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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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February 27, 2024

Northrop Grumman Completes First BOLE Solid Rocket Motor Segment for NASA’s Space Launch System

Futuramic, a key contributor to space exploration endeavors, proudly supports Northrop Grumman in its groundbreaking Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) project. Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leader in aerospace innovation, has recently achieved a significant milestone by completing the first BOLE motor segment for the next-generation Space Launch System (SLS)...
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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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November 6, 2023

Early Production Continues on Advanced Upper Stage for NASA Moon Rocket

Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility have achieved a significant milestone in the production of the advanced upper stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Recently completing a major portion of a weld confidence article, the hardware, constituting the liquid oxygen tank for the SLS rocket’s exploration upper stage,...