Space Entrepreneurship: Burke Fort at the Denver Startup Forum

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Burke Fort is the Director of the Colorado School of Mines' 8th Continent Project (8cproject.com), the worlds most comprehensive effort to integrate space technology and resources into the global economy. 8th Continent provides the entrepreneurial support infrastructure and resources to solve a wide range of challenges from global warming to biomedical to renewable energy development. 8th Continent "brings space down to Earth" (TM) with the industrys first trade association, incubator, funding network and research hub, all working together to develop the next generation of space-derived business ventures. More information can be found at 8cproject.com.

Mr. Fort is also the Executive Director of the Foundation for Space Exploration (spacex.org), a philanthropic foundation dedicated to "weaving space into the fabric of everyday life on Earth."

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• Colorado School of Mines
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