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
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
NASA’s Project Mars Competition is now OPEN for entries!
Join NASA’s Orion and Space Launch Systems teams and SciArt Exchange in visualizing humans venturing into deep space, to the Moon and onward to Mars. Interested college students and early career professionals worldwide are invited to submit short films and posters about this mission, what astronauts may see, and their dreams … Read More
Seen in WIRED Magazine
Over the last five years Futuramic has made numerous friction stir weld tools, assembly tools, platforms, overhead lift devices and structural simulators for use by The Boeing Company in the construction of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana (MAF). Many of … Read More
Futuramic to descend on Capitol Hill to highlight how their work is helping drive U.S. innovation and creating high paying/hi tech jobs
Space exploration is good for American jobs Original Article From The Hill Posted: February 05, 2018 Over 250 of America’s leading innovative companies will descend on Capitol Hill next week. These “suppliers” for the Space Launch System Rocket and Orion Spacecraft U.S. exploration programs will highlight how their work is helping … Read More
Senator Bill Nelson Tours Futuramic’s Facilities
Futuramic was honored to host Senator Bill Nelson for a facilities tour and discussion on manufacturing and space exploration on Monday, November 13. Senator Nelson met with Futuramic’s President Mark Jurcak, Vice President John Couch and Sales Manager Rob Flinn to see the advanced manufacturing operations at Futuramic’s Detroit campus … Read More
Embracing Change
Futuramic Tool and Engineering – Embracing Change Article From The Deep Space Coalition website Originally Posted: July 31, 2017 The world is always changing. Many people say that the world is getting smaller every day, but not at Futuramic Tool and Engineering (FTE), or any of the other companies who … Read More