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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

It’s launch day for Boeing's Starliner and its two crew. NASA is reportedly assessing its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches by 200%. Two NASA veterans will be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 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 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 Boeing prepares for Starliner's first crewed launch into space after several setbacks NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches- TechCrunch Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals RTX's advanced ground system for space-based missile warning now operational RTX's new generation of commercial satellite imagers launches with Maxar's WorldView Legion Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance Unveil FireSat Constellation, a Revolutionary Space Mission to Transform Global Wildfire Response China-France space cooperation benefits global scientific research - CGTN Samples from China's Shenzhou-17 mission delivered to scientists - CGTN ‘China’s Cape Canaveral’ is booming, fueled by moon mission and space program- CNN ARMD Solicitations VC-backed start-ups aren’t getting rocket fuel from the government, says Gilmour Space founder Universities Space Research Association Elects Three Universities to the Association NASA Is Helping Protect Tigers, Jaguars, and Elephants. Here’s How. 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 lifted off from Wenchang early this morning via a Long March 5 rocket. HyImpulse launches the rocket "SR75" from Australia's Southern Launch Range in Koonibba. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified gaps in NASA's cybersecurity measures for spacecraft acquisition, emphasizing the need for updated policies and standards, 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 Isabelle Crossley and Alex Walker from Durham University’s rocketry team. You can find out more about Durham’s Rocketry Team on their website and learn more about the Spaceport America Cup at SoundingRocket.org. Selected Reading China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon- Reuters HyImpulse: German space company successfully launches first commercially viable launch vehicle GAO report indicates that NASA should update spacecraft acquisition policies and standards for cybersecurity - Industrial Cyber NASA Technology Grants to Advance Moon to Mars Space Exploration Hubble Network's Bluetooth to Space Connection First Two WorldView Legion Spacecraft Performing Well After Launch- Maxar Sierra Space Continues to Lead the Industry in the Development of the First Business-Ready Commercial Space Station- Business Wire Satellogic Releases Open Dataset for AI Model Training- Business Wire NewSpace Ignitor Program National Space Day 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

Our sister podcast the Spycast hosted by Curator of the International Spy Museum Andrew Hammond, spoke to Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb. Avi is an Israeli-American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology. He’s also a best selling novelist and in 2012, TIME magazine selected him as one of the 25 most influential people in space. Andrew spoke to Avi Loeb about his theory of what is out there in the universe. You can listen to the SpyCast, produced by N2K, on the website thecyberwire.com/podcasts/spycast. 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’s Inspector General’s Office releases its report on the Artemis 1 mission. China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe has completed a final systematic joint rehearsal ahead of Friday’s launch. South Korean healthcare company Boryung, has launched the 2024 Humans In Space (HIS) Challenge in collaboration with global partners, 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 Marc Kneppers, satellite cybersecurity expert at Dominant Information Solutions Canada (DISC). You can connect with Marc on LinkedIn and learn more about DISC on their website. Selected Reading NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit NASA Selects Commercial Service Studies to Enable Mars Robotic Science NASA Doubles Down, Advances Six Innovative Tech Concepts to New Phase NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Air Quality Instrument for NOAA SSC Next Gen OPIR Polar Program completes Space Vehicle CDR China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe ready for launch after final rehearsal - CGTN Pakistan's moon mission, aboard Chinese rocket, set for launch tomorrow Boryung Launches 2024 Humans In Space Challenge: Sending Experiments into Orbit NRO’s first batch of next-generation spy satellites set for launch - SpaceNews ‘Galactic 07’ Mission Launch Window Opens June 8 Missing Satellite Found After 25 Years of Being Lost in 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

Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems has secured a $413 million dollar contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA). NASA Administrator Bill Nelson asks the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to pass a pending domestic supplemental appropriations bill that includes money to build a deorbit vehicle for the International Space Station. Astroscale Holdings has been approved by the Tokyo Stock Exchange to list the company’s shares on the Growth Market of the TSE, 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 Tuana Yazici, Chair & CEO of Tuana Group, and the non-profit AeroAI Global Solutions. You can connect with Tuana on LinkedIn and learn more about her program on the website. Selected Reading Boeing subsidiary to power space defense FAA Learning Period to Get Another Extension – SpacePolicyOnline.com Nelson Pleads With Congress to Fund ISS Deorbit Vehicle – SpacePolicyOnline.com Portal Press Release Astroscale Obtains Approval to List on Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market Blue Skies Space raises £2M to open up access to satellite data - Tech.eu ATLAS Space Operations to Support Blue Origin's Blue Ring DarkSky-1 Mission Umbra Advances to Phase II of the DARPA DRIFT Program Exolaunch Successfully Deploys NASA’s ACS3 Satellite- Business Wire GovExec Announces the Founding Underwriters for The GovExec Space Project Breaking news! The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO) Telescope Site Completion Ceremony Holds 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

SES has agreed to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for a cash consideration of $3.1 billion and certain contingent value rights. Kuva Space has been awarded a €1.8 million contract to participate in the European Space Agency’s Continuous Saftey Services program. The Shenzhou 17 crew have returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission aboard the China’s Tiangong 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 is Musa Mishamo, founder of Kilimanjaro Mobile Planetarium. You can find out more about the Kilimanjaro Mobile Planetarium on their website. Selected Reading SES to acquire Intelsat in compelling transaction focused on the future Helsinki-based Kuva Space received a €1.8 million contract to join ESA's civil security from space program- EU-Startups Unseenlabs Announces Next-Generation Satellite Constellation for 2026 to Monitor Sea, Land, and Space Environments from Space- Business Wire Preligens joins Capella's Analytics Partner Program to accelerate the development of Advanced SAR-Based Geospatial Analytics Chinese astronauts return to earth after six months in space - ABC News China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' side- Reuters Boosting Australian-Indian commercial space partnerships KBR Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results NASA’s Optical Comms Demo Transmits Data Over 140 Million Miles Slingshot Aerospace Report Reveals Increasing Risks of Operating in Space Most U.S. governors oppose moving some National Guard units to Space Force NASA Administrator Names New Stennis Space Center Director Asteroid Institute and Google Cloud Identify 27,500 New Asteroids, Revolutionizing Minor Planet Discovery with Cloud 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

SpaceX launches a pair of the European Commission’s Galileo satellites. Spire Global has announced that they have entered into a multi-million-dollar deal with a financial firm to provide its High-Resolution Weather Forecast model. The Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) recommends that the Commercial Space Transportation Office (AST) be moved out of the FAA, 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 Dr. Stefan Frey, CEO and Co-Founder of Vyoma. You can connect with Stefan on LinkedIn, and learn more about Vyoma on their website. Selected Reading EUSPA takes over the latest Galileo satellites in Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP), after their successful injection into orbit- EU Agency for the Space Programme Spire Global Secures Multi-Million Dollar Deal with Financial Firm for Weather Forecasts- Business Wire GAF AG awarded contract for CAP-Area Monitoring 2024 in Bavaria Advisory committee recommends moving FAA commercial space office out of the agency - SpaceNews Ceres Robotics, Inc. Announces “MoonPower Lunar Grid” and wins NASA Contract Evolution Space Conducts Full-Scale Tactical Solid Motor Test In Response To Growing Demand ASES and Turkish Space Agency Sign MoU to Promote Space Activities in Senegal- Space in Africa China releases first images captured by X-ray satellite Einstein Probe - CGTN China's Shenzhou-17 crew completes handover, return set for April 30 - CGTN NASA’s Hubble Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue SpaceX making progress on Starship in-space refueling technologies - SpaceNews Watch Are India's Space Ambitions Election-Proof? - Bloomberg Testing Novel 3D Mapping Technology to Transform Space Exploration and Benefit Industries on Earth 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

