Additionally, initial global maps of the Moon's elements will be confirmed with the close-up data. The Lunar Prospector mission was proposed as a joint effort of Lockheed Martin, NASA Ames Research Center, and the Lunar Research Institute. Additional important contributions came from Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of California Berkeley Space Science Laboratory, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The A2100 bus is engineered for performance, flexibility and value. Its modular design allows for customization without costly re-engineering.
Fewer parts mean maximum reliability and ease of production.
The use of lightweight composite structural components reduces launch weight and costs. The Iridium telecommunications system is a space-based, wireless personal communications network being developed for system owner and operator, Iridium LLC, by Motorola. The system will provide users with global telephone transmissions of all types, including voice, data, fax and paging. In 1998 the remaining 20 satellites in the constellation were launched, and Iridium LLC began service. The Iridium program heralds a new era of personalized global telecommunications and underscores Lockheed Martin's commitment to providing customers around the world with a full line of spacecraft to serve a broad spectrum of requirements.