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Article: Space photonics shoots for stars with $3m funding.(NW Journal: a look at news from Northwest Arkansas)(Brief Article)
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- Arkansas Business
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- June 28, 2004
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Space Photonics Inc., a client of the University of Arkansas' Genesis Technology Incubator, has received a $3 million authorization from the House of Representatives and Senate Armed Services Committees to do research for the U.S. Air Force.
This designation could lead to a total of $15 million in funding for the company during the next four years, said Chuck Chalfant, the firm's president and CEO.
Chalfant said there is a distinction between the funds being authorized and funds being appropriated, but "it's highly probable [the money] will be awarded."
If approved, the money will come from the advanced spacecraft technology program, which is ...