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Australia-based space services company Gilmour Space raises $55 million Australian dollars, in a Series D round. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched the second H3 rocket on February 17. Astroscale launched its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite ADRAS-J, from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, 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 Sarvesh Garimella, Chief Scientist and CTO at MyRadar You can connect with Sarvesh on LinkedIn and learn more about MyRadar on their website. Selected Reading Fresh capital fuels Queensland’s space race as Gilmour eyes launch JAXA | Launch Result of the second H3 Launch Vehicle (H3TF2) Astroscale Successfully Launches World’s First Debris Inspection Spacecraft, ADRAS-J United Nations agrees to address impact of satellite constellations on astronomy | ESO Varda Space Industries Update 3 on Vardas W-1 Mission Sateliot achieved “HELLO WORLD” on NTN 5G, integrating with KSAT and AWS Big, doomed satellite seen from space as it tumbles towards a fiery reentry on Feb. 21 (photos) Science and technology projects wanted for potential UK mission with Axiom Space - GOV.UK Thales Alenia Space launches MARSBalloon to offer students the chance to fly experiments and test technologies that could one day be destined for Mars How a new space race could be harming the Earth’s atmosphere | PBS News Weekend Disney star turned space CEO: Bridgit Mendler launches satellite data startup backed by major VCs Roscosmos seeks to obscure bidding process to evade US sanctions 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

Kathy O’Donnell is the leader of Space Solutions Architecture for AWS Aerospace and Satellite. In this extended conversation, we dive into how AWS is supporting generative AI in the space domain. She walks us through some incredible case studies with AWS customers who are using generative AI and space technologies to improve life here on Earth. Learn more about generative AI use cases for space at AWS re:Invent. 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. Selected Reading AWS successfully runs AWS compute and machine learning services on an orbiting satellite in a first-of-its kind space experiment | AWS Public Sector Blog AWS re:Invent 2022 - Accelerate Geospatial ML with Amazon SageMaker (AER204) AWS re:Invent 2023 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 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

With the mainstream media focusing on why we shouldn’t go to Antarctica, why we should not go to the Moon and why we should not venture beyond Earth, Daniel Fox takes us through the compelling case of why we should connect and feel places that were once only reachable through the sheer endurance of suffering. You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn and sign up for his Future of Space newsletter. 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 Artemis Accords now have 36 signatories, with Uruguay joining the space exploration cooperation agreement. Viasat wraps up installing satellite communications on a US Navy Military Sealift Command ship, marking a milestone in their 10-year contract. Iridium has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2023 and issued its full-year 2024 guidance, 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 Daniel Fox, CEO and Founder of The Future of Space. You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn and sign up for his Future of Space newsletter. Selected Reading NASA Welcomes Uruguay Foreign Minister for Artemis Accords Signing Viasat Announces First U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Ship Installation Iridium Announces 2023 Results; Company Issues 2024 Outlook In-Space Missions awarded further UK Space Agency funding for Faraday Dragon China eyes May 2024 launch for 1st-ever lunar sample-return mission to moon's far side- Space Watch Japan launch its H3 rocket on return-to-flight mission tonight- Space Rocket company inks MOU with Equatorial Launch Australia with plans to launch from Arnhem Space Centre as demand for launch in ‘Asia’s launch site of choice’ grows AU Executive Council Appoints Dr Tidiane Ouattara as the President of the African Space Council- Space in Africa Google to share oil and gas methane leaks spotted from space- Reuters Martians Wanted: NASA Opens Call for Simulated Yearlong Mars Mission Long Beach hosting space industry job fair to snap up talent after NASA lab layoffs We Have Liftoff EagleCam Successfully Launches into Space Bound for the Moon- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 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

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander has launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and is heading to the Moon. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) confirmed the successful launch of six satellites to low-Earth orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Varda has received long-awaited approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to bring its first spacecraft W-1 back to earth, 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 Yarin Eski, Associate Professor in Public Administration at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. You can connect with Yarin on LinkedIn and learn more about his work at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on their website. Selected Reading IM-1 Mission Nova-C Lunar Lander Successfully Enroute to the Moon Following its launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 MDA, SDA Confirm Successful Launch of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor and Tranche 0 Satellites- U.S. Department of Defense US Space Force Cancels Northrop’s Multibillion-Dollar Military Satellite - Bloomberg An update on Varda’s W-1 Mission BlueHalo and Eqlipse Technologies Combine to Create Global Defense Technology Leader Vast selects Addvalue for Haven-1 Space Station Connectivity Millennium Space Systems Awards Contract to Voyager Space to Build Star Trackers New funding ensures UK role in global exploration to the Moon, Mars and Venus - GOV.UK Thales Alenia Space will provide communication equipment to NASA’s NEO Surveyor mission Russia launches a Valentine's Day Progress supply ship to the ISS- Space Russia National Security Threat: Everything We Know About Space Rumors Water found on the surface of an asteroid for the 1st time ever Are we about to find out the moon's origin? Japan's space agency says it may now have clues 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

BAE Systems secures approvals for finalizing the acquisition of Ball Aerospace. SpaceX scrubs Wednesday’s launch of IM-1 due to methane issues and is now targeting the early hours of Thursday in Florida for launch. The launch window for the Space Force's classified USSF-124 mission opens at 5:30 p.m. tonight, 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 Veronica Moronese, Director of Legal Affairs at ThinkOrbital. You can connect with Veronica on LinkedIn and find out more about the Space Generation Advisory Council on their website. Selected Reading BAE Systems Secures Regulatory Approvals for Acquisition of Ball Aerospace- Business Wire Aerospace Cyber Security Market to Reach $58.8 Billion, Globally, by 2032 at 8.4% CAGR: Allied Market Research UPDATE 2: SpaceX scrubs Wednesday’s launch of Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission – SatNews Japan space agency says test flight for new flagship rocket is rescheduled for Saturday First Ariane 6 flight model ships to Europe's Spaceport Exclusive: Airbus CEO tells staff Space losses 'not acceptable'- Reuters Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing - ISS and Beyond: The Present and Future of American Low-Earth Orbit Activities Collins Aerospace Tests NASA Space Station Suit in Weightlessness Quantum Computing Inc. Awarded Fourth Subcontract from NASA Amateur Satellite Tracker Spots US Military's Classified Space Plane- Extremetech What space stations of the future could look like : NPR Saudi Arabia to monitor sustainability strategy from space MDA Announces Appointment Of Yung Wu To Board Of Directors Surgery in space: Tiny remotely operated robot completes first simulated procedure at the space station- CNN 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

