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Verlag: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, TX, 2000
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In den WarenkorbWraps. Zustand: Very good. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. [2], 33, [1] pages, including covers. Illustrations (many in color). The contents include information on JSF Virtual Battlefield, Joint Strike Fighter, Diverterless Supersonic Inlet, F-16, Soundbreaking, Los Falcoes, Nellis AFB Test Ranges, A-4, Blac…k Nights, Republic of Singapore Air Force. Code One, the award-winning airpower magazine published by Lockheed Martin, reports on all Lockheed Martin Aeronautics aircraft, air vehicles and systems. Code One originated as a product support publication for F-111 and F-16 aircraft in 1986. Through the next 25 years, the scope of the magazine expanded beyond tactical aircraft to include air mobility, maritime patrol and reconnaissance, and cutting-edge air vehicles. The magazine debuted its Internet site in 1996. The site has been revised several times since then. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 136,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is a major unit of Lockheed Martin with headquarters at Air Force Plant 4 in Fort Worth, Texas. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is based in Marietta, Georgia and Palmdale, California. Palmdale is home to the Advanced Development Programs (ADP), informally known as the "Skunk Works". Various subassemblies are produced at locations in Florida, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The company draws upon the history of the former Lockheed and Martin Marietta corporations. While the formation of Lockheed Martin in 1995 was a merger of equals, by far the greatest contribution to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics was the product portfolio of Lockheed. This included the C-5, C-130, and C-141 transports as well as the F-2, F-16 (purchased from General Dynamics), F-117, F-22, and F-35 Lightning II. The most important project by far to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is the F-35 Lightning II (JSF). Worth a potential $200bn the initial order book is approximately 3,000 excluding almost guaranteed export orders. Lockheed also supports its F-22 air dominance fighter in USAF service. Presumed First Edition, First printing this issue. Price Randel (illustrator/artist) and Peter Steine (illustrator).
Verlag: Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc, Oak Ridge, TN, 1999
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In den WarenkorbWraps. 15 p. Includes illustrations. Some illustrations in color. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.
Verlag: Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Very Good. S.l.: Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space, 1999. 4to. Paginated by section. Illus. Pages and tabs in binder. Very Good book. (Hubble Space Telescope, Shuttle Discovery) Inquire if you need further information.
Verlag: Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, inc, Oak Ridge, TN, 1998
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In den WarenkorbSpiral bound. Zustand: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. [2], X, 64 pages, plus covers. Figures. Footnotes. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Appendix A: Tasking Letter. Appendix B: Nuclear Weapons Information Holdings. Appendix C: Interface with Other Activities. Appendix D: Records Management. Appendix E. References…. Nov. 6, 1998 distribution memorandum to multiple addressees laid in. This was compiled by the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. It is marked OUO and it is stated that it 'may' be exempt from public release under FOIA. Given the passage of time and the effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Milner v. Department of Navy, it is believed that this limitation no longer applies. In February, 1998, Dr. Charles Stuart, Director of the Advanced Design and Production Technologies (ADAPT) Initiative was directed to take a comprehensive look at archiving activities across the nuclear weapons complex and provide an assessment of current activities and future needs. This report documents that assessment. A key recommendation was to place the following language, in coordination with the National Archives and Records Administration, as an addition to Department of Energy Records Schedule 3, Nuclear Weapons Records: "DOE Defense Programs may, from time to time, suspend the disposal of DOE records (whole series or parts there of) covered by one or mores items of N1-434-96.5 (DOE Records Schedule 3, Nuclear Weapons Records) which contain information necessary to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile in support of the Stockpile Stewardship Program. Authorization to resume disposal actions will be issued when the information has been captured and included in an appropriate information system." This addition allows Defense Programs to legally hold documents past their scheduled destruction periods, and to legally destroy documents that are no longer needed, without continuing to hold all documents in a DOE Records Schedule category. This wording allows evaluations and assessments of records as the Stockpile Stewards Program matured and technology gains were realized.
