--- title: TAI News - Thermal Strap Blog and Program Updates (3) description: TAI's Thermal Strap News Page provides news on important spaceflight and terrestrial programs using our strap products, as well as updates on our new products, catalogs, and service offerings. Topics covered also include important tips on designing and ordering our strap products. (3) --- # TAI NEWS & BLOG Program News, Helpful Tips, and Product Updates ## [ PyroFlex™ Thermal Straps used on NASA CubeSat Initiative's HyTI Instrument ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/pgl-thermal-straps-used-on-nasa-cubesat-initiatives-hyti-instrument) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on May 18, 2021 TAI's PyroFlex™ thermal strap products (made with pyrolytic graphite film), will be used to cool a revolutionary hyperspectral imaging system developed in a joint effort between NASA JPL, the University... [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/pgl-thermal-straps-used-on-nasa-cubesat-initiatives-hyti-instrument) [![Thermal Straps - HyTI Imager with TAI's PGL thermal link products](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Thermal%20Straps%20-%20HyTI%20instrument%20on%20the%20instrument%20with%20TAIs%20PGL%20Products.jpg?width=500&name=Thermal%20Straps%20-%20HyTI%20instrument%20on%20the%20instrument%20with%20TAIs%20PGL%20Products.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/pgl-thermal-straps-used-on-nasa-cubesat-initiatives-hyti-instrument) ## [ TAI Releases the 2021 Copper Thermal Strap (CuTS) Catalog ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2021-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on March 25, 2021 It's that time again, and TAI is proud to announce the release of our 2021 CuTS® Catalog! This year's edition features our new P70 Series (for a total of 121 standard models), as well as conductance... [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2021-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) [![](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TAIs%202021%20Copper%20Thermal%20Strap%20Catalog%20Released_.jpg?width=500&name=TAIs%202021%20Copper%20Thermal%20Strap%20Catalog%20Released_.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2021-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) ## [ Fermi Lab Selects TAI’s Thermal Straps for LCLS-II-HE ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/fermi-lab-selects-tais-thermal-straps-for-lcls-ii-he) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on March 22, 2021 *Pictured: one of the cryomodules containing several dozen P5-502 and P6-502 Copper Thermal Straps from TAI (photo credit: FNAL.gov)* [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/fermi-lab-selects-tais-thermal-straps-for-lcls-ii-he) [![](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LCLS-II%20Cryomodule.jpg?width=500&name=LCLS-II%20Cryomodule.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/fermi-lab-selects-tais-thermal-straps-for-lcls-ii-he) ## [ Argonne Selects TAI's Copper Thermal Straps for APS-U ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/argonne-selects-tais-copper-thermal-straps-for-aps-u) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on March 21, 2021 Argonne National Lab (image credit: anl.gov) [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/argonne-selects-tais-copper-thermal-straps-for-aps-u) [![](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Argonne%20national%20lab.jpg?width=500&name=Argonne%20national%20lab.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/argonne-selects-tais-copper-thermal-straps-for-aps-u) ## [ TNO Uses Graphite Fiber Thermal Straps on CubeSat ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tno-uses-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-on-cubesat) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on December 18, 2020 *Pictured: TNO’s CubeCAT laser communications terminal with multiple GFTS® assemblies mounted (image credit: TNO).* [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tno-uses-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-on-cubesat) [![](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TNO%20CubeCat%20Instrument%20on%20CubeSat%20Using%20TAI%20Graphite%20Fiber%20Thermal%20Straps.png?width=500&name=TNO%20CubeCat%20Instrument%20on%20CubeSat%20Using%20TAI%20Graphite%20Fiber%20Thermal%20Straps.png) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tno-uses-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-on-cubesat) ## [ TAI's Response to COVID-19 ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tais-response-to-covid-19) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on March 17, 2020 As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads across the United States, I want to assure our valued customers that Technology Applications, Inc. (TAI) is taking all necessary precautions to ensure the... [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tais-response-to-covid-19) [![featured2 image placeholder](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hybrid%20Thermal%20Straps%20-Aluminum%20and%20copper%20thermal%20braids-1.jpg?width=500&name=Hybrid%20Thermal%20Straps%20-Aluminum%20and%20copper%20thermal%20braids-1.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tais-response-to-covid-19) ## [ TAI Releases the 2020 Copper Thermal Strap (CuTS) Catalog ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2020-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on February 26, 2020 After a longer than expected delay (due to record growth in the last 6 months), I am proud to announce that the 2020 CuTS® Catalog is finally ready and available for request on our website! [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2020-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) [![](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2020_Copper_Thermal_Strap_Catalog_.jpg?width=500&name=2020_Copper_Thermal_Strap_Catalog_.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2020-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) ## [ TAI Delivers Graphite Fiber Thermal Straps for NASA's IXPE Mission ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-delivers-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-for-nasas-ixpe-mission) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on December 11, 2019 I am thrilled to announce TAI just completed another set of Graphite Fiber Thermal Straps (GFTS®), destined for [NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) Satellite](https://ixpe.msfc.nasa.gov/index.html), scheduled for launch in November... [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-delivers-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-for-nasas-ixpe-mission) [![NASA IXPE Satellite](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ball%20Aerospace%20-%20IXPE%20Graphite%20Fiber%20Thermal%20Straps.png?width=500&name=Ball%20Aerospace%20-%20IXPE%20Graphite%20Fiber%20Thermal%20Straps.png) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-delivers-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-for-nasas-ixpe-mission) ## [ NASA Sets Launch Date for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/boeing-starline-launch-date-december-17-2019) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on October 29, 2019 The TAI team is thrilled to see the Boeing Starliner will finally be making it's first flight 7 weeks from today! [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/boeing-starline-launch-date-december-17-2019) [![Boeing CST-100](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Aluminized%20Mylar%20Sheet%20Overwrap%20-%20GFTS.jpg?width=500&name=Aluminized%20Mylar%20Sheet%20Overwrap%20-%20GFTS.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/boeing-starline-launch-date-december-17-2019) ## [ TAI Now Offers World's Only Plated Al-Cu Hybrid Thermal Straps ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-now-offers-worlds-only-nickel-plated-al-cu-hybrid-thermal-straps) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on August 19, 2019 On behalf of the TAI team, I am thrilled to announce another first for our company, and the thermal strap industry as a whole: Electroless Nickel-Plated Al-Cu Hybrid CuTS® Products [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-now-offers-worlds-only-nickel-plated-al-cu-hybrid-thermal-straps) [![Thermal Straps_Nickel Plated Al-Cu Hybid](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Thermal%20Straps_Nickel%20Plated%20Al-Cu%20Hybid_sl.jpg?width=500&name=Thermal%20Straps_Nickel%20Plated%20Al-Cu%20Hybid_sl.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-now-offers-worlds-only-nickel-plated-al-cu-hybrid-thermal-straps) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : "https://www.techapps.com/hubfs/logo.svg", "url" : "https://www.techapps.com" } ```