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Space CEOs talk about the challenges and opportunities of selling defense tech


Space executives took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on Monday to talk about the challenges and opportunities of building out dual-use technology, or

Space executives took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on Monday to talk about the challenges and opportunities of building out dual-use technology, or tech that has both a defense and a commercial use case. The dual-use strategy can be tricky for young startups to manage, however, because they run the risk of diluting their focus by trying to sell to both the Department of Defense (DOD) and commercial companies, True Anomaly CEO Even Rogers warned. As Debra Emmons, CTO of The Aerospace Corporation, said onstage, the government has stood up the Defense Innovation Unit, the Office of Strategic Capital, and other funding mechanisms to bring private and public money together.

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