Core Stockpile Management Work Breakdown Structure (WBS/Task Based Management System (TBMS) FY 1999; Y/ES-178/Draft
Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., Y-12 Plant Defense Programs
Verlag: Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., Y-12 Plant Defense Programs, 1997
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In den WarenkorbSpiral bound. Zustand: Good. Draft. Various paginations (approximately 100 pages). Figures. Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms. Sprial-bound and tabbed. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Marked Official Use Only but it is believe that this marking became obsolete when the report was issued in its final form.…This document describes the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the ten Core Stockpile Management (CSM) Programs during fiscal year (FY) 1999 at the Y-12 Plant. The task descriptions and associated numbering system for tracking the tasks in the company's Task Based Management System (TBMS) are included. Some task work descriptions and cost date were classified and were provided in a separate, classified document, Y/ES-179. A separate section is proved for each CSM program and the respective Program Manager was responsible for maintaining the information up-to-date. The Y-12 National Security Complex is one of the nation's most important national security assets. The 811 acre site contains the nation's stockpile of highly enriched uranium and also performs nuclear non-proliferation missions. Y-12's primary missions since the end of the Cold War have been to support defense needs through stockpile stewardship, assist on issues of nuclear non-proliferation, support the Naval Reactors program, and provide expertise to other federal agencies. Y-12 is also responsible for the maintenance and production of all uranium parts for every nuclear weapon in the United States arsenal. Y-12 is responsible for the production and maintenance of the "secondary" aspect of thermonuclear devices. Y-12 has a history of providing secure storage of nuclear material for both the United States and other governments. Early efforts focused on securing material from the former Soviet Union.
Verlag: Lockheed Martin, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 2008
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In den WarenkorbDVD. Zustand: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 1 DVD. Contains a 37 page vugraph (many with graphics vice text) presentation. Neutron generators are neutron source devices which contain compact linear accelerators and that produce neutrons by fusing isotopes of hydrogen together. The fusion reactions take place… in these devices by accelerating either deuterium, tritium, or a mixture of these two isotopes into a metal hydride target which also contains deuterium, tritium or a mixture of these isotopes. Fusion of deuterium atoms (D + D) results in the formation of a He-3 ion and a neutron with a kinetic energy of approximately 2.5 MeV. Fusion of a deuterium and a tritium atom (D + T) results in the formation of a He-4 ion and a neutron with a kinetic energy of approximately 14.1 MeV. Neutron generators have applications in medicine, security, and materials analysis. Per Wikipedia, sealed neutron tubes have replaced radioactive neutron initiators, in supplying a pulse of neutrons to the imploding core of modern nuclear weapons. This effort by Sandia earned a Shingo Prize. The Laboratory reduced costs by 12 % between 2006 and 2008. The laboratory had a half million hours without a safety incident applying these methods. The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence is an annual award given to organizations worldwide by the Shingo Institute, part of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. In order to be selected as a recipient of the Shingo Prize, an organization "challenges" or applies for the award by first submitting an achievement report that provides data about recent business improvements and accomplishments and then undergoing an onsite audit performed by Shingo Institute examiners. Organizations are scored relative to how closely their culture matches the ideal as defined by the Shingo Institute. Those meeting the criteria are awarded the Shingo Prize.
Verlag: Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc, Oak Ridge, TN, 1996
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In den WarenkorbSpiral bound. Zustand: Good. Spiral bound, tabbed. Various paginations (approximately 1.5 inches of material). Illustrations. Marked Official Use Only, which is understood to being no longer applicable due to the passage of time. The tabbed sections are: Overview, Core Stockpile Management, Resumption, Core Competency, Programma…tic Environmental Impact Statement, Core Stockpile Stewardship, Stockpile Readiness, Adapt, Technology Transfer. One of NNSA's core missions is to ensure the United States maintains a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear stockpile through the application of unparalleled science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing. Defense Programs carries out NNSA's mission to maintain and modernize the nuclear stockpile through the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program. Details about nuclear weapons, deterrence, and management of the stockpile can be found in the Nuclear Matters Handbook and the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan. The Y-12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration facility located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It was built as part of the Manhattan Project for the purpose of enriching uranium for the first atomic bombs. It is considered the birthplace of the atomic bomb. In the years after World War II, it has been operated as a manufacturing facility for nuclear weapons components and related defense purposes. Y-12's primary missions since the end of the Cold War have been to support defense needs through stockpile stewardship, assist on issues of nuclear non-proliferation, support the Naval Reactors program, and provide expertise to other federal agencies. Y-12 is also responsible for the maintenance and production of all uranium parts for every nuclear weapon in the United States arsenal. Y-12 is responsible for the production and maintenance of the "secondary" aspect of thermonuclear devices. Y-12 has a history of providing secure storage of nuclear material for both the United States and other governments. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.
