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Lockheed Martin to Build Space Shuttle Replacement

NASA announces it is entering into a multibillion dollar contract with a team led by Lockheed Martin to build a generation of spaceships capable of carrying astronauts to the moon. The vehicles -- described as "Apollo on steroids" -- will replace the space shuttle fleet. Lockheed had been in intense competition for the contract with a team led by Northrop Grumman and Boeing.

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