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n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | M a y 2 0 2 3 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 17 Lockheed Martin and helps with the overall integration into the spacecra. Eberhart said that while not related to the Orion missions, Collins Aerospace is in a contract with the International Space Station, which was awarded in December, to develop the next generation of spacesuits. Collins Aerospace signed a contract with Lockheed Martin in January 2020 to provide subsystems to support production of the Orion spacecra for Artemis missions III through VIII. e $320 million deal will allow Collins to play a key role in enabling NASA to get boots on the moon by 2024, and to prepare for missions to Mars. e work for these systems — including environmental and thermal controls, and power and waste management — will be performed at the Collins Aerospace facilities in Windsor Locks, Houston, Rockford, Illinois, and San Dimas, California. e Artemis II mission, which is set to launch in November 2024, will achieve the goal of having an onboard crew test the spacecra's systems in deep space to pave the way for Artemis III, which hopes to put the first woman and next man on the moon. Beyond NASA Connecticut manufacturers are also contributing to space exploration efforts beyond NASA. e Lee Co., for example, has supplied materials to SpaceX for its rockets. In September 2020, the manufacturer posted on social media a picture of a letter received from SpaceX, thanking e Lee Co. for its contribution to the SpaceX Crew Proudly committed to every customer, community partner, and neighbor we serve. YOUR SUCCESS is how we measure ours. 203.285.6490 | newhavenbank.com Dragon capsule on a Falcon rocket. Windsor-based Infinity Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Inc. has built prototype power units for the lunar rover and space station. It also provided the hydrogen fuel cell-based power and energy system that operated successfully last September aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard 23 flight. n The Lee Co.'s primary machining area where it manufactures screens for NASA.