# FlackTek

Type: Company

Source: Space & Defense Intelligence Brief — https://getspacebrief.com/entity/flacktek
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## Timeline

- **2026-06-23**: FlackTek Facility Visit — Journalists toured FlackTek's production floor in Louisville, Colorado, where technicians assembled specialized mixers used to rapidly produce missile propellants.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 2x Faster Missile Production: Startups Tap Fracking Pipes & Drugmaking Methods
2026-07-27 06:33:05 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Space and defense planners are closely watching a wave of startups that promise to double missile production speed using unconventional materials and pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques. This approach could rapidly replenish depleted interceptor stockpiles and strengthen missile defense systems at lower cost, with significant implications for the industrial base supporting space-based sensors and defense architectures.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/defense-startups-double-missile-production-space

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