Verlag: Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc, Oak Ridge, TN, 1997
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In den WarenkorbSpiral bound. Zustand: Good. Spiral bound, tabbed. Various paginations (approximately 1.75 inches of material). Illustrations. Marked Official Use Only, which is understood to being no longer applicable due to the passage of time. The tabbed sections are: Overview, Core Stockpile Management, Overview, Capital Equipment and Gener…al Plant Projects, Material Surveillance and Technical Support, Core Stockpile Stewardship, Technology Partnership, and Supplemental. One of NNSA's core missions is to ensure the United States maintains a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear stockpile through the application of unparalleled science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing. Defense Programs carries out NNSA's mission to maintain and modernize the nuclear stockpile through the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program. Details about nuclear weapons, deterrence, and management of the stockpile can be found in the Nuclear Matters Handbook and the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan. The Y-12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration facility located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It was built as part of the Manhattan Project for the purpose of enriching uranium for the first atomic bombs. It is considered the birthplace of the atomic bomb. In the years after World War II, it has been operated as a manufacturing facility for nuclear weapons components and related defense purposes. Y-12's primary missions since the end of the Cold War have been to support defense needs through stockpile stewardship, assist on issues of nuclear non-proliferation, support the Naval Reactors program, and provide expertise to other federal agencies. Y-12 is also responsible for the maintenance and production of all uranium parts for every nuclear weapon in the United States arsenal. Y-12 is responsible for the production and maintenance of the "secondary" aspect of thermonuclear devices. Y-12 has a history of providing secure storage of nuclear material for both the United States and other governments. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.
Verlag: Lockheed Martin, Washington DC, 2009
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In den WarenkorbComb binding. Zustand: Very good. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Paginated by sections (approximately 140 pages, printed mostly on both sides of the sheets). Illustrations (color). Prepared for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by Lockheed Martin. The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred t…o as HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope, but it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned both as a vital research tool and as a public relations boon for astronomy. The Hubble telescope is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble and is one of NASA's Great Observatories. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) selects Hubble's targets and processes the resulting data, while the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) controls the spacecraft. The contents address: Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Configuration, The Hubble Space Telescope Program, The Value of Servicing, HST Servicing Mission 4, Reasons for Orbital Servicing, Orbital Replacement Instruments and Units; Shuttle Support Equipment, Astronaut Roles and Training, Extravehicular Crew Aids and Tools; Astronauts Servicing Mission 4, Redeploying the Telescope, HST Science and Discoveries, Galaxies and Cosmology, Earth's Solar System, Science Instruments, HST Systems, HST Operations, and Glossary. The Hubble Space Telescope was reborn with Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), the fifth and final servicing of the orbiting observatory. During SM4, two new scientific instruments were installed - the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Two failed instruments, the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) and the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), were brought back to life by the first ever on-orbit repairs. With these efforts, Hubble has been brought to the apex of its scientific capabilities. To prolong Hubble's life, new batteries, new gyroscopes, a new science computer, a refurbished fine guidance sensor and new insulation on three electronics bays were also installed over the 12-day mission with five spacewalks. Additionally, a device was attached to the base of the telescope to facilitate de-orbiting when the telescope is eventually decommissioned. Space telescopes were proposed as early as 1923, and the Hubble telescope was funded and built in the 1970s by the United States space agency NASA with contributions from the European Space Agency. Its intended launch was in 1983, but the project was beset by technical delays, budget problems, and the 1986 Challenger disaster. Hubble was finally launched in 1990, but its main mirror had been ground incorrectly, resulting in spherical aberration that compromised the telescope's capabilities. The optics were corrected to their intended quality by a servicing mission in 1993. Hubble is the only telescope designed to be maintained in space by astronauts. Five Space Shuttle missions have repaired, upgraded, and replaced systems on the telescope, including all five of the main instruments. The fifth mission was initially canceled on safety grounds following the Columbia disaster (2003), but after NASA administrator Michael D. Griffin approved it, the servicing mission was completed in 2009. Hubble completed 30 years of operation in April 2020 and is predicted to last until 2030-2040. Hubble is the visible light telescope in NASA's Great Observatories program; other parts of the spectrum are covered by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope (which covers the infrared bands). The mid-IR-to-visible band successor to the Hubble telescope is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which was launched on December 25, 2021, with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope due to follow in 2027. Copy appears to have been produced using a color Xerox type of reproduction, presumed one of a few copies made for media distribution.
