University of Colorado graduate student Christine Fanchiang wants more humans to travel in space.
To do that, though, researchers need a better understanding of biology and other factors in space. That's why she launched The Space Research Company, a firm that builds, launches and operates small satellites so that researchers around the world can conduct experiments in space.
Fanchiang, along with representatives of a handful of other collegiate startup companies, are competing this weekend in the Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge at Colorado State University for startup funds, networking and a chance to meet potential new investors.
Today, the teams will each pitch their business idea in two minutes or less between stops on the historic Birney Car 21 trolley as it rumbles through Fort Collins. Prizes for the trolley competition range from $1,000 to $2,000.
Fanchiang, who is studying aerospace engineering and co-founded the company with fellow CU graduate student Luis Zea, said she's already learned valuable business skills from a workshop hosted by the competition last month and she's looking forward to talking with other startup founders, investors and mentors. Continue reading the article here.