“Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans lift the forward skirt of a core stage that will power NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket out of the Vertical Weld Center Sept. 16, 2022. The forward skirt will be used for NASA’s Artemis IV mission. The hardware houses flight … Read More
Inspiring Future Builders, MFG Day 2022
Futuramic welcomed local high schools in celebration of National Manufacturing Day and to help inspire future generations of builders and manufacturers. Students from South Lake and Warren Woods Tower High Schools toured our facilities and learned about modern manufacturing and the high paying jobs and opportunities it creates. Throughout the … Read More
Supplying Tooling and Flight Hardware for the World’s Most Powerful Deep Space Exploration Rocket
Macomb Township’s Futuramic supports NASA’s Artemis Mission by supplying Tooling and Flight Hardware for the World’s Most Powerful Deep Space Exploration Rocket. Artemis is the first new human rated heavy lift rocket since the 1970’s era Apollo Missions to the moon. The launch of this rocket will be the culmination … Read More
NASA Rolls out the SLS Rocket for it’s Inaugural Launch
NASA’s Space Launch System started its first journey into space with a slow crawl ahead of it’s Artemis I launch attempt on Aug. 29 at 8:33am ET. The final rollout was moved up a day early to the evening of August 16th. Futuramic was at the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center … Read More
NASA Completes Welding of Artemis III Core Stage Tank Dome
Futuramic’s tooling for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) was used to complete the welding of the Artemis III core stage liquid oxygen tank dome at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility. Many Futuramic tools helped complete this job and included the Dome Rounding Tool, Overhead Lift Equipment, Gore Weld Tool, Circumferential Weld … Read More
SLS rockets for Artemis 3 and 4 being assembled at the NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility
Futuramic is proud of our contributions to the SLS, Boeing, and NASA. Over the last ten 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 … Read More
Watch NASA Rollout it’s SLS Rocket for the Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal
In the early morning hours on June 6th, Futuramic was at the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to witness NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems transporting the Space Launch System megarocket rocket and the Orion Spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Complex 39B for the Artemis I wet dress rehearsal … Read More
Installation of the New NASA Exploration Upper Stage Begins
Futuramic’s installation of the new Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) tooling is underway at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility. The EUS, part of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1B configuration for Artemis IV, will provide power to send astronauts in NASA’s Orion Spacecraft along with heavy cargo to the Moon and … Read More
We are a Supplier for Space Exploration
Futuramic had the privilege to help supply footage of our skilled work force and advanced manufacturing facilities for Northrop Grumman‘s new video produced for this years SLS/Orion/EGS Suppliers Conference. We are proud of our contributions and those of all the American supplier companies supporting NASA‘s Space Launch System rocket, Orion … Read More
Futuramic Attends NASA’s Supplier Special Access Day
Yesterday Futuramic had the opportunity to see our contributions to the fully stacked Artemis I rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. It was a great chance to take in the new rocket, meet other suppliers, and appreciate the hard work and ingenuity being utilized for the upcoming launch of the … Read More