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The Elara EdgeDigital Infrastructure Modernization to Lay Foundation for Zero Trust, AIThe Department of War (DOW) kick-started the year with a series of steps to enhance the resiliency and reliability of the digital infrastructure underpinning military operations. In early January, the United States Space Force announced it will be overhauling computer networks at all 14 of its bases under the Base Infrastructure Modernization program. Then the National Security Agency released the first two products of its Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines, while the DOW launched its Artificial Intelligence Acceleration Strategy. Altogether, these actions demonstrate the growing imperative to prepare the DOW’s digital infrastructure to take advantage of emerging technologies and counter ev...
2026-03-0233 min
Valley of DepthThermal Breakthrough, with David Tearse (CEO of Karman Industries)In this episode of Valley of Depth, we sit down with David Tearse, co-founder and CEO of Karman Industries, to explore a piece of the AI boom that rarely gets attention: thermal infrastructure.As hyperscale data centers grow into multi-gigawatt “AI factories,” the limiting factor is no longer just chips or capital — it’s how efficiently we can move and reject heat. David explains how Karman’s Heat Processing Unit (HPU) reimagines cooling from first principles, bringing aerospace-grade turbomachinery and modern power electronics to a decidedly unglamorous but critical layer of the AI stack.The conversati...
2026-02-1148 minThe Elara EdgeDepartment of War Seeks Solutions for Emerging Counter-UAS MissionRecent years have demonstrated the growing prevalence of drones in surveillance and military operations. In 2024, unidentified drones flew over a military base in Langley, Virgina. In 2025, Israel used drones to take out Iranian air defense systems in a coordinated attack, while Ukraine launched “Operation Spiderweb,” using drones to damage and destroy aircraft deep within Russian territory. But a new Department of Defense Inspector General report uncovered a series of challenges for defending the United States’ military installations from similar drone incursions or attacks. These potential vulnerabilities have prompted the Joint Interagency Task Force 401, an Army-led organization tasked with the counte...
2026-02-0246 minThe Elara EdgeCyber Resilience On-Orbit a ‘Nervous System’ for Detecting ThreatsIn response to evolving cyber threats that can manipulate and compromise a satellite’s data, the United States Space Force is heightening its focus on “space cyber,” or the cybersecurity of space systems on-orbit. One emerging solution toward this effort is the Cyber Reslience On-Orbit tool (CROO), a software program that focuses on not just securing the data links between satellites and their terrestrial networks, but on the cybersecurity of the satellite itself. Funded in part by an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research Direct-to-Phase II contract, the CROO tool will leverage innovative technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and digita...
2026-01-0541 min
VIA Knowledge Hub PodcastYou can’t just unplug it: The reality of space resilienceSpace is where we have the opportunity to invent life-saving drugs, track natural disasters and national security threats, and connect the globe. But as we rely more on these assets, the threats from orbital debris and cyberattacks are mounting.The problem? You can’t just walk up to a satellite, unplug it, and plug it back in.Major General Kim Crider (ret.), Founding Partner at Elara Nova, former Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, U.S. Space Force and former Chief Data Officer, U.S. Air Force, joins us to explain why a cyber incident in or...
2025-12-1728 minValley of DepthBuilding Golden Dome, with Lt Gen (Ret) Nahom & Mike Dickey (Elara Nova)Lt. Gen. (Ret.) David “Abu” Nahom spent decades defending the American homeland, from commanding Alaska Command and the 11th Air Force to shaping Air Force budgets and strategy as the A8. Mike Dickey started his career in the original Strategic Defense Initiative, helped build the USSF and now advises companies and government leaders on the future of national security. Together, they unpack the realities behind Golden Dome: what it is, what it isn’t, and why it may be the most complex defense undertaking of our time.Inside the episode:Why homeland defense is no longer a Cold...
2025-12-1156 minThe Elara EdgeNATO Investing in Space Capabilities to Enhance Multi-domain Operations, Establish DeterrenceWelcome to the inaugural episode of "The Elara Edge: International Insights Edition," where the leaders of the international space community join Elara Nova partners to share their insights and perspectives on the increasing strategic importance of space in joint force and alliance operations.In today's episode, Brad Head, Managing Director of International Partnerships at Elara Nova, is joined by Air Marshall Sir Johnny Stringer, who at the time of this recording was retiring out of his role as the Deputy Commander of Allied Air Command at NATO. Together, they’ll be discussing NATO’s evolving approach to spac...
