JOHN KARAS, Lockheed Martin: So these would be where propellant tanks would go. So you have the actual attach points on the vehicle, but these would simulate the mass and the position of a propellant tank.MILES O'BRIEN: John Karas is vice president and general manager of human spaceflight here. Lockheed Martin and NASA are building Orion the old-fashioned way, meaning the government pays for all the costs, and all the changes, plus a guaranteed fee to the contractor.
Date: May 04, 2012
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NASA chief inspects Orion crew vehicle at Lockheed Martin facility in ...
"For us and the people here, it's a real honor" to host the space agency chief, said John Karas, Lockheed's vice president and general manager of human space flight. About 1,000 Lockheed employees work in the Orion program, which supports nearly 4,000 more jobs in Colorado.
Date: Jan 11, 2012
Category: Business
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NASA's Orion Moon Craft Unveiled at New Spaceflight Facility
Our nations next bold step in exploration could begin by 2016, said John Karas, vice president and general manager for Lockheed Martins Human Space Flight programs. Orion was designed from inception to fly multiple, deep-space missions. The spacecraft is an incredibly robust, technically advanc
Date: Mar 22, 2011
Category: Sci/Tech
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Lockheed reveals new simulation center, Orion spacecraft
"Orion is preparing to fly," said John Karas, vice president and general manager of human spaceflight for Lockheed Martin. "We are going from design to test and test to flight operations, and this space center is a big part of that."