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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

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released their 2024 Space Threat Assessment Report highlighting the proliferation of counterspace capabilities worldwide, particularly among major powers like China and Russia. MDA Space has been awarded a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station from 2025 to 2030. UK launch company Orbex has received £16.7m in a series C funding round, 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 Praveen Kurian and Joe Poist from SAIC. You can connect with Praveen and Joe on LinkedIn and learn more about SAIC on their website. Selected Reading Space Threat Assessment 2024 Nasa chief warns China is masking military presence in space with civilian programs Member Roundtable: The Space Race Returns MDA Space Awarded $250m Contract Extension To Support Robotics Operations On The International Space Station Iridium Announces First-Quarter 2024 Results https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/255 Orbex Secures £16.7m Investment for Rocket ‘Ramp Up’ Period D-Orbit Announces In-Orbit Edge Computing Collaboration with SkyServe STORM BlueHalo Completes USSF SCAR Program Milestone at Space Symposium Momentus and Ascent Solar Technologies Partner to Bring to Market Leading-Edge Solar Arrays- Business Wire TRANSFORMERS ONE Trailer Launch 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

Earth Observation company ICEYE announces an oversubscribed $93M growth funding round. The US Department of Defense has announced an award of $14.4 million to 5N+ Semiconductors to sustain and expand the capability to produce germanium substrates used in solar cells for defense and commercial satellites. NASA is asking the American aerospace community for feedback on nearly 190 national space technology needs or shortfalls it has identified for future space exploration and science endeavors, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Troy Morris, Co-founder and CEO at Kall Morris Inc. You can connect with Troy on LinkedIn and learn more about KMI on their website. Selected Reading ICEYE Raises Oversubscribed Growth Funding Round to Expand Global SAR Leadership Seraphim Space Q1 Index DOD Awards $14.4 Million to Sustain and Enhance the Space-Qualified Solar Cell Supply Chain NASA Space Tech Priorities NASA Selects New Crew for Next Simulated Mars Journey NASA Leadership to Visit Mexico, Strengthen Cooperation China prepares to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship - CGTN ABS “Agility Beyond Space” announces Appointment of Mark Rigolle as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dead satellites are filling space with trash. That could affect Earth’s magnetic field | Sierra Solter | The Guardian NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now Space Experts Debate How To De-Escalate Russian Threats Of Orbital War ESA - Sleeping giant surprises Gaia scientists 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 confirmed that the chunk of metal that crashed through a house in Florida, was part of equipment discarded from the International Space Station. NASA is seeking new ideas to keep its Mars Sample Return program afloat. Defense and Aerospace company L3Harris laid off workers in what the company is calling a cost-cutting move, 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 Lee Steinke, Chief Operating Officer at Cislunar Industries. You can connect with Lee on LinkedIn and learn more about Cislunar Industries on their website. Selected Reading NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/136 NASA Sets Path to Return Mars Samples, Seeks Innovative Designs L3Harris layoffs 2024: What to know, why they're happening Starliner Rollout Preparations Continue Comtech Partners with Eutelsat OneWeb to Deliver LEO Connectivity Services to Antarctica IntelBroker Claims Space-Eyes Breach, Targeting US National Security Data Advancing ‘Ahead of Ready’ with Next Generation Interceptor- Lockheed Martin The Pixel 9 reportedly gears up for satellite SOS support- Ars Technica NASA’s New Hubble E-Book Spotlights Universe’s Best-Kept Dark Secrets 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 launches a Long March-2D vehicle carrying the SuperView Neo 3-01 remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Test satellites Tiandu-1 and Tiandu-2, have successfully carried out experiments demonstrating their Earth-Moon transmission and routing. Japan’s Interstellar Technologies has signed a Framework Agreement for Launch Services with Italian space logistics company D-Orbit, 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. Craig Brown, Director of Investment at the UK Space Agency. You can connect with Craig on LinkedIn, and learn more about UKSA on their website. Selected Reading Long March-2D launches SuperView Neo 3-01 China's Tiandu satellites take Earth-Moon transmissions, routing tests - CGTN Interstellar and D-Orbit to Enter a Framework Agreement for Launch Services – Achieves Milestone in Asian Space Transport Aerospacelab Successfully Acquires AMOS Open Cosmos Contract NASA Welcomes Switzerland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory Contracts For April 4, 2024 Satellogic Announces $30 Million Strategic Investment from Tether Investments Limited NASA budget woes could doom $2 billion Chandra space telescope - The Washington Post National Guard Chief Makes Case for Space Guard: 'Would Work Exactly Like It is Right Now' 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

