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The New Space Race Is About Resources Not Exploration
Apr 27, 2026
1h 17m 15s
Is the U.S. Already Losing the Space Nuclear Race?
Mar 9, 2026
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Science Fiction's Secret Power: How Stories Built the Modern World
Jan 15, 2026
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Why the Space Force Needs a Tony Stark Acquisition Model
Nov 3, 2025
1h 15m 37s
What Can We Learn from INTERWAR Tanks to Build the Perfect Space Vehicle?
Jul 23, 2025
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/27/26 | ![]() The New Space Race Is About Resources Not Exploration✨ | space resourcesinfrastructure+5 | Namrata Goswami | UAELuxembourg+3 | — | space raceresources+6 | — | 1h 17m 15s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() Is the U.S. Already Losing the Space Nuclear Race?✨ | space explorationnuclear power+4 | Dr. Bhavya Lal | DARPA | United StatesChina+2 | space nuclear racenuclear reactors+6 | — | 1h 08m 42s | |
| 1/15/26 | ![]() Science Fiction's Secret Power: How Stories Built the Modern World✨ | science fictionnuclear war psychology+5 | Matt | They Live | — | science fictionnuclear war+7 | — | 1h 01m 47s | |
| 11/3/25 | ![]() Why the Space Force Needs a Tony Stark Acquisition Model✨ | defense innovationacquisition models+4 | Colonel Eric Felt | StarlinkSpace Force+3 | LEO | Tony Stark Acquisition ModelValley of Death+5 | — | 1h 15m 37s | |
| 7/23/25 | ![]() What Can We Learn from INTERWAR Tanks to Build the Perfect Space Vehicle?✨ | interwar tank doctrinespace vehicle design+4 | Nicholas Moran | Cold Star ProjectFrench+6 | — | interwar tanksspace defense+5 | — | 1h 30m 21s | |
| 7/1/25 | ![]() Space Force: 4 Things YOU Need to KNOW About the Future of Warfare - CSP S04E22✨ | Space ForceWarfare+3 | Dr. Joel Mozer | US Air ForceSpace Force+2 | — | Space ForceWarfare+5 | — | 55m 25s | |
| 6/3/25 | ![]() NASA's BIGGEST Moon Challenges for University Students! [Paul van Susante] - CSP S05E08✨ | lunar infrastructureNASA challenges+4 | Dr. Paul van Susante | Michigan Technological UniversityNASA+1 | Moonlunar | lunar powerNASA Watts on the Moon Challenge+4 | Cold Star TechnologiesIBI | 54m 19s | |
| 5/6/25 | ![]() WWII Innovation Machine: Freedom's Forge and the Arsenal of Democracy [Bill Conley] - CSP S04E21✨ | WWII productiondefense manufacturing+5 | Bill Conley | DARPAMercury Systems+3 | — | WWIIarsenal of democracy+8 | — | 1h 06m 44s | |
| 4/7/25 | ![]() Supercharging the DEFENSE Innovation Game for an Unrivaled Advantage! [Mike Brown] CSP S04E20✨ | defense innovationmilitary strategy+3 | Mike Brown | Raytheon TechnologiesFox Business Network+11 | — | defenseinnovation+5 | Cold Star Technologies | 44m 05s | |
| 2/12/25 | ![]() Meet the MASTERMINDS Behind 2025's Most Epic Space Piracy Book! [Hugh Taylor and Marc Feldman] CSP S03E03✨ | space piracybook discussion+4 | Marc FeldmanHugh Taylor | John Wiley & SonsSpace Piracy: Preparing for a Criminal Crisis in Orbit+7 | — | space piracyMarc Feldman+4 | — | 1h 00m 08s | |
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| 12/26/23 | ![]() Mike Brown - What is the Role of Commercial Technology In Great Power Competition? - CSP S04E18 | Past Defense Innovation Unit Director, visiting Scholar at Stanford, former large tech company CEO, and current venture capitalist Mike Brown is this interview guest on the Cold Star Project. Host Jason Kanigan asks Mike about the role of commercial technology in Great Power competition. We discuss: what "commercial technology" is (not just silicon chips) the organizing principle of commercial tech development for great powers, and whether there is a difference in war or peacetime what national leaders frequently fail to focus on that punishes the nation what the focus of tech dev in peacetime is, and whether the speed of that development matters when war begins the shocking truth about the defense industrial base and the tiny number of companies funded by Pentagon spending (6 vendors receive 2/3 of all Pentagon procurement spending) infiltration of US commercial tech dev by foreign powers through venture investment, and just how meaningful this is the question Peter Zeihan poses about the breakdown of the global supply chain, and whether we in the US ought to be concerned. USEFUL LINKS: Mike Brown's 2017 DIUx Report: https://www.k-state.edu/research/faculty/other-resources/facility-security-office/documents/diux-study.pdf Secret History of Silicon Valley slides download from my Google Drive: https://coldstartech.com/steveblank Innovating Victory: Naval Technology in Three Wars by O'Hara and Heinz: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1682477320/ OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous | — | ||||||
