Mike Read on the Commercialization of the ISS Mike Read is in the role of Manager, ISS Business and Economic Development Office at NASA Johnson…
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High performance culture expert Paul Rulkens returns to the Cold Star Project, and this time we’re discussing how to manage smart people. In “brain” organizations,…
Jonathan McDowell on the Future of Space Infrastructure Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell is back on the Cold Star Project, and our topic is space infrastructure.…
CEO of Compass Technology Group LLC Becky Schultz joins host Jason Kanigan on the Cold Star Project, and our topic of discussion is commercialization of…
CU Aerospace President David Carroll kicks off a new season of the Cold Star Project as we discuss the challenges of productizing a new space…
Chris Stott has created several successful space businesses and organizations. Yet when he first told me about his stealth project a few months ago, I…
Marco Cross recently completed his Masters degree in space engineering at Brown University, and is now Engineering & Commercialization Advisor at Cold Star Technologies. His…
Space industry analyst Nicholas Borroz moved from America to New Zealand to get a PhD in International Business, and ultimately start a space consultancy. But…
Gordon Roesler on a Space Superhighway In this special episode Dr. Gordon Roesler, past DARPA Program Manager and president of Robots In Space, joins Cold…
Arthur Alphin on Court Proceedings After Shootings We are simply not as “science-y” as we think we are. People presented to us as experts, precedent,…
Matthew Travis on Environmentally Friendly Propulsion Experienced space startup founder Matthew Travis returns to the Cold Star Project. What has his journey and pivot been…
Chris Quilty on Startups in the Space Industry Space industry analyst Chris Quilty joins host Jason Kanigan on the Cold Star Project to discuss what…
Adam Anderson on the Perils of Starting a Business in the Space and Defense Industry Venture capitalist Adam Anderson got into the space industry by…
John Bicknell on Space Domain Awareness Are there new and unexpected ways to gather and interpret data in the space domain awareness field? More Cowbell…
Nicolas Chaillan on DevSecOps Nicolas Chaillan is the past Chief Software Officer for the US Space Force and Air Force. He lead a number of…
Eric Felt on US National Security with AFRL/NM Director of the Air Force Research Lab/New Mexico’s Space Vehicles Directorate Col. Eric Felt joins us for…
The COO of Space Foundation, Shelli Brunswick, is our guest on this episode of the Cold Star Project. After a successful Air Force career Shelli…
Eva Blaisdell on “Lady Rocket” As “Lady Rocket”, Eva Blaisdell has developed a brand personality in the space industry. She brings relevancy to space for…
Basuti Bolo on Space in Africa Basuti Bolo is a space educator in Botswana and Zimbabwe. In this episode of the Cold Star Project, host…
Space business development and aeronautical engineering pro Daniel Penaranda is on the Cold Star Project to share his experience in International Space University – Florida…
Rick Ward is the founder of OrbitsEdge, a space industry firm focused on edge computing. Has the time come for the adoption of edge computing…
Robots In Space founder Dr. Gordon Roesler returns to the Cold Star Project following his appearance as a speaker at the State of the Space…
Space and defense startups frequently have a tough time “being heard” in the field. Not only that, but these small companies struggle with learning the…
What does it take to get on the test launch schedule at Vandenberg Air Force Base? How do so many organizations unnecessarily delay their time…
Can an artist inspire people to embrace space? This is what illustrator Peter Thorpe has been doing since the mid-1980s. Peter has typically worked as…
Past Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations at NASA and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Douglas Loverro is on the Cold…
Dr. TS Kelso is a principle scientist behind understanding and using TLE data for identifying, tracking and predicting the orbital paths of satellites. For decades…
Bleddyn Bowen, PhD, is the author of War In Space: Strategy, Space Power, Geopolitics. He has a different point of view on space warfare than…
State of Readiness author Joseph Paris is the inaugural guest on Season Four of the Cold Star Project. Joseph is also the founder of the…
United Space Structures founder Bill Kemp is on the Cold Star Project, and we’re talking about creating space structures on the Moon. USS’ goal is…
Space lawyer and Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center Christopher Johnson is on the Cold Star Project. With host Jason Kanigan, the…
Dr. Pete Worden, NASA Ames Research Center Director from 2006 – 2015, is the guest on this special episode of the Cold Star Project. Dr.…
On this episode on the Cold Star Project, hosted by Jason Kanigan, our guest is Dr. Moriba Jah. Dr. Jah had an amazing career as…
Brian Reynolds helps family-run firms, often in the manufacturing space, in the $50 – 100 million revenue range “replace stale and ineffective business models with…
10XTS (advanced fintech and regtech solutions provider) and Founder Institute – Cincinnati prime mover Michael Hiles is on the Cold Star Project and we’re talking…
We act (or fail to act) based on what we believe to be true. Bruce Lee said, “Defeat is a state of mind; No one…
What does it take to charge a $50K setup fee for working with your firm? How To Command A Significant Startup Fee For Working With…
Derek Schmidt lives in the same town I do, so we were able to meet in person! For the first time we have an on-location…
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a unified system of business processes delivered through software. Despite ERP having been around for over 25 years, the problems…
The next step for humanity is to become a spacefaring society. What kinds of things should we expect to be necessary as we make that…
The sales problems SaaS firms had in 2007 persist today! It’s as if nobody has learned anything over the past decade. In this episode of…
My previous co-founder, Jeremy Pope of The Closing Engine, joins me on this episode of the Cold Star Project for a fun and relaxed discussion.…
Every day people use things they don’t really understand. Things like their vehicles, televisions, and computers. Do you use your business the same way? If…
You have your blinders on when it comes to where you’d get your biggest bang for your buck in improvement projects! Sure, the bonfires are…