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 Secure World Foundation space law advisor shares what the public needs to know about space law.  

Space law is a complex and often unclear subject, operating on corporate, national and international levels. Chris explains how space law approaches topics such as:  

Notes:  

Softwood lumber dispute summary: https://aacb.com/facts-to-understand-about-softwood-lumber-dispute/

Space Law summary resource:  https://spacepolicyonline.com/topics/space-law/

Secure World Foundation: https://swfound.org/  

Cold Star Tech is on a mission to bring automotive-style continuous manufacturing process improvements to smallsat and cubesat commercial operations. In doing so, costs will be lowered; profits will be increased; and most importantly, smallsat mission success rates will be raised.  

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In May 2019, the President issued Executive Order 13873, declaring a national emergency concerning the national Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) supply chain security, and instructing the Department of Commerce to take action. On November 26, 2019, the Department of Commerce released proposed rules "to identify, assess, and address ICTS transactions" posing risk to US ICTS, the US digital economy's critical infrastructure, and national security or security and safety of US persons.

Join Jason Kanigan of Cold Star Tech in a quick look at the reasons why the Executive Order was issued, what the Department of Commerce intends as a solution, and the possible effects of the proposed rule.

Executive Order 13873 (May 15,  2019): https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-securing-information-communications-technology-services-supply-chain/

Department of Commerce response (November 26, 2019): https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2019/11/us-department-commerce-proposes-rule-securing-nations-information-and

I am not an attorney and this is not legal or "professional" advice. All views expressed are my own.

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Simon Gwozdz, founder of Equatorial Space Industries, is on the Cold Star Project with Jason Kanigan to tell us about the space industry outside of the North American and European theaters.  

The commercial space launch operator shares his efforts to develop a dedicated nanosat launch vehicle in Southeast Asia, as well as the initial success he and his team have had.  

We look into issues space startup companies face, unexpected local Singapore-based space expertise, and differences between the North American and European centers and his local area of operation.  

Equatorial Space Industries qualified for the Top 500 Deeptech Statups worldwide, and is drawing increasing attention as an up-and-comer.   

More about the company at https://equatorialspace.com/  

Cold Star Tech is on a mission to bring automotive-style continuous manufacturing process improvements to smallsat and cubesat commercial operations. In doing so, costs will be lowered; profits will be increased; and most importantly, smallsat mission success rates will be raised.  

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WRC-19 concludes with new ITU regulations for operators of smallsat megaconstellations.  

But what are these new smallsat / cubesat regulations, and what do they mean?  

Join Jason Kanigan of Cold Star Tech for a quick look at the history of and reason for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 28 October to 22 November 2019, regulations for International Telecommunication Union members on small satellite constellation deployment milestones.  

With these regulations, the ITU seeks to ensure member state operators do not "warehouse spectrum" and block other, smaller operators from access.  

I am not an attorney and this is not legal or "professional" advice. All views expressed are my own.   

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Dr. Riccardo Albertoni, a member of the Airbus team in charge of developing electric propulsion systems including the one used on the OneWeb constellation, is our guest on the Cold Star Project.

His team was the 2017 & 2019 Winner of the Airbus Defence and Space Award for Excellence, and he lectures on electric propulsion at the Airbus Space Academy.  

Dr. Albertoni explains how electric propulsion for satellites works, as well as its role in the market.  

While electric propulsion has several advantages, it is not a fit for every type of mission. He explains to host Jason Kanigan that there will continue to be room for conventional combustion propulsion systems.  

Dr. Albertoni concludes by sharing his views on what new developments are upcoming in the electric propulsion field.  

Cold Star Tech is on a mission to bring automotive-style continuous manufacturing process improvements to smallsat and cubesat commercial operations. In doing so, costs will be lowered; profits will be increased; and most importantly, smallsat mission success rates will be raised.  

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Dr. Amelia Greig of the University of Texas at El Paso's Center for Space Exploration and Technology Research is on the Cold Star Project to talk about her experience. We're looking into both her own experience as a student and professor, and that of her graduate students in today's programs.  

Dr. Greig earned an Australian National University doctorate in plasma physics & electrical propulsion, a Postdoctorate in Plasma Physics at CalTech, and taught aerospace propulsion, space environment and spacecraft thermal control at California Polytechnic State University before moving to the University of Texas.  

I wanted to hear from "boots on the ground" about what's going on in academia regarding smallsats. So we cover what kind of courses students are interested in, the hands-on opportunities they're being given in addition to classroom theory, and Dr. Greig's vision for the future.  

In addition, she shares her thoughts on what graduate students can and should be doing before and as graduation approaches so they can maximize their job opportunities. Networking done well during this time can pay off strongly into their career.  

You can connect with Dr. Greig at [email protected]   

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Dr. Rick Fleeter, associate adjunct professor at Brown University and visiting lecturer at La Sapienza (Rome), has decades of personal history with small satellites.   

“I got started in microspace through amateur radio and AMSAT. In the early 1980s I had the unusual experience of spending evenings building small satellites in a garage in Redondo Beach, CA, paid for essentially with small contributions by the team that was building them, while during the day working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and then TRW, where it was insisted that without something close to $1 billion there wasn’t much you could do other than paper studies.”  

Rick Fleeter was launching smallsats in the 1970s, when they were considered merely a hobby or toys. Since then he has helped change the perception of cubesats to useful tools by leading well designed, cost-minimized projects. As an example, Brown's Space Engineering department built a satellite for just $5000. He has written books, founded the company AeroAstro and the Space Horizons annual conference at Brown.  

In this interview, Cold Star Project host Jason Kanigan asks Dr. Rick Fleeter about the smallsat and cubesat field, new developments, frustrations with space, and even company development.  

Inquiries for Dr. Fleeter can be emailed to: [email protected]   

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Host of the top space educator YouTube channel, Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur, is on the Cold Star Project and we're talking about the future of smallsats.

Isaac Arthur shares his views with host Jason Kanigan on:

Check out Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g

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Why a forensic criminologist / incident investigator on a Space podcast? Dr. Ron Martinelli has much to share with us about how to analyze documentation properly, derive lessons from it, and become a truly learning organization.  

Dr. Ron Martinelli is a nationally renowned forensic criminologist who is the only police expert in the country who is also a Certified Medical Investigator at the physician’s level.  

Dr. Ron directs the nation’s only multidisciplinary Forensic Death Investigations & Independent Review Team and specializes in forensic investigations including officer-involved and civilian self-defense shooting death cases.  

Everything he has to share is directly applicable to improving smallsat mission success rates.  

In this episode of the Cold Star Project we're digging into:  

Find out more about Dr. Ron Martinelli at https://drronmartinelli.com/ 

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Phoenix Launch Systems co-founder and Vogue Aerospace president Matthew Travis is on the Cold Star Project to share his plans for enabling simplified, rapid access to space.  

With a nanosatellite launch system and versatile space transportation system, Matt is engaged in the mission to bring launches to a daily occurrence. His experience with smallsat components and interest in streamlining products and processes provide the drive to keep costs minimized and a goal of US $750K launches.  

We discover what Matt learned about the reliability of third party component specifications and other experiences "from the front lines" in this interview.  

Contact Matt by email at [email protected]  

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