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Firefly’s standing down Alpha 5. ESA taps TESAT for a 6G lab in orbit. CHAPEA’s first mission set to complete. A bunch of NASA updates came over the wire late yesterday. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guests Today’s guests are Sunjum Mehta and Michael Mallamaci, two members of the Terrapin Rocket Team, which is the University of Maryland rocketry team that won this year’s Spaceport America Cup. Selected Reading Firefly Space on X (Formerly Twitter) (Firefly/X) ESA SELECTS TESAT FOR 6G SATELLITE PRECURSOR TO BOOST EUROPEAN DIGITAL LEADERSHIP (TESAT) Las Vegas Spaceport project takes ‘monumental step’ forward (Review Journal) Chinese satellite manufacturer MinoSpace raises $137 million - SpaceNews (Space News) The Spaceport Company Wins U.S. Air Force R&D contract (LinkedIn) NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Space Telescope Mission (NASA) Volunteer Crew to Exit NASA’s Simulated Mars Habitat After 378 Days (NASA) Set your calendars: NASA’s Boeing Test Flight Crew to Discuss Starliner Mission from Space (NASA) Carnarvon anniversary marks remote WA tracking station's 60-year NASA lunar history milestone (ABC News) NASA administrator weighs in on China’s historic lunar far side samples — and potential US access (CNN) Fourth of July Holidays in Space (NASA) T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fate of the International Space Station once its mission is up seems pretty set in stone now, what with NASA hiring SpaceX to eventually de-orbit it. If that idea is heartbreaking to you - you are not alone. No matter what though, the ISS is on its last legs and come 2030 there need to be alternative stations if nations and companies still want to access orbiting labs in space. And that's why Russia has said, yeah, that’s why they're going to make a space station of their own. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Anthropologist Savannah Mandel. She has a new book coming out called Ground Control: An Argument for the End of Human Space Exploration. Selected Reading Upcoming Mission Noise of Summer NASA VCLS Demo 2 (Firefly) New spaceports territories have been announced in Florida (WFTV) Russia plans to create core of new space station by 2030 (Reuters) $1.9M Orbital Prime TACFI Contract Awarded from USSF (Turion Space LinkedIn) Orbit Fab delivers first GRIP™ In-Space Refueling Nozzle following successful testing (Satellite Evolution) Greece taps AI-powered satellite tech to build wildfire defence system (The Next Web) Dhruva Space partners with Kinéis to provide Space-based IoT connectivity in India (Dhruva Space) Vyoma awarded two European Defence Fund contracts to enhance space security (Vyoma) Find a piece of SpaceX space junk? Call the hotline (Space) Editorial: Save Freedom: We must stop the destruction of the International Space Station (Space News) The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks (WIRED) T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not long now until Ariane 6 is expected to launch - July 9th is the date on the schedule. It's Europe's next flagship launch vehicle, and there are high hopes for this rocket to get the next generation of European spacecraft to orbit. That's why it was a big, big punch in the gut when a major customer, who signed up for an Ariane 6 launch four years ago, backed out of the deal. To make matters worse, they're switching to SpaceX, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Brian Barnett, CEO of Solstar Space, speaking with me today on the Outernet and wifi for spacecraft. You can read more about Solstar Space’s work here. Selected Reading Meteosat satellite to be launched with SpaceX (EUMETSAT) Boeing delays Starliner return by 'weeks' for testing, NASA says astronauts aren't stranded (CNBC) Japan successfully puts advanced satellite into orbit using H3 rocket (Japan Times) TELSAT marKoni FM Transmitter (CISA) SERA names India as partner country for Blue Origin space flight (Reuters) Yahsat taps Musk’s SpaceX for next satellite launches (AGBI) CNES awards two GEO in orbit services missions to Infinite Orbits and Telespazio France : an inspection and a life extension mission! (Infinite Orbits) COSPAR Launches Space Innovation Centre in Cyprus (Spacewatch Europe) This desert moss has the potential to grow on Mars (Eureka Alert) Rescale Receives Success Memorandum from the Defense Innovation Unit for Its HPC Modernization Program (PR Newswire) Space Pioneer says part of rocket crashed in central China (Reuters) T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apollo 14 launched on January 31, 1971. Five days later Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell walked on the Moon while Stuart Roosa, a former US Forest Service smoke jumper, orbited above in the command module. Packed in small containers in Roosa's personal kit were hundreds of tree seeds, part of a joint NASA/USFS project. Upon return to Earth, the seeds were germinated by the Forest Service. Known as the "Moon Trees", the resulting seedlings were planted throughout the United States and the world. NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive Lead Dave Williams has made it his pet project to find out what happened to the Moon Trees. You can find out more about the Moon trees on the NASA website. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX's tender offer values the company at a record $210 billion. A defunct Russian satellite forced ISS astronauts to shelter and added to the growing space junk problem. Thales Alenia Space announced that their ASCEND study shows promising results for space-based data centers and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Kaci Heins, Executive Director Limitless Space Institute on providing education to educators. Limitless Space Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and educate the next generation to travel beyond our solar system and to research and develop enabling technologies. You can follow Kaci on LinkedIn. Selected Reading SpaceX Tender Offer Said to Value Company at Record $210 Billion (Yahoo) Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter (Reuters) Thales Alenia Space reveals results of ASCEND feasibility study on space data centers (Thales Alenia Space) Japan's space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite on new H3 rocket due to weather (AP News) Project Kuiper's new satellite facility: A peek into production ramp up for Its first launch (About Amazon) Amazon’s Project Kuiper completes successful test of space lasers (About Amazon) Planet Labs to slash 180 jobs, expects $9.5M-$10.5M in charges (Seeking Alpha) House spending bill cuts NASA science and education programs (SpaceNews) Starship preparations point to possible tower catch attempt on Flight 5 (NASASpaceFlight.com ) Asteroid Day Public Event (NASA/JPL Edu) 2 large asteroids will be visible this week (WTNH) NASA Awards Contract for Cargo Mission Support (NASA) NASA is flying planes low over the US to make maps of air pollution sources (Space) T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA selects SpaceX to build a vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS). MDA Space has been awarded $1 billion from the Canadian Space Agency for the next phases of the Canadarm3 program. Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser left off the manifest on the next ULA Vulcan launch in September, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Troy Morris, CEO and Co-founder of Kall Morris Inc. (KMI). You can connect with Troy on LinkedIn and learn more about KMI on their website. Selected Reading NASA Selects International Space Station US Deorbit Vehicle MDA Space Awarded $1B Contract To Design And Deliver Canadarm3 Flight System Dream Chaser spaceplane is off the manifest for ULA's second Vulcan launch- TechCrunch Intelsat, Starfish Space Reach Deal for Satellite Servicing Mission NASA Collins xEVAS Update Bavarian State Government Intends to Collaborate with U.S. Space Company Axiom Space ispace RESILIENCE Lunar Lander Successfully Achieves Testing Milestone in Preparation for Mission 2 SANSA Becomes the 28th UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office Viasat to Deliver Secure Broadband SATCOM on Airbus' C295 MPA Fleet for Spanish MoD US military project aims to prevent hackers targeting satellites and recognises rising threat of cyberattacks in space Europe wants to send data centers into space — study says it's possible Surprising Phosphate Finding in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A joint research group in China studying Chang'e-5 lunar samples report that they've found flakes of naturally occuring few-layer graphene. Blue Origin calls for the FAA to cap the rate of SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy launches to limit environmental impact in Florida. Collins Aerospace reportedly backed out of a spacesuit contract with NASA, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest is John ‘Das’ Galloway, Director of Operations at NASASpaceflight.com. You can find out more about NASASpaceFlight.com on their website. Selected Reading Chinese researchers discover first natural few-layer graphene on moon China hands over humankind's 1st moon far side samples to researchers https://www.regulations.gov/comment/FAA-2024-1395-0040 RTX's Collins in talks to drop ISS spacesuit contract with NASA, sources say- Reuters NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA's Latest Weather Satellite NASA confirms space debris in North Carolina was from SpaceX Crew Dragon reentry Pixxel signs landmark 350th iDEX contract to develop Miniaturised Multi-Payload Satellites ESA - Time to build zero-debris satellites Leaf Space enables Sateliot to scale without significant capex in the ground segment - IoT Business News Cool imagery from the GOES satellite series, a retrospective- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China’s Chang'e 6 mission capsule containing 2 kilograms of lunar far side soil samples has returned to Earth. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the third Reusable Launch Vehicle Landing Experiment. Airbus predicts a €900 million hit in the first half 2024 in its Space Division, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Ryan Westerdahl, CEO and Founder of Turion Space. You can learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. Selected Reading China has just returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon Hat-trick for Pushpak: India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle aces third landing Engine maker's Boeing dilemma helped to stall Airbus's output plans- Reuters Firefly Aerospace Adds Alpha Launch Capability on Wallops Island, Virginia Maritime Launch Services Receives Infrastructure Reimbursement Program Approval from the Province of Nova Scotia for the Construction of a $30M Satellite Processing Facility at Spaceport Nova Scotia The Egyptian Space Agency Announces 2024 Launch Plans Sidus Space and NamaSys Bahrain Sign MOU to Establish “Sidus Arabia” JV Headquartered in Saudi Arabia to Develop a State-of-the-Art 3D Printing Satellite Manufacturing Facility | Business Wire Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA) partners with SpaceIn for Ground Station and IoT Development ispace-U.S. to use Swedish Space Corporation’s Lunar Ground Station Network for its M3 Lunar Mission NASA Sets Launch Coverage for NOAA Weather Satellite Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business- WIRED AST SpaceMobile Announces Executive Leadership Team for Next Phase of Accelerated Growth | Business Wire ReOrbit selects Mynaric’s CONDOR Mk3 for Space-to-Space and Space-to-Ground Laser Communications Demonstration Texas man with less than $1 in account offers $200M to bail out space company: SEC T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Florida family is suing NASA for damages after their home was damaged by space debris made by a spent battery palette that was released from the ISS in 2021. Images shared of space debris falling on a village in China. Synspective has raised 7 billion Yen (over $43 million) in a Series C funding round, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest T-Minus Producer Alice Carruth shares details about the winners at the Spaceport America Cup 2024. You can connect with Alice on LinkedIn and learn more about the Spaceport America Cup at SoundingRocket.org. Selected Reading A Florida family is suing NASA after a piece of space debris crashed through their home : NPR https://x.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1804542638034661522 Synspective Secures 7 Billion Yen in Series C Funding New North Korean Hackers Attack Aerospace and Defense Companies NASA indefinitely delays return of Starliner to review propulsion data- Ars Technica Spacewalk Cancelled Due to Spacesuit Cooling Unit Water Leak ESA - Ariane 6 pre-show: wet dress rehearsal complete PLD Space invests 10 million euros in MIURA 5 Launch Complex in French Guiana Skynopy secures $3.1M to simplify satellite connectivity - Tech.eu Firefly Aerospace Ready to Launch Alpha FLTA005 for NASA No Earlier Than June 26 Gender mainstreaming toolkit for the space sector AST SpaceMobile Welcomes Chris Sambar, Head of Network, AT&T, to Board of Directors- Business Wire NASA, Global Astronomers Await Rare Nova Explosion T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susan Kilrain is an American aerospace engineer, former United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut. She is the youngest person to pilot a Space Shuttle. Susan recently released a children’s book called “An Unlikely Astronaut” to encourage future generations to follow their dreams. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is absolutely an exciting time to be a space nerd. We are in the thick of a space race 2.0. Or more accurately, 5-0, because we've now seen launch number 50 for commercial launch provider Rocket Lab. Honeywell to acquire CAES. Starlab and Palantir make a deal. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Michael Hurowitz, Founder and CEO at Weather Stream. You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn and learn more about Weather Stream on their website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 50th Electron Mission, Deploys Satellites for Kinéis Honeywell backs growth drive with $1.9 bln aerospace and defense deal | Reuters Starlab Space Announces Strategic Partnership with Palantir Technologies, Inc. NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary Mynaric Announces Preliminary Full-Year 2023 Results and Provides Outlook for Full-Year 2024 Japan space agency suffers multiple cyberattacks since last year - Nikkei Asia Space Delta 7 welcomes new ISR commander Look Up Space on LinkedIn Tabletop Exercise Illuminates Gaps in Responding to Theoretical Asteroid Threats – SpacePolicyOnline.com Dhruva Space's maiden satellites deorbit successfully after circling Earth 15,000 times Former Vice Chief of Space Operations Elected to Aerospace’s Board of Trustees This spring’s solar storm could cost American farms $500 million T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

United Nations' Committee on the peaceful uses of Outer Space (COPUOUS) 24 kicks off in Vienna. Isar extends its Series C. Virgin Galactic books a crew for a Delta flight. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Philip Weiss, Vice President of Software Engineering at Orbital Sidekick. We discussOrbital Sidekick’s mission and how they use AWS infrastructure to enhance their work. You can learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. Selected Reading COPUOS 2024 U.S. Statement - Agenda Item 6 - 67th Session of the COPUOS - June 2024 - U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna Leveraging commercial technologies for sovereignty: Isar Aerospace extends Series C to over EUR 220m with strong commitment from NATO Innovation Fund Stratolaunch Unlocks New Flight Capabilities for Roc Launch Platform Virgin Galactic Announces New Research Flight Contract With Repeat Customer | Business Wire Mayo woman set to become first Irish person in space SERA and NASRDA Partner to Send First Nigerian to Space - SpaceWatch.Global ExLabs wins funds to accelerate space robotics - SpaceNews https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jim-cantrell_last-friday-phantom-space-received-a-finding-activity-7209134140720332800-c4SL/ ESA - Monitoring marine litter from space is now a reality T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests are Science Writer and Author Rebecca Boyle, and CEO and Founder, Chair and CEO of Lonestar Space Holdings, Chris Stott. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NATO Innovation Fund has announced its first deep tech investments to address challenges in defense, security and resilience. The US and India have made significant strides toward deepening and expanding strategic cooperation across key technology sectors including space. The US Space Force’s Space Systems Command has awarded four companies contracts to develop space laser communication terminal prototypes, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Anita Jimenez, Head judge at the 2024 Spaceport America Cup. You can find out more about the Spaceport America Cup through the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association and follow the Livestream starting Wednesday at 9am MT. Selected Reading NATO Innovation Fund makes first investments to secure the future of the Alliance’s 1 billion citizens- Business Wire JOINT FACT SHEET: The United States and India Continue to Chart an Ambitious Course for the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology | The White House Space Systems Command Awards Four Contracts to Develop Space Laser Communication Terminal Prototypes Rocket Lab Signs Record Deal for 10 Electron Launches with Synspective- Business Wire IENAI Space bags €3.9M for propulsion tech in small satellites- TFN Satellogic Announce Another Round of Layoffs- SpaceWatch.Global Exolaunch Integrates 42 Satellites for SpaceX’s Transporter-11 Rideshare Mission- Business Wire Juniper Research’s New Future Leaders Index Reveals VLEO Satellite Vendors to Watch as Market Develops NASA, Boeing to Discuss Starliner’s Mission NASA Announces Winners of 2024 Student Launch Competition https://www.youtube.com/@esrarocket/streams T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Redwire as the prime mission integrator for the development of an air-breathing satellite that will demonstrate the use of novel electric propulsion systems in VLEO. The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) tracked its first hypersonic launch from space. China completed a series of tests last week on a new engine system designed for future lunar missions, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Geoff Nunn, Curator at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. You can connect with Geoff on LinkedIn and learn more about the Museum of Flight on their website. Selected Reading Redwire Awarded DARPA Prime Contract for SabreSat Spacecraft Very Low-Earth Orbit Demonstration- Business Wire Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch Kepler Validates SDA-Compatible Optical Technology For Space Data Relay Constellation China's moon missions: New rocket engine system passes ground test - CGTN China, Europe advance space mission amid ambitious exploration agenda - CGTN SatixFy Announces a Landmark Order for its Prime2 Space Grade Digital Beam Former Chips of More Than $20 Million- Business Wire NASA Provides Updated U.S. Spacewalk Dates NASA’s Roman Mission Gets Cosmic ​‘Sneak Peek’ From Argonne Supercomputer- Business Wire Space Detection of Earthly Anomalies: Groundbreaking New Technique Unveils Early Earthquake Signs T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A panel of US spaceport representatives converged on Washington DC this week to explain to lawmakers the growing importance of spaceports to the economy. Facilitated by the Global Spaceport Alliance, the panel of spaceport operators discussed the value that their facilities bring to the regions they serve and the potential for what they can bring to the nation and world. Moderated by GSA Chairman Dr. George Nield, the panel included Rob Long, CEO, Space Florida, Maj. Gen. (Retired) Ted Mercer, CEO and Executive Director, Virginia Spaceport Authority, Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director, Spaceport America and Arturo Machuca, Director, Houston Spaceport. Learn more about the Global Spaceport Alliance on their website. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Voyager one’s four science instruments are now fully functioning allowing the probe to resume gathering information about interstellar space. NASA and Boeing are extending the Starliner capsule’s stay on the International Space Station until at least June 22. The U.S. Space Force has awarded Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance spots on a potential 10-year contract to provide launch services as part of the third phase of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Bailey Reichelt, founding partner at Aegis Law and board member at the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP). You can connect with Bailey on LinkedIn, and learn more about Aegis and ACSP on their websites. Selected Reading Voyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments Boeing Starliner undocking, return to Earth set for June 22, NASA says NASA Announces New System to Aid Disaster Response Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA Win Positions on $5.6B IDIQ for USSF National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 - GovCon Wire New CISA report addresses zero trust in space, boosting security for satellites and ground infrastructure - Industrial Cyber Historic Approach to Space Debris: Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Closes in by 50 Meters NATO Space Operations Commanders’ Conference Future Security and Warfare Space Florida, Business and Aerospace Entities to Congress: Support the Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act to Boost Investment in American Spaceports Starship-Super Heavy launches on the Space Coast: Some residents submit environmental concerns Redwire Hires Distinguished Aerospace Executive and Corporate Attorney Aaron Futch as General Counsel- Business Wire Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers 1,000th THAAD Solid Rocket Boost Motor and Divert and Attitude Control System Ahead of Schedule- Business Wire Dr. Kalpana Chawla Scholarship Project Sends Iconic Image to the Moon T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA causes panic when audio from an ongoing training simulation was inadvertently misrouted and shared on the space agency’s YouTube channel. NASA cancels a planned spacewalk on the International Space Station due to a spacesuit discomfort issue. Armenia has become the 43rd Artemis Accords Signatory, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is space artist, Tim Gagnon. You can connect with Tim on LinkedIn and learn more about his work at kscartist.com. Selected Reading NASA accidentally broadcasts simulation of distressed astronauts on space station- Reuters Space Station at NASA Blogs NASA Welcomes Armenia as 43rd Artemis Accords Signatory NASA Selects Raytheon Company to Build Landsat Next Instruments RTX's Blue Canyon Technologies selected by NASA to provide multiple spacecraft buses for PolSIR mission Thales, Spire Global and ESSP to Develop a Space-Based Air Traffic Surveillance Service Vast signs with The Exploration Company for second Haven space station cargo services ESA Marketplace Awards Two Contracts to German constellr and Vyoma to Propel Innovation and Competitiveness and Enable Commercial Launch Missions with Exolaunch Skyband Selects Hughes JUPITER System to Power Digital Transformation for Enterprises and Governments Across Saudi Arabia LeoLabs Selected by the U.S. Government to Deliver Next-Generation Radar Technology 'Once in a lifetime': SpaceX visits rural Sask. to retrieve space junk Virgin Galactic to Effect a Reverse Stock Split- Business Wire AWS Announces $230 Million Commitment for Generative AI Startups- Business Wire Space Force’s Resilient GPS program draws skepticism from lawmakers West Point's First Astronaut Scholar- United States Military Academy West Point T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New research published explores how space affects human bodies studying molecular, cellular, physiological, phenotypic, and spaceflight data, including samples collected from the Inspiration 4 crew. Spacecraft manufacturing company Apex has raised $95 million in a Series B funding round. Viasat’s Energy Services division to launch a purpose-built managed communications service for remote oil and gas customers, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Vinita Marwaha Madill, Engineer and Founder of Rocket Women. You can connect with Vinita on LinkedIn and learn more about Rocket Women on their website. Selected Reading Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) across orbits Apex Raises $95M in Series B Funding to Increase Productized Satellite Bus Manufacturing Viasat Energy Services Introduces Enhanced Hybrid Network Service for the Energy Industry NASA Funds Study of Proposals to Investigate Space Weather Systems NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch New Boeing Location at Embry-Riddle Will Bring 400 High-Paying Jobs to Florida SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Project at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | Federal Aviation Administration The Growing Importance of Spaceports to the World Economy New heroes of spaceflight: Not the astronauts but the software nerds Needham astronaut Suni Williams surprises students with call from space - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News NASA's Laser Relay System Sends Pet Imagery to, from Space Station T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The space industry is getting some of that CHIPS money. Rocket Lab to boost semiconductor production in New Mexico. Stoke hotfires its new engine. Yahsat and Airbus announce another partnership. And more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Anthony Baker, CEO and Co-Founder of SatVu. You can connect with Anthony on LinkedIn and learn more about SatVu on their website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Signs Preliminary Terms to Receive up to $23.9M in Funding Under the CHIPS Act to Expand Production of Semiconductors that Power Spacecraft (Rocket Lab) Stoke Space Completes First Successful Hotfire Test of Full-Flow, Staged-Combustion Engine (Stoke Space) Yahsat contracts Airbus for the construction of Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5 satellites (Airbus) Scout Space Signs Launch Services Agreement for Standalone Operational Space Domain Awareness Satellite with ABL Space Systems (Scout) George Mason University announces its first NASA Space Mission which seeks to uncover the secrets of dark energy (George Mason University) https://x.com/Space_Station/status/1799916564042711151 (X formerly Twitter) China selects new batch of astronauts with an eye on the moon (SpaceNews) Gateway’s HALO Making Moves (NASA) Mars has frost-covered mountains at its equator but no lakes at its poles (Physics World) T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China completes the construction of the first universal launch site for liquid fuel rockets in Wenchang City on the island province of Hainan. NASA is funding 10 new studies to examine more affordable and faster methods of bringing samples from Mars’ surface back to Earth. Redwire Corporation has been selected to develop and deliver Roll-Out Solar Array wings (ROSA) for Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire satellites, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Dr Sharon Lemac-Vincere, Academic at the University Of Strathclyde. You can connect with Sharon on LinkedIn and learn more about the Space Cyber Executive Course and Conference on their website. Selected Reading China's 1st universal launchpad for liquid fuel rockets completed - CGTN NASA Exploring Alternative Mars Sample Return Methods NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis II Moon Rocket Stage NASA Administrator Remembers Apollo Astronaut William Anders Redwire to Provide Roll-Out Solar Arrays for Thales Alenia Space’s Newest Telecommunications Satellite Product Line- Business Wire Space ISAC: Cyber Warfare, Space Weather Keep Threat Levels High for Industry - Via Satellite Virgin Galactic Completes 12th Successful Spaceflight- Business Wire Norway Shifts Responsibility for Launch Permits to Aviation Authority Scottish Space Network partners with Sustainable Alpha Planet Labs PBC Announces Real-Time Insights Technology Using NVIDIA Jetson Platform- Business Wire Booz Allen Acquires PAR Government Systems Corporation- Business Wire RTX awarded $677 million US Navy contract for SPY-6 family of radars Mission Little Prince : A Groundbreaking Collaboration between Interstellar Lab and The Antoine de Saint Exupéry Foundation to Grow Roses on the Moon T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ross Garelick Bell is the Executive Director of the Aerospace States Association (ASA). ASA is an organization of state lieutenant governors, governor appointed delegates, state legislators, territorial and tribal government representatives and associate members from aerospace businesses, organizations, and academia. ASA brings together aviation and aerospace interests across each state to educate state legislators on issues specific to their state and provide networking opportunities to grow jobs and expand economic development. You can connect with Ross on LinkedIn and learn more about ASA on their website. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore disembark from the Starliner capsule on to the International Space Agency. Rocket Lab has announced the launch window for the Company’s 50th Electron launch. Plant Labs first quarter revenue increased 15% year-over-year to a record $60.4 million, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest AWS in Orbit: Empowering small farming through AI and space technologies. Yohei Nakayama, Chief Technology Officer at Degas Ltd., shares how his company is revolutionizing small farming in Ghana through AWS's cloud, AI, and space technologies. Yohei is joined by AWS Solutions Architect Emma Higashikawa. You can hear the full episode at space.n2k.com/aws. Selected Reading Boeing's astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for 50th Electron Mission, Prepares to Deploy Five Satellites for Kinéis- Business Wire Planet Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025- Business Wire China's private space company launches 3 satellites into orbit - CGTN First test of space-based hypersonic tracking sensors 'within a week,' MDA director says - Breaking Defense RTX provides Blue Canyon Satellites for NASA Polar climate mission ESA and Vast signed a Memorandum of Understanding for future Vast space stations Telespazio unveils deal with Starlink - Business - Ansa.it FAA to Receive Launch and Reentry Flight Data from Two More Companies Türkiye's 2nd astronaut prepares for historic space flight- Daily Sabah That giant sunspot that supercharged auroras on Earth? It's back and may amp up the northern lights with June solar storms- Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX’s Starship completes a full test mission around the globe on the rocket's fourth flight. Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule docks with the International Space Station. Astra Space is proceeding with a merger agreement that will result in the delisting of its Class A common stock from the Nasdaq, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority. You can connect with Scott on LinkedIn and learn more about the Spaceport America Cup on the website. Selected Reading SpaceX's Starship survives return to Earth, achieves landing test on fourth try- Reuters Boeing Starliner team detects new helium leaks en route to space station- CNN Astra Space, Inc. Files Definitive Information Statement https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240314204182/en/ASTRA-SPACE-INVESTOR-ALERT-by-the-Former-Attorney-General-of-Louisiana-Kahn-Swick-Foti-LLC-Investigates-Adequacy-of-Price-and-Process-in-Sale-of-Astra-Space-Inc.--ASTR Aalyria Selected for $1 Billion Space Force Rapid Capabilities Office Contract- Business Wire Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko reaches 1,000 cumulative days in space – Spaceflight Now China's Space Pioneer raises $207 mln to fund development of reusable rockets- Reuters https://www.faa.gov/media/80271 Dozens of companies, institutions and NGOs sign the Zero Debris Charter Florida Venture Forum, Space Florida, DeepWork Capital, and FPL Announce Winners of $300,000 in 2024 Early Stage Venture Conference Investment Moon Tree Planted at U.S. Capitol Marks Enduring NASA, Artemis Legacy T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boeing's Starliner successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida this morning atop a ULA Atlas V rocket. Rocket Lab successfully completed the second of two back-to-back launches on Electron for NASA's latest climate science mission called PREFIRE. The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a license authorization for SpaceX Starship Flight 4, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest is Paul Bagdanove, Webb Telescope Mechanical Systems Engineer at KBR. You can learn more about KBR on their website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Successfully Completes Second Launch for NASA Climate Science Mission- Business Wire https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID173891218620231102140506.0001 NASA to Change How It Points Hubble Space Telescope Firefly Aerospace Announces Multi-Launch Agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 Alpha Launches True Anomaly Awarded Space Force Contract to Further Security in Space Domain SES Space & Defense Demonstrates First Multi-orbit, Multi-band Commercial LEO Relay- Business Wire Slingshot Aerospace and DARPA Develop New AI System Capable of Detecting Anomalous Satellites- Business Wire BlackSky Awarded Electro-Optical Commercial Layer Contract Extension from National Reconnaissance Office NASA Awards University Research Projects to Support Agency Missions SUHORA and SatVu form a multi-year strategic alliance to provide Spaceborne High Resolution Thermal Sensing and analytics Redwire Breaks Ground on New State-of-the-Art Microgravity Payload Development and Space Operations Facility in Floyd County, IN- Business Wire Know your Chang'e-6: Chinese flag on moon's far side made of basalt - CGTN T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iridium awarded a new five-year contract by the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command's Commercial Space Office (COMSO), for Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) capabilities and security sustainment services (ECS3). China’s Chang’e 6 has lifted off from the lunar surface and is making its way back to Earth with moon rock samples. The first metal 3D printing aboard the International Space Station took place last Thursday in the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory module, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Erin Miller, Executive Director of Space Information and Analysis Center (Space ISAC). You can connect with Erin on LinkedIn, and learn more about Space ISAC on their website. Selected Reading Iridium Awarded Five-Year, $94 Million Contract by Space Systems Command - Jun 4, 2024 space.n2k.com/aws Carrying lunar rocks, Chinese probe lifts off from far side of moon- Reuters ESA - First metal 3D printing on Space Station ATEL Ventures, Inc. Provides $20M Venture Debt Facility to Isar Aerospace NASA’s Hubble Temporarily Pauses Science The ISS has a urine pump problem. Boeing's Starliner astronaut launch will flush it out.