2025-12-1048 min
SSPIShe Reaches, Episode 8: Lee Steinke on Defining the Future of Space and National SecurityIn this episode of She Reaches, host Tanveer Pujara speaks with Lee Steinke, Chief Operating Officer at CisLunar Industries, Partner at Elara Nova Space Consultancy, and former Interim COO at Orbit Fab. With experience spanning NASA, DARPA, Space Force, and the U.S. Department of Defense, Lee brings a unique perspective on how government, industry, and innovation intersect to define the next era of space operations. She led the Space Futures Workshop to explore the commercial implications of space for U.S. national security and continues to influence policy and strategy through her work with Space Force and N...
2025-12-0435 minThe Elara EdgeSpace Force Working Capital Fund to Facilitate Flexible Funding for Commercial ServicesSpace Systems Command recently announced that the United States Space Force will have access to a working capital fund to buy commercial space services on-demand. But the fund, which is authorized to hold up to $1.2 billion in a given fiscal year, is not actually new money appropriated by Congress to the Space Force. Rather, it presents another flexible funding option to move money around in response to emerging mission requirements. But the timing of the announcement also coincides with the Acquisition Transformation Strategy, an initiative recently unveiled by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Together, these actions represent h...
2025-12-0136 min
DIB InnovatorsEP 75 — Elara Nova's Kim Crider on Balancing “Shiny Objects” & Foundational InfrastructureWhen Kim Crider, Founding Partner at Elara Nova, became the Air Force's first Chief Data Officer, she had no mandate, minimal staff, and skeptical four-star commanders. Her CORONA presentation changed everything: using actual pilot retention data and analysis, she demonstrated how insufficient training aircraft was driving attrition. The Secretary's response unlocked buy-in across the service.
Kim shares how she did it: start with the decision you need to make, then work backwards to determine what data you need, where to get it, and how to manage it. This problem-first approach drove real outcomes, from identifying la...
2025-11-2046 minThe Elara EdgeFrom GSSAP to RG-XX, Space Force Bringing “Solution Diversity” to Space Domain AwarenessTo better understand the space operational environment, the United States Space Force has traditionally relied on military-operated constellations like the Space Based Space Surveillance system (SBSS) and the Geosynchrnous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP), both of which provide space situational awareness (SSA) data that simply identifies and tracks man-made objects in orbit. But SSA is vital to a broader Space Force imperative known as space domain awareness (SDA), which goes another step further in not only identifying and tracking man-made objects in space, but understanding their intent and behavior, as well.Now, the Space Force wants commercial...
2025-11-0346 minThe Elara EdgeOrbital Watch to Enable Sharing of Classified Threat InformationIn today’s congested and contested space environment, commercial space companies must now prepare for a variety of threats that can compromise their systems on-orbit: from incidental collisions with space debris, to counterspace threats like cyber and electronic warfare attacks, as well as kinetic strikes. Meanwhile, the inherently dual-use nature of space systems, which often support both national security and economic purposes, further reinforces the imperative that the United States Space Force communicates threat information with its industry partners to ensure resiliency of our nation’s space capabilities. Now, a new Space Force program, Orbital Watch, aims to do...
2025-10-0134 minThe Elara EdgeThe Universal Need for Space Expertise: A Global Strategic ImperativeWith a projected $1.8 trillion space economy by 2035, regions around the world are looking to leverage the space domain for a variety of use cases. Countries in Europe and the Indo-Pacific want space technologies for national security-related missions like missile warning and space domain awareness. Meanwhile, in other regions like the Middle East and the Global South, countries want to use space technologies for civil applications like environmental monitoring and economic growth. But despite this broad range of motivations for leveraging space, every country around the world has one, universal need: the need for space expertise.In this e...
2025-09-0246 minThe Elara EdgeCCA Testing Kickstarts Next Generation of Air DominanceIn a little over a year since the program’s announcement, two prototypes of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) have started ground testing and are expected to fly in the coming months. The achievement marks an impressive timeline for the aircraft’s development, which is designed to be an unmanned platform that will fly in tandem with, and in support of, manned platforms like the F-22, F-35 and the future B-21 and F-47. While the two prototype CCAs, being produced by Anduril and General Atomics respectively, will eventually be down-selected to one platform, they are expected to be a force mult...