Retired NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott shares how her time in space has influenced her life as a crewmate on spaceship Earth. Nicole founded the Space For Art Foundation with an aim to unite a planetary community of children through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art. She shares her passion for art as a tool to inspire future generations of space explorers. You can connect with Nicole on LinkedIn and learn more Space For Art 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

Rocket Lab and True Anomaly have been selected by Space System’s Command to support the VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission (TacRS). SpaceX launched its second national security mission of the year, carrying a mission for the US Space Force called USSF-62 on a Falcon 9 rocket. Russia launched its Angara A5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, 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 ​​Clint Crosier, Director at AWS Aerospace and Satellite, and Jim Tran, Vice President of Government Solutions at Iridium. You can learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Selected by Space Systems Command to Build and Launch Spacecraft for Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) Mission- Business Wire True Anomaly Selected for $30M Space Systems Command Contract in Support of VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission SpaceX launches advanced weather satellite for US Space Force (video) FACT SHEET: Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Call to Action to Bring the Benefits of Space to Communities Across America- The White House U.S. government plans review of space technology export controls - SpaceNews Russia’s Angara A5 rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches ESA - Juice’s first year in space: “it’s real now” Australia's first locally-made orbital rocket goes vertical for the first time - ABC News UK and Canada enhance cooperation in space - GOV.UK 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 Japanese national will be the first non-American to land on the moon in an Artemis mission. The European Space Agency contracts Thales Alenia Space for the ExoMars 2028 mission. The US Space Force announces a new commercial space strategy, 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 ​​Salem El Nimri, Chief of Space Technology at AWS Aerospace and Satellite, and Declan Ganley, Chairman and CEO at Rivada Space Networks. You can learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. Selected Reading US, Japan strike deals on defense, space at leaders' summit- Reuters NASA, Japan Advance Space Cooperation, Sign Agreement for Lunar Rover The search for life on Mars goes on with ExoMars 2028- Thales Alenia Space USSF_Commercial_Space_Strategy Exolaunch Signs with HawkEye 360 to Provide Launch and Deployment Services for Multiple Satellite Missions- Business Wire Capella Space Joins Space ISAC as Founding Member Sidus Space Announces Second Agreement with HEO for Non-Earth Imaging Payload and Data Services Aboard Upcoming Lizzie-Sat Launch- Business Wire RTX provides Blue Canyon satellite to help solve a crucial climate challenge 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 United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket carries an NRO satellite to orbit for its final flight. NASA unveils their Space Sustainability Strategy. Astrobotic has announced that it is working on a project to bring 3D printing to the Moon, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests are Kathy O'Donnell, Senior Manager, AWS Space Specialist Solutions Architecture, and Derek McCoy, Head of Channel, Enterprise, & Public Sector at Rescale. You can learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. Selected Reading Ending an era, final Delta 4 Heavy boosts classified spy satellite into orbit - CBS News NASA’s Space Sustainability Strategy Next Step Toward the Moon: LZH and TU Berlin partner with Astrobotic Vast’s Haven-1 to be World’s First Commercial Space Station Connected by SpaceX Starlink Firefly Aerospace Announces Agreement with Klepsydra Technologies to Demonstrate Edge Computing in Space Aegis Aerospace Closes Strategic Acquisition Russia aborts planned test launch of new heavy-lift space rocket 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 has been awarded a $14.49 million task order by the US Space Force to launch a dedicated Electron mission for the military branch. Ursa Major has signed a contract with the Naval Energetics Systems and Technologies Program (NEST) to develop and hot fire test a prototype solid rocket motor for the US Navy's Standard Missile program. The US Space Command and the Swedish Air Force signed a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement, 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 Jeff Kratz, Vice President of AWS Worldwide Public Sector Sales, Tim Sylvester, Field CTO at Effectual, and Jerry Meleski, SVP of Product and Technology at HawkEye 360. You can learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. Selected Reading U.S. Space Force Awards Rocket Lab Launch Contract for Space Test Program (STP)-S30- Business Wire Ursa Major Signs Contract With U.S. Navy For Next Gen Solid Rocket Motors For Standard Missile USSPACECOM and Sweden sign a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement Spacefarer & CubeRover Joint Lunar Rover Demonstration on Griffin-1 | Astrobotic Japanese Astronaut Koichi Wakata Joins Axiom Space Stoke Space Names Retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw to Board of Directors, Paul Croci as Chief Financial Officer Voyager Space Names Neeraj Gupta Chief Strategy Officer 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 UK Space Agency releases £13 million in funding to support 11 projects through the Agency’s International Bilateral Fund. Space Workforce 2030 shares findings from the second annual report. SpaceX launched a new rideshare program called the Bandwagon-1 launching 11 satellites to mid-inclination orbit, 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 Melanie Stricklan, Executive Director of the Space Workforce 2030 initiative. You can connect with Melanie on LinkedIn and learn more about Space Workforce 2030 on their website. Selected Reading NASA Leadership Spotlights Space Sustainability at Space Symposium UK funding boost for international space projects - GOV.UK SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center on 1st ‘Bandwagon’ mission – Spaceflight Now NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from Space Station KBR Awarded over $450M in Systems Engineering, Acquisition, Research & Development and Operations Support Contracts NASA knows what knocked Voyager 1 offline, but it will take a while to fix- Ars Technica Lonestar Data Holdings Announces Freedom, its Second Lunar Data Center mission to the Moon in 2024 Space Workforce 2030 Builds on Success, Partnership in Second Year: 2nd Annual Report Released; Congress Recognizing 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

