Glad to have been there! 🚀
Last week, SpaceWERX hosted the Innovate 2 Accelerate (I2A) Expo Day in El Segundo, California. Inaugural I2A cohort companies were in attendance to present their technology and company in front of government, industry, venture, and press for a collision of tech, investment, government, and art. The keynote speaker was Dr. Sian Proctor, the first Black commercial astronaut and first Black woman to pilot a spacecraft. At 51 years old, Dr. Proctor was the mission pilot for SpaceX Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to orbit in space. Dr. Proctor spoke on the importance of encouraging connections and creating complementary capabilities in the Space industry; “collaborate not compete.” Circling back to her accomplishments and accolades, Dr. Proctor encouraged attendees to be the first person to do something. 🌟 As Dr. Proctor encouraged the audience with her call to action, SpaceWERX, an innovation arm of the United States Space Force, a unique division within AFWERX, continues to inspire and empower collaboration with innovators, industry and government teams to accelerate capabilities and shape our future in space. Learn more about the life-changing mission and the many detours Dr. Proctor navigated and the challenges she overcame: https://ow.ly/uQyq50Rv1E7 . . . #SpaceWERX #SpaceWERXChallenge #Innovate2Accelerate #I2A #keynote #DrSianProctor #SpaceXInspiration4 #event #collaboration #government #technology #innovation