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An employee works at the MISCO Speakers factory in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The company's products can be found in everything from concert halls and slot machines to the International Space Station. (MISCO)

SHAUN TURTON

May 21, 2025 10:22 JST

SYDNEY -- Next year, if all goes to plan, four astronauts will blast off for a trip around the moon in NASA's Orion spacecraft.

While the crew peers out at the vastness of space on their 10-day journey, the voices from Earth will come through loudspeakers manufactured by MISCO Speakers at its factory in Minnesota and powered by rare earth permanent magnets made in China.