes exclusive articles on protecting our planet from Near Earth Objects, the search for exo-planets, a preview of planetary exploration in 2010, and a month-by-month sky guide.

"The Year In Space" can be ordered at a discount at http://www.YearInSpace.com, or by calling (800) 736-6836. There is free shipping on all domestic orders while supplies last.

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a major operating unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation, designs and develops, tests, manufactures and operates a full spectrum of advanced-technology systems for national security and military, civil government and commercial customers. Chief products include human space flight systems; a full range of remote sensing, navigation, meteorological and communications satellites and instruments; space observatories and interplanetary spacecraft; laser radar; ballistic missiles; missile defense systems; and nanotechnology research and development.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.

Contacts: Lockheed Martin, Buddy Nelson, e-mail: buddy.nelson@lmco.com Year in Space, Steve Cariddi, e-mail: Steve@YearInSpace.com For additional information on Lockheed Martin, please visit: http://www.lockheedmartin.com

SOURCE Lockheed Martin

Source: PR Newswire

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