Liftoff! Swagelok in Space
BLASTING OFF TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
On March 22, 2016, at 11:05 p.m. EDT a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying a resupply craft to the International Space Station (ISS), lifted off at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The resupply craft was designed by Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBA&D), a global leader of precision energetics systems and innovative explosive and non-explosive solutions. The resupply craft included Swagelok components. This project was the result of a three-year partnership among ULA, EBA&D, and Swagelok.