{"id":580014,"date":"2026-03-18T19:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=580014"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:07:51","slug":"space-tank-arizona-edition","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/event\/space-tank-arizona-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Tank\u2122 – Arizona Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/div>\n\r\n\rWorld Innovation Network Brings Space Tank\u2122 Innovation Competition to Arizona Space Congress 2026<\/b>\r\n\r\nNational space innovation competition launches statewide call for founders, investors, and industry leaders to accelerate Arizona\u2019s growing space economy<\/b>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/i><\/b>PHOENIX, AZ <\/b>and<\/span> CAPE CANAVERAL, FL \u2014<\/b> World Innovation Network<\/span><\/a> (WIN) will bring <\/span>Space Tank<\/b>\u2122, its flagship innovation competition, to the stage, featuring both live presentations and select pre-recorded video submissions, as the marquee finale of <\/span>Arizona Space Congress<\/span><\/a>\u2122<\/span> on April 29, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Phoenix.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nArizona Space Congress<\/span><\/a>\u2122<\/span> is the first-of-its-kind statewide call-to-action that mobilizes leaders from across industry, government, academia, entrepreneurship, and investment communities to align strategy and advance Arizona\u2019s space ecosystem. Space Tank\u2122: Arizona Edition will serve as the high-energy closing session designed to catalyze collaboration and accelerate innovation.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nPinnacle of the Congress – Space Tank<\/b>\u2122<\/span>: Arizona Edition<\/b>\r\n<\/b>\r\n<\/b>Arizona Space Congress\u2122 culminates in <\/span>Space Tank<\/b>\u2122<\/span>: Arizona Edition<\/b>, the live, on-stage and virtual ASTROpreneurial collaboration-competition created and produced by <\/span>Robert S. Katz<\/span><\/a>, CEO & Executive Director of <\/span>World Innovation Network<\/span><\/a> (WIN). As the only non-profit, international non-governmental organization (NGO) space think tank, WIN assembles architects and advocates to activate space innovation ecosystems. With over 360 global collaborators, including the United States Space Force and the <\/span>NASA International Space Apps Challenge<\/span><\/a>, WIN spearheads the SOLUTIONneering\u2122 of game-changing breakthroughs addressing the most critical Earth imperatives.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSpace Tank<\/b>\u2122<\/span> – Where Ambition Meets Activation<\/b>\r\n<\/b>\r\n<\/span>Renowned as <\/span>\u201c<\/b>Shark Tank at Ludicrous Light-Speed<\/span>,\u201d<\/b> this rocket-fueled super-session propels an elite crew of <\/span>ASTROpreneurs<\/b> into the space spotlight. These visionary founders go head-to-head, unveiling disruptive, dual-use breakthroughs to a “Launch Control” panel of industry titans, orbital experts, and strategic investors. Inside this high-stakes gauntlet, bold solutions fuse with the coaching, community, collaboration, capital, and creativity needed for the safety and security of our final frontier.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nFeatured Tech-Targets include:<\/b>\r\n