Founded by John and Grace Martin in April 2016, Martin Materials Solutions is a minority, woman-owned Ohio manufacturer built by space-industry veterans to strengthen domestic production. The company is known for its SPACEGLASS work, developing radiation-stable materials for satellite customers and supporting missions from low Earth orbit onward. It is ISO 9001:2015 certified.
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Aerothreads, IncFounded in 2014, woman-owned Aerothreads designs, fabricates, and installs Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) blankets for test and flight aerospace missions from its College Park, Maryland operation. Its specialized team combines flight-qualified aerospace experience with art and design training, supporting projects from material selection and pattern design through testing and launch. Aerothreads is ISO 9001 and AS9100C compliant.RIVERDALE, MD
Melagen LabsMelagen Labs develops and manufactures MLC1, a proprietary hydrogen-based biomaterial polymer composite that shields space electronics and other assets from cosmic and solar radiation. The New York company is flight-validating the material aboard the International Space Station while building a commercial aerospace environmental-testing platform in Taylor, Texas, with radiation and thermal-vacuum capabilities planned. Its work is aimed at helping commercial off-the-shelf computing hardware operate reliably in orbit and on future deep-space missions.BROOKLYN, NY
Innovative Solutions Unlimited, LLCEstablished in Minford, Ohio, in 1996, Innovative Solutions Unlimited designs and builds specialty manufactured and fabricated systems backed by engineering expertise for demanding DOE and nuclear-industry applications. Now headquartered in Piketon with roughly 250 employees, the woman-owned small business operates a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and supports projects from design through completion. Its quality programs include NQA-1, ISO 9001:2015, and UL 508A certification.PIKETON, OH
Astro Met, IncFounded by John W. Graham in 1961, Astro Met began as a Cincinnati contract developer of advanced materials for industrial customers and government agencies, with its first two years funded by NASA space-propulsion research. Today, the company turns that materials-development heritage into precision ceramic components for demanding customer applications, working in both prototype and production quantities.CINCINNATI, OH