"We're Building Something That's Never Existed - Controllable, Reversible Cooling Infrastructure a Million Miles from Earth”: Morgan Goodwin, Executive Director of the Planetary Sunshade Foundation, on Engineering Earth's Thermostat from L1
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Inside the plan to steady Earth’s climate with a controllable sunshade at L1.
Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: February 8–14: Vulcan SRB Anomaly Shadows USSF-87 Success, Project Hecate Maps Post-GPS Future, Musk Pivots to a Self-Growing Moon City
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Vulcan delivers but another SRB underperforms, the Space Force quietly designs GPS's successor, and Musk says SpaceX is building a lunar manufacturing hub. Inside this week's briefing.
"You Can Have All the Money and Still Fail": Space Historian Samuel Coniglio on the DC-X, the Death of Beal Aerospace, and 30 Years of Watching Space Dreams Collide with Reality
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A technical writer who witnessed the birth of NewSpace from inside McDonnell Douglas, helped connect Dennis Tito with the right people, and invented a zero-gravity cocktail glass explains why space companies keep dying the same death.
What Corporate Sponsors Actually Want to See (and How We Built It for Astronomy For Equity)
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How we translated a global STEM education mission into a ten-slide case for corporate partnership.
From Wehrkunde to the World Stage: The Munich Security Conference at 62
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The 62nd Munich Security Conference opens Feb 13 with ~50 heads of state. How a 30-person Cold War gathering became the world's leading security forum.
Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: February 1–7: Artemis II Slips to March After Fuel Test, Space Force FY2026 Budget Locked In at $40B, Isaacman Launches "Project Athena" to Rebuild NASA From Within
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Artemis II delayed, Space Force funding finalized at ~$40B, and NASA’s Project Athena signals a deeper shift inside the agency. Inside this week’s briefing.
"Five Years Has Become a Truly Long Time": Fortinet Director of Specialized Systems Engineering Aldo Di Mattia on Ground Segment Vulnerabilities, Quantum-Proof Satellites, and Why OT Security Principles Apply to Space Infrastructure
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Fortinet's Aldo Di Mattia on why satellite ground segments fail like factories – and how to fix them.
"At What Point Do We Accept That Non-Kinetic Strikes Are Just the New Normal?" Christopher Stone on GPS Attacks, Escalation Thresholds, and Why America's Deterrence Posture Needs Offensive Capability
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GPS attacks happen daily. America has no response. Stone explains why.
Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: January 25–31: Space Force Budget Hits $40B as Partial Shutdown Begins, Russia's "Luch" Inspector Satellite Destroyed by Debris, SpaceX Launches Free Stargaze Tracking Service
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Space Force budget nears $40B amid shutdown; Russia's "Luch" inspector satellite destroyed by debris; SpaceX's free Stargaze service shakes up space tracking.
"Space Is Not an Industry, It's a Geography": David Goldsmith, Executive Director of the Project Moon Hut Foundation, On Mearth, the Myth of Lunar Mining, and a 40-Year Plan for Lunar Living
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The Plan to 2063
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2023 → 2063: The Age of Infinite
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Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: January 18–24: Space Force Leadership Projects Service May Double to 35,000 Guardians, FY26 Bill Lifts Budget to $26B, Vast's Haven-1 Slips to Q1 2027
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Space Force may double to 35,000 Guardians; FY26 bill lifts budget to $26B; Vast's Haven-1 slips to Q1 2027; Blue Origin unveils TeraWave satellite network.
"The Enemies of the Grid Are Converging While We Keep Diverging": Power Systems Veteran and Smart Grid Pioneer Mike Swearingen's Final Warning on Why America's Power System Will Fail Sooner Than Anyone Expects
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In his final interview, Smart Grid Pioneer Mike Swearingen warns that institutional fragmentation has left America's grid more vulnerable than ever.
