87 Applied Ind. Tech. (AIT)- Manufacture and sales of industrial (including automotive) parts and fluid power components and modification, repair, and installation services for industrial rubber com- ponents such as conveyor belts and hoses. A GSA contract holder. Astrotech Corp (ASTC) – Astrotech is a technology incubator headquartered in Austin, Texas. Astrotech uses technology sourced internally and from research institutions, government laboratories, and universities to fund, manage and sell start-up companies. Astrotech Corporation’s subsidiaries provide commercial products and services to NASA, the US Department of Defense, national space agencies, and global commercial customers. Ball Corporation (BLL) – A supplier of avionics, space systems, metal beverage and food con- tainers, and aluminum aerosol containers. Ball is the largest producer of recyclable beverage cans in the world. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. (Ball Aerospace) is an American manufacturer of spacecraft, components, and instruments for national defense, civil space, and commercial space applications. It began building pointing controls for military rockets in 1956 and later won a contract to build one of NASA’s first spacecraft, the Orbiting Solar Observatory. Numerous technological and scientific projects continue to provide aerospace technology to NASA and related industries. Ball also has many other products and services for the aerospace industry, including lubricants, optical systems, star trackers, and antennas. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ball Corporation, Ball Aerospace was cited in 2014 as the 88th largest defense contractor in the world. Parent and subsidiary headquarters are co-located in Broomfield, Colorado, with smaller offices in New Mexico, Ohio, Northern Virgin- ia, Missouri, and Maryland. Barnes Group Inc. (B) – is a manufacturer of industrial and aerospace components. The company produces springs for airframes, electronics, machinery, stamping presses, and turbine engines in addi- tion to providing repair and logistics support primarily on spare parts for the aerospace industry. The Boeing Company (BA) – Together with its subsidiaries is an aerospace company that operates in six principal segments: Commercial Airplanes, Aircraft and Weapon Systems, Network Systems, Support Systems and Launch and Orbital Systems (collectively, Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), and Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC). CGI Group Inc.(GIB) – delivers complex, mission critical space systems. Is a recognized leader in space security and space applications, military satellite communications ground segment, and serves civilian space agencies such as the European Space Agency (ESA) as well as space and ground segment system companies. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) – Engages in the design, manufacture, and overhauling of prod- ucts for motion control and flow control applications. Also provides various metal treatment services. Ducommun, Inc. (DCO) – Ducommun Incorporated engages in the design, engineering, and manufacture of components and assemblies, specializing in two core areas: electronic systems and structural systems to produce complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military, and space programs. General Dynamics (GD) – Designs, develops, manufactures and supports technology products and services for information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat vehicles, arma- ments and ammunition’s; shipbuilding and marine systems, and business aviation. General Electric (GE) – Conducts its businesses through 11 segments: Advanced Materials, Com- mercial Finance, Consumer Finance, Consumer and Industrial, Energy, Equipment and Other Services, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Insurance, NBC Universal and Transportation. Robust commu- nications and connectivity are required for both undersea and outer space resource exploitation.