Space 2.0 Speaker Series launches Aug. 12

Please join us – online or in person – at the inaugural event of the 8th Continent Project’s educational series for tech entrepreneurs
What: “Patent Reform: Are We Headed in the Right Direction? A View From the Trenches.”
When: Weds., Aug. 12, 7-9 a.m. MDT
Where: Law offices of Townsend and Townsend and Crew, 1400 Wewatta St., Suite [...]

Townsend’s rocket scientists know their IP law

With a slight wink, and a hint of seriousness, Brian Colucci describes the law firm of Townsend and Townsend and Crew as “a bunch of rocket scientists who also happen to be very good lawyers.”
For 150 years Townsend has taken pride in its well-earned reputation as one of the world’s leading Intellectual Property law firms. [...]

Earth and lunar orbit just like home for Broad Reach

8th Continent Project Founding Sponsor Profiles
Though “Broad Reach” is a nautical term, 8th Continent Project founding sponsor Broad Reach Engineering prides itself on its wide range of talents, agility and ability to develop new products specifically for unique spaceflight missions.
What this means, Christian Lenz said, is that “Broad Reach looks at available technology and sees [...]

PowerBeam moves electricity without wires

According to Chris Surdi, marketing specialist for PowerBeam, a member of the 8th Continent Chamber of Commerce, wireless electricity really is as simple as it sounds.
PowerBeam is revolutionizing power transmission by integrating optical technology to produce safe, reliable and abundant wireless power. Through its patented technology, PowerBeam can “beam” power over great distances to devices [...]

8C Chamber Profile: Emergent Space Technologies

There is something deeply inspiring and deeply American about the notion of starting a business from the ground up, literally in a garage, supported only by vision, brains and drive. That’s how amazon.com – now a global brand – got its start. And, it could also quite literally be the way Space 2.0 evolves.
Emergent Space [...]

DigitalGlobe IPO shows where Space 2.0 can go

The News: Congratulations to founding sponsor DigitalGlobe, whose IPO debuted yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading under the ticker symbol DGI, the remote sensing company, which had been expected to price at $16 to $18,  hit the market at $19 and rose as much as 31 percent before settling at $21.50 at the [...]

Media Opportunity: PopSci’s ‘Best of What’s New’

Got a great idea – or a great company? One of our founding sponsors, strategic communications firm Metzger Associates, identified a national competition that seems tailor-made for some of 8th Continent’s chamber members.
Popular Science’s annual “Best of What’s New” showcases innovation in 12 categories, including home technology, green tech, aviation and space, engineering and personal [...]

Sorbet in Space!

Thanks to all who came out for the 8th Continent Project’s second anniversary party to celebrate launching several successful programs, including the 8C Chamber of Commerce, our incubator at the Boulder Innovation Center, and the redesigned 8CProject.com.
We put rocket fuel (liquid nitrogen) to some interesting new uses at the party, as Chef Ian Kleinman of [...]

8th Continent Chamber Focus: DigitalGlobe

DigitalGlobe, a founding sponsor of the 8th Continent Project, plans to launch its third commercial remote sensing satellite, WorldView-2, in the third quarter of 2009.
Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., which is building the WorldView-2 spacecraft, integrated its remote sensing instrument and has begun system-level testing of the satellite’s design integrity. ITT Corp.’s Space Systems Division [...]

DigitalGlobe and Microsoft: A Match Made Very High Up in the Heavens

One of our founding sponsors, DigitalGlobe, inked a multiyear contract this week to power Microsoft’s popular Virtual Earth mapping application with DigitalGlobe’s high-resolution satellite imagery.  This is a real breakthrough that demonstrates how superior quality content derived from space technology can impact company fortunes.
Essentially, Microsoft is purchasing access to more than 460 million square kilometers [...]