Satellite manufacturer K2 Space has raised $50 million in new funding. Direct-to-device satellite connectivity service provider Skylo Technologies has raised $37 million in an equity round. Intuitive Machines and SpaceX have completed tests ahead of their planned IM-1 launch on a Falcon 9 rocket, 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 Nic Ross, Founder and CEO of Niparo. You can connect with Nic on LinkedIn and learn more about the ESA ESTEC Space Sustainability Workshop on their website. Selected Reading K2 Space, a startup with SpaceX veterans building monster satellites, raises $50 million Skylo Technologies Raises $37 Million From Intel Capital, Innovation Endeavors, BMW i Ventures, Samsung Catalyst, Next47 & Seraphim Space Intuitive Machines and SpaceX Complete Successful IM-1 Test Campaign SpaceX Commitment To Space Sustainability Sidus Space on Schedule to Launch Next Two LizzieSat™ Satellites Air Force, Space Force announce sweeping changes to maintain superiority amid Great Power Competition NordSpace Successfully Tests Flight Ready Liquid Rocket Engine, Prepares for Canada’s First Commercial Space Launch Japan delays H3 rocket's second launch due to bad weather | Reuters China plans to launch two test satellites into lunar orbit - CGTN Turkish astronaut Gezeravcı appointed to space agency board - Türkiye News Algeria Reveals Planned Updates to its Space Programme A chicken nugget in space? One company is sending objects into orbit 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 traffic management company LeoLabs has raised $29 million in new funding to support commercial and government customers. Synspective has signed an agreement with Vietnam to advance the application of satellite remote sensing technology in monitoring natural resources and the environment, preventing natural disasters, and fostering economic development. Greece has become the 35th 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 Bryce Kennedy, President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals. You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn, and learn more about ACSP’s bootcamp on their website. Selected Reading LeoLabs Raises $29 Million to Deliver Enhanced AI-powered Insights for Space Operations The first edition of the Space Debris Conference debuts in Riyadh, with the participation of 470 experts and speakers Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre provides mission-critical boost for aerospace sector Synspective Signs MOU with the National Remote Sensing Agency of Vietnam and Fujitsu Vietnam to Enhance Natural Disaster Preparedness, Natural Resource Management, and Economic and Social Development NASA Welcomes Greece as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA’s New Experimental Antenna Tracks Deep Space Laser Two Startups Selected Through Technology in Space Prize to Leverage ISS National Lab Aalyria, U.S. Gov’t, ESA & Others Conduct Demonstration of Technology That Enables Hybrid Space Architecture and CJADC2 Capabilities- Business Wire Starlab Space Announces Leadership Team Big solar flares recorded as 'space boomerang' lands T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The space industry has a workforce problem. Find out how Jacobs Senior Manager Joe Bullington uses community engagement and advocacy to reach new pools of talent. You can connect with Joe on LinkedIn and learn more about the Jacobs Space Exploration Group 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 Axiom 3 mission crew have made it back to Earth following their mission to the International Space Station. Polaris Dawn announces further delays to its launch. Rocket Lab to launch Astroscale’s satellite later this month. Data and analytics company Spire Global has announced a partnership with Signal Ocean, a leader in shipping technology, 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 Joe Bullington, Manager in the Jacobs Space Exploration Group, in Huntsville Alabama. You can connect with Joe on LinkedIn and learn more about the Jacobs Space Exploration Group on their website. Selected Reading Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn orbital mission delayed to summer 2024- Space Rocket Lab Sets Launch Window for Astroscale Orbital Debris Inspection Demonstration Mission- Business Wire True Anomaly's first Jackal AOVs ready for launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base Spire Global and Signal Ocean Collaborate to Drive Digitalization of the Maritime Economy Space Force’s ‘Victus Haze’ demo to focus on rapid threat response Rogue Space Systems Operations Team Is Announcing The Suspension Of The Active Phase Of A Partially Successful Mission. ESA shipping container's laser link to space Satellites could become more sustainable, thanks to new UK Space Agency funding - GOV.UK Investing in Space: How bankers read a potential sale of rocket builder ULA Farewell to Our Flying Friend and Closing in on the Crater Rim - NASA Mars SpaceX aims to let astronauts avoid a radio blackout during re-entry | New Scientist 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 Air Force is partnering with Space Operations Command to integrate space-based capabilities into all of its warfighting operations to defend space assets from cyber attacks. The Republic of Indonesia has awarded a contract to BlackSky to establish a dedicated Earth imaging satellite network. Pale Blue has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research program grant from Japan to develop and demonstrate key technology for space debris mitigation, 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 Sarah Kalmeta, also known as Sarah the Pivoter on getting involved in SpaceKind. You can connect with Sarah on LinkedIn and learn more about her work on her website. Selected Reading New Department of Air Force partnership brings cyber, space and information units closer- DefenseScoop BlackSky Wins Approximately $50 Million in Multi-Year Contracts for Gen-3 Capabilities and Services to Accelerate Sovereign Space Capabilities for Indonesian Ministry of Defense- Business Wire Pale Blue awarded up to USD 27M for MEXT’s SBIR-3, to develop and operate propulsion systems critical to space debris mitigation NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere Ball Aerospace Ships Space Systems Command Operational Weather Satellite for Launch Kuva Space establishes U.S. arm in Fairfax, Virginia - SpaceNews January, 2024 Exolaunch Wins Public Tender of the European Space Agency for Launch and Deployment of the Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) SmallSpark Awarded Multi-Year Funding for Mission Planning and Design Automation Platform. China's commercial aerospace sector develops in an all-round way - CGTN Voyager Space and Palantir Join Forces to Advance National Security Capabilities in Commercial Space ESA - Capturing the ripples of spacetime: LISA gets go-ahead 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

