An American aerospace and defense manufacturer formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. Martin Marietta built the Viking 1 and Viking 2 Mars landers; the merged company later built the Orion crew spacecraft for NASA's Artemis program.
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Agency TypePrivate aerospace company 1 Founded YearFormed by the 1995 merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. Martin Marietta's own predecessor work, including the Viking Mars landers (1975-1976), predates the merged company's own founding by two decades. HeadquartersNorth Bethesda, Maryland, United States 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Ross worked at Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and its Skunk Works division from 1942 into the 1970s, predating the 1995 Lockheed Martin merger by decades; the predecessor company's own work is captured here against the surviving successor entity, per the atlas's predecessor-institution convention.
Viking 1, Spacecraft Viking 1 was built by Martin Marietta, which merged into Lockheed Martin in 1995; a predecessor-institution fact per the atlas's own voice convention.
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The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American defense and aerospace manufacturer
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The deal was finalized on March 15, 1995, when the two companies' shareholders approved the merger.
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Founded: March 15, 1995 | Headquarters: Bethesda, Maryland (North Bethesda), United States | Type: Public company
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Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Mary Golda Ross, Mary Golda Ross, Career section
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