NASA’s Walt Ugalde, an Industry Outreach Executive for the NASA T2X Program, speaks with regional economic industry executives in the Rio Grande Valley. Walt gives an overview of NASA and its Moon to Mars initiatives. He also discusses NASA’s intentional Human Exploration business model pivot and how that model leverages industry and academia for rapid innovation. Walt also discusses the NASA programs available to Industry and Academia, particularly the STMD Early-Stage Innovation & Partnership Portfolio where the Startup NASA T2X Program resides.