Lockheed Launch Vehicle is an American small expendable launch system manufactured by	Lockheed Martin Alliant Techsystems.
Athena was a 1990s Lockheed Martin expendable launch system which underwent several name changes in its lifetime. Lockheed Martin
Alliant Techsystems United States The name was subsequently changed to the Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle when Lockheed merged with Martin Marietta. Late in the program's life the name was finally changed to Athena, and all of the launches after the demonstration flight in August 1995 were conducted using that name. 
