Lockheed Martin Space Makers

Lockheed Martin Space Makers

Going to space is just the beginning. It's what you do when you get there that matters most. We'll take you out of this world to get an inside look into how we are pioneering a bold new vision of space. Join us on this journey of adventure and discovery as our experts explore the future of space and how today's technological advancements are helping humans "untether" from Earth, establishing interconnected communications, defending our allies, and sustaining Earth for future generations.

Episodes

August 9, 2021 2 mins
On Lockheed Martin Space Makers, we’ll take you out of this world and share some of the most challenging and innovative missions shaping the future of space exploration. From artificial intelligence and self-healing structures to space mining and colonization, you’ll hear from Lockheed Martin’s experts and visionaries about what space could look like 30, 40, and even 50 years from now. Launching September 1st, join us on these ex...
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Deep space exploration can be a high-stakes venture and any failures can be costly, setting you back years. In an era of significant budget cuts, learn how NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Lockheed Martin innovations made spacecraft faster, better, and cheaper and changed the future of building spacecraft for deep space exploration.  

We “flash forward” into what the future might look like 50 years from now. An expert disc...

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In this episode, we dive into an unexpectedly rocky relationship between an asteroid named Bennu and a cutting-edge spacecraft named OSIRIS-REx.  

Bennu, an asteroid larger than the Empire State Building, is an ancient relic of our solar system with more than 4.5 billion years of history to share. OSIRIS-REx, a cutting-edge spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin, launched in 2016 on a mission to meet Bennu for an extraterrestrial rende...

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In Part II, OSIRIS-Rex continues its incredible mission of collecting a sample from Bennu, an asteroid sailing through space more than 200 miles away.  

With our expert, we'll take a deeper dive to into what the future may look like because of OSIRIS-REx, and what it will take to have sustained colonies on the Moon—and even Mars. 

 

To dig deeper into the incredible mission referenced in today’s episode, please follow these links:

OSIR...

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September 22, 2021 55 mins

We're bringing you a story about a groundbreaking mission named Lucy, set to launch in October of 2021. This mission will visit and study a record number of Trojan asteroids that are some of the oldest objects in our solar system.  

It takes an incredible amount of work to plan a mission to one location in deep space, but planning a mission to visit seven Trojan asteroids is a once-in-a-lifetime event.  

We take you behind the scenes...

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September 29, 2021 21 mins

The life-sustaining jewel of the Artemis program, Orion, is the only spacecraft rated for human deep space flight. Designed to meet the needs for a 3-day mission to the Moon or a 3-year journey to Mars, the Orion spacecraft is uniquely suited to protect astronauts in the most extreme conditions.

We talk with Dr. Christine Edwards, the Deputy Exploration Architect at Lockheed Martin Space, for a behind-the-scenes peek into the engine...

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Space is a fascinating and mysterious place that often redefines science as we know it. And this couldn’t be more true than with the asteroid Bennu.  

As the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx got close to this ancient interstellar object, they noticed something strange happening. Listen to this episode to hear why scientists think this peculiar event is happening. 

 

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October 13, 2021 33 secs

Space Makers is a production of Lockheed Martin Space

It's executive produced by Pavan Desai.

Senior Producer is Lauren Cole. 

Senior producer, writer, and host is Benjamin Dinsmore. 

Associate producers and writers are Kaitlin Benz and Audrey Dods. 

Sound designed and audio mastered by Julian Giraldo.

Graphic Design by Tim Roesch.

Marketing and recruiting by Joe Portnoy, Shannon Myers, and Stephanie Dixon.

These stories would not be pos...

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Going to space is just the beginning. It's what you do when you get there that matters most.  

In Season 2 of Space Makers, we'll take you out of this world and give you an inside look into how we are pioneering a bold new vision of space.  

Join us on this journey of adventure and discovery as our experts explore the future of space. We'll explain how today's technological advancements are establishing interconnected communications,...

