
Who Is Rothe Enterprises Inc?
Family Pronunciation (US): Rothe (rawth’)
Business Pronunciation (US): Rothe (rawth’-ee)
Rothe Enterprises, Inc. (REI) is a Women-Owned and HUBZone certified Small Business company that provides a diverse line of businesses to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) including Engineering, Aerospace Manufacturing, IT Security Training, Facilities Maintenance, Non-Human Spaceflight Calibration & Maintenance, Range Operations, and Mission Operation Logistics. REI is headquartered in Webster, TX. and has been serving customers since founded in 2000.
In 2003, our affiliated company Rothe Development, Inc. transitioned the Houston Commercial Calibration Laboratory to REI and located the facility at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, TX. as an extension of the calibration lab on the NASA/JSC MACS contract. The following year the calibration facility was moved off-site within a mile of JSC. In 2003, as a teammate, REI was awarded a NASA/JSC contract responsible for facility operations involving high and low-fidelity mockups used for EVA crew training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF). Also in 2003, REI was awarded, as a teammate, to a NASA/JSC contract responsible for ISS cargo logistics and operations. Through 2011 REI continued supporting NASA contracts and in addition operated a fabrication shop serving commercial and government customers. Through 2014 REI earned contractual work from the military involving training and simulation development, design, installation, and operation.
In 2017 REI began to grow significantly as continued awards were secured on our legacy contracts, as well as added work at other NASA centers such as Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), and Glenn Research Center (GRC). REI was also awarded a multi-award IDIQ contract providing fabrication and procurement at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC). Also in 2017, the Commercial Calibration Laboratory transitioned away from REI.
The first change in ownership since 2001 occurred in March 2021 as REI became owned by Karen Wheeler Hall. As a family-owned company, we understand family priorities and the goal of improving a family’s quality of life. These priorities driver our efforts to grow REI, continue investing in our workforce, and to provide the best possible products to our customers.