Astronaut Douglas Hurley joins Lockheed Martin

ASTRONAUT DOUGLAS HURLEY JOINS LOCKHEED MARTIN, BAE SYSTEMS AND AREA SCHOOLS
TO CO-SPONSOR LOCAL SPACE DAY EVENT

OWEGO, NY, May 6, 2004

Southern Tier's native son and NASA Astronaut Douglas Hurley joined Lockheed
Martin [NYSE: LMT], BAE Systems Platform Solutions and the Coalition for
Better Schools today in hosting the eighth annual Space Day at Oakdale Mall
in Johnson City.

Approximately 1,000 kindergarten through Grade 12 students, area teachers
and parents were on hand at the mall for activities, which included more
than 600 exhibits featuring award-winning science and technical projects
completed by area students.

Hurley, an Apalachin, NY, native and graduate of Owego Free Academy in Tioga
County, delivered the program's keynote address, and also was on hand to
talk to the students one on one throughout the afternoon and evening. His
appearance was a natural link to this year's national Blazing Galactic
Trails theme honoring the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition,
while saluting future explorers - today's school children.

"Space Day is a great source of inspiration for our young," said Frank
Meyer, president of Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego. "It takes
advantage of their natural interest in space by engaging them in projects
that show them in a fun way why excellence in math, science and technology
is extremely essential for the future of our country."

"We're proud to co-sponsor Space Day, and to recognize our local young
people who contributed their time and energy to these creative and
thought-provoking projects," said Jim Scanlon, president of BAE Systems
Platform Solutions in Johnson City.

Among the day's highlights at the local event was Lockheed Martin's Advanced
Technology Flying Test Bed (FTB), a UH-1H Bell aircraft commonly known as a
"Huey" helicopter. Children and the public were encouraged to inspect the
helicopter as a means for inspiring younger generations to pursue technical
careers. In addition, BAE Systems demonstrated the popular Segway(TM) Human
Transporter, which is balanced and stabilized by gyroscopes that the company
manufactures.

In advance of today's activities, national Space Day sponsor Lockheed Martin
held a T-shirt design contest with the Coalition for Better Schools in
Broome and Tioga counties. Students in the 14-school district coalition were
encouraged to create a logo for commemorative 2004 Space Day shirts. A
design by two sixth graders from East Middle School in Binghamton, NY, won
the contest. Featuring a cartoon image of Earth floating among golden stars
and a wavy "Give Me Some Space" slogan, the white T-shirts were worn by
thousands of participants attending various Space Day events throughout the
United States today.

The winners, Kylie Cook, the daughter of Stephen and Kathleen Cook, and
Staci Kiley, the daughter of Michael and Patti Kiley, all of Binghamton,
were honored by Lockheed Martin at National Space Day events May 5-6 in
Washington, DC.

Based in Rockville, MD, BAE Systems North America is a high-technology U.S.
company employing more than 25,000 people who live and work in some 30
states, the District of Columbia, and the United Kingdom. The company is
dedicated to solving its customers' needs with highly innovative and leading
edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information
technology, and services arenas.

For additional information, visit http://www.na.baesystems.com.
Segway is a trademark of Segway LLC.

Contact:
Jan Gottfredsen, (607) 751-2598; e-mail,
Marlene Turock, (607) 770-2650; e-mail,

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 130,000 people
worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture and integration of advanced technology systems, products and
services. The corporation reported 2003 sales of $31.8 billion.


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