NewSpace Chicago mentioned on STARTLAND: SpaceX may be the company people think of when it comes to finally plunking a flag into the red soil of Mars, but a Chicagoan David Hurst has other ideas. The serial entrepreneur has sky-high plans to help area startups get in on the ground floor of the “next trillion dollar industry.” Hurst aims to make Chicago a thriving hub for space innovation, beginning with the founding of Orbital Transports…
NewSpace Chicago mentioned on ChicagoInno: When you think about the future of commercial space travel and the possibility of long-term human presence in outer space, you think Elon Musk–and rightfully so. SpaceX has been one of the darlings of the tech world, making massive advancements in space innovation and collecting more than $1 billion in funding. But innovation in the space industry isn’t exleusive to SpaceX, nor is it limited to startups in Silicon Valley. The space…
Friday, March 4, 2016 – Chicago IL – We regret to announce that due to a lack of qualified contestants at this time, we must cancel the NewSpace Chicago Business Plan Competition in March. We are evaluating possible alternatives for rescheduling the event for later this year. Please stay tuned for further announcements.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 – Chicago IL – NewSpace Chicago announced today that the organization is increasing the prize for winning its business plan competition by $500. The NewSpace Chicago Business Plan Competition is focused on space-related and space-scalable business start-ups in or around the Chicagoland area. The NewSpace Chicago BPC will be held on March 16th, 2016 at 1871, a local high-tech incubator in downtown Chicago. Submissions will be accepted from February 2nd, 2016…
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 – Chicago IL – Chicago enters the race to develop commercial ventures in outer space with a Business Plan Competition (BPC), fully focused in space-related and space-scalable business start-ups in or around the Chicagoland area. The NewSpace Chicago BPC will be held on March 16th, 2016 at 1871, a local high-tech incubator in downtown Chicago. Submissions will be accepted from February 2nd, 2016 until March 9th, 2016. Contestants will compete in…