Mr. Thompson is a paid consultant for Lockheed Martin Corporation, which competes with SpaceX in various space ventures.

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Among the largest underlying components of ITA, in trading today Precision Castparts Corporation ( PCP) is off about 1.9%, and Lockheed Martin Corporation ( LMT) is lower by about 1.7%.

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GuardianEdge data protection solutions have been deployed by leading organizations including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lincoln Financial Group, and The Hertz Corporation as well as numerous government agencies including the U.S. departments of Veteran Affairs, Defense, Energy, State and Education and the California Department of Healthcare Services.

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The company behind the product is an engineering development outfit with 35 employees (Engineers and Scientists) that has been retained to complete projects for Boeing, 3M Corporation, Oakley, Lockheed-Martin and others.

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