Employees, Retirees, Stockholders Eligible for Discounts, Free U.S. Shipping

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the eleventh consecutive year, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading sponsor of 'The Year In Space' Desk Calendar, a 144-page full-color weekly calendar for 2009 featuring images and information from the past, present and future of space exploration and astronomical discovery. Through a special arrangement with the publisher, Lockheed Martin employees, retirees and stockholders nationwide are eligible to purchase the calendar at discounts ranging from 25% to 44%.

Lockheed Martin's leadership in remote sensing satellites, advanced space observatories, interplanetary spacecraft and human space exploration is portrayed in many of the 53 weekly photos, which include a Landsat 7 multi-spectral image of Australia's Lake Carnegie, a Magellan radar image of the Maat Mons volcano on Venus, a stunning view of the International Space Station and its Lockheed Martin-built solar arrays, a composite image of Comet Wild-2 taken by the Stardust spacecraft, a Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image of Phobos, and several breathtaking deep space images from the Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope.

In addition to the weekly photo essays, 'The Year In Space' includes a report on an experiment to test whether microorganisms can survive a trip through interplanetary space, a preview of planetary exploration in 2009 and a month-by-month sky guide.

'The Year In Space' can be ordered at a discount at http://www.YearInSpace.com, or by calling (800) 736-6836. Free domestic shipping accompanies all orders while supplies last.

Lockheed 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 Corporation is a global security company that 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.

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