Pentagon awards $7.1 million to expand U.S. production of cover glass for satellites

The Pentagon awarded $7.1 million to Martin Materials Solutions to expand U.S. production of space-qualified cover glass for satellite solar cells. The funding, announced July 17 under the Defense Production Act, will help scale manufacturing at the company’s facility in Twinsburg, Ohio. The investment aims to reduce reliance on limited domestic and foreign sources for this critical space material.