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The NASA EPO Crisis—Uwingu’s Responding

As you’ve heard, sequestration is causing a serious impact to the funding of many worthy space projects—most recently suspending all work on Education and Public Outreach (EPO) efforts funded through NASA. Because our company and board of advisors are made up largely of working space scientists and educators, we know how many dedicated and hard […]

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Uwingu Launches Contest for the Public

 Uwingu Launches Contest for the Public to Imagine A Name for The Nearest Known Earth-Sized Planet First Planet Around Alpha Centauri: “Alpha Centauri Bb” What name does the public want? Uwingu Funding Space Research and Education via Contest Boulder, Colorado—Space company UwinguTM has launched a new public outreach project—a public contest to determine the worldwide […]

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Uwingu Announces a Distinguished Board of Advisors

Space start up Uwingu™ announced today that has recruited a distinguished board of 15 advisers to assist the company in strategic and operational planning. Uwingu’s Board of Advisers consists of talented and influential thinkers in astronomy and planetary science, marketing/branding/promotion, and business. The Board includes: Mr. Michael Aisner, promoter and marketing expert; former PR Director […]

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Uwingu as a new model for funding Space Education

Someone once said that the best way to predict the future is to invent it.  If we believe that science and engineering education is the path to an economically vibrant future for our kids and our country, it’s time to get moving.  The new for profit company, Uwingu LLC, seeks to kick start this process […]

Uwingu Launches Space Funding Product and Contest

Astronomy and space start up UwinguTM announced today the launch of its first commercial project at www.uwingu.com. The project is being launched “in beta testing,” but the public can participate immediately, helping to generate a new source of funds for space exploration, research, and education. Uwingu’s introductory product is based around a challenge to the […]

Space Company Custom Microwave Joins Uwingu as New Corporate Sponsor

Uwingu announced today that Custom Microwave Inc. of Longmont, Colorado has become an Uwingu corporate sponsor. CMI is a leader in the design, fabrication, & test of high performance microwave antenna feeds & waveguide components for space missions. Uwingu, LLC announced today that Custom Microwave, Inc. (CMI; http://www.custommicrowave.com/), of Longmont, Colorado has become a corporate […]

Uwingu’s Crowdfunding Campaign Concludes Successfully—Exceeding Goals

Commercial space start up UwinguTM, LLC announced today that its crowdfunding campaign at Indiegogo culminated successfully on September 24th, raising 107% of the $75,000 fundraising target the company set to launch its first commercial product. Commercial space start up Uwingu, LLC announced today that its crowdfunding campaign at Indiegogo culminated successfully on September 24th, raising […]

Digital Globe Becomes an Uwingu Corporate Sponsor

Uwingu, LLC announced today that Digital Globe Corporation (www.digitalglobe.com), the leader in commercial space remote sensing, has become a corporate sponsor of Uwingu. Uwingu, LLC announced today that Digital Globe Corporation (www.digitalglobe.com), the leader in commercial space remote sensing, has become a corporate sponsor of Uwingu. “We are just ecstatic to have Digital Globe become […]

Uwingu Announces Planetary Resources Becomes a Corporate Sponsor

Uwingu, LLC announced today that Planetary Resources, “the asteroid mining company,” has become a corporate sponsor of Uwingu. Uwingu, LLC announced today that Planetary Resources, “the asteroid mining company,” has become a corporate sponsor of Uwingu. Uwingu is a space-themed, for profit start up. Uwingu’s mission is to create a new funding stream for space […]

Lockheed-Martin Becomes an Uwingu Corporate Sponsor

Uwingu, LLC announced today that aerospace giant Lockheed-Martin has become a corporate sponsor of Uwingu. Uwingu, LLC announced today that aerospace giant Lockheed-Martin has become a corporate sponsor of Uwingu. Uwingu is a space-themed, for profit start up. Uwingu’s mission is to create a new funding stream for space exploration, research, and education efforts around […]