N2K Space is working with AWS to bring the AWS in Orbit podcast series to the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs from April 8-11. We’ll be broadcasting from the AWS booth, number 1036 in the North Hall, Tuesday-Thursday from 9-11am. Andre Kearns, Marketing Director at Amazon Web Services Aerospace and Satellite Division walks us through what to expect at the AWS booth. You can connect with Andre on LinkedIn and learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K Networks and AWS to offer listeners an in-depth look at the transformative intersection of cloud computing, space technologies, and generative AI. You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. 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

US President Joe Biden wants rocket launchers that use American airspace to pay taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of air traffic controllers. Varda Space has raised $90 million in a Series B funding round. Sierra Space introduces the Sierra Space Eclipse satellite bus line, 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 Richard Cooper, Vice President, Strategic Communications and Outreach at the Space Foundation. You can connect with Richard on LinkedIn and learn more about the Space Foundation and the 39th Space Symposium here. Selected Reading Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX’s Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace - The New York Times Varda Announces $90 million Series B Funding to Build Factories in Space Sierra Space Unveils the Revolutionary Eclipse Satellite Bus Line: Introducing Velocity, Horizon, and Titan Virgin Galactic countersues Boeing about mothership project - SpaceNews New Shepard’s 25th Mission Includes America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate- Blue Origin DARPA Awards Phase Four $14.9M Contract to Develop Air Breathing Electric Propulsion for Very Low Earth Orbit Operations China, Thailand sign pacts on outer space, lunar outposts- Reuters ESA - 3D-bioprinted blood vessel Space experts foresee an “operational need” for nuclear power on the Moon- Ars Technica SAIC Appoints Srini Attili as New Civilian Business Group Executive Industry Executive Allen Flynt Joins Axiom Space as Chief Officer, Mission Services 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 contracted Intuitive Machines, Lunar Dawn, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV). Amazon Web Services has let go of several hundred sales, marketing and tech roles including at its Aerospace and Satellite division. Mitsubishi Corporation has been announced as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space, the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, 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 Andre Kearns, Marketing Director at Amazon Web Services Aerospace and Satellite Division. N2K Space is working with AWS to bring the AWS in Orbit podcast series to the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs from April 8-11. We’ll be broadcasting from the AWS booth, number 1036 in the North Hall, Tuesday-Thursday from 9-11am. You can connect with Andre on LinkedIn and learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. Selected Reading NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions Amazon Web Services lays off several hundred tech, sales staff- Reuters Mitsubishi Corporation Joins Starlab Space as Strategic Partner, Equity Owner in Joint Venture Muon Space Redefines LEO Satellite Constellations with the release of Muon Halo™ and over $60M in new contracts for 10 Muon Halo Spacecraft and Integrated Mission Services Hydrosat Awarded National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Grant ESA's solar eclipse maker, Proba-3 We Secure £2.25m Investment To Accelerate Helix Products To Market Release Solstar Space Awarded $1.25 Million U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR Contract for the Slayton Wideband Space Communicator Scout Space to Deliver Owl Product Line of Advanced Long-range Vision Payload Systems Explosive green 'Mother of Dragons' comet now visible in the Northern Hemisphere- Live Science 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 Department of Defense has released a new Commercial Space Integration Strategy. The US White House has instructed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies. Dawn Aerospace to supply green propulsion technology to Japanese company, Cislunar Technologies, 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 Nick Shave, Managing Director of Astroscale UK. You can connect with Nick on LinkedIn and learn more about Astroscale on their website. Selected Reading 2024 DOD Commercial Space Integration Strategy Exclusive: White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon- Reuters Dawn announces lunar mission customer, Cislunar Technologies Astrobotic and U.S Air Force Announce Rocket Research and Development Collaboration Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch delayed again, to May 6- Space China successfully launches new remote sensing satellite - CGTN Chinese space junk falls to Earth over Southern California, creating spectacular fireball (photos, video) NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Earns Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award Dr Alan Stern joins ispace US in Advisor role The menace the U.S. confronts from space- The Hill The race to fix space-weather forecasting before next big solar storm hits- MIT Technology Review JAXA and Toyota's 'Lunar Cruiser' moon rover is now a Transformers toy 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

