The Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center has opened a state-of-the-art laboratories building that will enable the company to provide innovative technical solutions to customers with more agility and efficiency.
The Advanced Materials & Thermal Sciences Center, with 82,000 sf of floor space, will house 130 engineers, scientists, and staff. The new laboratories will host advanced research and development in emerging technology areas like 3-D printing, energetics, thermal sciences, nanotechnology, synthesis, high temperature materials and advanced devices.
āScientists and engineers here are creating advanced materials like our CuantumFuseā¢ nano-copper, which promises to make more reliable electrical connections in space and other applications," said Dr. Kenneth Washington, vice president of the ATC. "Weāre also perfecting technologies to manage the heat generated by on-board satellite sensors. Our new microcryocooler is the smallest satellite cooler ever developed, another example of the ground-breaking technologies weāre advancing in this lab.ā
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The building was designed and constructed to achieve a Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
āOur new Materials and Thermal Sciences Center is not just a home for innovation, itās a shining example of the benefits of sustainable, environmentally-friendly practices,ā said Marshall Case, vice president of Infrastructure Services at Lockheed Martin Space Systems. āBy replacing two other buildings that are each 50 years old with this new facility, weāll save $1 million in annual maintenance costs, cut energy costs by more than 60 percent, and reduce our carbon footprint. This new facility is better for the environment, more affordable for our business and more versatile for our technologists.ā
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About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 115,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporationās net sales for 2013 were $45.4 billion.
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