2025-08-0127 minThe Elara EdgeCCA Testing Kickstarts Next Generation of Air DominanceIn a little over a year since the program’s announcement, two prototypes of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) have started ground testing and are expected to fly in the coming months. The achievement marks an impressive timeline for the aircraft’s development, which is designed to be an unmanned platform that will fly in tandem with, and in support of, manned platforms like the F-22, F-35 and the future B-21 and F-47. While the two prototype CCAs, being produced by Anduril and General Atomics respectively, will eventually be down-selected to one platform, they are expected to be a force mult...
2025-08-0146 min
The Sea of TrancequilityKPTKRVNCH Presents The Sea of Trancequility Mission 114 on Beat Geeks RadioFollow KPTKRVNCH @
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2025-07-052h 00The Elara EdgeDefining “Counterspace” in the Theory on Competitive EnduranceIn General B. Chance Saltzman’s “Theory on Competitive Endurance,” the Chief of Space Operations for the United States Space Force listed three core tenets of the military’s approach to the space domain: avoid operational surprise, deny first-mover advantage, and undertake “responsible counterspace campaigning.” This third tenet, counterspace, has become increasingly relevant for a warfighting domain that has traditionally approached space capabilities with risk-averse language and restrictive classification policies. But now, adversaries have recognized that space capabilities are both a strategic advantage - and potential vulnerability - for the United States military. This emerging threat is driving an im...
2025-07-0146 minThe Elara EdgeNASA’s CLPS Program Carries National Security ImplicationsA single week in early March saw two commercial companies, Intuitive Machines and Firefly Aerospace, land their respective spacecraft on the Moon’s surface to deliver scientific payloads on behalf of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, which aims to facilitate rapid acquisition of lunar delivery services that both enable scientific exploration and commercial development of the Moon. These sequential landings demonstrate not only the substantial progress made by commercial space companies since the CLPS program’s inception in 2018, but also highlights the role commercial partners will serve in a new “space race,” that carries both civil...
2025-06-0238 minThe Elara EdgeTraCSS Delivers Space Situational Awareness to Spacecraft OperatorsIn 2009, an on-orbit collision between a defunct Russian satellite and an Iridium communications satellite created more than 1,800 pieces of debris and signaled an emerging need for a space traffic system. Since then, space has only become more congested with the rise of a commercial launch market that has enabled affordable access to space for commercial, civil and military space programs alike. The resulting influx of satellites on-orbit inspired the signing of Space Policy Directive-3 (SPD-3) during the first Trump administration, which declared the need for U.S. leadership in establishing a space traffic system to mitigate the r...
2025-05-0133 minThe Elara EdgeThe Rise of Commercial Space in Christian Davenport’s “The Space Barons”Welcome to the inaugural episode of a new, special edition series: "The Elara Epilogues," where the space industry’s leading journalists and authors will join Elara Nova partners to discuss their published work covering today’s ever-evolving space environment. In today's episode, Founding Partner Mike Dickey, former chief architect of the United States Space Force is joined by Christian Davenport, space industry and NASA reporter for The Washington Post. Together, they’ll discuss Christian’s 2018 book: “The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos.” "The Space Barons" catalogues the rise of today’s comme...
2025-04-1545 min
Space MindsSignals from Space Symposium: Global Collaboration and the Evolving Commercial Space LandscapeThis is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. This week we're at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs where we'll record an episode Monday through Thursday. Our guest today is Brad Head, Managing Director of International Partnerships at Elara Nova. He sits down with Chief Content and Strategy Officer Mike Gruss to break down the latest news and insights from the Symposium including a conversation on global collaboration and the evolving commercial space landscape.
2025-04-1117 minThe Elara EdgeSPAR Institute Begins Latest Effort to Develop Nuclear Propulsion for SpaceThe United States Space Force allocated $35 million to the Space Power & Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness & Resilience - or SPAR - Institute to develop nuclear-powered systems for spacecraft propulsion. The Institute demonstrates the latest effort by the Space Force, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to explore nuclear fission as an energy source in space. If successful, nuclear energy can enable the Space Force to “maneuver without regret,” among other capabilities. In this episode of, “The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security,” Elara Nova partners Donna Dickey, an aerospace engineer with decades of experie...