| 11/20/23 | ![]() Tim Anderson - "A Personal 2023 Wrap-Up of the Space Industry" - Cold Star Project S02E98 | US Navy Commander and defense contractor Tim Anderson returns to the Cold Star Project to give an update on what he's seen in the space industry over the past six months. This interview has a different format than usual. Host Jason Kanigan and Tim have a relaxed conversation about talent acquisition and collaboration, quantum computing, AI for space, launch systems, and a lot more. The big takeaway? That conversations in the space industry previously held behind closed doors are now happening in the open because of the need for collaboration. USEFUL LINKS: OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous | — | ||||||
| 11/7/23 | ![]() Rand Simberg - Let’s Talk About Safety and Building Codes In the Space Industry | "Recovering aerospace engineer" Rand Simberg is on the Cold Star Project to discuss three space industry issues. With host Jason Kanigan, Rand elaborates on: Overvaluing "safety first" in the space industry, and his book, Safe Is Not An Option Building codes for orbital, cislunar, and BEO facilities (which do not exist yet The uniqueness and benefits of equatorial LEO. USEFUL LINKS: Safe Is Not An Option book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Safe-Not-Option-Rand-Simberg/dp/0989135519/ OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous | — | ||||||
| 10/24/23 | ![]() Paul Rulkens - What Do Corporations Hire a High Performance Culture Coach For? - CSP S04E16 | Paul Rulkens is frequently hired by organizations looking to install or improve their high performance culture. Examples are KPMG, Nestle, Uber, Siemens, and Mercedes Benz. But what does this mean in practical terms? What are these leaders bringing Paul Rulkens in to do? Jason Kanigan of the Cold Star Project continues the conversation with Paul about what it takes to have a high performance culture. USEFUL LINKS: Paul Rulkens website: https://www.paulrulkens.com/ OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous | — | ||||||
| 8/29/23 | ![]() Greg Hodgin - How Can We Create a Tech Dev Consortium In the Space Industry? | ZC Institute founder Greg Hodgin is the guest this time on the Cold Star Project. Dr. Hodgin is assembling a tech development consortium comprised of space industry labs and researchers. How has he done it? Where does the funding come from? Host Jason Kanigan asks Dr. Hodgin: How did you get into the space industry? What is your long term vision and how did you arrive at it? Can you share strategic vs tactical considerations you thought of in the planning stage for carrying your plan out? How did you decide on the “Institute” organization, why this way? How does intellectual property ownership work? Eg. When you have something, who owns the technology? Where does the money come from? What unexpected factors or reactions have you encountered in your journey putting this group together? How will you know when you’re “done”? Does the organizational structure change at that point, eg. to a new company to execute scaled production? USEFUL LINKS: ZC Institute website: https://zcinstitute.com/ OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org America's Future Series: https://www.americas-fs.org/ Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous | — | ||||||
| 8/8/23 | ![]() Michelle Hanlon - What Does Space Resource Utilization Really Mean In Space Law? CSP S02E97 | Michelle Hanlon, PhD, is a well-known space lawyer. With Jason Kanigan, host of the Cold Star Project, she discusses initiatives in space law that have happened over the past couple of years. We address these questions: What in your opinion are the major updates in space law in the past several years? How do they impact the industry? (Artemis Accords, Lux/UAE, Space Resource Utilization topics) You’ve written that the UN wants to prevent an arms race in space. How does this play out using space law as a tool? Are member states bound to agree to what the senior body negotiates? Geopolitics: Is it true that China wants to claim the Moon first, and what can we do about it? Are there any indications of how AI will affect space law? (content creation for new law, citing of previous documents in decisions, faster decision making on reporting, crime detection, and enforcement?) What paths to space law enforcement do you see coming any time soon? USEFUL LINKS: For All Moonkind website: https://www.forallmoonkind.org/ Talk to Cold Star: https://www.coldstartech.com/bookcall | — | ||||||
