Tag: Space Force

The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security 

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Episode 21: Quantum Technologies to Reinforce Position, Navigation and Timing Capability  Host: Scott King  SME: Major General (Ret) Kim Crider, Founding Partner at Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy (KC) Lieutenant General (Ret) Harry Raduege, Partner at Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy (HR) 00:02 – 01:52  China’s rapid rise in quantum technology has triggered a call-to-action for the… Read more »

Quantum Technologies to Reinforce Position, Navigation and Timing Capability 

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Chinese Advancements Raise Stakes for Faster Adoption of Quantum Sensors  China’s advancements in quantum technology have triggered a call-to-action for the United States to accelerate their own investments in quantum research and development. According to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Critical Technology Tracker, China surpassed the United States in published quantum research in 2021. China’s… Read more »

The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security

Episode 20: Defense Civilian Training Corps, Certificate Programs Emerge to Develop Space Workforce Host: Scott King SME: B.T. Cesul, Ph.D., Partner at Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy 00:02 – 01:41 Towards the end of last year, Ms. Katharine Kelley, the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital at the United States Space Force, announced… Read more »

Defense Civilian Training Corps, Certificate Programs Emerge to Develop Space Workforce

Academic Institutions Prepare to Meet Space Force’s Accelerating Human Capital Needs Ms. Katharine Kelley, the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital with the United States Space Force, recently announced the military’s newest service was engaged in a pilot program called the Defense Civilian Training Corps (DCTC). While similar to the Reserve Officer Training… Read more »

The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security 

Episode 19: Defense Science Board Offers Commercial Pathway to Integrated Deterrence  Host: Scott King (SK)  SME: Mike Dickey, Founding Partner at Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy (MD) Dr. Brad Tousley, partner at Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy and Defense Science Board member (BT) 00:02 – 01:43  SK: In November of 2022, the Under Secretary of Defense for… Read more »

The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security

Episode 17: Space Force, DOD Initiate New Partnerships to Enhance Mission Readiness  Host: Scott King  Subject Matter Experts: Major General (Retired) Kim Crider, founding partner at Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy (KC) Lieutenant General (Retired) Kevin McLaughlin, partner at Elara Nova (KM) 00:02 – 02:13  In the spirit of the United States Space Force’s Line of Effort… Read more »

The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security 

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Pete Trainer Named Managing Director of Industry Practice at Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy

LITTLETON, Colo., Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy is excited to announce Colonel (Ret) Pete Trainer, USAF, as the Managing Director of Industry Practice. In this new role, Trainer will oversee the execution and delivery of consulting services to Elara Nova clients across its portfolio. Mr. Trainer is uniquely qualified to… Read more »

The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security 

Episode 15: Classification Policy Changes to Strengthen Allied Partnerships in Space  Host: Scott King  SME: Lt Gen (Ret) Nina Armagno, partner at Elara Nova (NA); Lt Gen (Ret) John Shaw, partner at Elara Nova (JS) 00:02 – 01:45When Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks signed a memo rewriting the Department of Defense classification policy for space programs,… Read more »

The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security

Episode 14: Space Domain Awareness Demands New “Operational Intelligence” Requirement Host: Scott King  Subject Matter Expert: Sean Kirkpatrick, PhD; partner at Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy 00:02 – 01:44  From satellite imagery to G.P.S.-guided navigation, intelligence gathered from space has long facilitated military operations. But after space was declared a warfighting domain, intelligence agencies are… Read more »