2025-04-0148 minThe Elara EdgeDepartment of Defense Budget Must Realign to Space-Based ThreatsThe United States Space Force requested $29.4 billion for Fiscal Year 2025, a two percent drop from the previous year. The final budget, however, has yet to be passed as the federal government operates under a continuing resolution. The Space Force was founded in response to the actions of near-peer competitors in space that threaten the United States’ national and economic security. But now, any decline in funding, compounded by the inherent restrictions that come with continuing resolutions and even the Department of Defense's (DOD) traditional approach to building its budget, are compromising the very purpose for which the Space Force wa...
2025-03-0343 min
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09 ULA - the last dance [SYNCHRONIZED]
10 TONY MAGIC ft RIA JOYSE - give me you hand (harmonic wave remix) [2ROCK]
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2025-02-2800 minThe Elara EdgeQuantum Technologies to Reinforce Position, Navigation and Timing CapabilityChina’s advancements in quantum technology have triggered a call-to-action for the United States to accelerate their own investments in quantum research and development. According to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Critical Technology Tracker, China surpassed the United States in published quantum research in 2021. In response, the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) is similarly advocating for more research and development to support quantum technologies in space, specifically to reinforce the Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) mission. In this episode of, “The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security,” Founding Partner Maj Gen (Ret) Kim Crider and...
2025-02-0338 minThe Elara EdgeDefense Civilian Training Corps, Certificate Programs Emerge to Develop Space WorkforceMs. Katharine Kelley, the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital with the United States Space Force, recently announced the military’s newest service was engaged in a pilot program called the Defense Civilian Training Corps (DCTC). While similar to the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), the DCTC is a congressionally mandated initiative to streamline university graduates into civilian careers at the Department of Defense (DOD). While the DCTC exemplifies how the government is initiating partnerships with academia from the top down, grassroots efforts like certificate programs at engineering schools are preparing to engage the Space For...
2025-01-0237 minThe Elara EdgeDefense Science Board Offers Commercial Pathway to Integrated DeterrenceIn November 2022, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering commissioned the Defense Science Board (DSB) to study the commercial space market and how their systems can be leveraged to support Department of Defense (DOD) objectives.The study came in direct response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier that year, when commercial space systems provided critical capabilities in support of Ukraine’s defense. However, the use of these commercial space systems in Ukraine was not planned in advance, but rather occurred organically at the onset of the invasion.Now, the DOD wants to appl...
2024-12-0233 minThe Elara Edge2024 Election Presents Promise and Peril for PPBE Reform to Deliver Space SuperiorityOver the past decade, China’s rapid rise in adopting and deploying innovative technologies has sparked a new “Great Power Competition,” particularly in the space domain. According to Major General Gregory J Gagnon, the chief intelligence officer for the United States Space Force, China’s “strategic breakout” in space is evident by the country’s more than 1,000 satellites on-orbit today, and a demonstrated capacity to launch over 200 satellites each year. Meanwhile, the budgetary process for the Department of Defense (DOD) - known as the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution or PPBE - is increasingly unable to keep up with the rap...
2024-11-0139 min
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2024-10-2400 minThe Elara EdgeSpace Force, DOD Initiate New Partnerships to Enhance Mission ReadinessIt's been one year since Chief of Space Operations, General B. Chance Saltzman, announced the United States Space Force was creating “Integrated Mission Deltas,” or IMDs, as part of the service's Line of Effort #3 – Partner to Win edict. The new IMD model serves as a primary example of how the Space Force is leveraging partnerships internally to enhance readiness within specific space mission areas.But the military's newest service is also leveraging partnerships externally, as well. The Space Force is currently assessing its relationship to the various Combatant Commands - including a review of what future space compon...
