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February 10, 2025

Artemis V Engine Section Barrel Weld Completed

Production of Artemis V’s Space Launch System (SLS) core stage is progressing with the first engine section barrel weld successfully completed at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. This achievement marks an important step in advancing aerospace manufacturing for deep space exploration. Artemis V Engine Section Barrel Weld Completed...
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December 17, 2024

Futuramic Earns NASA’s Prestigious Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award for it’s Core Stage Vertical Integration Center Tooling

Futuramic was honored to to be awarded NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness (SFA) Supplier Award for our work in designing and building the Core Stage Vertical Integration Center (CSVIC) tooling, n collaboration with Boeing, for the NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). This achievement highlights Futuramic’s ongoing contributions to the aerospace...
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December 12, 2024

Futuramic’s Core Stage Vertical Integration Center Tooling

Futuramic continues to play a crucial role in NASA’s Artemis program by designing and building the Core Stage Vertical Integration Center (CSVIC) tooling. Developed in collaboration with Boeing, this cutting-edge aerospace tooling is essential for the assembly of the Space Launch System (SLS) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Advancing Core...
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November 25, 2024

Artemis IV Liquid Hydrogen Tank Aft Dome Enters Next Production Phase

Futuramic is proud to contribute to NASA’s Artemis IV mission by providing advanced aerospace tooling solutions that support the production of the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage. At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, the recently completed aft dome for the Artemis IV liquid hydrogen tank marks a key milestone in...
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August 28, 2024

Futuramic Tooling to Hold the NASA SLS Core Stage for Vertical Integration

This timelapse video shows teams outfitting the High Bay 2 area within Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building for future vertical assembly of the rocket stage that will help power NASA’s Artemis campaign to the Moon. (NASA) As NASA continues to advance its Artemis missions to return humans to the Moon, significant...
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April 25, 2024

Artemis V SLS Rocket Y-Ring Manufactured at Michoud

NASA achieved a major milestone in the Artemis V mission with the successful manufacturing of the Y-ring at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The Y-ring, a critical component of the evolved Block 1B configuration of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, will form a portion of the core...
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January 5, 2024

Artemis III Core Stage Moved to Cell P for Surface Treatment

NASA‘s Artemis program continues its forward march as technicians at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans meticulously move the core stage’s liquid hydrogen tank to a priming cell near the Vertical Assembly Building. This crucial step in the preparation for the Artemis III mission involves surface treatment by sanding...
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December 24, 2023

SLS Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) Test Article Offloaded

NASA‘s Artemis program continues its forward march as technicians at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans meticulously move the core stage’s liquid hydrogen tank to a priming cell near the Vertical Assembly Building. This crucial step in the preparation for the Artemis III mission involves surface treatment by sanding...
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June 12, 2023

NASA, Boeing Complete Barrel Sections for Future SLS EUS Structural Test Article

In a significant achievement for NASA’s Artemis program, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Boeing have successfully completed the manufacturing of the barrel sections or the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) structural test article for the SLS (Space Launch System). The completion of the barrel sections signifies a major...
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March 21, 2023

NASA Connects All Major Structures of Artemis II Moon Rocket Core Stage

The Artemis II moon rocket core stage is now fully assembled. Next major milestones is installing its four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines. “The Boeing team at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans recently finished attaching the engine section to the remaining four-fifths of Core Stage 2 for the Space...