Futuramic was on site to capture the launch of NASA‘s Lucy Mission, the agency’s first to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. Lucy was launched at 5:34 a.m. EDT Saturday on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. October … Read More
U.S. Representative Jack Bergman Visits Futuramic
On May 7th, 2021, Futuramic was honored to host U.S. Representative Jack Bergman for a facilities tour and discussion about aerospace manufacturing and the importance of small businesses to the American economy. Congressman Bergman met with Futuramic’s Vice President John Couch and Ashley Flinn to see up close the advanced … Read More
Futuramic Nominated for the Glenn Research Center’s NASA Small Business Subcontractor of the Year
Upadted May 18, 2021: Futuramic is proud to announce its nomination for the Glenn Research Center’s NASA Small Business Award, Small Business Subcontractor of the Year. Dynetics informed Futuramic that, “We submitted Futuramic to be considered for the GRC Small Business Subcontractor of the Year Award and our NASA CO … Read More
Congresswoman Haley Stevens Visits Futuramic
On January 24th, 2020, Futuramic was honored to host Congresswoman Haley Stevens for a facilities tour and discussion about jobs, aerospace and space exploration. Congresswoman Stevens met with Futuramic’s Vice President John Couch and Ashley Flinn to see the advanced engineering and manufacturing operations at Futuramic’s Warren headquarters. Throughout the … Read More
NASA Honors Futuramic with Prestigious Space Flight Awareness Award at Artemis Day
On Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine showed off the Space Launch System (SLS) liquid-fueled rocket stage that will send the first Artemis mission to space. The core stage, built at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, is the largest NASA has produced since the Apollo Program. … Read More
Boeing’s Rocket Contract Extension with NASA is Good News for Regional and Local Economies
NASA and Boeing have initiated a contract agreement for the production of 10 Space Launch System (SLS) core stages and up to eight Exploration Upper Stages (EUS) to support future Artemis Missions. Per NASA, the agency intends to work with Boeing, the current lead contractor for the core stages of … Read More
Futuramic Hosts MFG DAY 2019
Futuramic opened its doors again this year in celebration of National Manufacturing Day and to help inspire future generations of manufacturers on Friday, October 4. Students from Center Line and Davis Aerospace Technical High Schools visited the Detroit and Warren locations to learn about modern manufacturing and tour facilities. This … Read More
NASA and Its Partners Visit Futuramic Highlighting How Michigan Supports the Moon and Mars Missions
NASA and its partners recently visited Michigan and Futuramic to highlight the work done in the state to build and supply aerospace components for the agency’s deep space rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). Futuramic was thrilled to welcome a delegation of NASA, Boeing, state, and city representatives, with special … Read More
A Shot From Above – WIF Probes Being Installed On The ISS
Its always great to see your work onsite, but when the site is the ISS (International Space Station) orbiting around the earth its especially exiting. Last year astronauts installed Active WIF Probes on the ISS and we were lucky enough to get some photos from the installation. Photos are of the … Read More
2019 Sees NASA’s SLS Getting Closer To Take Off
NASA’s Space Launch System will be the most powerful rocket we’ve ever built. When completed, SLS will enable astronauts to begin their journey to explore destinations far into the solar system. Over the past few months NASA has been hard at work moving and assembling the largest pieces of structural … Read More