Space debris, potentially from the International Space Station, lands on a house in Florida. The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will build, integrate and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project funded by the US Space Force and led by prime contractor Astroscale US. Terran Orbital received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange stating that they have regained compliance with the minimum stock price and will be removed from the NYSE’s noncompliant issuers list, 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 Joseph Horvath, CEO Nova Space. You can connect with Joseph on LinkedIn and learn more about Nova Space on their website. Selected Reading Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida - Ars Technica SwRI to build the spacecraft bus for in-space refueler servicer program Terran Orbital Regains Compliance with NYSE Continued Listing Standards Terran Orbital's Tyvak International Secures European Defense Agency Contract for Pioneering VLEO Satellite Project HawkEye 360 Secures $40 Million Debt Commitment AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results SKY Perfect JSAT Announces 10 Billion Yen Investment to Accelerate Collaborations with Space-related Startups Colorado Air and Space Port Receives $555,555 in grants Space is essential for infrastructure. Why isn't it considered critical?- CyberScoop True Anomaly Appoints Former Palantir Leader as First Chief Revenue Officer Helioviewer Eclipse Watch 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 Canadian government is lending satellite operator Telesat C$2.14 billion to help the company build out its Telesat Lightspeed low earth orbit broadband constellation. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launches a EUTELSAT 36D satellite into Geostationary Orbit. Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite from the Baikonur 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 today is Eleftherios Kosmas, Vice-Chairman of the Libre Space Foundation. You can connect with Eleftherios on LinkedIn and learn more about Libre Space on their website. Selected Reading April Fool’s Day Video from N2K Telesat and Government of Canada Agree to Terms on C$2.14 Billion Loan in Support of Telesat Lightspeed Successful Launch of EUTELSAT 36D Satellite- Business Wire Russia’s Soyuz 2.1b rocket carrying remote sensing satellite takes off from Baikonur - Science & Space - TASS Senate bills seek to reform commercial space regulations - SpaceNews AECOM to provide environmental restoration and compliance services for NASA facilities across the United States- Business Wire NASA Names Finalists to Help Deal with Dust in Human Lander Challenge Pluto is now Arizona's 'official planet' — whether a 'dwarf' or not Orbital Reef and commercial low Earth orbit destinations—upcoming space research opportunities- npj Microgravity Putting Starship’s plasma in perspective - Aerospace America Universities Space Research Association Appoints Robert O'Brien Director, Center for Space Nuclear Research Astronomical pranks of April fools' past 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

Slingshot Aerospace, a leader in satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, recently announced the expansion of its international operations with the launch of Slingshot Aerospace Ltd. The new entity will operate from Slingshot’s first international offices in Cornwall and London – representing a significant step in the company's commitment to a global growth strategy. We learn more from Managing Director of Slingshot Aerospace Ltd, Melissa Quinn. You can connect with Melissa on LinkedIn and learn more about Slingshot Aerospace 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

JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar probe has survived its second lunar night. Commercial lunar landing company ispace has raised $8.1B yen ($53.5 million), in a stock sale. Earth Observation company Planet, filed financial results for the period ended January 31, 2024, 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 Melissa Quinn, Managing Director of Slingshot Aerospace Ltd. You can connect with Melissa on LinkedIn and learn more about Slingshot Aerospace on their website. Selected Reading Japanese probe wakes up after second lunar night - Taipei Times Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale - SpaceNews Planet Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024- Business Wire SatixFy Announces Full Year 2023 Results- Business Wire Defense officials tease new commercial space strategies RECAP of ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket launch scrub: next attempt uncertain Space Health Tops Station Research Schedule on Thursday 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 Federal Communications Commission has denied SpaceX’s request to use certain mobile satellite services spectrum authorized to Globalstar and Dish in the Gen2 Starlink constellation. Vast Space is being sued by a former engineer who claims he was fired for refusing to use improper radio frequencies in designs for the Haven-1 space station. Spire Global says it is expanding its East Asian operations, announcing a new partnership and satellite mission with its first South Korean Space Services customer, Hancom Group, 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 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 SpaceX Gen2 MSS Application Dismissed as Unacceptable for Filing | Federal Communications Commission Private Space-Station Maker Sued Over Claims Radio Bands Misused Spire Global Partners with Hancom Group in First Commercial Satellite Mission for South Korea China's modified Long March-8 rocket completes fairing separation test - CGTN https://www.linkedin.com/posts/skyroot-aerospace_openingspaceforall-activity-7179015181073592321-WdjN NZDF launches hardware into space - Inside Government NZ Zimbabwe Gets Ready to Launch Three Satellites- Space in Africa Euclid Space Telescope's Vision Instantly Restored by De-Icing Operation- Extremetech Eclipse 2024 Citizen Science NASA astronauts to make history as 1st Boeing Starliner crew HawkEye 360 Announces the Crucial Role of its Advisory Board Class of 2024 Amish Patel Joins Sierra Space as Chief Operating Officer- Business Wire Astronomers unveil strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way’s central black hole | ESO 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 UK Space Agency is offering Up to £60 million for proposals that will help boost the UK’s satellite communications sector. NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III. China launched a Long March-6 rocket, carrying an environmental monitoring satellite called Yunhai-3 02, 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 Brad Appel, Chief Technology Officer at Ursa Major. You can connect with Brad on LinkedIn and learn more about Ursa Major on their website. Selected Reading C-LEO programme kicks off with £60 million for satellite constellation ideas - GOV.UK Polaris And Aero Challenge Group Sign Strategic Cooperation And Investment Agreement Joint Statement of the Second Meeting of the U.S.-France Comprehensive Dialogue on Space - United States Department of State NASA Selects First Lunar Instruments for Artemis Astronaut Deployment Systems, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities Broad Agency Announcement Sidus Space Reports Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business Update China launches new satellite for environmental monitoring - CGTN ULA Delta-4 Heavy NROL-70 | Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Governor Abbott Launches Texas Space Commission Send robots into space rather than people, says Britain's Astronomer Royal- Reuters The Next Generation of Cancer Drugs Will Be Made in Space- WIRED Order Up: High School Students Compete to Launch Their Food into Space with NASA HUNCH Culinary Competition 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 and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences are suing Virgin Galactic, alleging theft of trade secrets and failure to pay $25 million for their collaboration on a new “mothership”. Ingersoll Rand has announced its intention to purchase ILC Dover for approximately $2.33 billion. Apex has announced a successful demonstration of end-to-end capabilities of the Aries platform, 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 Elaina Hyde, Director of York University’s Allan I Carswell Observatory. You can connect with Elaina on LinkedIn and learn more about the observatory at York University on their website. Selected Reading Virgin Galactic Sued by Boeing Over Trade Secrets - RetailWire Ingersoll Rand to buy ILC Dover for about $2.33 billion in life sciences push- Reuters Apex Completes First Payload Commissioning, Downlinks “Satellite Selfie,” as Part of Its Aries Call to Adventure Mission- Business Wire Spire Global Announces Closing of $30 Million Registered Direct Offering- Business Wire SpaceX reaches its 175th Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral with Monday evening Starlink mission – Spaceflight Now Intuitive Machines' historic private moon mission comes to an end- Space CSIRO 3D mapping tech blasts off for International Space Station Momentus Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition- Business Wire Venus Aerospace Achieves Successful Inaugural Supersonic Drone Flight Space For Humanity Announce Support Of Amanda Nguyen Launch To Space. First Vietnamese Woman To Fly To 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

The US Space Force requests an additional $1 billion from Congress for projects not included in the fiscal year 2025 budget. Russian Soyuz MS-25 mission carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus arrives at the International Space Station. The UK Space Agency is opening new headquarters at the Harwell Science Campus’ Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, and offices in Scotland, Wales and the Midlands, 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 Andrew Williams from the European Southern Observatory. You can connect with Andy on LinkedIn and read the International Astronomical Union’s Position Paper detailing the way forward for mitigation of satellite constellations’ impact on astronomy on their website. Selected Reading Space Force sends Congress $1 billion list of unfunded projects Russian Soyuz Spacecraft with 3 Astronauts Docks at the International Space Station Orbit Fab RAFTI Fueling Ports Flight Qualified and Ready for In-Space and Launch Site Fueling Aerospace Shifts Corporate HQ to DC area; investing $100M in EL Segundo campus Launching a dedicated MicroGEO communications satellite for Argentina la France prête à subventionner massivement ses mini-fusées- Les Echos UK Space Agency announces new headquarters and regional offices - GOV.UK China's Queqiao-2 relay satellite enters lunar orbit - CGTN A Letter to the Chandra Community Optical Fiber Production - NASA Boeing Announces Board and Management Changes Boom Supersonic Announces Successful Flight of XB-1 Demonstrator Aircraft The nation’s first academic space cybersecurity program welcomes the 2nd cohort Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create striking aurora- AP News 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 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the Pushpak Reusable Landing Vehicle LEX 02 experiment flight at the Aeronautical Test Range in Chitradurga. The US Department of Defense and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) are working with three companies to provide logistics services enabling low-cost, responsive access to geostationary and other orbits beyond low Earth orbit. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Dragon capsule resupply mission heading to the International Space Station (ISS), 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 Rebecca Boyle, science journalist and author of “Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are”. You can connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn and learn more about her book here. Selected Reading ISRO successfully conducts second Pushpak RLV landing experiment | India News - The Indian Express Intuitive Machines improves cash position to best since IPO after historic moon mission Companies Selected for DIU Orbital Logistics Vehicle Project NASA Science, Hardware Aboard SpaceX's 30th Resupply Launch to Station Mars Sample Return Dominates House Hearing on NASA Science – SpacePolicyOnline.com NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Life Support System Mission X Update #2: Fly, Fix, Fly Astralintu and D-Orbit Sign MOU to Bring Space Cloud Services and Its Benefits to Latin America NASA, Health and Human Services Highlight Cancer Moonshot Progress Space tourists and crew suffer high radiation risks – regulation is needed to protect them ESA - New missions selected for the fourth edition of the Fly Your Satellite! programme 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

