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Selfridge STEM Outreach and Orb Fellowship Newsletter

Orb Aerospace introduces its very first Class of 2022 Orbship.

6.16.2022

Thiel Foundation Announces Next Thiel Fellow Class

The Thiel Foundation today named 23 individuals as the next class of Thiel Fellows. The Fellowship program, which launched in 2011, encourages talented young people to pursue big ideas and start companies instead of attending college.

1.6.2022

Deputy Secretary of Defense tours Selfridge Air National Guard Base

On hand to demonstrate the success of these partnerships was ORB Aerospace, a Michigan-based aerospace manufacturing company behind the development of NOMAD Orb, an aircraft that can be used for cargo, passenger or sensor configurations that is piloted or flown autonomously in formation with other Orbs.

12.13.2021

Air Race: motorsport is ‘taking to the skies’ and organisers hope fans will jump aboard for the ride

World Championship Air Race’s partnership with Orb Aerospace will see the introduction of Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) race vehicles such as the Orb Aerospace SJX eVTOL.

2.28.2021

Wind Craft Aviation is now Orb Aerospace

Wind Craft Aviation, a company developing electric aviation technology in unprecedented new ways, is proud to announce the launch of its new brand after four years in business.

2.1.2021

Wind Craft Aviation is chosen as a 2020 Red Herring Top 100 North America Winner

Red Herring today announced the winners of its Top 100 North America 2020 event, recognizing the continent’s most exciting and innovative private technology companies.

11.19.2020

Wind Craft Aviation Finalist at 2020 Red Herring Top 100 North America

Wind Craft Aviation has been selected as a finalist for Red Herring’s Top 100 North America award, one of the technology industry’s most prestigious prizes.

11.12.2020

Why This 19-Year-Old Tech Founder Pursues a 'Legacy of Grit and Determination'

When you think of innovation and Michigan, it is likely within the context of the automotive industry. That’s fair, given that Michigan ranks No. 1 in automotive and mobility R&D, and has the highest concentration of automotive employment, producers, and suppliers of any state.

10.22.2020

Wind Craft Aviation: Michigan’s Race Horse in the USAF AFWERX Agility Prime Air Race

Wind Craft Aviation, an electric aerospace company based in Lowell, Michigan announced their entry into the United States Air Force AFWERX Agility Prime Air Race with proprietary second-generation E-VTOL technology that exceeds all mission requirements.

9.19.2020

Wind Craft Aviation: creating the future of flight, and it is sustainable!

Vertical Take Off and Landing vehicles (VTOLs) and Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Vehicles (eVTOLs) are considered to be the future of human mobility. While companies like UBER are actively working to organize their fleet to offer innovative services to their customers, the interesting question to ask might be: when VTOLs or eVTOLs are going to be available – or better to say affordable – for the average person?

4.12.2019

The Future of Aviation Could Launch from Lowell

Alex Taylor envisions a future in which residents of Lowell will hop in a personal aircraft to make a quick 25-minute commute to their workplace in Chicago. He sees a time in which people in remote areas can be delivered life-saving supplies by autonomously flown planes that can land in a space the size of a parking spot.

1.22.2019

The Future of Aviation is Still in High School

At age 17, most of us are still adjusting to the responsibility that comes with getting a driver’s license. But Alex Taylor has already moved beyond roads and taken to the sky, becoming the youngest commercial drone pilot in the U.S. last year and founding his own drone company.

8.17.2018

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