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MyRadar Secures $7.5 Million in funding to Develop AI-Driven Satellite Constellation for Real-Time Earth Monitoring
Regulation A+ Campaign Active as Company Targets $25 Million Raise Colorado Springs, CO – April 6, 2025 – MyRadar, an industry leading provider of real-time weather intelligence, has secured $7.5 million in funding to advance the development of HORIS (Hyperspectral Orbital Remote Imaging Spectrometer), an AI-driven low-Earth orbit satellite constellation designed to revolutionize Earth monitoring…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on April 4, 2025
United States Space Policy Updates The U.S. House Committee on Science Space and Technology (HSST) Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA’s CLPS Initiative” on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Read Space Foundation’s summary of the hearing here. (HSST, April 1) United States Space Force (USSF) Chief of…
What You Missed On The Vector Episode 4: “Benefits of Technology Transfer”
In this episode of The Vector, host Kelli Kedis Ogborn sits down with Meredith Reeves, Technology Transfer Expansion (T2X) Lead at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, to explore one of NASA’s best-kept secrets: how entrepreneurs and businesses can leverage NASA’s intellectual property to spark innovation, gain a competitive edge, and launch new ventures. Meredith brings clarity…
What You Missed On The Vector Episode 3: “R&D Growth Strategies: Government vs. Private Sector”
In this episode of The Vector, host Kelli Kedis Ogborn explores the dual-track road of advancing innovation through both government and private sector pathways. She’s joined by Matt Tompkins, Vice President of the Space Portfolio at The Outpost, a dual-use technology accelerator and venture fund. With a deep background in U.S. government innovation strategy, including…
What You Missed On The Vector Episode 2: “The Value of Innovation Ecosystems”
In this episode of The Vector, host Kelli Kedis Ogborn explores the critical role of innovation ecosystems in empowering entrepreneurs, alongside guest Dr. John Wensveen, Chief Innovation Officer at Nova Southeastern University and Executive Director of the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation.** Together, they unpack how collaboration, strategic infrastructure, and breaking…
What You Missed On The Vector Episode 1: “Investing in the Space Economy”
In this episode of The Vector, host Kelli Kedis Ogborn dives deep into the evolving landscape of space investment with two leading voices in the field: Jamie Lesser, CEO of NewSpace Finance, and Zaheer Ali, Managing Director of NewSpace Finance. Together, they unravel what it truly means to invest in the space economy, how to…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on March 21, 2025
United States Space Policy Updates As part of the full-year continuing resolution spending bill passed by congress, the United States Space Force (USSF) has an allocated $28.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2025, less than its $29.5 billion budget request. (SpaceNews, March 20) The USSF released its ‘Data and Artificial Intelligence FY 2025 Strategic Action Plan,’ focused on developing ‘a…
Space Foundation Announces Recipient of Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. New Generation National Security Scholarship
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — March 18, 2025 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, today announced that Master Sgt. Craig J. Evans, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, is the recipient of the Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. New Generation National Security Scholarship. This award provides the recipient full participation…
Space Foundation Selects El Pomar Foundation as Recipient of 2025 Athena Education Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — March 11, 2025 — Space Foundation today announced that El Pomar Foundation has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Athena Education Award. The award will be presented during the annual Space Symposium, to be held April 7-10 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Established in 2021, the Athena Education Award…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on March 7, 2025
United States Space Policy Updates Sarah Brothers has been reinstated as the head of NOAA’s Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs (CRSRA) division within the Office of Space Commerce (OSC). (Breaking Defense, March 5) In his first address to a joint session of Congress of his second term, President Donald Trump has reaffirmed support for sending humans…