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City-Wide Space Community Days Press Release
Colorado Springs, Colorado- The Epicenter of National Security Space COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – October 04, 2021 – The first of its kind City-Wide Space Community Days, November 3-5, will showcase Colorado Springs, Colorado, the epicenter of national security space. Sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles

Eight Companies Join Catalyst Accelerator’s Digital Engineering for Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation Cohort
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, Aug. 20, 2021 – Eight small businesses will come together from across the United States for the Catalyst Accelerator’s cohort focused on Digital Engineering for Space Applications: Modeling and Simulation. The Catalyst Accelerator, powered by the Air Force Research Lab Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), was

U.S. Space Force Invites Modeling and Simulation Technology
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, June 8 2021 –U.S. Space Force Invites Modeling and Simulation Technology Catalyst Accelerator (Catalyst), powered by Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, is seeking Modeling and Simulation (M&S) technologies for its 3-month fall Accelerator. Applications are currently being accepted for small businesses and startups possessing

Eight Companies Join Catalyst Accelerator’s On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing Cohort
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, Apr 19, 2021 — Eight small businesses will come together virtually from across the country for the Catalyst Accelerator’s cohort focused on On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing. The Catalyst Accelerator, powered by the Air Force Research Lab Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), was developed to promote

Technology Collision Event Will Push Small Businesses To New Heights
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, Apr 05, 2021 — The Catalyst Accelerator announces its virtual Catalyst Collision Event on June 22-25, 2021. Sponsored by Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate and the United States Space Force, the four-day pitch event will spark connections and collaborations between startups and small

The Catalyst Accelerator Announces Newest Cohort: On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM)
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. — Mar 09, 2021 — The Catalyst Accelerator (Catalyst), powered by the United States Space Force (USSF), announces a new cohort, On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (OSAM), commencing April 27, 2021. The goal of Catalyst, is to increase USSF awareness and rapid acquisition of commercial,

Disruptive Technology Levels The Battleground For U.S. Space Force
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo – November 25, 2020 –Catalyst Accelerator’s (Catalyst), Cyber for Space Applications, launched eight small businesses into the reaches of the U.S. Space Force, with its sixth accelerator Demo Day on November 19, 2020. Powered by Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate and sponsored by

New Technology Advances Space Data Fusion
Catalyst Accelerator’s Data Fusion Cohort Leads the Way COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo – October 26, 2020 – Catalyst Accelerator’s Data Fusion Demo Day was the culmination of months’ worth of work for a cohort of eight small businesses and startups who revealed their innovative, dual-use data fusion technologies to

Eight Companies Join Catalyst Accelerator’s Cyber for Space Applications Cohort
The Program Hosts Its Sixth Accelerator COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo – August 26, 2020 – Eight small businesses will connect from across the country for the Catalyst Accelerator’s cohort focused on Cyber for Space Applications. The Catalyst Accelerator, powered by the Air Force Research Lab Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV),
Fifty Small Businesses Participate in Catalyst Accelerator’s Tech Collision Event
Providing Collaboration to the Aerospace Industry COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo– Aug. 14, 2020 – Fifty small businesses from around the country, took part in The Catalyst Accelerator’s (CA) first Tech Collision July 28-30, with more than 385 people in attendance. The event was a collaboration with the Air Force
The Catalyst Accelerator Unveils Next Cohort: Cyber for Space Applications
Discovering Innovative Tech to Keep our Nation’s Cyber-Physical Systems Secure Colorado Springs, Colo – June 11, 2020 – The Catalyst Accelerator (CA) announced its next cohort, Cyber for Space Applications, launching September 1, 2020. The goal of the CA is to increase Space Force awareness and rapid acquisition
The Catalyst Accelerator Announces Its First Tech Collision Event
A Pitch Event Designed to Facilitate Collisions & Collaborations in Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colo– April 7, 2020. The Catalyst Accelerator (CA) will host its first Tech Collision event July 28-30, 2020. The goal of the event is to facilitate “collisions” and collaborations between small business, government, and

Catalyst Space Accelerator Community Day: U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and Commercial Tech
U.S. Air Force and Space Community Discuss U.S. Air Force Changes and Their Impacts Colorado Springs, Colo – Feb 20, 2020 – The United States Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate’s Catalyst Space Accelerator (CSA) hosted 130 people from around the nation in its third Community Day.

Catalyst Space Accelerator Tackles Next Problem: Data Fusion with Space Application
Eight small businesses accepted to participate in the cohort sponsored by Microsoft Colorado Springs, CO, Dec. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Catalyst Space Accelerator (CSA) just announced the companies who will come together for three months of training, customer discovery, and networking in its fifth Accelerator session:
Tech Startups, Small Businesses Present Technologies to the Air Force at the Catalyst Space Accelerator Demo Day
Tech Startups, Small Businesses Present Technologies to the Air Force at the Catalyst Space Accelerator Demo Day The Accelerator’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance cohort graduates 8 companies Colorado Springs, CO, Nov 26, 2019 — Last Thursday, the Catalyst Space Accelerator (CSA) program successfully concluded its fourth Accelerator
Bigs and Smalls Collide at Innovation Community Days
Bigs and Smalls Collide at Innovation Community Days Themes of Innovation and Synergy Emerge as Primes and Small Business Work Together to Meet Warfighter Needs COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo – October 30, 2019 – Despite snow delays, the Catalyst Space Accelerator (CSA) hosted its largest Innovation Community Days
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: Eight ISR Small Businesses Join Catalyst Space Accelerator
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: Eight ISR Small Businesses Join Catalyst Space Accelerator Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Accelerator at Catalyst Campus will Host Its Fourth Accelerator COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo – Sep 5, 2019 – This fall, eight companies from around the country will convene in Colorado Springs
Pentagon Seeks Commercial Solutions To Space-Based Intel
Aviation Week July 15, 2019 The U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) and Colorado Springs-based Catalyst Space Accelerator are planning a three-month workshop this fall to explore space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technology. Participants from small businesses and commercial startups with skills to address a range of
Startup stars shine light on space communication
Colorado Springs Business Journal July 12, 2019 https://www.csbj.com/2019/07/12/startup-stars-shine-light-on-space-communication/
Catalyst Accelerator and AFRL seek companies for new space-based ISR cohort
Colorado Springs Business Journal July 9, 2019 https://www.csbj.com/2019/07/09/catalyst-accelerator-and-afrl-seek-companies-for-new-space-based-isr-cohort/