2024-10-0135 min
The DownLink PodcastSpace Power: Space Force CSO - “What We Were Is Not What We Must Become”Space Policy: Space Force CSO - “What We Were Is Not What We Must Become”
The U.S. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman announced on Tuesday that the Space Force has started to take over recruitment and training of uniformed and civilian Guardians, from “Mother Air Force”, to create a separate “space-minded” force to meet the nation’s requirements in the friction-filled era of “great power competition.” Laura Winter speaks with the Space Force’s first Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Maj. Gen. Kim Crider (ret.), who is a Founding Partner of the space consultancy Elara Nova.
2024-09-2030 minThe Elara EdgeSTRATFI and TACFI Programs Catalyze Funding to Overcome Valley of DeathSpaceWERX, the space innovation arm of AFWERX, recently announced the nine recipients of its first funding opportunity specifically tailored to bring space capabilities across the ‘Valley of Death,’ or the difficult transition of scaling a high-potential capability into a formal program of record. The funding opportunity comes through two programs: the Strategic Funding Increase or (STRATFI) and the Tactical Funding Increase or (TACFI). STRATFI and TACFI are designed to accelerate funding for start-ups and small businesses already receiving Small Business Innovation Research or (SBIR) grants, by matching those grants with additional funds from the Department of Defense (DOD...
2024-09-0431 min
Uncaged ShowThe Future of Space With Mike CareyMike Carey is a Partner at Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy.
He is an accomplished leader in the national security and space industry specializing in strategic planning and engagement, both domestic and international. Passionate about developing businesses and leaders to meet the growing demands of this rapidly changing sector.
2024-08-0916 minThe Elara EdgeClassification Policy Changes to Strengthen Allied Partnerships in SpaceWhen Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks signed a memo to initiate changes in the Department of Defense’s (DOD) classification policy for space programs, the move marked a tangible moment in the push to adapt traditional classification policies for a modern space era. Historically, high classification thresholds for space-based capabilities were designed to protect Cold War-era secrets. But as the DOD has sought to extend Allied partnerships into the space domain, through programs like the Combined Space Operations Initative (CSpO), classified designations such as Special Access Programs (SAP) and No Foreign Dissemination (NOFORN) can - at times - co...
2024-08-0125 minThe Elara EdgeSpace Domain Awareness Demands New “Operational Intelligence” RequirementFrom satellite imagery to G.P.S.-guided navigation, intelligence gathered from space has long facilitated military operations. But after space was declared a warfighting domain, intelligence agencies are now shifting their focus to supporting operations in space. For the United States Space Force, this shift is exemplified by the evolving mission concept known as SSA - or Space Situational Awareness - which prioritized identifying and tracking space-based objects as an operational task. But now, the DOD must leverage intelligence to understand their purposes and capabilities as well. As a result, SSA has evolved into what’s now...
2024-07-0119 minThe Elara EdgeWhite Paper Ushers in New Era of Thought Leadership for Space CommunityConsidered the ‘backbone’ of space operations, the Satellite Control Network (SCN) is the network of ground system antennas that enable command and control communications between operators on Earth and the Department of Defense (DOD) satellites on-orbit. But an increasingly populated space environment, coupled with chronic under-funding and advancing satellite technology, is overextending the SCN’s capacity to support national security space needs. Now, Elara Nova is leveraging its platform to advocate for modernizing the SCN, setting an industry-leading precedent for thought leadership with its inaugural White Paper, “Time for a New Approach with the Satellite Control Network.” In this epi...
2024-06-0319 minThe Elara EdgeAdversaries’ Launch Cadence Highlights Need for Assured Access to SpaceAt the start of 2024, the United States’ adversaries projected an ambitious launch cadence for putting space assets into orbit: China has planned 100 launches, while Russia has planned over 40 launches of its own. Due to what is often blurred lines between military, civil and commercial space programs for these nation-states, the true nature of these launches can be difficult to ascertain. Meanwhile, through its own National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, the United States has planned 21 launches in 2024 - nearly double its 2023 launch cadence. Altogether, these escalating launch cadences represent the operational imperative to maintain “Assured Access to Space,” (AATS), that h...
2024-05-2226 min
TutupettiTên Đệm Độc Đáo Cho Con Gái: Lựa Chọn Tinh Tế và Ấn TượngKhi đặt tên cho con gái, mỗi bậc phụ huynh đều muốn tìm kiếm những cái tên đặc biệt và độc đáo để con yêu có thể tự hào và ghi nhớ suốt đời. Dưới đây là một số gợi ý về tên đệm độc đáo cho con gái mà bạn có thể tham khảo để tạo ra sự khác biệt và ấn tượng.