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Yohei Nakayama, Chief Technology Officer at Degas Ltd., shares how his company is revolutionizing small farming in Ghana through AWS's cloud, AI, and space technologies. In this compelling conversation, we learn about Degas Ltd.'s innovative use of generative AI to promote regenerative agriculture practices. Yohei provides insights into case studies that demonstrate the transformative impact on local farmers and the environment. Yohei is joined by AWS Solutions Architect Emma Higashikawa, and Africa Space Policy Analyst, Ruvimbo Samanga. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab has announced a new round of layoffs impacting about 8% of JPL's workforce. Viasat reported earned revenue of $1.1 billion for Q3 of fiscal year 2024, a 73% Year-over-Year increase. The Axiom 3 Mission crew undocked from the International Space station and began their journey home, 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 Greg Hodgin, CEO of ZC Institute. You can connect with Greg on LinkedIn. Selected Reading JPL Workforce Update SpaceX Accused of Sexual Harassment as Fight With Ex-Employees Intensifies - Bloomberg Viasat Q3 FY2024 Financial Results Starfish Space announcement Ax-3 Astronauts Undock in Dragon from Station for Earth Return SpaceX scrubs Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base – Spaceflight Now Trinity Capital Inc. Provides $20 Million Equipment Financing to Formlogic AWS Space Accelerator: India Breakthrough Prize Foundation Announces Student Winner Of Ninth Annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge Science Video Competition Record Year Detailed in ISS National Laboratory® Annual Report U.S. Southern Command Urges Space Conference Attendees to 'Think Big' Plans to ship human ashes, drink container to Moon spark legal debate | Reuters Former Microsoft And Dell Executive And U.S. Army Veteran, Tim Solms, Joins Slingshot Aerospace As CEO Humanity’s most distant space probe jeopardized by computer glitch | Ars Technica 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 return of the Axiom 3 crew and the launch of the NASA PACE mission have been delayed due to weather conditions in Florida. Intuitive Machines has successfully completed all integration milestones for its IM-1 mission Nova-C class lunar lander, and is looking to launch on February 14. Greece is looking for proposals for its planned €60-million Earth observation microsatellite constellation, 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 Robin Dickey, policy analyst at The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy. You can connect with Robin on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Aerospace Corporation on their website. Selected Reading Greece Announces €60M Earth Observation Microsatellite Constellation Intuitive Machines Lunar Lander Encapsulated and Scheduled for Launch Axiom Mission 3 Stands Down From Tuesday Undocking – Space Station Poor weather forces SpaceX to scrub the launch of NASA’s PACE mission Tuesday morning – Spaceflight Now Lynk and A-Rod SPAC Confirm Plan to Go Public - Via Satellite Terran Orbital Announces Agreement with Shareholder Group Space Systems Command Selects Lockheed Martin for Early Design of Next Two Mobile User Objective System Satellites Virgin Galactic Reports Flight Issue to FAA Starburst Aerospace Partners with AIR Lab to Launch Startup Innovation Challenge at Singapore Airshow 2024 HyImpulse Are All Packed and Heading Down Under - European Spaceflight Botswana Denies Approval for Starlink Internet Bid- Space in Africa Sustaining Life Beyond Earth: Space Farming Technology for Extended Space Exploration | Sierra Space Space Infrastructure Stayed Aloft In Tough Funding Climate Harwell leads the way for leasing transactions in 2023 https://spaceartcontest.com/ 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

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko sets a world record for total time spent in space, logging more than 878 days in orbit. China’s Geespace conducted its second successful satellite launch over the weekend, sending eleven satellites into low Earth orbit. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to send a robot called Vyommitra to space ahead of its first human spaceflight, 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 McCammon, Founder and CEO of C6 Launch Systems. You can connect with Richard on LinkedIn and learn more about C6 Launch on their website. Selected Reading Russian cosmonaut sets record for most time in space - more than 878 days- Reuters China's Geespace Launches Eleven Low-orbit Satellites to Build Geely Future Mobility Constellation Isro’s woman robot astronaut ‘Vyommitra’ to fly into space in third quarter of this year: Minister Jitendra Singh | India News Secretive moon startup led by ex-Blue Origin leaders raises new tranche of funding UK’s first space degree apprenticeship launched- BAE Systems New Strategic Collaboration between University of Leicester and National Nuclear Laboratory links academia and industry Dark side of the Earth Egyptian Space Agency receives initial signals from the experimental satellite Nexsat-1 Asteroid the size of eight Taylor Swifts to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA We Need Cybersecurity in Space to Protect Satellites- Scientific American The Explorers Club Names 2024 Ec50 Class India's space ambition takes a quantum leap Satellites losing billions in value, Orbit Fab CEO says Frustrated by the constraints of Earth, a team of California scientists took tumor research to space—and may have discovered a 'kill switch' for cancer 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

Niamh Shaw is an Irish engineer, scientist, writer and performer. She has two degrees in engineering and a PhD in science. Niamh is passionate about igniting people's curiosity, and exploring crossovers in STEM, art and communication to share the human story of science. You can connect with Niamh on LinkedIn and learn more about her work on her 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

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology raises $933 million in a series A funding round that will go towards building a low-earth orbit satellite constellation for internet connectivity. Boeing Defense, Space & Security have published their 2023 yearly and Q4 financials and for that division, things are moving in a positive direction. ISS Expedition 70 crew held a farewell ceremony for the Ax3 team as they prepare to end their mission on the orbiting lab, 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 Irish Engineer, Scientist, Writer and Performer, Niamh Shaw. You can connect with Niamh on LinkedIn and learn more about her work on her website. Selected Reading Shanghai-backed firm raises $933 mln to build satellite constellation- Reuters Boeing Reports Fourth Quarter Results - Jan 31, 2024 Sierra Space unveils fully integrated Dream Chaser spaceplane amid testing campaign – Spaceflight Now Los Alamos National Laboratory orders second satellite from NanoAvionics for GTO mission New Mexico's 50-year plan to squeeze out every last drop of water prompts Google deal to locate leaky pipes Space Foundation and Starburst Aerospace to Debut New Innovation Pitch Event at Space Foundation Space Symposium Daka Space Technologies Secures EUR 10,000 to Advance Space Education in Malawi | Space in Africa https://www.kosmicainstitute.com/iac-call-for-abstracts/ Spying From Space- Foreign Affairs Could a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis? - The New York Times Why Groundhog Day has its roots in astronomy | Salon.com 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 first Space Force Guardian is going to space this August as part of the NASA SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. Rocket Lab is looking to raise $275 million by offering financial securities known as Convertible Senior Notes. NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce and SpaceX have entered into a no-exchange-of-funds Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), for research and development activities related to automated collision avoidance and satellite conjunction assessment screenings, 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 Valerie Vasquez, Director of Global Public Policy and Regulatory Strategy at True Anomaly. You can connect with Val on LinkedIn and learn more about True Anomaly on their website. Selected Reading Space Force Guardian set to launch to International Space Station on NASA mission Rocket Lab Announces Proposed Offering of $275 Million Convertible Senior Notes | Business Wire NOAA, SpaceX Enter Cooperative Agreement for Automated Collision Avoidance R&D Space Force to start charging more spaceport fees this summer Space Development Agency Awards Momentus Contract Modification to Develop Defense Applications for Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle | Business Wire “Pact for the Future” UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and Exolaunch sign agreement to launch CubeSats into space POLARIS Update ispace Signs Memorandum of Understanding with mu Space for Future Lunar Missions America, China and Russia are locked in a new struggle over space Launch Records Topple in 2024 with Busiest January of Space Age Florida-based BlackStar Orbital unveils southern Arizona spacecraft factory The Space Race | National Geographic Documentary Films 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

StarLab Space, which is a joint venture between Voyager space and Airbus, have chosen to launch their Starlab commercial space station on SpaceX’s Starship. Rocket Lab launched its first successful mission of 2024 called “Four of a Kind'' from New Zealand. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and Arianespace have signed an Memorandum of Understanding for a long-term partnership to support satellite launch missions, 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 Kevin Brown, Senior Vice President, Business Development at All Points Logistics. You can connect with Kevin on LinkedIn and learn more about All Points on their website. Selected Reading Starlab Space Selects SpaceX’s Starship for Historic Launch SpaceX: DOD Has Requested Taking Over Starship For Individual Missions | Aviation Week Network Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First Electron Mission of Busy 2024 Launch Schedule | Business Wire NSIL and ARIANESPACE sign an MoU for Long-term partnership to support Satellite Launch missions Norwegian Microsatellite Developed by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) Achieves Optical Satellite-to-Ground Communications Link | Business Wire Space Commerce Institute Partners with Azercosmos to Launch Mentorship Program for Women in Azerbaijan White House official urges more 'real' Pentagon investment in space mobility - Breaking Defense The world’s first metal 3D printer for space is on its way to the ISS | Airbus Exotrail developing space tug to carry small satellites to geostationary orbit - SpaceNews Space-related incidents during Taiwan’s elections A Year After Space Force Fuel Spill on Sacred Hawaii Volcano, Work on a Cleanup Plan Continues | Military.com Space Coast’s new general spearheads more cooperation with private space companies – Orlando Sentinel U.S. Space Force wary of China's expanding spy satellite fleet - SpaceNews Space Force reexamining acquisition strategy for secure narrow-band communications - Breaking Defense 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, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank have come to a formal agreement to enhance the European Space Sector. Spanish aerospace company PLD Space has won the second phase of the project for the development of a Spanish launcher for small satellites. Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. has completed a deal with Eutelsat OneWeb to purchase its 50% share of the Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS) joint venture, 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 Yashas Karanam, Director of Bellatrix Aerospace. You can connect with Yashas on LinkedIn and learn more about Bellatrix on their website. Selected Reading ESA Signs A New Tripartite Collaboration To Strengthen Ties In The European Space Sector With EIB And EC PLD Space awarded PERTE contract to develop space launcher for 40.5 million euros Airbus Announces Purchase of Eutelsat OneWeb’s Stake in Satellite Constellation Manufacturing Joint Venture Quindar Secures $6M for Spacecraft Management AI, Integrates with KSAT for Mission Ops Rogue Space Systems Awarded a Payload Hosting Contract with Forward Edge Mission Teams Target Tuesday for Launch of Cygnus Cargo Mission – Space Station Projects Flying to Space Station on NG-20 Will Include Tissue Chips, Artificial Retina Production, a New Supercomputer, and More UAE's first female astronaut to graduate from Nasa training programme in March Michael Lukacs Leads Critical Investment in Space; Private Sector Powers First American Lunar Landing in Half a Century | Tech Times The Past, Present, And Future Of Inflatable Space Habitats | Hackaday Space Shuttle Endeavour hoisted for installation in vertical display at L.A. museum - ABC 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