Verlag: Lockheed Martin, Washington DC, 2009
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In den WarenkorbStapled at upper left corner. Zustand: Very good. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Paginated by sections (approximately 140 pages, printed mostly on both sides of the sheets). Illustrations. Prepared for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by Lockheed Martin. The Hubble Space Telescope (often re…ferred to as HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope, but it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned both as a vital research tool and as a public relations boon for astronomy. The Hubble telescope is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble and is one of NASA's Great Observatories. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) selects Hubble's targets and processes the resulting data, while the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) controls the spacecraft. The contents address: Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Configuration, The Hubble Space Telescope Program, The Value of Servicing, HST Servicing Mission 4, Reasons for Orbital Servicing, Orbital Replacement Instruments and Units; Shuttle Support Equipment, Astronaut Roles and Training, Extravehicular Crew Aids and Tools; Astronauts Servicing Mission 4, Redeploying the Telescope, HST Science and Discoveries, Galaxies and Cosmology, Earth's Solar System, Science Instruments, HST Systems, HST Operations, and Glossary. The Hubble Space Telescope was reborn with Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), the fifth and final servicing of the orbiting observatory. During SM4, two new scientific instruments were installed - the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Two failed instruments, the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) and the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), were brought back to life by the first ever on-orbit repairs. With these efforts, Hubble has been brought to the apex of its scientific capabilities. To prolong Hubble's life, new batteries, new gyroscopes, a new science computer, a refurbished fine guidance sensor and new insulation on three electronics bays were also installed over the 12-day mission with five spacewalks. Additionally, a device was attached to the base of the telescope to facilitate de-orbiting when the telescope is eventually decommissioned. Space telescopes were proposed as early as 1923, and the Hubble telescope was funded and built in the 1970s by the United States space agency NASA with contributions from the European Space Agency. Its intended launch was in 1983, but the project was beset by technical delays, budget problems, and the 1986 Challenger disaster. Hubble was finally launched in 1990, but its main mirror had been ground incorrectly, resulting in spherical aberration that compromised the telescope's capabilities. The optics were corrected to their intended quality by a servicing mission in 1993. Hubble is the only telescope designed to be maintained in space by astronauts. Five Space Shuttle missions have repaired, upgraded, and replaced systems on the telescope, including all five of the main instruments. The fifth mission was initially canceled on safety grounds following the Columbia disaster (2003), but after NASA administrator Michael D. Griffin approved it, the servicing mission was completed in 2009. Hubble completed 30 years of operation in April 2020 and is predicted to last until 2030-2040. Hubble is the visible light telescope in NASA's Great Observatories program; other parts of the spectrum are covered by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope (which covers the infrared bands). The mid-IR-to-visible band successor to the Hubble telescope is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which was launched on December 25, 2021, with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope due to follow in 2027. Copy appears to have been produced using a Xerox type of reproduction, presumed one of a few copies made for media distribution.
