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Westbrook-based The Lee Co. is one of many Connecticut businesses helping NASA reach its goal for future missions to the moon and beyond.
Lee has been supporting NASA and its subcontractors since the space race began in the 1950s.
Executive Vice President of Hydraulics Jeffrey Dickey said the company supplied parts that kept the oxygen supply of astronauts safe while they walked on the moon between 1969 and 1972.
“The current NASA work gives us a great sense of pride to be helping us get back to the moon with Artemis,” said Dickey.
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Matt Atwater
He co-founded his company, with an initial focus on aerospace IT, just after the tech bubble burst in the early 2000s. In 2007, his business partner passed away, followed by the Great Recession a year later.
So when COVID-19 hit the global stage, decimating the commercial airline industry, Atwater was prepared to weather the storm. In fact, despite the initial negative impact from the pandemic early last year, Tsunami Tsolutions added 30 new employees during the back-half of 2020 and saw revenue increase by over 20%.
Atwater credits his company’s long-term strategic diversification of services – and a focus on two key Greater Hartford industries, aerospace and defense – with Tsunami’s success.