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accession: "0001437749-23-031422"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASTC"
cik: "0001001907"
company_name: "ASTROTECH Corp"
filed_at: "2023-11-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T04:32:48.893395+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Astrotech subsidiary 1st Detect receives purchase order for seven TRACER 1000 ETDs for Romanian airport

## Summary
- 1st Detect, Astrotech subsidiary, received order for seven TRACER 1000 explosives trace detectors from Romania-based buyer.
- Systems will be deployed in a European airport in Romania; delivery expected within next few months.
- TRACER 1000 is the first ECAC-certified ETD using mass spectrometry, offering near-zero false alarm rate.
- CEO Thomas Pickens cites growing sales interest in FY2024; financial terms of the order not disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-031422
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASTC
- cik: 0001001907
- company_name: ASTROTECH Corp
- filed_at: 2023-11-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001907/000143774923031422/0001437749-23-031422-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001907/000143774923031422/astc20231110_8k.htm

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