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2024-05-2101 minThe Elara EdgeNational Defense Industrial Strategy to Lay Foundation for ‘Integrated Deterrence’The strength of America’s defense industrial base propelled the United States and its Allies to victory through much of the 20th century. Then after the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the U.S. became the sole world power and made changes to the acquisition process that favored perceived efficiency, over military effectiveness. In the decades since, the U.S. defense industrial base experienced offshoring and atrophy that has enabled potential adversaries to develop their own space-based capabilities, while simultaneously capturing key elements of the Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain. In response, the...
2024-05-1531 minThe Elara EdgeSpace Forces Are Now a Key Element of the Joint FightThe power of integrating space-based capabilities into Joint Force operations captivated the world during the first “space war,” the Gulf War of 1990-1991. Since then, space’s significance to military operations has only increased, accelerating through the post-9/11 era and culminating with the creation of the United States Space Force in 2019. Now, the Department of Defense’s (DOD) newest military service is solidifying its role in bringing space-based capabilities to the Joint Fight after being identified as the “Integrator” for Joint Space Requirements, as described in the 2023 Comprehensive Strategy for the Space Force. In this episode of “The Elara Edge...
2024-05-0825 minThe Elara EdgeCommercial Launch, Proliferation Creates Investment Opportunities in Ancillary Space MarketsTwo barriers to entry have historically defined the relationship between capital markets and the space sector: the need for significant upfront capital and long return on investment (ROI) timelines. These barriers have created a hot-and-cold dynamic between capital markets and the space sector, as demonstrated by Space Capital’s Space Investment Quarterly: Q4 2023 report that found the space economy witnessed a private equity investment of $17.9 billion in 2023, a year-over-year decline of 25 percent compared to 2022. But projections for the space economy not only remain high, they are quickly accelerating. A recent report by the World Economic Forum and th...
2024-05-0132 minThe Elara EdgeR2C2 to Unify Command and Control Capability Across Military Space AssetsThe majority of military space assets on-orbit today, were built during an uncontested space era, and the ground systems currently supporting them are increasingly inhibited by outdated technology. Now, an emerging imperative for dynamic space operations, means the Space Force must not only develop new, manueverable satellites, but also implement a ground systems network with reliable command and control communication links to operate them. To this end, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office and Space Systems Command are coming together to create a new, software-based ground system, called Rapid Resilient Command and Control or R2C2.In this...
2024-04-0114 min
Brave Feminine Leadership#145 Charlie McGillis - Dare to be legendaryThink space is all rocket launches or the astronauts? Think again. To most of us, when we hear the term space, we think of Astronauts. In fact, you’ve probably used space 30 times a day and didn’t’ even know! This episode, I am joined by the remarkable Charlie McGillis. With over 26 years of distinguished service in the United States Air Force and a seamless transition into the commercial space sector, Charlie's insights are enlightening and her passion contagious. Charlie is the Founder & CEO of 2 Polaris & Beyond, LLC, Vice President, Public Sector for The Provenance Chain™ Network, a partner at Elara...
2024-03-1436 minThe Elara EdgeDynamic Space Operations: A Requirement for Joint Operations Space Systems Command recently revealed details from its Parallax Rising 2.2 tabletop exercise, which explored the emerging requirement to maneuver satellites in space. The exercise focused on developing solutions for “Dynamic Space Operations,” an operational concept advocated by retired Lieutenant General John E. Shaw. While the capacity to maneuver is not new as a warfighting concept, Parallax Rising 2.2 reflects how the Space Force is adjusting its operations approach based on an increasingly congested and hostile space domain.In this episode of "The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security," Major General (Ret.) Brook Leonard, partner at Elara Nova: The S...
2024-03-0115 minThe Elara EdgeVictus Nox Illustrates the Rise of Tactically Responsive SpaceAs space evolves into an increasingly hostile warfighting domain, rapid response capability is becoming an essential part of Department of Defense (DOD) operations. That’s why when the Space Force and its industry partners successfully fielded, launched and initiated satellite operations during its Victus Nox demonstration, the record-setting feat foreshadowed the emerging significance of the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission. But to assert “responsive space” capability effectively, the Space Force must account for the unexpected, while at the same time collaborating with its commercial launch and satellite partners to facilitate TacRS mission success.In this episode of The El...