Astroscale’s Active Debris Removal demo satellite the ADRAS-J closes in on its target. Boeing and NASA are proceeding with plans for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft’s first Crew Flight Test following a Flight Test Readiness Review. True Anomaly has let go of as much as 25% of its workforce and canceled its summer intern programs, 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 Matthew Cosby, Director of Space Engineering at Goonhilly Earth Station. You can connect with Matthew on LinkedIn and learn more about Goonhilly on their website. Selected Reading Astroscale Unveils World’s First Image of Space Debris Captured through Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Astroscale Japan Selected for Phase II of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Program ispace-U.S. Announces Official Launch Of Data Relay Service Enabled By Two Relay Satellites Shenzhou-18 astronauts enter space station, in-orbit handover to be completed in five daysA NASA gives Starliner ‘go to proceed’ Defense startup True Anomaly lays off around 25%, cancels summer internship- TechCrunch Agile Space Industries to provide propulsion capability for True Anomaly to enable dynamic space operations L3Harris Technologies Reports Strong First Quarter 2024 Results, Increases 2024 Profitability Guidance | Business Wire Gravitics Awarded US Space Force Contract for Tactically Responsive Space Development NASA Finds New Homes for Artemis Generation of 'Moon Trees' Across US ISS National Lab-Sponsored Research Could Produce Nanomaterials for Life-Saving Therapies and Precision Drug Delivery Lego reveals NASA Artemis rocket, Milky Way galaxy sets coming in May- 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

After building a successful career in space systems, it took a layoff to push three founders to start a highly successful aerospace training company. CEO Shawn Linam tells her story of how she launched Arizona-based Qwaltec and what it’s like to be a role model for women in aerospace. You can connect with Shawn on LinkedIn and learn more about Qwaltec 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

