Mercury Systems has announced its collaboration with Lockheed Martin to manufacture computing technologies at its production site in Geneva, Switzerland. The companies signed two initial engineering development agreements, a direct result of the offset program between Lockheed and the Swiss government following its purchase of F-35 II stealth fighter jets. Switzerland’s Federal Office for Defence …
Ursa Major founder and CEO Joe Laurienti with a liquid-fueled rocket engine. Ursa Major When the Pentagon asked Ursa Major in 2021 if it would be interested in developing solid-fuel rocket motors for missiles, founder and CEO Joe Laurienti didn’t feel in any rush. The Colorado-based startup believed it had plenty of opportunity producing liquid-fuel …
Mars Base Camp Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Configuration Lockheed Martin When humans finally go to Mars is it better to do it step-by-step, by first building a so-called Mars-orbiting Base Camp as most-recently proposed by Lockheed Martin? Or is it best to use the Mars Direct strategy? The Mars Direct idea would use existing technology to …