JAXA reestablishes contact with SLIM after a recent shift in lighting conditions allowed it to catch sunlight and generate the power that it needs for its mission. The Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) has been officially certified by the Korean authorities. Iran says it successfully launched three satellites into space over the weekend, 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. Carlos Mata, CTO at Scientific Lightening Solutions on managing lightning risks in spaceports. You can connect with Carlos on LinkedIn and learn more about Scientific Lightening Solutions on their website. Selected Reading Japan's SLIM probe regains power more than a week after moon landing | Reuters Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 61st session, 995th meeting | UN Web TV​​ Korea’s KASS satellite navigation system certified by national authorities and enters operational service | Thales Alenia Space Iran launches 3 satellites into space as tensions rise : NPR Northrop Grumman Satellite-Refueling Technology Selected as First Preferred Refueling Solution Interface Standard for Space Systems Command (SSC) FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Innovation Engines Awards, Catalyzing More Than $530 Million to Boost Economic Growth and Innovation in Communities Across America | The White House We're heading for Venus: ESA approves EnVision A handful of space companies are running out of cash and time. Here are three at risk Competing In Space: A Joint Product Of The National Space Intelligence Center And The National Air And Space Intelligence Center Redwire Space Announces Strategic Expansion of its In-Space Manufacturing Technology Portfolio to Tap into Global Semiconductor Market Visually impaired people can now listen to an eclipse. 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

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a new framework to license space stations conducting in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) activities. paceX is looking for science and research ideas that will enable life in space and on other planets, 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 Salvatore Grignano, Senior Marketing and Promotion Officer at the Italian Trade Agency, Houston. You can connect with Salvatore on LinkedIn, learn more about ITA on their website and meet up at SPACECOM. Selected Reading After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends First Video of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight, Includes Takeoff and Landing (High-Res) Space Innovation; Facilitating Capabilities for In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing SpaceX - Research NASA Selects Winners of Third TechRise Student Challenge NASA Collaborating on European-led Gravitational Wave Observatory in Space GMV and Astroscale UK spearhead new ESA initiative for improved satellite collision avoidance "Europe must promote fair competition between private launch operators"- PLD Space ESA - Hubble finds water vapour in small exoplanet’s atmosphere Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space sign a Memorandum of Understanding to develop Optical Communication payload for Hellas Sat 5 satellite Virgin Galactic's to launch 1st Ukrainian woman to space — and 3 others — on Galactic 06 suborbital flight today January/February 2024 - 10 Defining Moments in Cybersecurity and Satellite in 2023 How the Taiwan Crisis Impacts the Space Power Race Fighting for Space: The Low Earth Satellite Race | Al Jazeera New emperor penguin colonies discovered in Antarctica after guano spotted from 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

Firefly Aerospace has been chosen by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to launch satellites using its Alpha rocket. The Space Development Agency has awarded General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a contract to demonstrate optical communication terminals (OCTs). The US Department of Defense has awarded a research and development contract to TransAstra to develop the company’s FlyTrap system to capture and secure space objects, 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 Robert Long, President & CEO of Space Florida. You can learn more about Space Florida on their website and meet up at SPACECOM. Selected Reading Firefly Aerospace Onboarded as Launch Provider for the NRO with Alpha Rocket General Atomics Awarded Space Development Agency Contract to Demonstrate Optical Communication Terminals | Newswire TransAstra Awarded First Defense Department Contract for FlyTrap, Following Success With NASA- chronicle-tribune.com Astroscale’s ELSA-d Finalizes De-Orbit Operations Marking Successful Mission Conclusion Stricken Japanese Moon mission landed on its nose GITAI Autonomous Robotic Arm Set to Launch on Jan. 29 to International Space Station Boryung, Axiom Space Announce Joint Venture to Revolutionize Space Industry in Korea China's space station sets up brain activity testing platform - CGTN Dominican Republic to launch first satellite to tackle Sargassum from space Eyes in the sky: The increasing importance of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for national security - SpaceNews Air Force Now 'Very Weak', New Report Says, But Space Force Is Gaining Strength Rogue Space Systems Announces Strategic Leadership Changes To Accelerate Growth Celebrating NASA's Spirit and Opportunity Rovers’ Mars Landings 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

ClearSpace and Orbit Fab announce a strategic partnership to advance in-space refueling and servicing capabilities. Belgium has become the latest country to add its signature to the Artemis Accords. The European Space Agency and the European Commission have selected five companies that will launch institutional missions into space in the framework of the Flight Ticket Initiative, 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 Robert Ganim, Starburst Aerospace's Director of Government Affairs. You can connect with Robert on LinkedIn and learn more about Starburst on their website. Selected Reading ClearSpace And Orbit Fab Partner To Create In-Space Refueling Service Belgium Becomes Latest Signatory to the Artemis Accords PLD Space, selected by ESA and the European Commission for the Flight Ticket Initiative launch contracts NASA System Predicts Impact of a Very Small Asteroid Over Germany Eutelsat Signs GEO/LEO Deal in South Africa - Via Satellite Horizontal Integration Facility designs reveal full extent of ELA's value offering to launch vehicle providers and payload customers. U.S. government awards NOAA millions for wildfire response research | Space Freedom Space Technologies Awarded Contract in Partnership with OMNI Federal to Support Space Force Space Systems Command FORGE C2 Mission- Business Wire China takes its chip war to space as it uses Tiangong space station to test processors and gain a tech edge- South China Morning Post January/February 2024 - Former Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart on the Milestones, Hopes, and Heartbreaks of Virgin Orbit’s Journey | Via Satellite Launch Into a Galaxy of Playfulness with Limited-Edition OREO Space Dunk Cookies 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

