Lockheed Martin Subsidiary to Build Lunar Communications and Navigation Network

Lockheed Martin has launched a subsidiary called Crescent Space Services LLC to provide communication and navigation services around the Moon for future lunar missions. The company will operate its own network of satellites in lunar orbit to support spacecraft on and around the Moon, enabling uninterrupted communication between Earth and the lunar missions. The first satellites are projected to launch in 2025. Lockheed Martin is anticipating a slew of upcoming missions to the Moon that would require its subsidiary’s services, with the company essentially creating an operational communication and navigation network similar to cell-phone services on Earth.