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About PlanetSpacePlanetSpace, leader in commercializing space and developer of space related technologies, with headquarters in Chicago is part of the new emerging space commercialization business. Teamed with major players in rocket booster and spacecraft development, the company is set to take the lead in the commercialization of space. PlanetSpace is developing a broad spectrum of commercial space services that include Cargo and Crew to the ISS, Point-to-Point Global Travel, Space Tourism, Satellite Orbital Delivery and Escape Velocity Missions.
About Lockheed MartinLockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a major operating unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation, designs, develops, tests, manufactures and operates a full spectrum of advanced-technology systems for national security, civil 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; fleet ballistic missiles; and missile defense systems. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin 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 2007 sales of $41.9 billion. www.lockheedmartin.com
About ATKATK is a leading provider of advanced space systems with $4.6 billion in annual sales, approximately 17,000 employees, and operations in 21 states. The company is the world’s leading supplier of solid rocket motors. ATK expanded into the aerospace market with the acquisitions of Hercules Aerospace Company in 1995 and Thiokol Propulsion in 2001, which transformed the company into the world's largest supplier of solid propellant rocket motors and a leading provider of high-performance composite structures. They produce the Solid rocket motors used on the shuttle and other major US domestic launchers. www.atk.com
About BoeingBoeing's Space Exploration division, based in Houston, is the leading global supplier of reusable and human space systems and services. Since the beginning of the Space Age, Boeing has designed, developed, built and operated human and robotic space vehicles as well as supporting hardware. Space Exploration's legacy began with the X-15, spans Gemini, Apollo and Skylab, and continues with the space shuttle and International Space Station. Space Exploration is a division of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems' Network and Space Systems business unit. The division employs about 4,000 people in Alabama, California, Florida and Texas. A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32.1 billion business with 71,000 employees worldwide. www.boeing.com
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