The Hyperspace Challenge Editorial Staff We had a strong turnout of participating university and startup teams in this year’s newly expanded program! The six winners were announced at the fourth annual Hyperspace Summit along with the finalist voted Crowd Favorite. The 2021 Hyperspace Challenge startup cohort winners, in order of
The Hyperspace Challenge Editorial Staff The 2021 Hyperspace Challenge cohort finalists have been selected! The year’s cohort is comprised of 13 startups and 11 university teams representing 13 U.S. states as well as Canada and Singapore. The finalists have been tasked with developing technology that can be applied to or
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