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1. 1976: What planetary landers arrive on Mars?
2. 1978: This heritage company was selected by the Department of Defense to develop the ground control system for the Global Positioning System.
3. What missile system, developed by Martin Marietta, could hit the courtyard in the middle of the Pentagon from MM's plant in Orlando, FL?
4. What necessary component of the Space Shuttle was developed by Martin Marietta?
5. What heritage company developed NEXRAD doppler weather radar?
6. 1990: The Magellan spacecraft, produced by Martin Marietta and including subsystems made by heritage company Loral, travels 788 million miles through space before entering orbit around what planet?
7. 1990: The Lockheed-built SR-71 breaks another speed record, flying between Palmdale, CA, and Washington, DC, in:
8. 1968: Lockheed's Deep Quest underwater research vehicles sets a depth record for submarines, diving to:
9. 1967: Sanders, another heritage company, developed what that spawned the advent of the video game industry?
10. 1965: What rocket launched the first manned Gemini mission?
11. When did Lockheed and Martin Marietta merge?
12. 2001: Lockheed Martin employed approximately how many people?
13. In 1996, it was announced that this was to be the name of the next generation of US space shuttle.
14. What is the Collier Trophy?
15. 1998: What new family of rockets was developed for the US Air Force by Lockheed Martin?
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