2022 NASA iTech Focus Presenters Announced

Seven companies from across the U.S. have been selected to present their inventive technologies to NASA technologists, industry experts, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) representatives and potential investors at an upcoming NASA iTech Focus event. The entrepreneurs are among the top entrants from across the U.S. who answered a call for ideas in February to advance capabilities in the NASA iTech focus areas of “Recycling for Optimum Space-Age Logistics” and “Low-Cost Photovoltaic Arrays for Space.”

Presentations from the 2022 NASA iTech Focus event will be recorded for an online broadcast at https://livestream.com/nasaitech/2022focusevent at noon EDT on May 3. 

The companies slated to present are (in alphabetical order): 

BLUECUBE Aerospace Inc. - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Innovation: WolfSat-T

Focus Area: Recycling for Optimum Space-Age Logistics 

Crystal Sonic Inc. - Phoenix, Arizona

Innovation: Sonic Lift-off

Focus Area: Low-Cost Photovoltaic Arrays

GrowMars - Tampa, Florida

Innovation: GrowMars Expanding Loop Process

Focus Area: Recycling for Optimum Space-Age Logistics

Kyma Technologies Inc. - Raleigh, North Carolina

Innovation: Low-Cost III-V PVs for Space by D-HVPE

Focus Area: Low-Cost Photovoltaic Arrays 

re:3D Inc. - Houston, Texas

Innovation: 3D Printing Directly from Recycled Flake

Focus Area: Recycling for Optimum Space-Age Logistics

Solestial Inc. - Tempe, Arizona

Innovation: Space-stable Si Solar Cells and Panels

Focus Area: Low-Cost Photovoltaic Arrays 

Swift Solar - San Carlos, California

Innovation: Perovskite Solar Cells

Focus Area: Low-Cost Photovoltaic Arrays

Learn more at https://www.nasaitech.org. 

NASA iTech is an initiative by NASA's STMD and is managed by the National Institute of Aerospace in Hampton, Virginia.