CANBERRA, Australia, 15 August 2020 – Lockheed Martin Australia has launched its Space Café experience at Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre.  

David Ball, Lockheed Martin Space’s Regional Director for Australia New Zealand, said Lockheed Martin Australia is proud to donate the Space Café for the exhibition and help inspire young people to learn about Space. “As the word’s largest and most diverse Space business we are proud to support Questacon’s new visitor experience, Mission to Mars,” he said. “Australia’s space industry is growing rapidly and gaining significant respect internationally. If it is to continue to flourish we need to attract and engage our best and brightest young minds and inspire them to consider a career in Space.”

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to host the Lockheed Martin Australia Space Café at Questacon. This experience has been very popular with our visitors to Mission to Mars and helps spark discussions about gravity and space” said Kate Driver, Deputy Director, Questacon.

For more information about the Questacon Mission to Mars experience go to: www.questacon.edu.au

About Lockheed Martin Australia

Headquartered in Canberra, Lockheed Martin Australia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation. The company employs more than 1000 people in Australia working on a wide range of major programs spanning the aerospace, defence and civil sectors.

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