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💴 This Week in Manufacturing

The manufacturing world enjoys a Cinderella story as much as the general public, and going into space is one of the most impressive accomplishments around. This week’s feature company is aiming to do just that. Indeed, our newsletter celebrates the accomplishments of aiming high!

Firefly Aerospace is wearing both private and public hats as its technological innovations can help US companies stay strong in the continued space race.

This week’s headlines showcase the wide impact of the aerospace & defense industry from superalloys and rockets to general governmental support.

This week’s podcast episodes both detail possible advancements for the defense industry: robotics from The Future of Everything and AI from a16z.

Finally, our social video From the Feed spotlights an up-and-coming startup making waves in Defense.

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⚙ Manufacturing Headlines

• American Companies to make and Sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy [3D Printing Industry]

• Nammo and Raytheon to expand US rocket motor manufacturing [Airforce Technology]

• Defense industry trends, challenges & benefits [CompanyWeek]

• How the US govt. is incentivizing greener manufacturing [Aol]

• DOE Selects Principle Power and Aker Solutions to Advance WindFloat® Foundations [AZo Cleantech]

• DOE invests US$71 million in thin-film and silicon solar manufacturing projects [PV Tech]

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

♨️ Firefly Aerospace

With multiple government and commercial space missions ahead, CEO Bill Weber says the aerospace company’s momentum is at an all-time high.

The company is headquartered in north Austin, where it operates a 50,000-square-foot spacecraft facility and a full 2,500-square-foot ISO8 cleanroom that accommodates multiple landers. Firefly’s products include launch vehicles, in-space vehicles, and lunar landers designed and manufactured to provide customers with end-to-end space transportation services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond.

Firefly is currently entering the assembly, integration, and testing phase in preparation for its first SUV demonstration mission in low Earth orbit.

Upshot: “The overarching goal of this all-American company is to make space attainable for everyone — a fitting nod to the hardworking ‘Go Big’ culture Texas is known for.”

FROM THE FEED

📱Shield AI defense startup

 🤨 Did You Know?

North America is the largest market for aerospace and defense with a

45% market share

in 2020.

^{Source: World Metrics}

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