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NASA Flight engineers completed an almost 7-hour spacewalk today to install and connect lithium-ion batteries and battery adapter plates. The new lithium-ion batteries are replacing the old nickel-hydrogen batteries and have improved power capacity. The astronauts also did work to prepare for future spacewalks by adding handrails to navigate the worksites. Future spacewalks will include additional upgrades of the batteries …
On May 5, Atec celebrated our 140th launch success with InSight’s Mission to Mars. The launch took place from Vandenberg AFB and InSight is on a six-month journey to Mars. Atec-manufactured valves, on the upper stage Centaur engine, are propelling the spacecraft on its course to the red planet. InSight is scheduled to land on Mars in November. It will …
Atec’s long-term perspective over 64 years and our early ownership’s close involvement in America’s drive to put a man on the moon cast the die for the March 1, 2017 public announcement by NASA that Atec was their premier national subcontractor for 2016. The year saw Atec deliver leading edge lithium-ion battery management modules to Boeing for the International Space …
Atec, Inc., one of Houston’s aerospace industry stalwarts, after 63 years in operation and decades of continuous work assisting launches of people and vessels into space, is approaching its most robust era of space project participation yet. This small business, which operates primarily from its base in Stafford, TX and employs 150 full time employees, has spent much of the …
President, Paul Fenley received a very special artifact for Christmas that will reside in his office—a commemorative 150th RL10 Rocket Engine Goblet that dates back to the early 1990’s. This goblet was distributed around the time when Aerojet Rocketdyne (Pratt & Whitney Aircraft at the time) and Atec began their relationship to support the RL10 program. That specific historic launch …
Atec’s space systems group has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture and certify electrical power modules for a commercial crew transportation system. This is Atec’s third contract for this major space prime, and our company is appreciative of the continued, repeat confidence in Atec’s work. These modules will allow clean power for multi-electrical systems on the CST Starliner-100 crew …
Atec President Paul Fenley made an announcement from Atec’s booth at SpaceCom earlier today. “Atec has partnered with the City of Houston Airport System to advance Spaceport Houston and the recently purchased Houston Aerospace Support Center building at Ellington Airport. We are excited that we can grow our space business along with City initiatives to sustain the Johnson Space Center, …
October 2, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL — Today’s successful Morelos-3 Satellite mission launch marks the 113th launch with Atec manufactured and tested valves for Rocketdyne’s RL10 engine. This morning an Atlas V launched from complex 41 carrying Mexico’s next-generation communications satellite into orbit. The satellite for Mexico’s Ministry of defense will help the country’s telecommunication efforts. Congratulations to …
Atec adds an additional tank to increase our liquid nitrogen storage from 3000 gallons to a total of 9000 gallons at our facility in SW Houston. This new tank is insulated, 7.1 feet in diameter, 31.8 feet high, and weighs 62,300 pounds. This allows Atec to increase testing volume and not have to interrupt testing for frequent deliveries of LN2. While installing …
July 15, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL — Today’s successful GPS IIF-10 mission launch marks the 110th launch with Atec manufactured and tested valves for Rocketdyne’s RL10 engine. The Global Positioning System blasted off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket this morning at Space Launch Complex 41 in support of the USAF. This year celebrates 20 years …