Albedo Space raises $48 million in a Series A round. Latitude has closed a Series B funding round that secured $30 million in new capital. Share My Space has transitioned to ALDORIA, and secured €10M in a Series A 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 We’re working with AWS to bring you an in-depth look at the transformative intersection of cloud computing, space technologies, and generative AI. Today we have a preview of our fourth episode which is due to air on Saturday, AWS in Orbit: Empowering small farming through AI and space technologies. Yohei Nakayama, Chief Technology Officer at Degas Ltd., shares how his company is revolutionizing small farming in Ghana through AWS's cloud, AI, and space technologies. Yohei is joined by AWS Solutions Architect Emma Higashikawa, Selected Reading Albedo Raises $48M Series A Latitude closes $30M Series B ALDORIA closes €10M Series A Funding AAC Clyde Space wins SEK 9.9 M Sirius order Lockheed Martin Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results Space stock Intuitive Machines climbs ahead of historic commercial moon-landing mission Capella Space and Floodbase Partner to Bring High-Resolution SAR Data to Parametric Insurers Orbex Selected for European Commission and ESA's New Flight Ticket Initiative Blue Origin joins 2 stages of New Glenn rocket for the 1st time (photo) | Space Japan’s moonshot may mark breakthrough for future lunar missions - The Japan Times Dr Tidiane Ouattara Appointed Head of the Science, Technology and Space Division at the AUC Voyager Space Appoints Marshall Smith as Chief Technology Officer, Member of Starlab Space Board of Directors Industry report calls for greater use of AI to extract untapped value from satellite data - SpaceNews USPS Reaches for Final Frontier With New Priority Mail Stamps 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 completed the disassembly of the OSIRIS-REx sampler head to reveal the remainder of the asteroid Bennu sample inside. Sierra Space has tested its first full-scale, expandable space station structure, alongside softgoods technology partner ILC Dover. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency believes there’s a possibility of power generation for their lunar lander, 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 Aravind Ravichandran, founder of TerraWatch Space Advisory and Insights. You can connect with Aravind on LinkedIn and learn more about TerraWatch Space on their website. Selected Reading NASA’S OSIRIS-REx Curation Team Reveals Remaining Asteroid Sample Sierra Space Advances its Revolutionary Commercial Space Station Technology Redwire Selected as Strategic Supplier for Blue Origin’s Trailblazing Blue Ring Space Mobility Platform JAXA | The results of the Moon Landing by the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) Laser Instrument on NASA’s LRO Successfully ‘Pings’ Indian Moon Lander Axiom Space Celebrates Arrival of Ax-3 crew to International Space Station Iran says it successfully launched satellite in Revolutionary Guards' space program- The Times of Israel Surrey scientists to help build zero gravity space fuel system Relativity Space wants to build 200-foot tower next to Long Beach Airport Space Policy Official Details Approach to Maintaining U.S. Edge 'Star Trek' on Mars? Curiosity rover spots Starfleet symbol on Red Planet 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

Equatorial Launch Australia’s (ELA) mission is to be the pre-eminent multi-user commercial Space Launch company, providing world-class launch services supporting testing, launch and recovery of space vehicles and payloads flown to and from all space orbits. We spoke with ELA’s Executive Chairman and Group CEO, Michael Jones. You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn and learn more about ELA on their website. You can also find out more about the Global Spaceport Alliance 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

Japan’s lunar lander makes a successful touchdown on the moon. NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce announced the start of a commercial pathfinder project in support of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). The European Space Agency finds layers of water ice stretching several kilometers below ground at Mars’ equator, 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 Equatorial Launch Australia’s (ELA) Executive Chairman and Group CEO, Michael Jones. You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn and learn more about ELA on their website. Selected Reading NASA, Partners to Welcome Private Crew Aboard Space Station Astrobotic loses contact with hobbled Peregrine moon lander- Space Office of Space Commerce Initiates TraCSS Pathfinder Projects Sidus Space Unveils Cutting-edge Multi-Material 3D Printed Space Hardware Division ESA - Buried water ice at Mars's equator? The first large-scale vertical take-off and landing flight test mission of the Blue Arrow Aerospace Zhuque-3 reusable rocket was a complete success! Scout Space names new chief executive officer - SpaceNews Astroscale Plans Refueling Mission APS-R With Space Force Funding - Via Satellite 2024 Space4Youth Competition Open! 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. © 2024 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander makes a controlled reentry to Earth over a remote area of the South Pacific. JAXA confirms that SLIM is ready to begin preparations for landing descent on Friday. SpaceX launches the Axiom 3 mission to 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 Joining us for our monthly catch up is Space Lawyer and President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, Bryce Kennedy. You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn and learn more about ACSP on their website. Selected Reading Update #20 for Peregrine Mission One- Astrobotic JAXA | Transition to the landing preparation phase for the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) Stem Cell-Derived Brain Organoids on Ax-3 Mission Seek to Improve Modeling for Neurodegenerative Diseases SPACEWERX activity DoD ‘completely rewrites’ classification policy for secret space programs UK Sovereign Satellite Navigation Overlay Successfully Demonstrated for First Time BlackSky Wins Initial Task Order Exceeding $1 Million Against New Multi-Year Contract to Deliver Space-based Intelligence Capabilities to Indonesian Ministry of Defense Europe's access to space 'guaranteed' after 'painful' lessons of Ariane 6 delay, says ESA head- Euronews James Webb Telescope detects earliest known black hole — it's really big for its age 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. © 2024 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Space Development Agency announces $2.5 billion in contracts split between L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and Sierra Space. The US Space Force will become the nation’s first military service that allows troops to switch between full-time and part-time work without formally transferring to a Reserve component or the National Guard. The US Federal Government holds a Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing on returning to the Moon and keeping NASA on track, 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 Geology and Astronomy student at The College Of Charleston Honors, Tyler Glymph. Selected Reading SDA Awards $2.5B in Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Prototype Agreements to 3 Companies- GovCon Wire Congress approves Space Force part-timers, but still no Space Guard Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing - Returning to the Moon: Keeping Artemis on Track NASA Administrator Names New Head of Space Technology Mage Networks Signs Memorandum of Understanding for Telesat Lightspeed Services Spaceium Partners Space Machines for Space Cryogenic Refuelling Water on the Moon: international prize launches for purifying lunar water - GOV.UK Spacelog: What's the 'new arrival' on the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft? Oman unveils plans to set up Middle East’s first spaceport | Oman – Gulf News Berkeley SkyDeck and Berkeley Space Center Join Forces for Air and Space Accelerator Track- Business Wire Axiom and SpaceX are disrupting Europe’s traditional pathway to space- Ars Technica In US-China space race, success depends on lunar landings and orbital ‘parking spots’ Meet Helios, a new class of space tug with some real muscle- Ars Technica JWST Reveals Young Star Beta Pictoris Has a Surprising Second Disk : ScienceAlert T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Space Capital finds commercial space companies raised $17.9 billion in 2023, which is a drop of 25% from 2022. The US Space Development Agency is seeking industry feedback for the final of three types of Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) space vehicles known as T2TL Gamma. John Deere signs a deal with SpaceX’s Starlink that will see the satellite company provide connectivity to farming equipment in remote locations, 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 For All Moonkind Co-Founder and CEO Michelle Hanlon. You can connect with Michelle on LinkedIn and learn more about For All Moonkind on their website. Selected Reading Space Investment Quarterly Reports Middle East cash injection to propel space industry to $75bn- AGBI Draft Program Solicitation Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on company's 300th successful mission- Space John Deere Announces Strategic Partnership with SpaceX to Expand Rural Connectivity to Farmers through Satellite Communications PowerLight joins Blue Origin to study power beaming system for the moon Japan startup eyes fusion laser to shoot down space junk from ground - Nikkei Asia Lunasa Space Announcement Plans for a National Rocket and Space Center in the Yucatán Peninsula Are Underway Pale Blue Dot: Visualization Challenge NASA Selects 12 Companies for Space Station Services Contract Space startup Pixxel eyes satellite launches by mid-year, constellation by 2025 Update #17 for Peregrine Mission One- Astrobotic T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. On today’s episode we’re going to hear about what it’s like to travel to space from people who have trained and spent time in low Earth orbit. 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 first guest is Aravind Ravichandran, CEO of consultancy firm Terra Watch. Our second guest is Kate van Dam from commercial Earth Observation company SkyFi. Our third guest is General Council of HawkEye 360, Dennis Burnnett. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IENAI Space has designed a palm-sized propulsion option for future space missions. The ‘electrospray’ technology is being developed as a cost- and mass-effective method of propelling CubeSats and other small satellites. For the first time in Europe, this ionic-liquid based electrospray propulsion system has achieved more than 400 hours of continuous operation. Learn more from IENAI Space Co-founder and CEO, Daniel Pérez Grande. You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn and learn more about IENAI SPACE on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey 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

