Lockheed Martin Sends Burlington County Student to Space Camp

The Dream

STS113-E-05442 (2 December 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five NASA ISS science officer, looks at the International Space Station (ISS) through a window on the Space Shuttle Endeavour following the undocking of the two spacecraft. Endeavour pulled away from the complex at 2:05 p.m. (CST) on December 2, 2002 as the two spacecraft flew over northwestern Australia. NASA Photo.

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With the International Space Station (ISS) just outside your window, you work the CanadaArm2 moving payloads that will supply or assist in the construction and expansion of Mankind's presence in Space. For the Youth of Today, Space Camp represents imagination turning into reality, and all one has to do is step up to the plate and try.

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MOORESTOWN, NJ, June 16, 2006

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced that Austin Silver, a fifth
grade student at DeMasi Elementary School in Marlton, won the company's
annual Space Day Essay Contest. Silver's essay, "To the Moon,"
ultimately won him a three-day parent/child Space Camp adventure package at
the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, in Huntsville, AL, which includes camp
tuition, airfare and transportation.

"Austin's essay exhibited great originality and considerable thought,"
said Orlando Carvalho, vice president and general manager of Lockheed
Martin's Moorestown business. "We're pleased to send him to Space Camp,
where he'll have the opportunity to see how math and science can come
together in fun and exciting ways - and why these subjects are critical
to America's future."

More than 100 fifth-grade students from across Burlington County
participated in the Space Day Essay Contest, which asked participants to use
their imaginations and describe what it would be like to live and work
on the moon. Silver's essay was deemed the best submission following
reviews by a judging panel of Lockheed Martin employees.

Lockheed Martin sponsors the annual essay contest in conjunction with
Space Day, a nationwide date established to celebrate the achievements,
benefits and opportunities of space exploration. This year, other
Space Day events coordinated by the company's Moorestown site included four
performances of the Franklin Institute's "Flight" show at Moorestown
Upper Elementary School, awards presentations to five Burlington County
students named as national finalists in the Space Day T-shirt Design
Contest, and classroom presentations by Lockheed Martin employees in
schools throughout Burlington County.

"Space Day is one of our flagship outreach programs," added Carvalho.
"Our goal is to use space exploration as a means of jumpstarting our
young people's fascination with math and science. We've seen some great
energy and enthusiasm stem from the T-shirt and essay contests, and the
hands-on activities our employees present."

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 135,000
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 2005 sales
of $37.2 billion.

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Photo: NASA
Source: Lockheed ~ Martin Press Release

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The Leadership

STS113-E-5008 (25 November 2002) --- Astronaut Paul S. Lockhart, pilot, works at the pilot's station on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour during the third day of STS-113 activity. The STS-113 astronauts went on to dock the shuttle with the International Space Station at 3:59 p.m. (CST), bringing a new crew and another segment of the station's backbone, the Port One (P1) segment of the Integrated Truss System. The rendezvous and docking of Endeavour with astronaut James D. Wetherbee (out of frame), mission commander, at the controls, occurred about 248 statute miles above the South Pacific off the southeastern coast of Australia.

Photo: NASA
Source: Lockheed ~ Martin Press Release

The Return of Endeavour

ISS005-E-21472 (25 November 2002) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour is backdropped over Cook Strait, New Zealand as it approaches the International Space Station (ISS) during STS-113 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 3:59 p.m. (CST) on November 25, 2002. The Port One (P1) truss, which was later to be attached to the station and outfitted during three spacewalks, can be seen in Endeavour's cargo bay. Endeavour's namesake, and her captain, First Lieutenant James Cook, moved through the waters of Cook Strait for the first time on Feb. 7, 1770.

Photo: NASA
Source: Lockheed ~ Martin Press Release

The Goal

STS113-E-5041 (25 November 2002) --- The International Space Station (ISS) is backdropped against the blackness of space as the Space Shuttle Endeavour quickly approaches the orbital outpost for a November 25 docking. The shuttle went on to dock with the International Space Station at 3:59 p.m. (CST), bringing a new crew and another segment of the station's backbone, the Port One (P1) segment of the Integrated Truss System. The rendezvous and docking of Endeavour with astronaut James D. Wetherbee, mission commander, at the controls, occurred about 248 statute miles above the South Pacific off the southeastern coast of Australia.

Photo: NASA
Source: Lockheed ~ Martin Press Release

The Quest

STS113-S-007 (23 November 2002) --- Against a black night sky, the Space Shuttle Endeavour heads toward Earth orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 occurred at 7:49:47 p.m. (EST), November 23, 2002. The launch is the 19th for Endeavour, and the 112th flight in the Shuttle program. Mission STS-113 is the 16th assembly flight to the International Space Station, carrying another structure for the Station, the P1 integrated truss. Crewmembers onboard were astronauts James D. Wetherbee, commander; Paul S. Lockhart, pilot, along with astronauts Michael E. Lopez-Alegria and John B. Herrington, both mission specialists. Also onboard were the Expedition 6 crewmembers--astronauts Kenneth D. Bowersox and Donald R. Pettit, along with cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin--who went on to replace Expedition 5 aboard the Station.

Photo: NASA
Informational Source: Lockheed ~ Martin Press Release

The Accomplishment

STS113-S-044 (7 December 2002) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour’s main landing gear is just about to touch down on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), completing the nearly 14-day STS-113 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut James D. Wetherbee, mission commander, eased Endeavour to a textbook landing at 2:37 p.m. (EST) on December 7, 2002. The landing completed a 5.74-million mile mission that saw successful delivery and installation of the Port One (P1) truss on the orbital outpost.

Photo: NASA
Informational Source: Lockheed ~ Martin Press Release

The Satisfaction of Knowing

STS113-S-043 (7 December 2002) --- The drag chute on the Space Shuttle Endeavour deploys to slow down the spacecraft during landing on runway 33 at the KSC landing facility, completing the nearly 14-day STS-113 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut James D. Wetherbee, mission commander, eased Endeavour to a textbook landing on runway 33 at the Florida spaceport at 2:37 p.m. (EST) on December 7, 2002. The landing completed a 5.74-million mile mission that saw successful delivery and installation of the Port One (P1) truss on the orbital outpost.

Photo: NASA
Informational Source: Lockheed ~ Martin Press Release