MARS Associates Welcomes You!
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.
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- In Memoriam Updated May 31Visit the In Memoriam page for additional obituary information.
- 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…
- 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…
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- 2023 MARS Summer Luncheon Honoring Senior Members
The Officers and Board of Directors of MARS Associates are pleased to invite you, your spouse / companion, and guest to the annual MARS Summer Luncheon Honoring Senior Members. The luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the Manor House at Ken Caryl, 1 Manor House Road, Littleton, Colorado 80127. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. and…Read More “2023 MARS Summer Luncheon Honoring Senior Members” »
- The April 2023 MARS STAR is now available!View MARS STAR here
- 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…
- ANNOUNCEMENT – Skylab stories are requested!Your MARS historian, Barb Sande, is soliciting written stories from retirees who worked on the Skylab program. I would like short (maximum 1000 word) anecdotal or interesting stories about various aspects of the Skylab program to be submitted to me via email (no phone calls) by July 31, 2023. Skylab is the subject of a…
- 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…
- Still time to sign up for the Spring Happy Hour!Haven’t RSVP’d for the MARS Spring Happy Hour on April 19? There’s still time, and you can sign up here. Just select the number of “general admissions” you will need, click that “Register” button, and enter your email address when prompted. Here’s what you need to know: Retired and a MARS Member? Retired and NOT…
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- 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… - 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:
