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Produced by the Space Force Association, Spacepower Conference is the premier event dedicated to advancing Allied spacepower. It brings together the U.S. Space Force, Department of War, national security leaders, and private and civil sector innovators to collaborate, solve challenges, and shape the future of space.
Sponsored by Redwire, Recorded at the Redwire Guardian Nexus Stage at Spacepower 25

Jen Cannon, The Aerospace Corporation

Charles Clarkson, VP and General Manager, Space Superiority and Imaging, L3Harris Technologies

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Spacepower Podcast – Propulsion Trends & Maneuverability with L3Harris’ Chris Fedele
In this episode, host Bill Woolf speaks with Chris Fedele, a senior leader in propulsion and national security space at L3Harris. With over 30 years supporting land, sea, air, and space missions, Chris discusses how propulsion technologies are rapidly evolving to meet today’s contested space environment.
Chris highlights how propulsion enables agility, survivability, and resilience for U.S. space systems. He explains the shift from predictable, long-duration orbits to highly maneuverable systems capable of avoiding threats, repositioning quickly, and sustaining operations in increasingly hostile environments.
Key technologies discussed include electric propulsion, high‑performance propellants, VLEO maneuverability, and L3Harris’ leadership in nuclear thermal and nuclear electric propulsion — capabilities that will not only reshape national security space but accelerate NASA’s path to Mars.
Chris also emphasizes cultural transformation inside L3Harris: empowering engineers, fostering innovation, challenging old assumptions, and embracing speed. He offers advice for early‑career space professionals: be bold, question the status quo, and contribute new ideas.
The episode closes with a discussion about future collaboration, innovation hubs, and how industry and government must work together to outpace adversaries and secure the space domain.

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The Secretary of the Air Force delivered a clear warning at Spacepower 25: the threat is moving staggeringly fast.
SecAF Troy Meink emphasized how rapidly China and other adversaries are advancing in space, launch, and missile capabilities — innovating at scale and fielding systems at a pace rarely seen before. The message was direct: the United States still holds key advantages, but maintaining them requires accelerating our own rate of change and innovating faster than our competitors.

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Space activity isn’t just observation — it’s a challenge. CMSgt Ron Lerch breaks down Chinese ‘hide and seek’ tactics in low Earth orbit, including proximity operations and emerging stealth applications, signaling growing threats to U.S. space assets.

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“The space age was never as peaceful as many assume.”
Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command, reflects on the post–Cold War calm that followed Desert Storm — a period that felt quiet, but wasn’t permanent.
That calm owed more to circumstance than stability: Russia’s economic collapse, China still finding its footing, and a belief that space wouldn’t become contested again.
Visionary leaders warned otherwise. Today, USSPACECOM, the U.S. Space Force, and the joint force stand at the center of America’s defense — not because space changed, but because reality finally caught up.

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