Many of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides, but did you know that it smells like gunpowder? Or that it was essential to the development of science and religion? Rebecca Boyle, science journalist and author of “Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are” shares her research and thoughts on the future of missions to explore the lunar surface. You can connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn and learn more about her book here. 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

Rocket Lab launches the NROL-123 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA Wallops in Virginia. Varda Space has released results from its first orbital drug manufacturing mission called Winnebago-1. Roscosmos aborts the Soyuz MS25 mission 20 seconds ahead of liftoff, 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 Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security. You can connect with Geoff on LinkedIn and learn more about Xage Security on their website and read about the JCDC 2024 Priorities here. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Fifth National Security Mission for NRO Live coverage: Dragon flights return to Cape Canaveral’s pad 40 with SpaceX’s 30th cargo mission to the Space Station – Spaceflight Now Return of the Ritonavir: A Study on the Stability of Pharmaceuticals Processed in Orbit | Biological and Medicinal Chemistry | ChemRxiv | Cambridge Open Engage Advanced Space Demonstrates Artificial Intelligence for Spacecraft Autonomy at the Moon NanoAvionics selects Neuraspace for Enhanced Safety and Sustainability in Space Operations Sidus Space Establishes Two-Way Communications with State-of-the-Art Hybrid 3D-Printed LS-1 Satellite- Business Wire TTTech Aerospace and Réaltra collaborate on compact TTEthernet switch solution for space applications ReOrbit Signs MoU with SatSure and KaleidEO to Offer Comprehensive Space Infrastructure Solution China launches relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-moon communication - CGTN Soyuz MS-25 set to launch to the International Space Station with crew from Russia, Belarus, and NASA - NASASpaceFlight.com Four Veteran Space Industry Leaders Join Astrobotic as the Company Builds Griffin-1 Russia warns US against using SpaceX for spying Space Force hosts annual Guardian Field Forum- United States Space Force High School Students Contribute to Exoplanet Discovery 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

