Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Awards Fabrication Contract to Support Nasa Mobile Launcher 2 Project
May 04, 2023 at 02:07 am IST
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Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a fabrication contract by Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) to support the Mobile Launcher 2 (ML2) project. Gulf Island will be fabricating structural components for the ML2 project at its Houma fabrication facility for delivery to the project site at the Kennedy Space Center. The contract has an estimated value of less than $10 million and will be included in the Company's new awards and backlog in the second quarter 2023.
The ML2 project is a vital part of NASA's Artemis program and represents the ground structure used to support the Space Launch System rocket that will send astronauts and heavy cargo to the lunar surface. The Artemis program will help to establish a lunar gateway that will serve as a base for future lunar expeditions and will help to prove technologies that will enable future space travel to Mars.
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. is a fabricator of complex steel structures and modules. The Company is also a provider of specialty services, including project management, hookup, commissioning, repair, maintenance, scaffolding, coatings, welding enclosures, civil construction and staffing services for the industrial and energy sectors. The Company operates through two divisions: the Services Division, and the Fabrication Division. Services Division provides maintenance, repair, construction, scaffolding, coatings, welding enclosures and other specialty services on offshore platforms and inland structures and at industrial facilities. It also provides services required to connect production equipment and service modules and equipment on offshore platforms. Fabrication Division fabricates modules, skids and piping systems for onshore refining, petrochemical, industrial facilities, and offshore facilities; fabricates foundations, secondary steel components and support structures.