- Space MDA Space Awarded Contract For Square Kilometre Array Project HyImpulse set for more Koonibba blast offs - Space Connect Transcelestial and Axiom Space forge collaboration to pioneer space laser communications from Southeast Asia New Zealand’s nascent space industry aims for the stars | Reuters Space-Based Solar Power Started as Sci-Fi and It Still Is - IEEE Spectrum SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier: Bergan, Brad: 9780760384015: Amazon.com: Books "Flattered and Humbled": Two NASA astronauts inducted into Hall of Fame under Atlantis T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China has landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon for a second time with the successful lunar touchdown of Chang'e 6. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who was planning the first private flight around the moon on SpaceX’s Starliner called ‘dearMoon’, cancels the project. Boeing’s Starliner first crewed mission to the ISS is scheduled to launch on Wednesday, June 5, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Dr. Minkwan Kim, Associate Professor in Astronautics at the University of Southampton. You can connect with Dr. Kim on LinkedIn and learn more about his research on the website. Selected Reading China lands on moon's far side in historic sample-retrieval mission- Reuters dearMoon Notice of Project Cancellation LAUNCH: ULA Atlas V Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test L3Harris Completes Sale of Non-Core Assets to an Affiliate of Kanders & Company, Inc. for $200 Million SAIC Announces First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Results- Business Wire Astra Space Inc. Receives and Subsequently Cures Deficiency Notice from Nasdaq Due to Late 10-Q Filing- Business Wire NASA Awards Advance Technologies for Future Habitable Worlds Mission Eutelsat Group Achieves Platinum Score in Space Sustainability Rating- Business Wire Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) Program Solicitation China gifts Arab states flags returned from space to show friendship - CGTN Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe- Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shelli Brunswick champions space for all. Formerly a space acquisition, program management leader, and congressional liaison for the U.S. Air Force and COO at Space Foundation, she works with organizations around the world to connect the commercial, government, and educational sectors. Shelli brings a rich perspective and deep vision of the global space ecosystem, advocating for space technology innovation, entrepreneurship, and global partnership. Now she’s running her own organization and shares her passion for space workforce development with us. You can connect with Shelli on LinkedIn and learn more about her work with SB Global LLC on her website. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China’s commercial launch company Galactic Energy has launched two rockets in three days setting a new record for the shortest interval between two commercial launches by a private Chinese rocket company. NASA has welcomed Peru and Slovakia as new signatories to the Artemis Accords. NASA, Boeing and the United Launch Alliance say they’re still on track to launch the Starliner crew capsule on Saturday, June 1, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Amit Srivastava, Head of Lunar Architecture at the Andy Thomas Center for Space Resources at the University of Adelaide. You can connect with Amit on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Australian Space Architecture Challenge on their website. Selected Reading Galactic Energy sets domestic record with 2 rocket launches in 3 days - CGTN China to impose export controls on certain aviation, space equipment - CGTN NASA Welcomes Peru as 41st Artemis Accords Signatory NASA Welcomes Slovakia as New Artemis Accords Signatory NASA Updates Coverage for Boeing’s Starliner Launch, Docking Space Force Leverages Commercial Data Analytics to Aid Combatant Commands in New Ways- Space Systems Command BlackSky Wins $7 Million Dynamic Space-Based Imagery and Analytics Services Contract Renewal with Legacy International Government Customer Sidus Space’s LizzieSat-1 Successfully Transmits Data from Orbit through the Power of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Rapid Delivery Platform- Business Wire Scout Space “Sparrow” Successfully Captures First In-Space Image CisLunar Industries Earns Space Heritage Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry unveil world's first wooden satellite - The Japan Times Trailblazers to Lead ISSRDC Panel on Cancer Research, Regenerative Medicine, and In-Space Manufacturing Momentus Receives Nasdaq Deficiency Notification Regarding Delayed Form 10-Q- Business Wire Paragon Announces Water Purification System EDU for Starlab NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finds Most Distant Known Galaxy T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indian commercial space company Agnikul Cosmos launched the Agnibaan rocket for the first time. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 88 lifts off carrying about 3 tons of food, propellant, and other supplies for the astronauts living aboard the International Space Station. INNOSPACE has signed launch service agreements with Brazil’s Federal University of Maranhão and Castro Leite Consultoria, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests today are Nathan Butler and Barry Creighton from Brigham Young University’s rocket team. You can find out more about the Spaceport America Cup at SoundingRocket.org. Selected Reading Indian space startup Agnikul launches country's second privately built rocket- Reuters Watch Russian cargo ship launch toward the ISS this morning- Space INNOSPACE Signs Agreements on HANBIT-Nano Rocket to Launch Brazilian Satellites and Inertial System- Business Wire SLIM Sleeps in this Month – SpacePolicyOnline.com Momentus Receives Contract from DARPA to Pave the Way for Large-Scale Space Structures- Business Wire Virgin Galactic Receives NYSE Continued Listing Standard Notice- Business Wire Rocket Lab Sets Date for Second NASA PREFIRE Launch- Business Wire North Korean Military Satellite Launch Fails – SpacePolicyOnline.com Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes New President – Dave Cavossa Shetland spaceport prepares for first rocket launch after official opening T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) satellite for ESA and JAXA. Chinese commercial company Galactic Energy launched their second sea-based mission of the Ceres 1 rocket. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has launched the Neo Space Group focused on the space industry, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Maria Varmazis, N2K host of T-Minus Space Daily, talks with WiCyS Executive Director Lynn Dohm and N2K's Simone Petrella, Dr. Heather Monthie, and Jeff Welgan about the 2024 Cyber Talent Study. You can find out more about the study here. Selected Reading ESA - EarthCARE launched to study role of clouds and aerosols in Earth's climate Galactic Energy makes second sea-based launch mission - Chinadaily.com.cn Chinese, Omani AI satellite companies to cooperate on urban planning - CGTN Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund launches new group to boost space industry MDA Space Joins Starlab Space as Strategic Partner, Equity Owner in Commercial Space Station Joint Venture Redwire Expands Investment in Artificial Intelligence Strategy to Enhance its Space Domain Awareness Capabilities- Business Wire AST SpaceMobile and Verizon Announce Plans to Target 100 Percent Geographical Coverage of the Continental United States from Space on Premium 850 MHz Cellular Spectrum- Business Wire Intelsat Delivers Unprecedented Connectivity To Palau With Dual-Satellite Solution- Business Wire Terran Orbital Expands Leadership Team with Focus on Growth and Profitability- Business Wire Space Force Eyes Better EW Test and Training Ranges with New Contract Awards 15 Years Ago: First Time all Partners Represented aboard the International Space Station - NASA T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocket Lab launched the first of two back-to-back launches for NASA’s PREFIRE. SpaceX is targeting June 5th for the fourth test flight of its Starship spacecraft, pending regulatory approvals. The Spaceport Company has been awarded a contract by the Defense Innovation Unit to deliver cargo from their mobile space launch complex, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Aunika Yasui, Captain of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s High Power Rocketry Club. You can find out more about the 2024 Spaceport America Cup at SoundingRocket.org. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First of Two Climate Science Satellites for NASA- Business Wire Elon Musk's SpaceX Raptor engine test ends in a fiery explosion, Starship launch schedule remains unaffected - BusinessToday The Spaceport Company Signs Contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to Demonstrate Novel Sea-Based Space Launch Infrastructure Rivada Space Networks Announces New Partners at AsiaTechX 2024 Orbit Announces Successful Trial Of Airtrx30 Satcom Terminal Over Viasat Global Xpress (Gx) Satellite https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874315/000143774924018333/satl20240522_6k.htm ESA Awards Contracts for Spain’s Contribution to Atlantic Constellation China's Shenzhou-18 crew completes first extravehicular activity - CGTN Korea's inaugural space agency officially launches Space Force to accept Air Force Reserve volunteers for full-time positions America Is Getting Ready for Space Warfare - WSJ 'It's once in a lifetime': Man finds heavy, mysterious object in North Carolina mountains T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst, CSO, and Senior Fellow, commemorates Memorial Day. References: Abraham Lincoln, 1863. The Gettysburg Address [Speech]. Abraham Lincoln Online. Amanda Onion, Original 2009, Updated 2023. Memorial Day 2022: Facts, Meaning & Traditions [Essay]. HISTORY. Brent Hugh, 2021. A Brief History of “John Brown’s Body” [Essay]. Digital History. Bob Zeller, 2022. How Many Died in the American Civil War? [Essay]. HISTORY. General George Marshall, 2014. President Lincoln’s Letter to Mrs Bixby [Movie Clip - Saving Private Ryan]. YouTube. JOHN LOGAN, 1868. Logan’s Order Mandating Memorial Day [Order]. John A. Logan College. John Williams, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2012. The People’s House: Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Song]. Apple Music. John Williams, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2012. The Blue and the Grey: Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Song]. Apple Music - Web Playe. Livia Albeck-Ripka, 2023. A Brief History of Memorial Day [Essay]. The New York Times. Paul Robeson, 2021. John Brown’s Body [Song]. YouTube. Robert Rodat (Writer), Steven Spielberg (Director), Harve Presnell (Actor), 1998. Saving Private Ryan [Movie]. IMDb. Staff, 2020. A Brief Biography of General John A. Logan [Biography]. John A. Logan College. Staff, 2024. Civil War Timeline [WWW Document], American Battlefield Trust. Thomas Jefferson, 1776. Declaration of Independence: [Transcription]. National Archives. Winston Churchil, 1940. Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Winston Churchill Speeches [Speech]. YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We need to extend cybersecurity into space. Learn about the different vulnerabilities in space that currently exist (and will increase in the future) with Rebel Space CEO Carrie Hernandez Marshall. You can connect with Carrie on LinkedIn and learn more about Rebel Space on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee pushes for NASA to maintain their schedule, and avoid cost overruns and hold contractors accountable for the Artemis program. A resolution to use space to boost European competitiveness has been agreed to by the European Space Agency and the European Union at the conclusion of a Space Council summit held in Brussels. Amazon’s ​​Project Kuiper is actively deorbiting its two prototype satellites ahead of a full-scale deployment of its satellite constellation, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Ron Birk, Principal Director for the Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate at the Aerospace Corporation. You can connect with Ron on LinkedIn and learn more about the Aerospace Corporation on their website. Selected Reading Senate CJS Appropriators See Artemis as Top NASA Priority – SpacePolicyOnline.com ESA and the EU resolve to strengthen Europe's competitiveness through space Twelve European countries sign up to zero debris space treaty – Euractiv Amazon’s Project Kuiper actively deorbits prototype satellites RFP - Space Test Experiment Platform (STEP) 2.0 House proposal could derail Air Force plan to move space Guard units Space Force wants 7 new telescopes in Hawaii. Local residents say 'no' Viasat and Azercosmos to expand satellite services across EMEA and Asia SatixFy Announces First Quarter 2024 Results- Business Wire Policewoman Lai Ka-ying is Hong Kong’s first to land prestigious space role- The Standard Space Force to hold annual Tactically Responsive Space demos NASA Selects Technology Transfer Services Contractor The Tesla Elon Musk Launched Into Space Has A 22 Percent Chance Of Hitting Earth (Eventually)- IFLScience T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence & Space UK worth €340 million for the development of its Vigil satellite. ESA’s Euclid mission has released five new images along with first scientific results. The University of Leicester in the UK and ispace have entered into a strategic consulting agreement to explore lunar night survivability, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest is Science Journalist and Author, Brad Bergan. You can connect with Brad on LinkedIn. SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier will be available from June 4, 2024. Selected Reading Airbus to build ESA’s Vigil space weather forecasting mission ESA's Euclid celebrates first science with sparkling cosmic views ispace and University of Leicester Collaborate on Lunar Night Survival Technology- Business Wire Yahsat partners with Eutelsat Group to leverage EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite to drive growth across its global footprint China's low-orbit satellite internet expands abroad - CGTN NASA, Mission Partners Assessing Launch Opportunities for Crew Flight Test Space Force Training HQ Gets Official Nod to Come to Space Coast Intelsat to Extend Life of Additional Satellites with Mission Extension Vehicles- Business Wire Firefly Aerospace Backers Explore $1.5 Billion Sale - BNN Bloomberg Vaya Space Awarded SBIR Phase I Hybrid Rocket Ejector-Ramjet Airbreathing Hypersonic Missile Study Ceres Robotics, Inc. Completes Preliminary Design Review of B5 Lunar Lander 'Heartbreaking for our team': Founders push forward after losing contact with Aussie satellite https://www.instagram.com/p/C7RU_YrxYQz/?igsh=b3lkZHB3dGdmYTh5&img_index=1 T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA postpones the crewed flight test for Boeing's Starliner indefinitely. Viasat shares have tumbled after the company delivered its quarterly update forecasting its annual revenue below Wall Street estimates. Thales Alenia Space has signed a first phase contract worth €25m with the European Space Agency to demonstrate a complete cargo delivery service to and from space stations in low-Earth orbit by 2028, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Casey DeRaad, CEO of NewSpace Nexus. You can connect with Casey on LinkedIn and learn more about the State of the Space Industrial Base on the website. Selected Reading Boeing Starliner's helium leak adds another delay to debut crew flight- Reuters Viasat Releases Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency to develop a Low Earth Orbit Cargo Return Service ESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois assigned for Space Station mission Russia denies U.S. charge that it put anti-satellite weapon in space- Reuters Defense Innovation Unit, DoD Mission Partners Join Forces To Combat 5G Interference Challenges Redwire Awarded Contract by European Space Agency to Develop Robotic Arm Prototype for Argonaut Lunar Lander to Support International Lunar Exploration- Business Wire Planet and BASF Digital Farming Expand Strategic Partnership to Enhance Smart Farming Solutions From Space- Business Wire SR sa pripojí k Dohodám Artemis týkajúcim sa vesmírneho prieskumu Opinion | Solar storms aren’t the apocalypse. But Earth should prepare now. - Washington Post NASA's Heliophysics Experiment to Study Sun on European Mission T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA has selected BAE Systems to develop a $450 million instrument for NOAA’s GeoXO satellite program. The US Space Systems Command has awarded Starfish Space a $37.5 million Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract. ESA’s Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force says that the launch period and the first attempt for launch will happen within the first two weeks of July, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests today are Brianna Bace and Unal Tatar PhD. You can connect with Brianna and Unal on LinkedIn, and read their article on "Law in Orbit: International Legal Perspectives on Cyberattacks Targeting Space Systems" on Science Direct. Selected Reading NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Ocean Color Instrument for NOAA Space Systems Command awards $37.5 million STRATFI contract to Starfish Space Inc. for Otter satellite augmented maneuver mission ESA - Ariane 6 joint update report, 21 May 2024 Russia