| 7/3/23 | ![]() John Caprani - "Is Your Content an Advertisement for Your Skills?" [Social Media]-Cold Star Project | Fellow copywriter John Caprani joins Jason Kanigan on the Cold Star Project. Their topic: Methods by which the social media content you post can be an advertisement for your skills. When does this work? When does it not? John and Jason dig into the answers. Questions covered include: Who is this for? Why is using content as an advertisement for your skills important? Where does it lead? What does the process and outcome look like, in detail? How do you know when you're done? How do you try to ensure you don't talk over the level of your audience? USEFUL LINKS: John Caprani on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdcaprani Jason Kanigan official website: https://jasonkanigan.com Talk to Cold Star: https://www.coldstartech.com/bookcall | — | ||||||
| 5/23/23 | ![]() Robert Twiggs and Matt Craft - "What Can We Do to Educate Our Kids In Space and STEM?" - CSP S04E15 | Robert Twiggs and Matt Craft, through Twiggs Space Labs, have run pilot Space and STEM / STEAM training programs for kids through the state of Virginia. Bob Twiggs is known as the "Father of the CubSat" for his co-development of the CubeSat standard. As they expand to serve the rest of the United States, Bob and Matt appear on the Cold Star Project to share their practices and vision. Host Jason Kanigan asks Bob and Matt about their: Personal histories Products & program Benefits for students, teachers, space & defense businesses and the nation from the STEM / STEAM training Experience with Virginia, NASA Expectations with Primes Next Steps for themselves and those wanting to be involved. USEFUL LINKS: Twiggs Space Lab (TSL) website: https://twiggsspacelab.com/ TSL is very interested in working with academic institutions, aerospace and defense companies, technology companies, and federal agencies, including NASA, DoD, and NOAA. The support can take many forms including: Participating in outreach programs and mentoring students Sponsoring STEM programs by purchasing STEM products for schools Sponsoring STEM Challenges (CanSat, PocketQubes, etc.) Consulting with and advising TSL of critical skill development opportunities Promoting TSL programs and products Financial support through grants or buying STEM products for schools. Please feel free to contact TSL at bob.twiggs@twiggsspacelab.com ormatt.craft@twiggsspacelab.com Talk to Cold Star: https://www.coldstartech.com/bookcall | — | ||||||
| 5/9/23 | ![]() Nicholas Loise - How Can You Improve Your Sales Force To Maximize Enterprise Value? - Cold Star Project | Sales Performance Team founder Nicholas Loise returns to the Cold Star Project. He was President of Glazer Kennedy Inner Circle - GKIC/Magnetic Marketing, involved with GKIC 8 years; Owner of a Direct Response Agency and Outsourced Sales Leader Company; Adjunct Professor of Marketing, North Park University; MBA from North Park; VP Sales & Marketing Provena Mercy Medical Center 9 yrs, a $156 Million division. With host and fellow sales expert Jason Kanigan on the Cold Star Project, Nick illuminates how brick and mortar business owners who lead sales teams can get better results. Not only can they increase their enterprise valuation figure, but they can also see lower sales cycles, better visibility into what's happening, and of course improved revenue. Is there a hole in your sales process, or do you have to create your sales process? Join us and find out! USEFUL LINKS: Nick Loise email at Sales Performance Team: nick@salesperformanceteam.com Nick Loise phone number: 847-720-4264 Playlist: https://www.coldstartech.com/play Subscribe: https://www.coldstartech.com/subs Talk to Cold Star: https://www.coldstartech.com/bookcall | — | ||||||
| 5/1/23 | ![]() Jacob Meyer - How Can We Create Commercial Space Products with SBIRs? - Cold Star Project S05E07 | Jacob Meyer, PhD, is VP of Technology at ATSP Innovations. He has experience with SBIRs and the struggles of creating commercial products from them. Host Jason Kanigan of the Cold Star Project discusses these challenges with Dr. Meyer. USEFUL LINKS: ATSP Innovations website: https://www.atspinnovations.com/ OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org America's Future Series: https://www.americas-fs.org/ Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous | — | ||||||
