Their age corresponds with the age of other tektites in the Australian strewn tektite field. Georgiaite is a form or type of tektite. An Indochinite is a type of tektite. Treatment of Tektite aquanauts after emergency surfacing. The Tektite II missions were carried out in 1970. Much of the research for Tektite I centered on humans in this new environment. Tekna flashlights and knives are now owned and produced by Tektite Industries. The Program Manager for the Tektite projects was Dr. Theodore Marton at General Electric. The Program Manager for the Tektite projects at General Electric was Dr. Theodore Marton. When Tektite II ended General Electric placed the habitat in storage in Philadelphia. The Tektite project was a product of the Cold War. The United States Office of Naval Research coordinated Tektite I. During the Tektite Project in 1969 there was a great deal of otitis externa. The term tektite generally refers to a class of meteorites formed by extremely rapid cooling. The Tektite II missions were the first to undertake in-depth ecological studies.