fails in rival UN bid on nuclear, other weapons in space - Reuters NASA Study Provides New Look at Orbital Debris, Potential Solutions NASA, Sierra Space Deliver Dream Chaser to Florida for Launch Preparation Sidus Space Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update China sends four high-resolution satellites into space - CGTN China unveils 1st radar network data for global space weather forecast - CGTN ASCEND Diverse Dozen Artemis Accords for sustainable space exploration - Canada welcomes partners from around the world T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA has selected four companies to provide spacecraft and related services, including acquiring spacecraft components and equipment, in support of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. China’s first vertical high-altitude simulation test bench for liquid rocket engines successfully completed its ground testing last week. Blue Origin successfully launched the NS-25 crewed mission taking six new astronauts to the edge of space, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Jennifer Speers, VP of Engineering at Merrick & Company. You can connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn and learn more about Merrick on their website. Selected Reading NASA Awards Contracts for Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition Services Boeing Starliner's debut crewed flight delayed again to check helium leak | Reuters Blue Origin Completes 25th Mission to Space with Six Crew Onboard Thales and Pasqal Report Quantum Satellite Breakthrough China completes testing of a new bench for liquid rocket engines - CGTN We have launched world's first autonomous in-space welding system Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) Flat6Labs Announces Investment in SARsatX, Space Tech Startup in KSA and UAE - SpaceTech in Gulf Region New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit - The New York Times Vipin Narang Named DOD Acting Assistant Secretary for Space Policy - GovCon Wire Inmarsat Launches Nexuswave: A Game-Changing 'bonded' Network Service For Maritime Communications Zebrafish on China's space station in good condition: experts-Xinhua T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Humanity has long imagined what living in space looks like. We’ve seen it in Sci-Fi movies, series and graphic novels but science fiction will soon become science reality. What do the future habitats in space look like? We speak to Shawn Buckley, Vice President of Destinations at Sierra Space to hear their vision. You can connect with Shawn on LinkedIn and learn more about Sierra Space’s Destinations on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA and ESA signed an agreement to expand NASA’s work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover. Aerospacelab has broken ground on its new manufacturing facility. Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has appointed Juan Carlos Cortés Pulido as the first director of the Spanish Space Agency, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Steve Taylor, President of the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA). You can find out more about ESRA and the Spaceport America Cup by visiting soundingrocket.org or on the Cup website. Selected Reading NASA, European Space Agency Unite to Land Europe’s Rover on Mars Aerospacelab breaks ground on Europe's largest satellite manufacturing facility New Spanish Space Agency Chief Named - European Spaceflight Tanzania plans to establish space agency, satellite in 2024/2025 fiscal year Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028- Reuters LeoLabs Receives Order from NOAA's Office of Space Commerce to Continue Advancing the National Space Traffic Coordination System Scout Space Awarded Contract to Develop Efficient Collision Analysis Framework The Karman Project announces global space leaders selected for 2024 Fellowship National Security Space Association's Moorman Center for Space Studies Paper Release: "Russia's Space-Based, Nuclear-Armed Anti-Satellite Weapon: Implications and Response Options" T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT&T and AST SpaceMobile have entered a definitive commercial agreement to provide a space-based broadband network direct to everyday cell phones. Spire Global has announced Q1 financial results with revenue at $25.7 million, representing 6% year-over-year growth. The NASA-led Artemis Accords welcomes Lithuania as its 40th signatory, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is former NASA Astronaut and former head of NOAA, Dr. Kathy Sullivan. This chat was shared from the Inter Astra Podcast Network. Over 120 episodes of Kathy Sullivan Explores and more can be found at https://interastra.space/. Selected Reading AT&T and AST SpaceMobile Announce Definitive Commercial Agreement AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and First Quarter 2024 Results Spire Global Announces First Quarter 2024 Results- Business Wire Booz Allen IDs Top 10 Emerging Technologies for DOD and National Security- Business Wire Private mission to save Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show : NPR China’s giant Xuntian space telescope faces further delay until late 2026 Artemis Accords Reach 40 Signatories as NASA Welcomes Lithuania New roadmap for pro-growth regulation in UK space sector launched as Science Minister launches new National Space Operations Centre - GOV.UK Saudi Center for Space Futures will support lunar mission and $2tn global space economy, NASA chief tells Asharq TV | Arab News Swedish delegation visits Rice campus with eye on space exploration- Rice News Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help moonwalkers recover from falls | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight pushed to Tuesday May 21st. Blue Origin has announced that its seventh human flight, NS-25, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas this Sunday, May 19. Axiom has announced that they are partnering with Virgin Galactic to send Turkish Space Agency astronaut Tuva Atasever on a suborbital flight on June 8 to conduct microgravity research, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Immigration Lawyer Sophie Alcorn. You can connect with Sophie on LinkedIn and learn more about her practice and podcast on her website. Selected Reading NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Eyes Next Launch Opportunity New Shepard’s Crewed NS-25 Mission Targets Liftoff on May 19- Blue Origin Axiom Space Partners with Virgin Galactic to Send Second Turkish Astronaut to Space SpaceX launches 50th Falcon 9 rocket of 2024 on Starlink mission – Spaceflight Now ESA - The spacecraft control centre of the future AAC Clyde Space wins SEK 27.0 M order for 16U satellite ISS National Lab Announces Up to $750,000 in Funding for Technology Development in Low Earth Orbit Space Force should consider alternative launch sites, lawmakers say 173: In Orbit with Alice Carruth: Insights on Space Exploration, Communication, and Innovation | Alcorn Immigration Law Astreas Delivers Chocolate Spheres to International Space Station- Newswire T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terran Orbital releases Q1 financial results and news of a new subcontract with Lockheed Martin to produce 18 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency Tranche 2 Tracking Layer. Voyager is partnering with NASA on the joint development of an airlock for the Mars Transit Vehicle. NASA appoints a new Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO), and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Uma Bruegman, Executive Director of the Space Safety Institute at The Aerospace Corporation. You can connect with Uma on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Aerospace Corporation on their website. Selected Reading Terran Orbital Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results- Business Wire Terran Orbital is Awarded Subcontract by Lockheed Martin for SDA’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer- Business Wire Voyager Space Awarded by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to Develop New Airlock Concept NASA Names First Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer ispace EUROPE and CDS Sign Payload Service Agreement to Transport Precise Location Measurement Technology to the Moon £9 million funding for satellite instruments to monitor climate - GOV.UK Kingston University Rocket Engineering team building the most powerful 3D-printed rocket by students in the UK - News News- Marble Imaging Life360 Partners with Hubble Network to Build Global Location Tracking Network Aiming to Leapfrog Apple and Google ULA could fly dummy payload on next Vulcan launch if Dream Chaser is delayed - SpaceNews ESA - A cosmic chronicle T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Senate approves the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization act, which reauthorizes both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for