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Washington – Lockheed Martin Corp. plans to review whether a proposed plan to consolidate its rocket engineering and launch division with Boeing Co.’s still makes sense after being delayed months by a government review.
The so-called United Launch Alliance, announced last May, would be based in Jefferson County and provide the government with two different rockets for launching satellites into space.
Lockheed, based in suburban Bethesda, Md., said the delay has left some of its top scientists in limbo and has raised questions about the original business rationale for the plan. Lockheed spokesman Tom Jurkowsky said Lockheed’s board will review the impact of the delay today.
