Space Minds Building the future of space defense
Dec 11, 2025
Matt Magaña, President of Space, Defense and National Security at Voyager Technologies, dives into the pivotal Golden Dome initiative, highlighting its significance for U.S. missile defense by 2025. He discusses the challenges posed by hypersonic weapons and advocates for an integrated system-of-systems approach. Magaña shares insights on scaling dual-use technologies, recent acquisitions to boost capabilities, and the importance of AI/ML for future defense strategies. His foresight on the evolving landscape of national security is both riveting and essential.
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Golden Dome Is A System-Of-Systems Problem
- Golden Dome requires a fully integrated system-of-systems spanning sensing, tracking, and intercept capabilities.
- Matt Magaña says single sensors or interceptors alone cannot defeat complex threats like hypersonics.
Scale Dual-Use Tech To Cross The Valley
- Find dual-use technologies that can scale from niche innovation to mass production.
- Matt Magaña says Voyager will help companies cross the valley of death to meet Golden Dome demand.
Gaps Are In Scale, Not Science
- Key gaps are producibility and price point, not basic feasibility of technologies.
- Magaña highlights role control and small solid-propulsion as examples lacking scalable, affordable suppliers.