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
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
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
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
Connecting the Core
Major assembly is almost complete on the core stage intertank for the first launch of SLS. This robust structure will connect two massive fuel tanks that form the bulk of the stage. The intertank to be flown on the first integrated flight of the Space Launch System and Orion is … Read More
Space Launch System: Tooling Up to Build the World’s Largest Rocket
NASA Spaceflight Partner Futuramic Tool and Engineering Co. was commissioned by Boeing to design and build tooling for friction stir welding to assist in the construction of the Space Launch System core stage at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Article From spacefellowship.com Originally Posted: June 21, 2013 A … Read More
NASA SLS Core Stage Progress – Execs Checks Work on Next Generation Spaceships at Michoud
In February 2012, Space Launch System Program Manager Todd May shares SLS progress on the core stage with NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Lori Garver during her visit to NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The Boeing Company of Huntsville, Ala., is developing the core stage for SLS. NASA Spaceflight … Read More