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This site presents activities and information that will enhance the social, cultural and educational opportunities of retirees from Lockheed Martin Corporation (including all business units and predecessor companies) and United Launch Alliance (independent of their original company affiliation). Membership benefits are open to retiree and spouse, individual retiree, or the surviving spouse of a retiree.
NEWS
- Sign up now for the MARS Fall 2023 Happy HourIt’s officially autumn, which means it’s time for another MARS Happy Hour. This quarter’s event will be held on October 17, 2023 between 4 and 7 PM at the Sportsbook Bar & Grill in Highlands Ranch. Free appetizers will be provided along with a cash bar. The Sportsbook also has a full menu should you … Read more
- In Memoriam Updated September 22Groll, Arthur Barton, William Kintigh, David
- Martin Marietta Archives Now OnlineA large collection of newsletters, the Martin Marietta News and Astronautic Group News, is now online for MARS Associates members to read and remember. MARS Associates owes a debt of gratitude to Greg Bollendonk, Tom Booth, and Ben Clark, who accumulated these materials. Greg scanned the newsletters, making them available in electronic format for the first time. … Read more
- July 2023 MARS STARThe digital version of the July 2023 MARS STAR is now available at https://marsretirees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/STAR-2023Q3.pdf
- New MembersAs of July 1, 2023, there are 1,232 MARS Associates members, including 576 senior members. Please welcome the following new members who have joined this quarter:
- Mark your calendar for the 2023 MARS Annual Picnic!(Photo above taken at the 2022 MARS Annual Picnic by Larry Stearns) The 2023 MARS Annual Picnic is scheduled for Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Clement Park in Littleton, and you, your spouse or companion, and non-MARS guests are invited! The wonderful BBQ lunch includes BBQ ribs, pork, chicken, and brisket with all the trimmings, … Read more
- On this day – May 22The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below: The earliest event was in 1965, the latest event was in 2014 Human Spaceflight: 1965 – LAUNCH: Fire 2, GD Atlas D, LC12, CCAFS – subscale Apollo capsule 1975 – MM X-24B flight 51, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke Military … Read more
- Titan I ICBM Activation at Lowry AFB, ColoradoOne of the great things about MARS Associates is being able to relay the memories of some of our members who were around during the early days of the Titan program — when the vehicles were designed to carry warheads between continents, not when they were lifting heavy payloads to orbit. Bill Bollendonk was part … Read more
- On this day – April 26The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below: The earliest event was in 1962, the latest event was in 2021 Human Spaceflight: 1962 – The MM Dyna-Soar completed a Systems Package program, elaborating the three-step deployment of the system 1993 – LAUNCH: STS-55 (Columbia), LC39A, KSC – 7 person … Read more
- ANNOUNCEMENT – Skylab stories are requested!UPDATE: The due date for Skylab stories is now September 30, 2023! Your MARS historian, Barb Sande, is soliciting written stories from retirees who worked on the Skylab program. I would like short (500-1500) anecdotal or interesting stories about various aspects of the Skylab program to be submitted to me via email (no phone calls) … Read more
- Email Subscription Confirmation Required!You may have received an email from “donotreply@dreamhost.com” that looked like this – IT IS A VALID EMAIL AND REQUIRES YOUR RESPONSE! NOTE – THE IMAGE BELOW IS FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY. IT WILL NOT CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION IF YOU CLICK ON IT. This email is sent by our new bulk email provider to verify … Read more
- Welcome to the new MARS Associates website
It’s finally finished! The new MARS Associates website is here, your gateway to information about the organization for retirees of Lockheed Martin, ULA and predecessor companies. We are working on some other things behind the scenes at this time, including a new way to send mass emails to those of you who agreed on the … Read more - The very first MARS STAR!
The MARS STAR Newsletter was first published in July, 1985 as Vol. 1, No. 1. - Event Photos Page AddedA new page has been added to provide links to photo albums from various MARS events. See Event Photos.
- As of April 1, 2023 there are 1,371 MARS Associates members, including 660 senior members. Please welcome the following new members who have joined this quarter:
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