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Can creating a new space economy also “Help Earth?” Learn how Lockheed Martin is developing unique space-based technologies that will help address some of Earth’s toughest sustainability challenges.

 

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Understanding Climate Change with Cassie Lee

Hope and Opportunity: Raising the Science of Space at the Speed of Innovation

GOES-R Series: Next...

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Could people soon live and thrive on other planets and Moons? In this episode, learn how Lockheed Martin is helping humanity obtain a level of independence from Earth.

 

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Beyond Apollo: Taking One Giant Leap

Blurring the Karman Line: Bringing Digital Transformation to Space

The Next 100 Years of Innovation: How Lockheed Martin is Pioneering t...

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How will space-based humans “Bring Earth Along” when they become an off-planet species? Here’s an inside look how an Earth and space-based future will unlock new technologies and opportunities.

 

To dig deeper into some of the topics referenced in today's episode, please follow these links: 

Blurring the Karman Line: Bringing Digital Transformation to Space

From Discovery to Defense: Unlocking the Power of the Digital Thread

 

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The future of space means big business. Moon and Mars-based economies will include everything from trade routes to human habitats to new lunar rovers and, yes, eventually poets, artists, and even pets. But what does that really look like?

 

To dig deeper into some of the topics referenced in today's episode, please follow these links: 

Beyond Apollo: Taking One Giant Leap

Blurring the Karman Line: Bringing Digital Transformation to Spa...

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From self-repairing rovers on the Moon and Mars to a communications satellite on the dark side of the Moon, soon, space will connect humans like never before. It’s all a part of bringing big business to space.

 

To dig deeper into some of the topics referenced in today's episode, please follow these links: 

Beyond Apollo: Taking One Giant Leap

Intelligent Life: How AI is Advancing the Future of Space

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From high-speed lunar trains to new ways to play baseball, the future of space will also change Main Street right here on Earth. Think 3D printed foods, new medical technologies, self-driving vehicles and more.

 

To dig deeper into some of the topics referenced in today's episode, please follow these links: 

Hope and Opportunity: Raising the Science of Space at the Speed of Innovation

Blurring the Karman Line: Bringing Digital Transfor...

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NASA's Artemis I mission is about to launch the Orion spaceship to the Moon. Over the next few weeks, we will be doing special coverage of the launch and Orion's mission. You can also watch these special shows on Lockheed Martin's YouTube channel. 

Today experts from Lockheed Martin discuss NASA's Artemis I mission and how Orion is the only spacecraft uniquely designed to take humans into deep space.

 

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NASA's Artemis I mission is about to launch the Orion spaceship to the Moon. Over the next few weeks, we will be doing special coverage of the launch and Orion's mission. You can also watch these special shows on Lockheed Martin's YouTube channel.  

Today we take you behind-the-scenes with a Chief Engineer of Orion and the Director of Orion Production.

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NASA's Artemis I mission is about to launch the Orion spaceship to the Moon. Over the next few weeks, we will be doing special coverage of the launch and Orion's mission. You can also watch these special shows on Lockheed Martin's YouTube channel. 

Today we're showing off AstroRad, a vest designed to protect astronauts from radiation in deep space, and talking with a NASA Orion engineer about Orion’s mission to the Moon.

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NASA's Artemis I mission is about to launch the Orion spaceship to the Moon. Over the next few weeks, we will be doing special coverage of the launch and Orion's mission. You can also watch these special shows on Lockheed Martin's YouTube channel. 

In this episode, we check in with Lockheed Martin engineers John Ricks, LunIR program manager, and Mike Hawes, Orion program manager.

Want to learn more? To take a deeper dive into the inc...

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NASA's Artemis I mission is about to launch the Orion spaceship to the Moon. Over the next few weeks, we will be doing special coverage of the launch and Orion's mission. You can also watch these special shows on Lockheed Martin's YouTube channel. 

In this episode, we chat with Robert Lightfoot, Lockheed Martin's executive vice president of Space, and Lisa Callahan, Lockheed Martin's vice president and general manager of commercial ...

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