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AFWERX

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The demonstration campaign through AFWERX has involved participants from various sectors of the national security space enterprise.

Mentioned as: AFWERXNarrative GeneralApr 24, 2022AFRL + ABL Space Systems Collaborate To Demo Launch Systems That Can Be Operated Rapidly Via Small Teams From Nontraditional Sites

The U.S. Air Force established AFWERX in 2017 to speed adoption of commercial technology for government missions.

Mentioned as: AFWERXNarrative GeneralApr 12, 2022How sherpas guide startups through government contracting terrain

SBIR Phase 1 awards through SpaceWERX and AFWERX provide $50,000 for studies.

Mentioned as: afwerxOrg RelationshipApr 12, 2022Deputy secretary Hicks: DoD is searching for better ways to work with startups

AFWERX, an innovation program managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, awards more than 1,000 Small Business Innovation Research contracts annually.

Mentioned as: AFWERXOrg RelationshipApr 12, 2022How sherpas guide startups through government contracting terrain

The Air Force technology accelerator AFWERX was created in 2017 to help commercialize technologies and serve national security needs.

Mentioned as: AFWERXTechnical ProductMar 14, 2022DoD wants to change how it buys space technology – but can it?

SpaceWERX was formed in 2020 as a space-focused spinoff of AFWERX and launched the Orbital Prime program to seek commercial solutions for debris removal and other on-orbit services.

Mentioned as: AFWERXNarrative GeneralMar 14, 2022DoD wants to change how it buys space technology – but can it?

Space Micro won a Small Business Technology Transfer Phase 1 contract from AFWERX to develop an air-to-space laser communications pod.

Mentioned as: AFWERXTechnical ProductJan 25, 2022AFWERX to fund development of laser terminal that connects military aircraft with satellites

AFWERX sponsored Agility Prime in 2020 to advance the market for electric-powered pilotless aircraft that take off and land vertically.

Mentioned as: AFWERXNarrative GeneralNov 4, 2021Space Force launches ‘Orbital Prime’ program to spur market for on-orbit services

SpaceWERX is modeled after the Air Force’s technology incubator AFWERX, which was created in 2017 to attract small businesses and entrepreneurs in the space industry to work with the government.

Mentioned as: AFWERXNarrative GeneralOct 14, 2021Space Force wants to learn how venture capitalists assess startups

In 2021, Phase Four received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant funded by AFWERX to develop the first electrodeless iodine plasma thruster in the United States.

Mentioned as: AFWERXNarrative GeneralAug 25, 2021Phase Four Developing Iodine-Based RF Plasma Propulsion + Partners With AFRL

Orbion Space Technology received a U.S. Air Force Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research contract through the AFWERX program to develop and demonstrate high-thrust propulsion for small satellites.

Mentioned as: AFWERXTechnical ProductAug 24, 2021Orbion wins contract to demonstrate high-thrust propulsion

AFWERX was created by the U.S. Air Force in 2017.

Mentioned as: AFWERXNarrative GeneralAug 13, 2021Space Force’s new program to attract small businesses and startups

Sedaro Satellite was selected for two Direct-to-Phase II AFWERX SBIR contracts totaling about $1,700,000 to add additional modules to the Sedaro Satellite platform.

Mentioned as: AFWERXOrg RelationshipAug 13, 2021Sedaro Satellite Wins AFWERX SBIR Development Contract

The Air Force created AFWERX in 2017 to tap private sector investment and help bring nascent technologies relevant to national security to market.

Mentioned as: AFWERXNarrative GeneralAug 12, 2021Space Force to kick off new program to attract small businesses and startups

Synthetaic will use its AFWERX work to demonstrate pathways to decrease the cost to develop AI models and to query and aggregate detected object occurrences across large geospatial databases.

Mentioned as: AFWERXTechnical ProductMay 20, 2021Synthetaic Awarded AFWERX Contract To Leverage Synthetic Data + AI-Powered Object Detection

Loft Orbital has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract by AFWERX sponsored by the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Portfolio Architect office.

Mentioned as: AFWERXTechnical ProductMay 5, 2021Loft Orbital Contracted By AFWERX and USSF / SMC For NextGen Onboard Processor

Loft Orbital was previously awarded an AFWERX SBIR Phase I contract.

Mentioned as: AFWERXNarrative GeneralMay 5, 2021Loft Orbital Contracted By AFWERX and USSF / SMC For NextGen Onboard Processor

Space Micro received five separate SBIR/STTR contracts in 2021-01-01 from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force AFWERX, and NASA.

Mentioned as: afwerxOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2021Five SBIR Contracts Awarded To Space Micro

Solstar Space is a participant in the AFWERX SBIR Phase 1 cohort and will conduct feasibility studies with the Department of Defense to demonstrate how the company’s onboard satellite Critical Data Relay supports continuous connectivity and provides global communications for spacecraft in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: AFWERXNarrative PlanApr 27, 2021The USAF’s AFWERX Awards Solstar Space With An SBIR Phase 1 Contract

Phase Four received a $750,000 Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX program to test iodine in a prototype version of its Maxwell thruster.

Mentioned as: AFWERXOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2021Phase Four wins Air Force contract for electric thruster development
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