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All 50 U.S.

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states play a role
in returning humans to the moon.

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Here are a few companies

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that provide services and manufacture
parts used to support Artemis missions.

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Manufacturing

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Technology Inc. in Indiana provides
friction

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welding support for the RS-25 engines on
NASA's Space Launch System rocket. In Iowa,

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Genesis Systems Group has developed
a robotic inspection system.

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The system is used at NASA's
Michoud Assembly Facility so

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teams can inspect weld sections
without interruption.

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Northwest Machining and Manufacturing

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in Idaho provides manufacturing services
to NASA's Orion spacecraft.

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Massachusetts
based company Spincraft builds fuel tank

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dome caps for the SLS
core stage and Exploration Upper Stage.

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They also produce the aft
bulkhead for Orion,

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an underlying part of the crew module's
primary structure.

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In Connecticut, Ensign

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Bickford Aerospace and Defense Company
develops and supplies

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highly reliable separation
and deployment systems for the SLS

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Moon rocket and Orion spacecraft.