As emerging technologies enter the market, it’s imperative to stay up to date on the latest trends the Department of Defense is focused on. Currently making waves across the defense innovation space: hypersonics. So what is a hypersonic weapon?
To showcase our incredible staff and share their unique perspectives on the industry, we're rolling out the Get to Know NSTXL series. In each post, we'll be highlighting different employees as they share more about their experience, past projects, insight into the industry, and more.
Both employers and students can gain a lot from internships. Interns can be key in pushing boundaries and trying new things. Young innovators can oftentimes be more willing to step outside of their comfort zone because they are still defining what that comfort zone is. Students provide fresh perspectives, uninhibited potential, and have a pulse on the latest trends. On the other end, employers provide connections, real-world work experience, and insight into where someone might want to take their career.
On May 3, 2021, the Experimental Validation Capabilities Prototype Project (EVCAPP) was awarded through the Training and Readiness Accelerator (TReX) to GaN Corporation by the Army Contracting Command – Orlando. The total potential value of this award falls just under $83 million.
The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise, in collaboration with the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) and NSTXL, has released three Requests for Prototype Proposals in a call to advance next-generation rocket engine testing, upper-stage resiliency enhancements, and orbital transfer and maneuver capabilities.
In preparation for Innovate WithIN’s annual statewide competition, where students pitch an original product idea to a panel of experts, NSTXL mentors local high school students as they refine their presentation. This event gives students a chance to collaborate with industry experts and receive feedback in a boot camp-style competition series.
At NSTXL, our goal is to create a platform where innovators have direct access to the resources, connections, and training they need to build the next great solution. A large part of that initiative is providing a steady stream of events for the NSTXL Alliance, which is why we're excited for you to get to know our strategic events manager, Erin Kupcak.
Looking back across each of the OTA’s on the NSTXL Platform, we wanted to look at the growth of the S2MARTS program and explore the dynamics that helped streamline the path to award and where the future of the program is headed.
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) one of the military’s premier technology innovation incubators focused on rapidly developing systems for use in space.
