"The Unprotected Power Grid Will Be Our Civilization's Death Warrant If We Don't Act": Doug Ellsworth, Co-Director of the Secure the Grid Coalition, on America's Most Urgent National Security Threat

Douglas Ellsworth warns that America's unprotected electrical grid creates a critical vulnerability to both solar storms and electromagnetic attacks that could trigger catastrophic, long-term blackouts threatening our civilization.

Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: Apr 26 - May 3, 2025: Special Ops Space Command Emerges, Trump's NASA Reshaping, and Golden Dome Defense Accelerates

Trump's administration proposes $24.7 billion for "Golden Dome" missile defense while cutting NASA's budget by 24%, as the Space Force establishes its own Special Operations Command and international partnerships accelerate space defense capabilities.

"When AI Designs Components, They Sometimes Defy Textbook Engineering": Space Force's Lt. Col. Thomas Nix on Additive Manufacturing, Materials Science, and the Race to Develop Nuclear Propulsion by 2030

Space Force's Lt. Col. Thomas Nix leads a $70M program developing AI-designed nuclear propulsion systems that could halve travel time to Mars by 2030, overcoming space's unique heat management challenges through innovative materials and manufacturing.

“The Gaps in Our Lunar Knowledge Are Enormous": XMC Chief Scientist Dr. Ruby Patterson on Helium-3, and the Future of Lunar Resources

Dr. Ruby Patterson of XMC discusses lunar helium-3 mining, space resource challenges, and the emerging geopolitical competition in the cislunar theater ahead of their 2028 Moon mission.

Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: Apr 19 - Apr 25, 2025: Dark Eagle Takes Flight, Sino-Russian Lunar Nuclear Ambitions, And Contested Guardianship of Orbital Domains

Space defense heats up as Pentagon tests hypersonic weapons, Space Force awards $13.7B in contracts, and China advances lunar nuclear plans with Russia.

Space Superiority Doctrine Emerges: Analyzing the US Space Force's 'Space Warfighting' Framework and Global Implications

Analysis of the US Space Force's new 'Space Warfighting' framework and how it positions America against Russian and Chinese space capabilities in the evolving domain of space superiority.

"The Space Cyber Security Market Is Our Niche": Head of Space at Estonia's Ministry of Economic Affairs Paul Liias on Estonia's Digital Advantage & How a Nation of 1.3 Million Is Reshaping European Space Policy

Estonia's Head of Space Paul Liias explains how the small Baltic nation is leveraging its digital expertise to become a leader in space cyber security and reshape European space policy.

"20th Century Frameworks Can't Handle Modern Space Warfare": AzurX Partner, Saudi Space Policy Architect & UAE Space Security Veteran on Why Traditional Defense Thinking Has Failed

Space security expert Dr. John Sheldon, Partner at AzurX and architect of Saudi Arabia's space policy, explains why traditional defense frameworks fail to address modern space warfare challenges in an era of dual-use technologies and blurred commercial-military boundaries.

Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: Apr 12 - Apr 18, 2025: Space Warfare Doctrine Emerges, Golden Dome Advances, And Mars Reveals Subterranean Secrets

Discover the latest space militarization trends, breakthroughs, and geopolitical developments in Sirotin Intelligence Briefing (April 12-18, 2025), covering Space Force's combat framework, Trump's 'Golden Dome' initiative, NASA's Mars portal discovery, and China's Earth-moon navigation network.

"We're Building the Railroads of the Space Gold Rush": Space Phoenix Systems CEO Andrew Parlock’s Mission to Become the Invisible Backbone of the Low Earth Orbit Revolution

Space Phoenix Systems CEO Andrew Parlock explains how Hermes spacecraft and a 49er strategy forge the unseen backbone of the $1.6T low‑Earth‑orbit economy.

"Our Nuclear Shield Was Killed For Political, Not Technological Reasons"– Reagan's SDI Director Ambassador Henry Cooper on Reviving the Brilliant Pebbles Program & Why America's Golden Dome Defense Can Finally Be Built

In the winter of 1957, a junior engineering student at Clemson University named Henry Cooper heard news that would forever alter the trajectory of his life: the Soviet Union had launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite. The beeping metal sphere orbiting above American soil represented more than

Sirotin Intelligence Briefing: APR 7 – APR 11, 2025: “Golden Dome” Gains Momentum, NASA Funding Under Siege, and On-Orbit Refueling Accelerates

“Golden Dome” Gains Momentum, NASA Funding Under Siege, and On-Orbit Refueling Accelerates.