Arizona Space Business Roundtable

Tyler Reese is a Radiation Effects Engineer at Raytheon Technologies. He specializes in the development of physics-based models and simulations of natural and man-made space weather events. Tyler will be presenting on behalf of the RTX Radiation Hardness and Survivability group to showcase RTX's capabilities and services in the space weather domain. His talk will highlight how the local Tucson Radiation Team can help provide parts testing, modeling and simulation, and radiation hardness design support and assistance to Arizona businesses. There are a bunch of companies in Arizona building satellites and other space hardware, and every one of them is dealing with tradeoffs around radiation design—use old, slow, rad-hard parts, or use modern processors with heavy shielding, or just YOLO it with the assumption your LEO satellite will burn up before radiation damage is a problem. It’s a complicated trade space, and Raytheon understands it as well as anyone in the world. Partnering with them can save you time, money, and pain. Come join us for the discussion!

Who:  Tyler Reese, Raytheon Technologies

What:  Radiation Hardness and Survivability

Where:  Pima Community College (room TBD) or via Zoom <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4049393536?pwd%3DSDJKNDlPZnN6bHZLdzdsYjdIMnV6QT09>, passcode ‘dragon'

When:  Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 5:00–6:30 pm MST

Click to RSVP: I plan to attend in person on 5 May 2026.