25th annual Copper Cactus Awards Approximately 270 nominations were submitted by members of Southern Arizona’s community in support of locally owned small businesses and charitable nonprofits. “It’s hard to believe that it has already been 25 rewarding years of recognizing small businesses in partnership with Wells Fargo!” said Tucson Metro Chamber President and CEO Michael [...]
2022 NIAC SYMPOSIUM September 20-22, 2022 Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel, Tucson, Arizona THE NASA INNOVATIVE ADVANCED CONCEPTS (NIAC) Program is proud to announce its 2022 Symposium in Tucson, Arizona! This event is free and open to the public. All are invited to attend. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) seeks innovative, technically credible advanced [...]
CatSat is one of eight research satellites to be launched aboard a NASA mission. The satellites selected under NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative will perform technology demonstrations, conduct scientific investigations, and provide educational benefits. CatSat is a partnership of the University of Arizona, FreeFall Aerospace, and Rincon Research. CatSat is a 6U CubeSat developed by UA students from [...]
FreeFall Aerospace hosted CreativeMornings/Tucson recently for their monthly breakfast talk. The speaker was Lauren Rabb, who shared how to improve critical thinking and focus with art using a technique called visual thinking strategies (VTS). All photos by Desi Aragon. Register for upcoming talks here... View the CreativeMornings/Tucson with Lauren [...]
SPACE SYMPOSIUM April 17 - 20th, 2023 The premier event for global space professionals. Space Symposium attendees consistently represent all sectors of the space community from multiple spacefaring nations: space agencies; commercial space businesses and associated subcontractors; military, national security, and intelligence organizations; cyber security organizations; federal and state government agencies and organizations; research and development [...]
2023 SheTech Explorer Day City of Tucson Office of Economic Initiatives is pleased to host Arizona’s 2023 SheTech Explorer Day! This day-long, industry-led STEM exploration event provides hands-on, interactive activities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) for rising 9th through 12th-grade girls. We are thrilled to work with Women Tech Council to activate, engage and [...]
The Launching Your Career Symposium welcomes all STEM Undergraduates, Graduates and Post Docs at the University of Arizona to participate in panel discussions and workshops with accomplished female leaders in both industry and academia, as well as networking sessions. This year the Launching Your Career Symposium is scheduled for in person at the UA Student Union on [...]
Phoenix Design Week 2022: Keep It Real Join us September 24-25 for the Phoenix Design Week 2022: KEEP IT REAL conference, a weekend full of community, skill-building, and networking! Phoenix Design Week connects the creative community with an annual series of interactive events, exhibitions, presentations, and (in most years) a 2-day conference. The week brings internationally-recognized [...]
CreativeMornings/Tucson Friday August 19th 8:30am - 10pm Theme: Critical Speaker: Lauren Rabb Hosted at FreeFall Aerospace REGISTER HERE About CreativeMornings In 2008, Tina Roth Eisenberg (Swissmiss) started CreativeMornings out of a desire for an ongoing, accessible event for New York’s creative community. The concept was simple: breakfast and a short talk one Friday morning a month. [...]
Aerospace/Defense and Space Industries Now a Foundation for the Local Economy BizTucson - Spring 2022 - By Rodney Campbell Read the entire Spring 2022 Edition here. The five Cs of the Arizona economy – copper, cattle, cotton, citrus, and climate − that have traditionally driven growth in Arizona might need to dip into [...]