2024-02-0111 minThe Elara EdgeCMMC 2.0 and The Zero-Trust Strategy: How the DOD is Accelerating Cybersecurity Across the Defense-Industrial BaseCyberspace has become essential to streamlining decision-making up and down the kill chain. But now, the threat landscape in the cyber domain is more malicious than ever. In response, the DOD is implementing its Zero-Trust Strategy by 2027 to secure its cyber operations.As part of this process, the DOD rolled out the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 - or CMMC - providing a requirement framework for its defense-industrial base to follow. In this episode of The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security, host Scott King is joined by Elara Nova Senior Partners Lieutenant General (Ret.) H...
2024-01-0217 minThe Elara EdgeTransforming National Security Space Acquisition Starts with CongressAs the legislative branch with the “power of the purse,” Congress has a constitutional duty to shape the policy and provide the funding required for the United States Space Force to accomplish its mission. Space, however, is an emerging domain for the warfighter that requires the Space Force to scale its capability at the speed of need.To this end, the Space Force has started employing a new strategy to leverage one of the greatest historical strengths of the United States: commercial innovation. But that must start with Congress. In this episode of The Elara Edge...
2023-11-2815 minThe Elara EdgeRevolutionizing Missile Warning with the Proliferated Warfighter Space ArchitectureIn 2023, the Space Development Agency (SDA) launched its initial round of satellites for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) with the intention of modernizing the missile warning architecture watching over our nation. The SDA followed this up with a second successful launch in September 2023, with one final launch for its Tranche 0 satellites slated for sometime later this year. These launches demonstrate the changing dynamics of the space domain and provide a glimpse into how the Space Force and the Space Development Agency are seeking to revolutionize its procurement process to meet the pacing threat. In this episode...
2023-11-2716 minThe Elara EdgeThe Space Force's CASR Framework: Bridging Military Requirements and Commercial CapabilityEarlier this year, Col. Richard Kniseley of the United States Space Systems Command initiated a program for commercial space companies to be called upon by the United States Space Force in times of crisis. This program, dubbed the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve - or CASR for short - is akin to the United States Air Force’s Civil Reserve Air Fleet program where commercial airlines pledge to provide airlift support to the Department of Defense during an emergency. In this episode of The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security, Elara Nova founding partner and Major General Rog...
2023-11-2715 minThe Elara EdgeThe AI Advantage for National Security SpaceSince the launch of ChatGPT in March 2023, generative artificial intelligence has seemingly taken the world by storm. AI has become a topic of conversation - and concern - for its potential to affect just about every industry. In response, the Department of Defense has launched "Task Force Lima" to understand the ramifications and use cases for AI across the military services. The Space Force, however, can and should have an outsized influence in the adoption and implementation of artificial intelligence technology. Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security! I...
2023-11-2711 minThe DownLink PodcastKimberly Crider: Cyber, Data, Defense, and SpaceKimberly Crider: Cyber, Data, Defense, and Space
This week’s episode serves up an in-depth interview with Maj. Gen. (ret.) Kimberly Crider, who was the first Chief Technology and Innovation Officer for the United States Space Force and is now a founding partner of a new space business, Elara Nova. Laura Winter also speaks with Jim Townsend, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy, and President of the Atlantic Treaty Association, who was in Vilnius, Lithuania this week for the 2023 NATO Summit.
2023-07-1558 min
Valley of DepthThe Space Consultancy, with Kim Crider & Eddie Papczun (Elara Nova)Today, Pathfinder unveils an industry exclusive. An influential trio – Major General (Ret.) Kim Crider, Eddie Papczun, and Mike Dickey – veterans of A&D, have come together to launch Elara Nova, a consulting firm meticulously crafted to cater to the ever-expanding space industry. With illustrious careers under their belts, these three have held distinguished positions in the Air Force and Space Force (Kim was the Chief Technology Innovation Officer and Mike was Chief Architect) and later ventured into space and defense consulting.Recognizing a critical void in the market not being met by major consulting organizations, Crider, Papczun, and...
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