The Hyperspace Challenge Editorial StaffAs the technology outreach lead at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Matt Fetrow has witnessed the hurdles that startups and university research teams have to overcome to collaborate and partner with the government. In a recent interview with Federal News Network, Fetrow discusses the Hyperspace Challenge accelerator
By Gabe Mounce, AFRL-NM The Hyperspace Challenge launched in 2018 to accelerate innovation in the U.S. Space Force by helping government innovators from across a range of government agencies engage with startups that are rapidly shaping the future of space. Today, the Hyperspace Challenge is extending that reach to universities.
By Hyperspace Challenge Editorial TeamIn March of 2020, just before the nation went into Coronavirus lockdown, Radley Serafico, a research chemist with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), began working as government lead with Hyperspace Challenge to get a better understanding of how the military can more effectively connect with
By Hyperspace Challenge Editorial StaffSince being founded in 2015, data-science company RS21 has been known for doing some pretty impactful work. The startup, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has – among many other things – used its data science modeling to help municipalities increase community safety and prepare for natural
By Gabe Mounce, Director, Space Force Accelerators Gas stations in space are closer than we think. For that matter, so are space tow trucks, space internet, space license plates and manufacturing in space. The rise of the U.S. Space Force has dominated 2020 news with space technology making huge
The Hyperspace Challenge Editorial Staff With many space technology innovations originating in the private sector in recent years, Gabe Mounce, director of the Space Force accelerator program, recently wrote that the federal government should increasingly utilize programs such as Hyperspace Challenge to strengthen government-startup collaboration.In the article, written for Space News,