NASA iTech's Ignite the Night CHICAGO Announces Presenters
What: Ignite the Night Chicago, a NASA iTech Event
When: Nov. 14 from 6–9 p.m. CST
Where: TechNexus Venture Collaborative | 20 N. Upper Wacker Drive, Suite #1200
Ignite the Night CHICAGO offers area entrepreneurs an opportunity to present a technology that is solving a real-world problem and might also address a similar challenge with NASA's Moon to Mars mission.
Ignite the Night CHICAGO focus areas include Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning, Biotechnology, System Autonomy, Advanced Manufacturing, and X-Factor Innovations.
Innovators presenting (in alphabetic order):
Advanced Ionics – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hydrogen for Industrial Materials Production
Energetically PBC – Short Hills, New Jersey
Energetically Platform
Froberg Aerospace LLC – Champaign, Illinois
Multimode Micro Propulsion
NiveauUp Inc. – Chicago, Illinois
eXtreme Fast Charging (XFC) Batteries
Noland Industries – Chicago, Illinois
ELFRAM Electricity from Artificial Material
Orbital Transports Inc. – Chicago, Illinois
Payload Return for SmallSat Missions
ParaNetics Inc. – San Diego, California
ParaNetic Ion Propulsion Drive
Stofiel Aerospace – St. Louis, Missouri
Positive Structural Molding
Xenesis – Lisle, Illinois
Software Defined Optical Comms
The top Innovator from Ignite the Night CHICAGO earns a position as one of the 25 Semifinalists for the current cycle. As a semifinalist, their technology will be evaluated and has a chance to be selected as one of the Top 10 Finalists to present at the 2020 NASA iTech Cycle I Forum in Kansas City, Missouri.
NASA iTech is an initiative by NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorateand is managed by the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) in Hampton, Virginia.
For information about the NASA iTech initiative, visit:
For information about NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate, visit:
Harla Sherwood
National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, Va.
757-636-6300