Northrop Grumman's making a concept study about a possible moon train for DARPA's 10 year lunar architecture capability study, or LunA-10. Intelsat has announced an expanded partnership with Eutelsat Group related to that company’s OneWeb low-earth orbit constellation. Blue Origin has announced that they will demonstrate Blue Ring’s mission operation capabilities and core flight systems on the DarkSky-1 Defense Innovation Unit sponsored launch, 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 Alex Pospekhov and Alexey Shirobokov of Mission Space. You can connect with Alex and Alexy on LinkedIn and learn more about Mission Space on their website. Selected Reading Northrop Grumman to conceptualize Moon trains for DARPA - Breaking Defense Intelsat Advances Multi-Orbit Strategy with Expansion of Eutelsat Group LEO Agreement- Business Wire SpaceX to sell satellite laser links that speed in-space communication to rivals- Reuters GITAI Completes Fully Successful Technology Demonstration Outside the ISS Blue Origin’s Blue Ring to Demonstrate Operation Capabilities on DarkSky-1 Mission Xodiac Night Flight 2024 Airbus continues to collaborate with NASA to monitor climate change from Space ESA kicks off two new navigation missions SWISSto12 setzt seine Expansion fort, vergrößert sein Team um 25 % und schafft weitere Produktionsflächen- Business Wire MDA Space Named As One Of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies For 2024 China may be developing plans to take out US satellites from the moon, Space Force general says Why astronauts age slower in space than the rest of us on earth - The Times of India NASA to Select Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions 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 United States and Japan are co-sponsoring a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a ban on any nuclear weapons in orbit. Benchmark Space Systems has successfully deployed its next-gen Xantus electric propulsion aboard Space Solutions’ 12U cubesat in low Earth orbit.Terran Orbital’s subsidiary Tyvak International has delivered the Hera Milani satellite to the European Space Agency, 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 Nick Searra, Executive Director of the Interstellar Foundation. You can connect with Nick on LinkedIn and learn more about the Interstellar Foundation on their website. Selected Reading US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space- AP News A Suspicious Pattern Alarming the Ukrainian Military - The Atlantic Ready for take-off: A look inside the IDF's new Space Directorate Unit Press Release: Benchmark Electric Propulsion Thrusters On Orbit And Poised For First Fire Space Workforce 2030 Names New Executive Director in Landmark Partnership Spire Global to Enhance AI-Driven Weather Prediction in Collaboration with NVIDIA Terran Orbital’s Milani Satellite Delivered to the European Space Agency for Hera Mission- Business Wire China building giant hypersonic railgun for space launches - Asia Times While USSF Budget Dips, Funds for New Nuclear Command and Control Satellites Jump 1st Space Brigade’s tactical close space support is on the move Biden’s tax proposals would hurt commercial space ESA - Operations begin to de-ice Euclid’s vision 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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $15.5 million contract to Parsons Corporation for system integration and cloud management services for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Maxar Technologies’ first two of six planned high-resolution WorldView Legion satellites have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base, ahead of launch as soon as April. Science Applications International Corporation known as SAIC, has announced results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year, 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 Gianluca Redolfi, Chief Business Officer at Sateliot. You can connect with Gianluca on LinkedIn and learn more about Sateliot on their website. Selected Reading The Aviation and Aerospace Sectors Face Skyrocketing Cyber Threats SAIC Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024 Results- Business Wire NOAA selects system integrator for the Traffic Coordination System for Space First Two WorldView Legion Satellites Arrive at Launch Base The stages for the inaugural Ariane 6 flight currently being assembled | ArianeGroup Thomas Stafford, NASA astronaut who led Apollo-Soyuz joint mission, dies at 93 | collectSPACE How historic handshake in space brought superpowers closer | CNN NASA to Send Research to Station Aboard 30th SpaceX Resupply Mission Welcome to the OuterNET™ Kymeta Begins Fulfilling Customer Orders of its First Multi-Orbit, On-the-Move Flat-Panel Antenna for Military Users- Business Wire 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

Lonestar Data Holding’s Independence payload was delivered as part of the successful Intuitive Machine’s IM-1 Odysseus Nova-C lander mission that touched down on the south pole of the Moon on February 22, 2024. From the surface of the Moon, Lonestar successfully completed the first ever data center test in their proof-of-concept demonstration. Lonestar’s CEO and Cofounder Chris Stott shares with us the journey from idea to reality. You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn and learn more about Lonestar Data Holdings 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

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a new regulatory framework to facilitate collaborations between satellite operators and cell phone companies. Redwire Corporation reported revenues for the full year 2023 increased 51.9% to $243.8 million. Astra Space Investors are requesting a legal review of the private sale of the company to founders Chris Kemp and Adam London, 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 Chris Stott, CEO and Cofounder of Lonestar Data Holdings. You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn and learn more about Lonestar Data Holdings on their website. Selected Reading FCC Proposes Framework to Facilitate Supplemental Coverage From Space | Federal Communications Commission Redwire Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results- Business Wire 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- Business Wire SpaceX Falcon 9 launch at Cape scrubbed for Thursday night Space Force Chief Says Shift to Warfighting Posture Continues Despite Slight Budgetary Decrease ESA Announces Reusable Upper Stage Demonstrator Project - European Spaceflight China concludes selection of fourth batch of astronauts for future space missions Two Chinese satellites fail to enter orbit after abnormality - CGTN NASA’s Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Successfully Deploy at Kennedy Space Center Virgin Galactic Reports Inducement Awards Under NYSE Listing Rule 303A.08- Business Wire 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 Starship for a third test flight from Boca Chica. Lunar mining company Interlune says that it has raised $15 million, adding to previous rounds of angel investments. The European Space Agency, the German space agency DLR and the Free State of Bavaria have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development of lunar mission control capabilities at ESA's Columbus Control Centre, 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 FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST) Kelvin B. Coleman. You can connect with Kelvin on LinkedIn and learn more about AST on their website. Selected Reading SpaceX Starship lost on return to Earth after completing most of test flight- Reuters Mining helium-3 on the Moon has been talked about forever—now a company will try- Ars Technica NASA Awards Grants for Lunar Instrumentation NASA's Space Tech Prize Bolsters Diversity, Inclusivity Champions Study documents headaches experienced by astronauts in space | Reuters Sidus Space Receives Signals from LizzieSat™ after Successful Launch and Deployment on the SpaceX Transporter-10 Rideshare Mission | Business Wire ESA - From Munich to the Moon QuickLogic and Zero-Error Systems Partner to Deliver Radiation-Tolerant eFPGA IP for Commercial Space Applications SatixFy’s Space Chips Advance into Customer Testing Stage- Business Wire 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 successfully deploys a fourth synthetic aperture radar satellite to Synspective’s Earth-observation constellation. Space One’s Kairos vehicle exploded seconds after launch from the Kii peninsula in western Japan. The FAA has requested $57.13 million for its Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) for fiscal year 2025, 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 Holly Pascal, NASA Engineer and Founder of the Women's Aerospace Network. You can connect with Holly on LinkedIn and learn more about the Women's Aerospace Network on their website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 45th Electron Mission, 4th for Longtime Partner Synspective Japan's first private-sector rocket launch attempt has exploded shortly after takeoff- The Independent FAA_FY_2025_Budget_Budget_Request.pdf Request for Information (RFI) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Geosynchronous Satellite AST SpaceMobile Updates Licensing Administration of its Satellite Constellation | Business WireSpace Force mulls refueling as industry calls for funding, standards POLARIS Spaceplane Update SpaceX prepares third test of Starship rocket Analyzing the Psychological Impact of the First Mars Habitat Simulation | KBR NASA uses world’s fastest supercomputer to simulate Mars crew landings - Interesting Engineering 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

