From left, Melissa Garmoe, SpaceWERX Accelerate branch chief; Josh Martin, Varda Space Industries vice president for government affairs; Ian Muceus, Firestorm Labs co-founder and chief technology officer; Zane Mountcastle, Picogrid chief executive officer and co-founder; and Cassie Miller, Castelion senior manager of government affairs, participate in a panel discussion titled “Small Business, Big Impact: Strategic Funding Increase Success Stories in Dual-Use Technology” at Capital Factory House during South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, March 13, 2026. Panelists highlighted how small businesses supported by the STRATFI program successfully developed dual-use technologies that meet both commercial and defense requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)
| Date Taken: | 03.13.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.16.2026 09:39 |
| Photo ID: | 9568138 |
| VIRIN: | 260313-F-CA439-1067 |
| Resolution: | 3468x2658 |
| Size: | 2.62 MB |
| Location: | AUSTIN, TEXAS, US |
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