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Hayden Blackburn
Director of operations
FW Technology
…on the partnership with the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program, or SATOP, via Fort Worth Report.
TechFW is serving as a mission control center for North Texas entrepreneurs. The Fort Worth-based incubator is partnering with the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program to offer up to 40 hours of free technical support to small businesses.
Hayden Blackburn
“That part,” Blackburn told the Fort Worth Report, “was a no-brainer for us.”
The SATOP program was initially developed to expand NASA’s vast knowledge base and resources to benefit small businesses and stimulate economic growth. Today, the Texas-funded program connects businesses not only with the space agency, but also with other partners in the aerospace industry.
According to TechFW, all of its members and graduates are eligible to apply for SATOP’s 40 hours of free technical support or enter the Texas A&M Capstone Design Program. Companies must have a specific engineering challenge that can be solved within the 40-hour limit.
Thinking further ahead, Blackburn and his team are coordinating an innovation network. Leveraging TechFW’s connections, they aim to link advanced technology solutions with entrepreneurs across North Texas and the Texas Panhandle, according to the Fort Worth publication. As Blackburn saying“You don’t have to start something from scratch or build that network.”
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