Events – Page 5 – NewSpace Chicago

Event Thu 4/12: Failing Fast, Launching Often

March 22, 2018 March 22, 2018Events

Stofiel Aerospace is a St. Louis company which has developed a functional rocket nozzle that is printed using high grade 3D printing, and which is capable of carrying small payloads to high altitude. It is the first solid fueled rocket to thrust, throttle, and vector. They’re perfecting the technology for orbital capability. Brian Stofiel of Stofiel Aerospace will discuss his experience founding a Midwest space business – recruiting talent, fundraising, and developing novel space technologies.…

Event Tue 3/6: Navigating Legal Challenges within the Commercial Space Industry

February 19, 2018 February 19, 2018Events

The commercial space industry is currently experiencing exponential growth which will continue over the next several years. This provides entrepreneurs, startups, and businesses novel opportunities to embark on ventures into space and the space economy. One of the challenges to a successful space business is a legal minefield of regulatory schema unique to the space industry that must be navigated. For example, many do not understand the applicability of arms control regulations to manufacturing otherwise…

Event Thu 1/25: Boeing’s HorizonX – Turning Startup Ideas Into Reality

January 8, 2018 January 8, 2018Events

Formed in early 2017, Boeing’s HorizonX leverages the power of the world’s largest aerospace company to bring new business ventures to the market to unlock the next generation of game-changing ideas, products, and markets. From investment capital to tech commercialization and market access, HorizonX turns new ideas and businesses into reality. Investment and partnership areas of interest include: disruptive mobility, advanced logistics, connectivity, autonomy, advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, cybersecurity, AI and machine learning, industrial IoT,…

Event Thu 12/21: Space is Open for Business @ Adler After Dark

November 22, 2017 November 22, 2017Events

Business Opportunities on the High Frontier This month, NewSpace Chicago comes to Adler After Dark. Join us for the Adler Planetarium’s 21+ December event Spacecation! NewSpace Chicago founder David Hurst will be a featured speaker, presenting “Space is Open for Business: Business Opportunities on the High Frontier” and discussing the booming commercial space economy. Technological innovation and new business models are rapidly changing the marketscape and opening up new opportunities for space-related and space-scalable ventures. The…

Event Thu 11/9: Accelerating the Launchpad to Humanity’s Greatest Journey

October 12, 2017 October 12, 2017Events

Join us for a conversation with Dan Lopez, CEO and Founder of OrbitMuse. Dan will give an overview of Orbitmuse, a FinTech solution that democratizes the funding of space programs and supply chain transactions, while accelerating Space development startups globally. He will provide insights into Space startup crowdfunding, equity financing, and distributed ledger transactions on the blockchain. He will also discuss how the vibrant and growing Space development startup community can leverage novel approaches in…

Event Thu 10/12: “Space Crazy” NASA 2017 Film Festival submission screening and discussion

September 22, 2017 September 25, 2017Events

Media and creative content company FRC submitted an entry to the NASA 2017 Film Festival called “Space Crazy”. The film highlights Chicago and two leaders of NewSpace Chicago: David Hurst, CEO of Orbital Transports, and Capt. David C. Koch, CEO of Air Chicago. Here is an abstract for the entry: Space has the power to touch humans in untold ways and for some, it makes them crazy. I learned that my creativity was grounded until…

Event Thu 9/14: Envisioning New Realities: The intersection of fashion and aerospace tech

August 23, 2017 July 14, 2019Events, News

Fashion and Aerospace have been partners since the first Space Age. Their historical achievements have paved the way for a robust textile industry that serves both our needs on Earth and our Space endeavors. In addition, Space can be a hostile environment both physically and psychologically and fashion has a role to play in both. It brings forth the material science to protect humans from harmful radiation as well as flexibility to enable mobility to…

Event Thu 6/15: Crowdfunding Your Space Startup

May 20, 2017 May 30, 2017Events

Raising funds for a start-up that plans to operate in outer space can be a challenging task. Crowdfunding leverages the power of your network to gather support for new ventures, both financially and otherwise. Several NewSpace companies have successfully used crowdfunding campaigns to launch their operations. For this event, we’ve gathered together a panel of crowdfunding experts to discuss the different types of crowdfunding, the pros and cons of each approach, successful approaches for launching…

Event Thu 5/11: MicroLink Devices and High Efficiency Solar Cells

April 20, 2017 April 25, 2017Events

Join us for a discussion with Glen Hillier about the exciting solar cell technology he is developing at MicroLink Devices. His company is a materials R&D and semiconductor production business based in Niles IL, a north-west suburb of Chicago. The company is currently focused on their Epitaxial Lift-Off (ELO) Inverted Meta-Morphic (IMM) solar cells. These flexible high-efficiency and high-specific-power solar cells are currently being deployed on Airbus Defense’s Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) aircraft. …

Event Thu 4/13: Emerging Opportunities in Commercial Space -or- Forward… into the Past!

March 14, 2017 March 31, 2017Events

A number of exciting activities are being pursued by companies and entrepreneurs in the commercial space industry. These initiatives have grown out of planning that was done over 25 years ago. Focusing on emerging opportunities in the logistics and manufacturing sectors of commercial space, Stephen Wasko will discuss his experience attempting to foster this activity on the Space Shuttle and in the early days of the International Space Station (ISS) program. You’ll learn that a…