Shield & Spear | Space Capital Summit 2026

For 60 years, the United States defended itself from the ground. Radars, sensors, interceptors rooted to the Earth. That era is ending. At the Space Capital Summit 2026, Chad Anderson moderated a panel that went directly to the heart of what Golden Dome actually is, why it is urgent, and what it means for the companies building the technology that makes it possible. The conversation featured Marcia Holmes, Deputy Director of Golden Dome for America, and Eric Romo, President and COO of Impulse Space, the company currently executing two Space Force missions in 2026 that demonstrate exactly the kind of high-energy orbital mobility the next generation of defense demands. The discussion covers the full threat picture: Russia's hypersonic weapons, China's projected ICBM arsenal, and why ground-based defense alone can no longer protect the homeland. It gets into the physics of why intercepting a threat in boost phase from space is roughly 100 times harder than a bullet hitting a bullet, and why that makes the case for pre-positioned, maneuverable assets in orbit. It addresses how the procurement model is changing, why prize-based competitions and streamlined requirements are replacing cost-plus contracts, and what signals investors and founders should be watching to know that real progress is happening. Golden Dome is not a single program. It is a generational infrastructure investment, and the commercial space industry is being asked to build a significant part of it. Learn more about the companies shaping the space economy: https://www.spacecapital.com Subscribe for more research, portfolio insights, and analysis from Space Capital. #GoldenDome #SpaceCapital #SpaceCapitalSummit #SpaceForce #NationalSecurity #ImpulseSpace #DefenseTech #SpaceEconomy #SpaceInvesting #OrbitalDefense #Satellites #SpaceX #Starlink #ChadAnderson #MissileDefense