{"id":23297,"date":"2012-03-23T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T10:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/lockheed-martin-lmt-selected-as-a-winner-of-an-aviation-week-laureate-award\/23297\/"},"modified":"2012-03-23T10:41:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T10:41:00","slug":"lockheed-martin-lmt-selected-as-a-winner-of-an-aviation-week-laureate-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/lockheed-martin-lmt-selected-as-a-winner-of-an-aviation-week-laureate-award\/23297\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed Martin &#8211; LMT &#8211; Selected as a winner of an Aviation Week Laureate Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Lockheed-Martin1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-23302\" title=\"Lockheed Martin\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/2012\/03\/Lockheed-Martin1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"69\"><\/a>The U.S. Air Force\/Lockheed Martin [<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=LMT\">NYSE: LMT<\/a>]\/Aerospace Corporation<\/strong> team has been selected as a winner of an <em>Aviation Week<\/em> Laureate Award for the successful development and execution of an innovative orbit-raising work-around plan that allowed the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite to reach its operational location at geosynchronous orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The Laureate Awards recognize individuals and teams for extraordinary accomplishments.\u00a0 Their achievements embody the spirit of exploration, innovation, vision or any combination of these attributes that inspire others to strive for significant, broad-reaching progress in aviation and aerospace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was teamwork at its best,&#8221; said Kevin Bilger, LMT &#8216;s vice president and general manager of Global Communications Systems.\u00a0 \u201cTogether we created and executed an extremely challenging orbit-raising plan that allowed this vitally important satellite to reach its operational orbit and perform its critical communications mission for our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>AEHF-1 was launched on Aug. 14, 2010 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, however an anomaly in its bi-propellant propulsion system thwarted the satellite&#8217;s baseline orbit-raising plan.\u00a0 The AEHF team quickly developed a work-around plan enabling the spacecraft to reach its operational orbit and achieve full mission life and capability.\u00a0 This included using the satellite\u2019s high-power Hall Thruster Propulsion System, along with other hydrazine thrusters on the satellite to provide the full orbit-raising function.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team&#8217;s commitment to mission success was the foundation of this extraordinary program achievement,\u201d said Dave Madden, director of the U.S. Air Force Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate at the Space &amp; Missile Systems Center.\u00a0 \u201cAEHF will usher in a new era of secure, protected, survivable global communications capabilities that will enable our warfighters to achieve their missions with greater speed and effectiveness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., LMT is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 123,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. LMT net sales for 2011 were $46.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-prices-rise\/23376\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Rise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-end-higher-3\/23374\"><br \/>\nStocks End Higher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-in-green-in-late-trading\/23345\"><br \/>\nStocks in Green in Late Trading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-and-silver-prices-remain-in-green-2\/23342\"><br \/>\nGold and Silver Prices Remain in Green<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-mixed-after-housing-market-data\/23337\"><br \/>\nStocks Mixed after Housing Market Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/advantage-oil-gas-ltd-aav-solid-financial-operating-results\/23303\"><br \/>\nAdvantage Oil &amp; Gas Ltd. &#8211; AAV &#8211; Solid Financial &amp; Operating Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/silver-wheaton-corp-slw-finished-2011-with-its-strongest-ever-quarter\/23300\"><br \/>\nSilver Wheaton Corp. &#8211; SLW &#8211; Finished 2011 with its strongest ever quarter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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