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Episode 179 – Space Electronic Warfare: Key to Modern Combat Operations
In episode 179 of the Aerospace Advantage, Space Electronic Warfare: Key to Modern Combat Operations, John “Slick” Baum and Charles Galbreath chat with Col Chris “Trigger” Fernengel and Lt Col Chris “Shocker” Adams of the Space Force. It’s no secret that space is an increasingly contested domain. The U.S. didn’t…

Episode 177 — Hypersonic Ascendancy: Regaining America’s Edge
In episode 177 of the Aerospace Advantage, Hypersonic Ascendancy: Regaining America’s Edge, John “Slick” Baum chats with Dr. Michael Brown, the Principal Scientist of the High-Speed Systems Division at Air Force Research Laboratory, and Mark Rettig, Vice President and General Manager for Business and Technology Development at GE Aerospace’s Edison Works…

Episode 176 – Assessing the FY25 Defense Budget and Spacepower Deep-Dive: The Rendezvous
In episode 176 of the Aerospace Advantage, Assessing the FY25 Defense Budget and Spacepower Deep-Dive: The Rendezvous, John “Slick” Baum chats with the Rendezvous team about topics you’ve seen in the national security headlines. We explore key takeaways from the FY2025 Air Force and Space Force budget requests—why it’s important…

Episode 174 — Understanding the Air Force and Space Force Budget: Leadership Perspective
In episode 174 of the Aerospace Advantage, Understanding the Air Force and Space Force Budget: Leadership Perspective, Doug Birkey and members of the Mitchell team speak to Lt Gen Rick Moore, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters, USAF, and Lt Gen Shawn Bratton, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters,…

Episode 172 — Building Tomorrow’s Space Force Architecture: Industry Insights
In Episode 172 of the Aerospace Advantage, Building Tomorrow’s Space Force Architecture: Industry Insights, John “Slick” Baum chats with Scott Forney, the President of Electromagnetic Systems at General Atomics, along with Col Charles Galbreath, USSF (Ret.), and Maj Gen Larry Stutzriem, USAF (Ret.), from our Mitchell Institute team. The Space…

Episode 170 — Cislunar Space: The Latest Zone of Competition in the Space Race
In Episode 170 of the Aerospace Advantage: Cislunar Space: The Latest Zone of Competition in the Space Race, Mitchell Institute’s John “Slick” Baum interviews Dr. Jaime Stearns, AFRL’s cislunar lead; Bradley Cheetham, the President of Advanced Space; and Mitchell Institute’s Col Charles Galbreath, USSF (Ret.) about where the competition in…
Space Publications

Space: The Digital Frontier
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce the publication of its submission to the 2023 Air Power Journal for the Dubai International Air Chiefs’ Conference (DIACC), titled Space: The Digital Frontier, and authored by Senior Fellow for Spacepower Studies Charles Galbreath. Space operations are dependent on digital…

Securing Cislunar Space and the First Island Off the Coast of Earth
Reaching the Moon was once a powerful statement of America’s prowess and global leadership, with huge strategic implications that played out during the Cold War. Today, there is a new race to the Moon and the surrounding region that will establish a precedent for both activities on Earth and further…

Winds of Change: Environmental Monitoring for an Era of Peer Competition
Arlington, VA | November 20, 2023 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry in its Policy Paper series, Winds of Change: Environmental Monitoring for an Era of Peer Competition by Lt Col (Ret.) Tim Ryan, Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies at the…

Building U.S. Space Force Counterspace Capabilities: An Imperative for America’s Defense
Arlington, VA | June 26, 2023 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry in its Research Studies series, Building U.S. Space Force Counterspace Capabilities: An Imperative for America’s Defense by Charles Galbreath, Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies at the Mitchell Institute. Space…

Joint All-Domain Command and Control: The Role for Space
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce the publication of its submission to the 2022 Air Power Journal for the Dubai International Air Chiefs’ Conference (DIACC), titled Joint All-Domain Command and Control: The Role for Space, and authored by Senior Fellow for Spacepower Studies Tim Ryan. Joint…

The Indispensable Domain: The Critical Role of Space in JADC2
Arlington, VA | October 20, 2022 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry in its Policy Paper series, The Indispensable Domain: The Critical Role of Space in JADC2 by Tim Ryan, Senior Fellow for Spacepower Studies at the Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center…
Space News and Commentary

New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit
New York Times | May 17, 2024

Opinion | It’s time to rebalance funding toward the Air Force and Space Force
Defense News | May 14, 2024

Transmission April 2024: Space Money: “Get Used To Crazyville”, “Moon Mania”, And A New Defense Strategy
The Downlink | April 11, 2024

Space Force launches weather satellite to replace 1960s-era spacecraft
C4ISRNET | April 11, 2024

Final frontier or final countdown?
Space News | March 11, 2024

What the Space Force Needs Now For Cislunar Operations
The Defense and Aerospace Report | The Downlink | January 21, 2024
Special Events
Annual Spacepower Security Forum
Washington DC’s premiere gathering of spacepower leaders. Insightful discussions that shed light on the key trends in national security space and what they portend for the defense community as a whole.