While Michigan is commonly associated with cars, an innovative company in the state’s Upper Peninsula is producing thrusters based on advanced ion propulsion technology. (Yes, you read that right.)

Dr. Sharon Cobb’s first experience with manufacturing at the foundry where her father worked inspired her to pursue a career in science. Now the associate program manager at NASA’s Space Launch System, Dr. Cobb has 38 years of experience with NASA.

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The country that sent the first man to the moon turned to private companies and foreign governments to send people and projects into orbit.

In the time that air and space travel went from entertaining novelty to a ubiquitous form of travel and exploration, its importance to the manufacturing technology market has only grown.

The following infographic examines the projected growth and evolution of the aerospace industry. There have been several notable investments in new airlines (planes) made by major commercial airlines, which could keep production and capital investment...

The transportation landscape – above and on the ground – is changing in a way that brings to mind the likes of the Wright Brothers and Henry Ford: a major transformation.

Forget outside-of-the-box. Think off-earth if you want to capture valuable opportunities in aerospace manufacturing. Get ready to rocket your business to the next level at the MFG Meeting, April 26-28 in Phoenix, Arizona.

AMT visited Major Tool & Machine to learn more about its work for NASA’s Artemis program. MTM has manufactured several components of the SLS and Orion spacecraft, including cone panels, RS-25 rocket engine nozzles, and tank-related components.

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, impacting every industry, but few industries have been disrupted to the same extent as the global commercial aerospace market. This year was going to be a year of reconfiguration that would affect Boeing alone...