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Launches & Rockets

Hyundai executives pledge steel for SpaceX rockets and Atlas robots

Leaders at Hyundai Motor Group and HPLS say the new Louisiana facility will supply materials for spaceflight projects.

Luisa Marconi
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Chung Eui-sun, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, said on 2026-02-04 that steel from HPLS should naturally be applied to the Atlas robot and that he hopes to supply steel to rockets such as those built by SpaceX. [1]