LEWISTON — Materials made in Lewiston are deep in space as part of the Artemis II flight.
Elmet Technologies supplied “high-performance materials and precision-machined parts for the Artemis II flight,” company officials confirmed Monday.
“Elmet Technologies remains committed to advancing the frontier of aerospace innovation,” CEO Derek Fox said in a statement. “Our involvement in Artemis II underscores our role as a supplier for mission-critical applications where precision and material integrity are paramount. We are honored to continue supporting the next generation of space travel from our U.S. facilities.”
The company is headquartered in Lewiston but also operates in Ohio and Michigan. It has about 400 employees.
In a statement, the company said the Lewiston plant made “high-density tungsten heavy alloy materials” and that the Ohio location produced “corrosion-resistant parts” made to “withstand the extreme environments of space flight.”
The 10-day Artemis mission began April 1, sending four astronauts for a flight around the moon. Today, Tuesday, April 7, the Orion spaceship is scheduled to exit “the lunar sphere of influence at 41,072 miles from the moon.”
The mission is scheduled to end Friday night with the astronauts splashing down off the coast of San Diego around 8 p.m., according to NASA.
