Mississippi Space & Technology Center

摘要

On August 5th, 2002, Lockheed Martin opened the Mississippi Space & Technology Center, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and speeches from an honored group of distinguished people. The group included Senator Trent Lott; Governor Ronald Musgrove; Lockheed Martin Chairman and CEO, Dr. Vance Coffman; NASA Administrator, Sean O'Keefe; and Mr. Roderick Pullman, President of the Hancock County Board of Supervisors. The Center is an advanced spacecraft propulsion, thermal and metrology facility located at the John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. The facility represents a partnership between the Corporation's Space Systems and Technology Services companies, the State of Mississippi, Hancock County and NASA. Activities performed in the approximate 220,000 square-foot facility will include the integration of propulsion systems, used for satellites and other spacecraft produced by Lockheed Martin Space Systems. The thermal control systems produced at the facility will protect space vehicles from the extreme temperatures of the space environment. These systems include multi-layer insulation thermal blankets and engine heat shields.