Redwire Corporation and Eli Lilly announce a second spaceflight mission to conduct research on chronic diseases in microgravity. NASA has requested $25.384 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, the exact amount it received in fiscal year 2023. Crew 7 astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida early this morning, 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 Steve Gizinski, Managing Director of Viasat Government Services. You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn and learn more about Viasat government services on their website. Selected Reading Redwire Partners with Eli Lilly and Company on Second Spaceflight Mission to Conduct Additional Research on Chronic Diseases Following Successful Results- Business Wire FY 2025 Budget Request - NASA Space Force prioritizes missile warning, tracking satellites in fiscal 2025 budget- DefenseScoop NASA Welcomes Crew-7’s Return to Earth After Safely Splashing Down Sierra Space Axelerator™ Unveiled: Pioneering the Future of Defense Technology with Groundbreaking Innovations- Business Wire NASA Awards Environmental, Safety, Health, Mission Assurance Contract Lumen Orbit emerges from stealth and raises $2.4M to put data centers in space Simera Sense, world leader in Earth observation optical imaging solutions, raises €13.5m in growth investment round Call for Memoranda: Draft Kenya Space Bill 2024 Varda Hopes New Research Draws More Drugmakers to Space Factories - WSJ Umer Khan Joins Relativity Space As CIO And SVP Of Software Delta IV Heavy NROL-70 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

Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) awarded a $444 million to support Digital Transformation, Acquisition, Modernization and Modification (DTAMM) for the US Space Force's Space Systems Command and Space Launch Deltas (SLDs) 30 and 45. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson discussed the agency’s goals for the benefit of humanity during the annual State of NASA. The SpaceX Dragon Capsule carrying Crew 7 has left 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 Dr. William (Bill) J. McGann, CEO of Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi). You can connect with Bill on LinkedIn and find out more about QCi on their website. Selected Reading SAIC Receives $444 Million Contract to Provide System Modernization for Space Launch Ranges- Business Wire NASA to Highlight Artemis, US Space Leadership During Annual Address https://youtu.be/21X5lGlDOfg NASA to Host Boeing Crew Flight Test Preview, News Conferences AFWERX, SpaceWERX announce Strategic Funding Increase selections at South by Southwest BlackSky secures back-to-back U.S. Air Force contracts - SpaceNews Stratolaunch Celebrates First Powered Flight of TA-1 Test Vehicle Ursa Major Hadley Engine Flies for the First Time Rhea Space, Founded by Johns Hopkins Alumni, Receives $750,000 NASA Grant China Space Station empowers aerospace industry of over $100 billion - CGTN New band of space inspectors work for a safe blast-off as British rocket industry flourishes MDA Rebrands to MDA Space - Via Satellite Volunteers build flying telescope to see total eclipse above the clouds - Vancouver Island Free Daily 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

Simone Petrella is the President of N2K Networks, a news to knowledge media company. N2K offers training and testing in cybersecurity in addition to podcasts covering cyber, intelligence and space. Simone has spearheaded a study with the Women in Cybersecurity organization to help identify gaps in the workforce where training and opportunity lags for women and underrepresented people in the workplace. You can connect with Simone on LinkedIn and learn more about N2K on our 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