| 4/24/23 | ![]() Paul van Susante - How Are We Going to Power Our First Projects On the Moon? - CSP S05E06 | Dr. Paul van Susante of Michigan Technological University, a past guest (link below), returns to the Cold Star Project. We're discussing his participation in a number of investigative projects and NASA challenges related to powering our first projects on the Moon. Host Jason Kanigan asks Paul about the: LuSTR grant NASA Watts on the Moon centennial challenge phase I, where they won the $100k grand prize for scenario 2. They submitted to Phase II, level 1 and were selected as one of 7 teams to advance to level 2 and received $200k NASA Break the Ice challenge centennial challenge phase I where they won a runner up prize ($25k). They submitted an entry to Break the Ice phase II, level 1 and were last month selected as one of 15 teams to advance to level 2 (all US teams (13) got $38.5k) Winning several other grants and are currently working on those related to landing pad construction, site preparation, hardware testing in their dusty thermal vacuum chamber as well. USEFUL LINKS: HuskyWorks website: https://huskyworks.space/ Paul's previous appearance on the Cold Star Project: https://coldstarproject.com/aus02e42paulvansusante OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org America's Future Series: https://www.americas-fs.org/ Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous | — | ||||||
| 3/28/23 | ![]() Jon Reyes - How Can A Great Copywriter Help You Scale A Business From The Ground Up? - CSP S02E96 | Did you know there are people with a specific skill set who can jumpstart your business? Copywriters like Jon Reyes and Jason Kanigan have the knowledge and experience to grow your business fast. Jon Reyes has been a copywriter for many years and worked for some of the top personal development names. With fellow copywriter and Cold Star Project host Jason Kanigan, Jon discusses: * working with the major factor of Compliance in copy, and how to scale with compliance as a limiter on what you can say * the power of using revealing flaws and shortcomings in copy, the use of repulsive copy and story telling to attract the best audiences and push away those who are not a fit, and how superiority creates skepticism--and how to fight that * Conversion Rate Optimization, and how CRO can work on two levels--technical, like button colors, versus business building CRO, such as brand voice * structuring copywriting deals today, compared with 5-10 years ago * why a business owner is better off hiring an experienced copywriter rather than an inexperienced hotshot who promises the world USEFUL LINKS: Jon's website: https://www.jonreyes.net/ Email Jon at: jon@copyblueprints.com OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org America's Future Series: https://www.americas-fs.org/ Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous | — | ||||||
| 2/21/23 | ![]() Rhonda Stevenson - Can We Create A Commercial Space Industry More Quickly? - CSP S05E05 | President and CEO of Orbital Assembly Rhonda Stevenson is our guest this time on the Cold Star Project. With host Jason Kanigan she discusses the challenges of building a truly commercial space company. We cover the capabilities of Orbital Asembly, as well as Rhonda's personal efforts to build consortiums and attract customers to the space industry. USEFUL LINKS: Orbital Assembly website: https://orbitalassembly.com/ OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org America's Future Series: https://www.americas-fs.org/ Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous | — | ||||||
| 2/6/23 | ![]() David Driscoll - What Scaling Problems Can You Find In SBIR/STTR Product Commercialization? - CSP S05E04 | Just because you CAN create a product doesn't mean you SHOULD. What Scaling Problems Can You Find In SBIR/STTR Product Commercialization? While small batches may work in the lab, commercializing will require large quantities and unexpected issues from supply chain through chemical reactions may change. The results from these issues may well prove the venture impossible to complete under current conditions. David Driscoll of Storm Castle joins Cold Star Project host Jason Kanigan to discuss a real life example of struggling with scaling for commercialization. While the concept had been proven to