five years. Viasat has selected Loft Orbital as a partner for its Real-Time Space Relay service. NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Bryce Kennedy, President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP). You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn and learn more about ACSP on their website. Selected Reading Senate Overwhelmingly Approves FAA Reauthorization Act Viasat Selects Loft Orbital for NASA Communications Services Project Real-Time Space Relay Service Demonstration NASA and JAXA to operate XRISM as-is despite instrument issue - SpaceNews NASA Awards Expand Research Capabilities at Institutions Nationwide Infinite Orbits Raises €12M to Build the First Solution For Satellite Life Extension Redwire Announces Development of New European-Built Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) Spacecraft Platform called Phantom- Business Wire SWISSto12 supplies Northrop Grumman with critical Radio Frequency products for a GEOStar-3 Commercial Satellite Program- Business Wire China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a 'shared future'- AP News Geomagnetic Storm Affecting GPS Signals - May 2024 - Landmark Implement https://twitter.com/jotajotahermes/status/1789732990655820212 Eutelsat Considers Selling its Ground Network - Via Satellite Insight: Musk's SpaceX is quick to build in Texas, slow to pay its bills- Reuters SpinLaunch Board Announces Leadership Transition- Business Wire From outer space? Sask. farmers baffled after discovering strange wreckage in field T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Milo Space Science Institute makes space exploration accessible to countries around the world with University-led missions that transform the way we think about engaging in space exploration and innovative business models that reduce the cost of entry. You can connect with David on LinkedIn and learn more about the Milo Space Science Institute on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forecasters warn that a geomagnetic storm is expected to impact the Earth this weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of issuing a commercial launch Vehicle Operator License for proposed SpaceX Starship operations at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Clark County has approved plans for the first phase of construction for a Las Vegas spaceport, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest is Rachel Tillman, Founder of The Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project. You can connect with Rachel on LinkedIn and learn more about the Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project on their website. Selected Reading 'Severe Geomagnetic Storm' May Hit Earth Today: Everything You Need to Know https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/228 SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Project at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A Starlink On Track to Hit $6.6B in Revenue This Year, Quilty Report Estimates - Via Satellite Construction can start on first phase of Las Vegas Spaceport NASA Glenn Looking to Lease Facilities NASA Administrator to Engage Officials in Italy, Vatican, Saudi Arabia Pakistan's orbiter ICUBE-Q beams back first image from lunar orbit ASLI Announces Colloquium Series on African Space Program Should commercial space companies contribute to the FAA the way airlines do? : NPR MDA Space Announces 2024 Annual And Special Meeting Results And New Board Chair Appointment Awards — Women's Aerospace Network https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/233 T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX has exceeded the amount of launches from its Kennedy Space Center pad that was held by NASA’s Space Shuttle. Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser Tenacity, has successfully completed its rigorous environmental test suite at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in readiness for first flight. MDA Space has released its Q1 financial report, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is John Quinn, Co-founder and CEO at Exos Aerospace. You can connect with John on LinkedIn and learn more about Exos Aerospace on their website. Selected Reading SpaceX breaks Space Shuttle pad record with Falcon 9 Starlink mission – Spaceflight Now SpaceX fires up Starship rocket for upcoming 5th test flight (photos, video)- Space Sierra Space Reinvents Space Transportation with Dream Chaser® MDA Reports First Quarter 2024 Results Terran Orbital Releases Inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance Report- Business Wire China launches its 1st MEO broadband communication satellite - CGTN Joint Bahraini-Egyptian Venture Secures Spot on 2026 Chinese Lunar Exploration Mission- Space in Africa Signing Of The ESA-SATCEN Administrative Arrangement U.S. National Science Foundation suspends UTEP's aerospace grant - KVIA Lab to provide optical payload for upcoming U.S. Space Force mission- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory John McFall: Para-astronaut on a mission to open up space DoubleTree by Hilton Chocolate Chip Cookie – First Food Ever Baked in Space – Touches Down in New Display at the Smithsonian T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA and ULA have confirmed that the next launch attempt of the Boeing Starliner will be May 17 at the earliest. D-Orbit’s ION satellite has come within 1 kilometer of Starfish Space’s Otter Pup to collect data. Redwire Space has successfully 3D bioprinted the first live human heart tissue sample through its 3D BioFabrication Facility onboard the International Space Station, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Sara Kelley, Program Director at the Endeavour Scholarship Organization. You can connect with Sara on LinkedIn and learn more about the Endeavour Scholarship on their website. Selected Reading Atlas 5 valve repair will delay Starliner’s first crewed mission to May 17 at the earliest – Spaceflight Now Starfish Space and D-Orbit complete orbital rendezvous, bringing Otter Pup mission to a close- TechCrunch Redwire Pioneering Biopharma Production in Space by Successfully Bioprinting Live Human Heart Tissue and Delivering Second Batch of PIL-BOX Pharmaceutical Crystal Experiments Chang'e-6 probe enters moon orbit - CGTN Space Tech Startup Xona Raises $19M Series A for its Cutting-Edge Satellite Navigation Service BlackSky Reports First Quarter 2024 Results- Business Wire Virgin Galactic Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update ESA - Mission control ready for EarthCARE despite disruption Space sustainability conference kicks off with £1.8 million for tech innovation - GOV.UK State and Federal Space Stakeholders Release Florida Spaceport System Maritime Intermodal Transportation Study Feasibility Phase Report Sweden's Esrange Gets its First Orbital Launch Customer - European Spaceflight POLARIS Spaceplanes Moves Ahead with New MIRA Prototypes - European Spaceflight Lonestar Data Holdings Unveils Revolutionary "Freedom Payload" Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group for Second Lunar Data Center Mission T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A noisy oxygen pressure relief valve on the ULA Atlas V's Centaur second stage causes a scrub for Boeing’s Starliner crewed testflight. Privateer Space has raised $56.5 million and also acquired analytics firm Orbital Insight. Rocket Lab has completed the first full assembly of its new Archimedes 3D printed, reusable, rocket engine for the Neutron medium lift launch vehicle, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is DC-based Space Policy Expert Brendan Curry. You can connect with Brendan on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Atlas V Starliner CFT Welcome to the Crew, Orbital Insight! - Privateer Space Rocket Lab Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results Reflecting Year-on-Year Revenue Growth of 69%, Sequential Quarterly Growth of 55%, and Continued Growth in Q2 2024- Business Wire Rocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build, Begins Engine Test Campaign- Business Wire Rocket Lab Selects Subcontractors to Support SDA Satellite Constellation Development- Business Wire Sidus Space is teammate on $30M Intuitive Machines-led Moon RACER Team for the NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services Contract to Support the Agency’s Artemis Campaign NGA Announces First Commercial Solutions Opening- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency creating space intel hub China launches new Long March-6C, puts 4 satellites into orbit - CGTN NATO plans to defend space but will have to work with the commercial sector for its tech- Euronews General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of space arms race resolution- UN News AST SpaceMobile Welcomes Andrew Johnson as New Chief Legal Officer- Business Wire US Sailing’s Hans Henken sets course for space after Paris 2024 T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices