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Lockheed Martin reducing workforce at the Cape BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: February 14, 2005 Lockheed Martin will eliminate approximately 425 jobs at Cape Canaveral over the next several months as it transitions to new launch vehicles. The reduction includes about 100 workers on the Atlas program, which recently completed launches from Complex 36, and 325 jobs for the Titan 4 rocket that sees its final Florida liftoff later this year. The first reduction occurred Friday when 38 positions were affected by the closing of Complex 36. The two-pad site had been in service since the early 1960s and supported 145 Atlas rocket launches. The final liftoff occurred earlier this month. A further reduction of approximately 60 positions will occur on the Atlas program throughout the balance of the year, as the program transitions entirely to a one-pad operation at Complex 41 for the next-generation Atlas 5 rocket. Following the last launch from the Cape for the Titan 4 in the coming months, a reduction of approximately 325 positions is planned as the program enters into a closeout phase. Lockheed Martin has opened a Career Transition Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in cooperation with Brevard Job Link to assist employees who will be impacted by workforce reductions now and later in the year, the company said. The employees are receiving 60-day notices, and Lockheed Martin has a full range of career transition services in place to assist the workers. "It is imperative that we make available every resource possible to help affected Titan and Atlas employees as these programs conclude," said Michael Gass, Lockheed Martin vice president and general manager of Space Transportation. "The Career Transition Center is only one component of a series of programs and resources we provide our employees as we experience this planned but difficult transition." "These employees are responsible for the outstanding mission success record that our launch programs enjoy today, and they will be a tremendous asset to those organizations that take advantage of their skills," added Gass. In order to most effectively staff the Career Transition Center, Lockheed Martin is working closely with Brevard Job Link, a network of "one stop" career centers offering a variety of services to job seekers and businesses with staffing needs. Brevard Job Link is providing counselors for the Career Transition Center and will schedule on-site jobs fairs. Human Resources and local management staff are also using the Career Transition Center to help employees find opportunities within Lockheed Martin. During the 60 days, employees will have the opportunity to conduct job search activities using the Career Transition Center and other company-provided programs. In addition, employees will have access to the Center for up to six months after they leave the company. |
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In this video clip from the archives, a Lockheed Titan 4A rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral on February 7, 1994 carrying the U.S. Air Force's first Milstar communications satellite. (6min 17sec file)
The mobile service tower is retracted to expose the massive Titan 4A-Centaur rocket during the final hours of the countdown in 1994. Aerial video shot from a helicopter shows the booster standing on its Cape launch pad. (3min 06sec file)
The last Lockheed Martin Atlas 3 rocket launches from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 2:41 a.m. EST carrying a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. This movie follows the mission through ignition of Centaur. (5min 30sec file)
A camera mounted on the Centaur upper stage captured this dramatic footage of the spent first stage separation, deployment of the RL10 engine nozzle extension, the powerplant igniting and the rocket's nose cone falling away during launch.
Following the 145th and final Atlas rocket liftoff from Cape Canaveral's Complex 36, officials "toast" the historic two-pad site and its blockhouse. Then the spotlights illuminating the pads are turned off as the complex "goes dark." (10min 50sec file)
NASA pays tribute to those lost while furthering the cause of exploration, including the Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia crews, during this Day of Remembrance memorial from agency headquarters on Jan. 27. (38min 58sec file)