Japan's H-IIA launched from Tanegashima Space Center carrying the IGS Optical-8 spy satellite to orbit. The Gravity-1 vehicle, built by Chinese company Orienspace, lifted off the deck of a ship stationed in the Yellow Sea on Thursday. A new report from NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) advises against push towards space-based solar power, 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 IENAI Space Co-founder and CEO, Daniel Pérez Grande. You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn and learn more about IENAI SPACE on their website. Selected Reading Mitsubishi Heavy launches H-IIA rocket carrying Japan's spy satellite- Reuters Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft separates from China Space Station - CGTN China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket aces amazing debut launch from ship at sea (video) | Space Europe considers launching Copernicus satellite on Falcon 9 - SpaceNews Digital Spaceport of the Future Stem Cell Investigations to Improve Cancer Treatment Among Payloads Flying on Axiom Space's Third Private Astronaut Mission Axiom tests next-gen spacesuit for effortless kneeling on Moon's terrain New Study Updates NASA on Space-Based Solar Power NASA plans to unveil experimental X-59 supersonic jet on January 12- Popular Science How the US replaced Russia’s RD-180 engine, strengthening competition Countdown to graduation for Aussie Astronaut | Australian Space Agency Space Force announces 2023 Polaris Award service-level recipients- United States Space Force 1st 'interstellar tourism campaign' urges aliens to visit Lexington, Kentucky T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Italian space logistics startup D-Orbit has raised more than $109 million in a funding round led by Japan's Marubeni. Spain-based Sateliot has secured €6 million Euros in new funding from Banco Santander. The European Space Agency says its EO4Security platform to fight environmental crime and monitor illegal activities from space, is fully operational, 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 Meteorologist Meredith Garofalo. You can connect with Meredith on LinkedIn and learn more about Foundations for the Future on their website and join their event here. Selected Reading Banco Santander funds Sateliot with 6 million through its high growth enterprise program ESA Director General’s Annual Press Briefing New ESA Environmental Security Project Goes Live - Via Satellite Axiom Space Flight Readiness Review Complete, Ax-3 Proceeds to Next Mission Milestone China to launch 26,000 satellites, vying with U.S. for space power - Nikkei Asia NASA Funds Laser Communications Tech with Small Business NASA Selects Crew for Next Simulated Mars Mission SpaceX and T-Mobile send first texts via Starlink satellites Hicks: U.S. Aims to Prevent Conflict in Space, Other Domains Through Deterrence Space Business: Payload problems Enabling a space circular economy by 2050 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeozf5E4PW462-zmXU1wAbo23qU9ByckQzBYm67RyI26Ew45A/viewform T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

