May 22, 2025

Charles Beames — Welcome to the Second Space Race (EP.269)

Aerospace investor and York Space Systems chairman Chuck Beames joins me for a fascinating discussion on the commercial space revolution and the future of satellite security. A retired Air Force colonel with over 20 years experience as a space and intelligence officer, Chuck brings unparalleled expertise to our conversation about what many are calling "the second space race”.

We explore how America can leverage her free-market strengths, why ‘zero trust’ protocols could revolutionize cybersecurity, the military origins of GPS, and why Space Force needs a streamlined procurement approach.

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Show Notes:

  • The Second Space Race
  • The Zero Trust Approach and ‘Secure By Design’
  • GPS as a Military Technology
  • The Space Force is dealing with Multiple Complex Adaptive Systems
  • New Paradigms in Satellite Design
  • What VCs and Bankers Need to know about the Space Community
  • Wargaming with AIs and Humans
  • Laser Spoofing and Adversarial AIs
  • Establishing Supply Chain Sovereignty
  • Open Organizational Cultures
  • Chuck’s Lessons from Woodworking
  • The Job of an Executive Chairman
  • Chuck as World Emperor