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the Shuttles as the primary focus of the Spacehab mission. Early venture capital was supplied by Al Zesiger of BEA Associates in New York City as well as Dr. Shelley Harrison also from New York. CSP Associates and its venture contacts were responsible for raising most of the early seed monies to get the company off the ground and funded. Throughout its more than 20-year history, Spacehab has contracted over
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with the help and support of CSP Associates from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The team from CSP Associates included founder David W. Lippy along with his partners Brad Meslin and Marc Oderman. It was one of CSP's consultants, Dr. David Williamson who conceived of the idea to increase the cargo space on
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sells conversion of film to digital images, using defect removal and color correction software, and post processing services, providing economically feasible conversion of television and feature 35mm and 16mm films to the new 4K ultra-high definition (UHD), high-dynamic range (HDR) format necessary
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to manufacture its mass spectrometry products. As part of the relationship, Sanmina will manufacture 1st Detect's TRACER 1000. They also agreed to manufacture AgLAB's AgLAB-1000 and BreathTech's BreathTest-1000 once those products are released.
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for the new generation of digital distribution. Astral Images' core technology is sourced from decades of image research from the laboratories of IBM and Kodak combined with classified satellite technology from government laboratories.
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broke up during re-entry. In February 2003 Spacehab received $ 17.7 million from its commercial insurance policy. In January 2004, Spacehab filed a formal claim against NASA for the amount of $ 87.7 million for the loss caused by
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Prior to the 2014 Lockheed Martin acquisition, Astrotech provided both the government and commercial space markets with satellite processing services through its Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) subsidiary located in
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Astrotech Corporation was established in 1984. Prior to 2009, it was known as SPACEHAB, Inc., a company that provided space habitat microgravity experimentation equipment and services to NASA during the
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that can be used in explosive and chemical warfare detection for the Department of Homeland Security and the military. 1st Detect's miniature mass spectrometer technology was sourced from
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was created to commercialize government funded satellite imagery processing technology and research into automated image correction and enhancement.
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The company Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC) announced that its Astrotech Technologies, Inc. subsidiary had entered into an agreement with
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is applying a fast-track on-orbit discovery platform using the International Space Station to develop vaccines and other therapeutics.
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The Company changed its name to Astrotech Corporation in 2009 to align the corporate name with the company's core business offering,
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In August 2014, the company sold Astrotech Space Operations. In February 2015, the company acquired defect correction software and
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and in October 2004 NASA paid the company $ 8.2 million. In February 2007, Spacehab dropped all litigation against NASA.
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era. As the Shuttle program came to an end, the company put more focus on its spacecraft processing business,
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Astrotech Corporation management sold ASO, its state-of-the-art satellite servicing operations, to
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Two Spacehab press releases from January 2004 and 2005 regarding the claims filed against
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The inaugural flight of Spacehab's research double module, which launched January 2003 on
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and flew on 22 Space Shuttle missions, including seven to the Russian space station
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Astrotech Corporation's subsidiaries provide commercial products and services to
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launch vehicles. Astrotech owned and operated processing facilities located on
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The Spacehab hardware was designed to be nestled inside the cargo bay of the
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Advanced Research and Conventional Technology Utilization Spacecraft
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On December 10, 2007, Spacehab released details about its planned
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Logistics Single Module (LSM) and Logistics Double Module (LDM)
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designed to deliver cargo to, and return cargo from, the
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Spacehab's ICC hardware was further developed into the
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Sourced from NASA's extensive microgravity research,
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Houston Business Journal article citing name change
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Astrotech Titusville spacecraft processing facility
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