{"type":"organizations","slug":"to-the-stars-academy","title":"To The Stars Academy","url":"https://disclosdex.com/organizations/to-the-stars-academy","description":"California firm founded 2017 to study unconventional aerospace physics and produce multimedia UAP-themed entertainment works","date":"2017-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Media"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","connectionCount":3,"content":{"markdown":"Announced on 11 October 2017, the public-benefit corporation joined former Blink-182 musician Tom DeLonge with veterans of CIA, DARPA, Skunk Works, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The founders advertised an open capital raise and a long-term goal of advancing propulsion, power, and consciousness research while funding the effort through books, television, and music.[^1][^2]\n\n## Leadership Team\n\n| Name                  | Role/Title                                               | Background/Notes                                 |\n| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |\n| Tom DeLonge           | Director, President and interim chief executive          | Musician (Blink-182), company founder            |\n| Jim Semivan           | Director, Vice President Operations                      | Retired Senior Intelligence Service officer      |\n| Dr. Harold E. Puthoff | Director, Vice President Science & Technology            | Physicist with decades of government contracting |\n| Steve Justice         | Aerospace Division Director                              | Director for Advanced Systems, Lockheed Martin   |\n| Luis Elizondo         | Director Global Security & Special Programs (until 2020) | Involved in Pentagon's AAWSAP/AATIP[^1][^3]      |\n\n## Divisions\n\nLaboratories examine inertial-mass manipulation, metamaterials, beamed-energy propulsion, and brain-computer interfaces. A five-year cooperative agreement signed in 2019 obliges the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center to provide test facilities and up to 750 000 in kind support if the company can deliver verifiable material samples or designs.[^4]\n\nThe media arm publishes the _Sekret Machines_ fiction–non-fiction franchise, _Poet Anderson_ young-adult novels, graphic novels, and documentary content. History Channel's _Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation_ (2019–2020) followed staff efforts to brief Congress and release Navy cockpit videos.[^2][^5]\n\n## Signature Projects\n\nThe Virtual Analytics UAP Learning Tool (VAULT) hosts declassified infrared footage (_FLIR1_, _Gimbal_, _Go Fast_) and crowdsourced reports. Navy confirmation in 2019 that the clips show \"unidentified aerial phenomena\" established mainstream credibility for the archive.[^6]\n\nAcquisition & Data Analysis of Materials (ADAM) tests bismuth–magnesium-zinc and other layered alloys obtained from private collectors. Independent chemists note that similar slag appears in industrial lead refining, yet TTSA pursues isotopic and lattice studies seeking unconventional energy responses.[^7][^8]\n\n## Capital Structure and Financial Record\n\nInitial Regulation A+ offering sought up to 50 million shares at 0.75 each. SEC filings through 2023 show roughly 1 million sold and an accumulated deficit exceeding 38 million, attributed largely to stock-based compensation and R&D expenses.[^3]\n\n## Criticism and Departures\n\nSkeptics question scientific rigor and the decision to market speculative technology to retail investors. Vice and _Ars Technica_ highlighted deficits, while chemists disputed extraordinary claims about metamaterials. Elizondo and Mellon left formal roles by 2021 but continue public advocacy for UAP transparency.[^3][^8][^9]\n\n## Rebranding and Current Status\n\nIn 2022 the company shortened its public identity to _To The Stars\\*_, maintaining the science charter yet pivoting marketing toward apparel and film production. SEC submissions list DeLonge as majority shareholder, with ongoing efforts to license intellectual property and seek partnered research grants.[^10]\n\nAs a UAP research company, To The Stars remains heavily reliant on Tom DeLonge's music and personal brand for revenue. Most income in 2024 came from music-related merchandise, especially a limited-edition Tom DeLonge Fender Stratocaster, rather than from research or technology.\n\nDespite increased sales, the company continues to operate at a loss and depends on DeLonge’s financial support and outside investment to sustain its research ambitions. Until media or research projects generate significant returns, the company's financial health is closely tied to DeLonge’s music-driven initiatives and personal funding.\n\n2024 projects include: Blink-182 tour merchandise (notably a sold-out hot sauce), release of the novel _Trinity_, announcement of _Sekret Machines: War_ (final non-fiction volume), three new _TTS\\* Talks_ podcast episodes, and development of film/TV adaptations with Cartel Pictures and Legendary. The board is also seeking institutional funding to expand these media properties. 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