What do you think of when you think of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)?

I'll bet F-16 fighter jets are the first thing to come to mind. Lockheed makes them, and they're still the most popular fighter jet model in the world. F-35 stealth fighters also probably top your list. The 21st Century successor to the 20th Century F-16, hardly a month goes by without a new F-35 sales contract being announced somewhere in the world.

But do you think any higher than airplanes fly? Do you think about space? Because Lockheed Martin has been thinking a lot about space lately -- and if investors really want to understand this stock, they need to start thinking about space, too.

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