Russia vetoes a US-led United Nations draft resolution on the peaceful use of outer space. China has launched a new crew of astronauts to their Tiangong Space station. Redwire has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Boryung Corporation to support Boryung’s Humans In Space program, 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 Jason Michaud, Founder and CEO at Stardust Technologies. You can connect with Jason on LinkedIn and learn more about Stardust on their website. Selected Reading Russia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space- UN News Watch China launch 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station today China’s Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report China facilitates developing nations to learn about space exploration - Global Times Redwire Signs MOU with Boryung to Support its Trailblazing Humans In Space Program for Global Human Health mu Space and RBC Signals Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Satellite Ground Station Facilities Project SaxaVord Spaceport granted range licence by Civil Aviation Authority The Spaceport Company Signs Agreement with Maritime Launch to Provide Tracking and Telemetry Stations for Spaceport Nova Scotia- Business Wire Honeywell Delivers Strong First Quarter Results And Beats Earnings Guidance Aegis Aerospace Closes Strategic Acquisition RTX awarded $344 million contract to modernize electronics unit for missile development program Unlocking Space for Dual Use Request for Information Signs of spiders from Mars 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 launches its fifth mission of the year called "Beginning of the Swarm", deploying two satellites to two different orbits. SpaceX’s Starlink 6-53 mission deploys another 23 satellites and completes the 300th booster landing. JAXA has been communicating with the SLIM probe after it survives a third lunar night, 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 Rachana Mamidi, Space Engineer and Podcaster. You can connect with Rachana on LinkedIn and listen to “Those Space People” on the website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellites ~500km Apart to Separate Orbits For KAIST and NASA https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782898782885339562 NASA’s CloudSat Ends Mission Peering Into the Heart of Clouds Japan Moon probe survives 3rd lunar night Cause for concern: US watching China’s ‘breathtakingly fast’ space development ‘very, very closely’, top commander says- South China Morning Post USSPACECOM visit cements commitment to bolstering the Alliance in Korea- Pacific Air Forces Vote on Draft Resolution on Weapons of Mass Destruction in Outer Space : What's In Blue NASA Nurtures Promising Tech Ideas from Small Businesses NASA has a plan to clean up space junk—but is going green enough? National Defence Strategy: a missed opportunity for space- The Strategist Hubble Has Accidentally Discovered Over a Thousand Asteroids - Universe Today 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 Jet Propulsion Laboratory receives usable data from Voyager 1 once again. Satellogic has signed a letter of intent with O.N.E. Amazon to support the Internet of Forests, a large-scale sensor network to monitor key variables within the Amazon rainforest. Lockheed Martin files Q1 financial reports, 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 Sean Kane, VP, Strategy And Business Development at Mott Corporation. You can connect with Sean on LinkedIn, and learn more about Mott on their website. Selected Reading NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth Satellogic Signs Letter of Intent with O.N.E. Amazon to Support Building the Internet of Forests- Business Wire Lockheed Martin Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results Momentus Receives Nasdaq Deficiency Notification Regarding Delayed Form 10-K- Business Wire AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) Investor Notice: Robbins LLP Reminds Stockholders of the AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class Action- Business Wire SERA Partners with Blue Origin for Historic Space Mission PLD Space has achieved 120 million euros in funding to date NASA Announces 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge Winners Space Operations Command Takes Control of SBIRS Baseline Release Initiative Exclusive-Injury rates for Musk’s SpaceX exceed industry average for second year- 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC Starship Faces Performance Shortfall for Lunar Missions - AmericaSpace NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed 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 held a graduation ceremony for participants of their astronaut training program. UK-based space investment group Seraphim Space has launched its second VC fund. Slovenia has become the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords, 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 Libby Jackson, Head of Space Exploration at the UK Space Agency. You can connect with Libby on LinkedIn and learn more about UKSA on their website. Selected Reading ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony replay Seraphim Space launches second VC fund with nine investments already under its belt- TechCrunch ClearSpace Debris Removal Mission Passes Key Milestone - European Spaceflight Slovenia Signs Artemis Accords, Joins Pursuit of Safer Space - NASA Legislation to broaden Florida’s spaceport territory signed into law- The Capitolist Contracts For April 19, 2024 US aerospace company signs MoU with Southern Launch – SASIC Dhruva Space set for galactic growth Xi Jinping tightens grip on China’s military with new information warfare unit U.S. Statement - Agenda Item 12 - 63rd Session of the COPUOS LSC - April 2024 - U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna Happy Earth Day 2024! NASA picks 6 new airborne missions to study our changing planet- 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

Sen’s mission to livestream Earth in 4K launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX supply ship on March 21, 2024, bound for the International Space Station. Sen’s payload, called “SpaceTV-1”, will be hosted on the outside of the ISS through a commercial payload agreement with Airbus U.S. Space & Defence, supported by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory. Liam Kennedy joins Maria Varmazis to tell us more about getting the payload to space. You can connect with Liam on LinkedIn and sign up to see the livestream at Sen.com. 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

The European Space Agency and the European Union have signed an agreement to accelerate the use of space to improve life here on Earth. ESA has unveiled a high-grade full-scale Mock-up of the Lunar I-Hab which will be the Gateway International Habitation Module. The UK Space Agency has announced an £8m Space Portfolio within the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund, which is managed by Future Planet Capital, 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 Kier Fortier, Managing Director at Exolaunch USA and Exolaunch’s Chief Technology Officer Robert Sproles. You can learn more about Exolaunch on their website. Selected Reading ESA and the EU agree to accelerate the use of space Lunar I-Hab: Gateway International Habitation Module UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund Rapid rise of China's commercial space industry expected to continue - CGTN Federal Register :: Launch of a Reentry Vehicle as a Payload That Requires a Reentry Authorization To Return to Earth NASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Climate Mission to ‘Phone Home’ Rocket Lab Announces Board Change- Business Wire The race to fix space-weather forecasting before next big solar storm hits 'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs 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