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DENVER, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase for NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN is scheduled to launch in November 2013 and will be the first mission devoted to understanding the Martian upper atmosphere. ATLO represents a critical stage of the program because it is when the spacecraft begins to take form and culminates with its launch. Over the next five...