Be SWIFT and find out what Southern Arizona is doing to grow this industry to create a regional innovation hub. The daylong SWIFT (Smart Vehicles, Intelligent Freight, and Transportation) summit will include industry updates, technology demonstrations, panel discussions, and a networking mixer. The organization SVIT (Smart Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation) is a P3 partnership bringing together [...]
Startup Drinks is a free monthly networking event for entrepreneurs and startups. Each month we highlight an innovative company, industry, or individual that is helping to grow our entrepreneurial ecosystem. This month we will be interviewing Doug Stetson, Co-founder President and CEO at FreeFall Aerospace. FreeFall, founded right here in Tucson, is developing revolutionary new antenna [...]
Today FreeFall Aerospace President Doug Stetson described FreeFall's disruptive antenna technology and how innovation can arrive in unexpected ways this morning at StartUp Tucson Coffee. StartUp Tucson Coffee: Every week, entrepreneurs present their startups to their communities and learn how their community can help support their business to flourish. [...]
An Interview with Doug Stetson, President of FreeFall Aerospace: Where did you grow up? "My Dad was in the Air Force so we moved around a bit, but mostly I grew up in Southern California. We spent a few years at Edwards Air Force Base when I was little so I got to [...]
Arizona Technology Council The Arizona Technology Council's After5 Networking December event was sponsored by FreeFall Aerospace. This 2018 Holiday Mixer was at the beautiful Ronstadt House courtesy of UA Venture Capital. Approximately 85 guests attended from other Tucson and Phoenix technology companies. A special thanks for Celebrate for Good for making this an elegant [...]
Dec 3, 2018 By David Wichner Arizona Daily Star A venture-capital fund focused on University of Arizona technology has invested in Freefall Aerospace, a UA spinoff that has developed a new, steerable antenna for satellite and ground-based communications. Freefall was founded by UA astronomy professor Chris Walker and NASA veteran Doug Stetson to advance antenna [...]
StartUp Tucson Coffee's guest speaker is Doug Stetson, president of FreeFall Aerospace. Doug will describe FreeFall's disruptive antenna technology to show how innovation can arise in unexpected ways and lead to new products and perspectives. Let's talk startups over coffee! Parking across the street at Depot Plaza Garage, 45 N. Fifth Ave. FreeFall is developing revolutionary new [...]
The Arizona Technology Council is excited to have you join the FreeFall Holiday Mixer where tech professionals come together for an evening of fun and networking. Hosted at the historic Ronstadt House, the evening will includes delicious appetizers and libations. FREE for Arizona Technology Council members; $20 for non-members Fast, reliable, low-cost access to large volumes [...]
November 14 2018, Nick Esquer of Arizona Chamber News As a nation, we’ve been through spells of obsession with the idea of heading into space and exploring the final frontier. And with movies like First Man and genius/Bond villains like Elon Musk planning to shoot themselves into space for whatever reason, space is cool again. But one [...]
Oct 11, 2018, David Wichner Arizona Daily Star One of Tucson’s latest New Space industry startups took a big step forward recently when a prototype of its spherical antenna hitched a ride on NASA’s newest and biggest research balloon. Freefall Aerospace, a University of Arizona technology spinoff founded by UA astronomy professor Chris Walker and NASA [...]
