Astrotech Corporation

Astrotech Corporation operates as a science and technology development and commercialization company worldwide It operates through three segments Astrotech Technologies Inc ATI 1st Detect Corporation 1st Detect and AgLAB Inc AgLAB The ATI segment owns and licenses the AMS Technology the platform mass spectrometry technology The 1st Detect segment manufactures explosives and narcotics trace detectors for use at airports secured facilities and borders This segment provides TRACER 1000 a mass spectrometer based explosives trace detector to replace the explosives trace detectors used at airports cargo and secured facilities and borders The AgLAB segment develops AgLAB1000 a mass spectrometer for use in the hemp and cannabis market It also develops BreathTest1000 a breath analysis tool to screen for volatile organic compound metabolites found in a persons breath The company was formerly known as SPACEHAB Inc and changed its name to Astrotech Corporation in 2009 Astrotech Corporation was incorporated in 1984 is based in Austin Texas