Pence Visits Lockheed Martin’s Denver Facilities
Vice President Mike Pence visited Lockheed Martin’s facilities near Denver, CO today. Little was said about the visit in advance or during the day, but several tweets appeared this evening from the Vice President, NASA, and Lockheed Martin, which also issued a press release. Pence was joined by Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and NASA Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen.
The first official word that the Vice President would visit the company’s facilities was in a White House press release issued last evening showing his schedule for today, although rumors had surfaced earlier in the day. Pence’s main purpose in Denver was a political fundraiser for the Colorado Republican Party.
Lockheed Martin’s Waterton Canyon facility employs more than 4,000 people and builds spacecraft for DOD, NASA and commercial companies. Among them are GPS III satellites and NASA’s InSight Mars lander.
These tweets from Pence, NASA, Zurbuchen and Lockheed Martin tell the story. We’ll add others as we spot them.
Under @POTUS, America is going to lead in space once again. Thanks to @LockheedMartin, @usairforce & @nasa for the briefings in Colorado. pic.twitter.com/l1FGdlzH3x
— Vice President Pence (@VP) October 27, 2017
Warm welcome in CO. Going to @LockheedMartin Waterton Canyon for briefing on innovations that will help bring new era of US space leadership pic.twitter.com/ApvoCNEQpZ
— Vice President Pence (@VP) October 26, 2017
Thanks for your hospitality, @LockheedMartin! Was great to see @NASAInSight with @VP and also see other missions! Was great! https://t.co/VHwvMsoyoO
— Thomas Zurbuchen (@Dr_ThomasZ) October 27, 2017
Today, @VP Pence got up-close w/ our next Mars mission – InSight! Get an inside look at the mission on our @Snapchat https://t.co/4vRvAHjY4L pic.twitter.com/bnOUNuJkHx
— NASA (@NASA) October 26, 2017
Yesterday, @VP Pence & NASA Science Lead @Dr_ThomasZ visited InSight, our next Mars mission, @LockheedMartin in CO: https://t.co/bgJn5PcSX1 pic.twitter.com/Qh1g4mIcG6
— NASA (@NASA) October 27, 2017
Read our CEO’s statement about the @VP visit to our Denver facility. https://t.co/LiO8SbySdu pic.twitter.com/ipmV2pzmwi
— Lockheed Martin (@LockheedMartin) October 27, 2017
Honored to have @VP, @SecAFOfficial and @Dr_ThomasZ tour our campus and meet the people building amazing #space #tech! pic.twitter.com/cth4VQjeF9
— Lockheed Martin (@LockheedMartin) October 27, 2017
.@VP Mike Pence on VR tour of the Orion spacecraft at @LockheedMartin pic.twitter.com/LIIiajSDpg
— Orion Spacecraft (@NASA_Orion) October 27, 2017
Spent the day @LockheedMartin with @VP taking a closer look at the investments they're making to help ensure U.S. space superiority pic.twitter.com/iOAUFhADqQ
— Dr. Heather Wilson (@SecAFOfficial) October 26, 2017
.@VP Pence & our CEO Marillyn Hewson visit #GPSIII satellite factory during a tour on future of space #NextFrontier. https://t.co/iGzP6nu4qk pic.twitter.com/ivy1WjNhaG
— Lockheed Martin (@LockheedMartin) October 27, 2017
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