work, making it happen at a scale that would make money turned out to be a dead end. Jason asks David: Q: What professional roles have you held? From what context are you speaking to these challenges? A: Glacigen (Founder), Montana State University (Senior Research Scientist), Storm Castle Technical Products (Current; Founder) Q: What was Glacigen all about? A: Commercialization of an advanced manufacturing technique; freeze tape casting. FTC is a hybridization of an industrial processing technique with well-established lab scale technique. It produces large area sheets of materials with highly engineered microstructures. Materials which have been known for a long time can exhibit great performance enhancement with new processing. (Flour, baking soda, eggs, sugar, etc…..could be awful or masterpiece it’s all in the processing. We tend to focus too easily on exotic alloys and entirely new materials (good and valuable), when opportunity is left on the table with respect to using existing ingredients better. Q: What kind of applications were you looking at? A: Started all over the board. FTC arrived as a solution looking for a problem. Composites of high temperature materials (hypersonics), solid oxide fuel cell electrodes, catalyst scaffolds, thermal interface materials, actuators….finally battery electrodes. In my eyes, battery electrodes represented the convergence of good technical fit with strong merit, market of relevant scale, and opportunity to address true customer pain point. Q: Which pain point is that, exactly? A: Specifically for customers of high performance applications: energy density (without destroying power density). Cost is important even for those with performance applications. Q: How did you realize commercializing this as a product, rather than having it remain as a lab invention, was important? A: That was intrinsic, and a primary motivating factor of launching Glacigen. I saw potential for real impact in the FTC process which obviously couldn’t be realized within academia. There was a commitment to commercialization from the outset, but some learning required to understand how that looks. Q: What steps did you take towards commercialization? What did you learn? (eg. would you start the process earlier?) A: Early steps were technically focused: scalability, repeatability, application-based proof of concept. Early strategic steps came after technical work, but work focused on matching applications with strong FTC applicability with customer needs ‘pain points.’ We began working with a company building EV batteries. This led to a great deal of learning that springboarded us towards conversations with larger and more established manufacturers. Engaging with the customer more intentionally, and much earlier would have been critical. The first level is understanding need, which we did reasonably well. We misidenitfied barriers to adoption, which could have - in retrospect been identified much sooner. Same applies to thinking you understand strength of market pull, pain points, value propositions etc. Those things need to be constantly tested and when necessary, iterated. USEFUL NOTES: Storm Castle Technical Products: https://www.stormcastletechnicalproducts.com/ OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org America's Future Series: https://www.americas-fs.org/ Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talk | — | ||||||
| 1/17/23 | ![]() Wes Schaeffer - How Does 12 Weeks To Peak Help Founders and Salespeople? - Cold Star Project S04E13 | Sales trainer Wes Schaeffer is back on the Cold Star Project, and our topic is his free 12 Weeks To Peak sales accountability program. Host Jason Kanigan participated in 2022 Q4's version and 12 Weeks To Peak has been re-released for 2023. The two sales trainers share elements and results of this free accountability program for founders and salespeople. Come along with us and find out if it's right for you! USEFUL LINKS: 12 Weeks To Peak website: https://info.thesaleswhisperer.com/12-weeks-to-peak Jason Kanigan's Effective Prospecting video series: https://jasonkanigan.com/ytep Past appearances of Wes Schaeffer on the Cold Star Project: "What CRM Should I Get?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv2JAgKPzHY "Process Before Login" (choosing a CRM) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRE5MYudGQM OpEx Society: https://www.opexsociety.org Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous | — | ||||||
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