India’s Aditya-L1 solar observatory reaches its final destination. China moves its lunar lander to its spaceport ready for a launch in the first quarter of this year. ArianeGroup reportedly increases financial support for MaiaSpace to €125 million, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is John Rendon, CEO of the media company The Rendon Group. You can connect with John on LinkedIn and learn more about the company on their website. Selected Reading Aditya-L1: India's Sun mission reaches final destination China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year- AP News ArianeGroup to Increase MaiaSpace Investment to €125M - European Spaceflight University of Glasgow - Self-eating rocket could help UK take a big bite of space industry Regulatory filing reveals ABL Space Systems targeting $100M in new funding SpaceX targets February for third Starship test flight - SpaceNews Sidus Space Achieves Critical Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Hardware Contract Milestones as its Nears the Launch of LizzieSat-1 in March 2024 John Kraus photos The New Space Race Is Causing New Pollution Problems - The New York Times USSF announces selections for Space Strategic Technology Institute 2 Enlightenment Capital Announces New Space Platform Auria- Boecore NASA Selects Bold Proposal to "Swarm" Proxima Centauri with Tiny Probes - Universe Today NASA/JAXA XRISM Mission Reveals Its First Look at X-ray Cosmos T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA is pushing back its schedule for Artemis 2 to September 2025, with the Artemis 3 mission, which will land the first humans on the moon since the 1970s, delayed to September 2026. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory lays off 100 contractors as part of a cost-cutting effort. Astrobotic says there’s no chance of soft landing Peregrine on 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 guest today is Anurita Chandola, a textile artist who has transitioned into a spacewear designer. You can connect with Anurita on LinkedIn and learn more about her work on her website. Selected Reading More delays for NASA's astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026 Questions about NASA's Mars Sample Return mission put JPL jobs in jeopardy - Los Angeles Times News & Press | Astrobotic Technology Voyager Space and Airbus Finalize Starlab Space LLC Joint Venture Rocket Lab Makes its Defense Prime Debut with $0.5 Billion Contract to Design and Build Satellite Constellation for Space Development Agency- Business Wire Army Space Vision Venus Aerospace Partners With Nasa's Marshall Space Flight Center On New Engine Technology Muon Space Selected by AFWERX for SBIR Phase I Contract ESA - Einstein Probe lifts off on a mission to monitor the X-ray sky Arka Shines and Rudra Roars NASA TechLeap Prize: Universal Payload Interface Challenge Space Force taps Microsoft to build cloud-based, simulated space environment- DefenseScoop T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

United Launch Alliance successfully launches its Vulcan Centaur rocket. Astrobotics’ Peregrine lunar lander experiences an anomaly. The UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre has announced plans to provide an airlock for NASA’s Gateway space station that will orbit 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 guest today is Space Author John G. Bluck. You can connect with John on LinkedIn and learn about his series here. Selected Reading United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Next Generation Vulcan Rocket Peregrine lander: Private US Moon mission runs into trouble NASA Administrator, Leaders to Discuss Artemis Moon Mission Plans NASA, United Arab Emirates Announce Artemis Lunar Gateway Airlock UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi appointed Minister of Youth NASA Adjusts Agreements to Benefit Commercial Station Development Space Force is crafting in-house cyber teams but sees need for closer work with USCYBERCOM Spire Global Awarded $9.4 Million Contract by NOAA for Satellite Weather Data UN space tsar calls for increase in junk clean-up efforts A starring role for NASA in Biden’s push to end cancer - POLITICO Office of Space Commerce Announces New Regulatory Division Head Orbex lands “stellar” CEO and Chair team to accelerate growth T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As systems get smaller and more powerful, it seems many of the capabilities currently operating in geostationary orbit (GEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) will largely move towards the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) market over the next 10 to 15 years. We spoke to Philip Harlow, President of commercial satellite operator Telesat about the market and military shift. You can connect with Philip on LinkedIn and learn more about Telesat on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA responds to the Navajo Nation’s request to delay the first commercial lunar payload services mission to the Moon. SpaceX sues the National Board of Labor after they issued a complaint against the company illegally firing employees. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied the protest by L3Harris over the award of a NASA contract to Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation, 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 Philip Harlow, President of commercial satellite operator Telesat. You can connect with Philip on LinkedIn and learn more about Telesat on their website. Selected Reading NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon Biden Administration to Consult with Navajo About Human Remains on the Moon – SpacePolicyOnline.com 48000 pounds of engine thrust to power lift upper stage Vulcan rocket SpaceX sues US agency that accused it of firing workers critical of Elon Musk- Reuters L3Harris Technologies, Inc.- U.S. GAO Funding Future Tech: NASA Names 2024 Innovative Concept Studies Space elevator design wins Barrow-born architect €10,000 ISRO’s Fuel Cell flight tested in PSLV C58 China's first rocket launch in 2024 successful - CGTN China completes new commercial launch pad to boost access to space - SpaceNews Where lawmakers think space policy is headed in 2024 T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US National Labor Relations Board is moving forward with a complaint against SpaceX by eight former employees who allege they were illegally fired.Maxar Intelligence has received a contract to provide the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency with the company’s Precision3D data suite bundle covering 160,000 square kilometers within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Rocket Lab secures a $489 million contract with an undisclosed US government 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 Dr. Elaina Hyde, Director of the Allan I Carswell Observatory at Canada’s York University. You can connect with Elaina on LinkedIn and check out the observatory’s programs on their YouTube channel. Selected Reading Complaint and Notice of Hearing-Space Exploration Technologies | PDF SpaceX Launches First Direct-to-Cell Starlink Satellites for Service With T-Mobile Japan Airlines Announces Partnership with SpaceX for Commercial Space Travel India to use SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket to launch communications satellite Maxar Space Systems-Built Ovzon 3 Satellite Launched- Business Wire Maxar Intelligence Wins Nga Contract For Precision3d Data Rocket Lab To Build 18 Spacecraft For Mystery U.S. Govt. Customer- Aviation Week Network Sidus Space Receives NOAA Remote Sensing License - Via Satellite China's Kuafu-1 probe records massive solar flare - CGTN NASA Asteroid Sampling Mission Renamed OSIRIS-APEX for New Journey Starfighters Closes 2023 With Growing Momentum in Hypersonic Testing and Space Access Platforms, as Management Reports New Hypersonic Research Agreements and Increase in Launch Opportunity Pipeline. USSF accepting proposals for third research opportunity under the USSF University Consortium Australia celebrates space history on world's 1st coin minted in 2024 T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terran Orbital closed out 2023 with $70 million dollars in cash, giving them what their CEO Marc Bell says is a "solid financial foundation" for their objectives in the coming year. SpaceX begins 2024 by launching the first six satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities. AIAA’s CEO Dan Dumbacher will be stepping down from his role in September 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 Dr. Hisham Ali, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder. You can connect with Hisham on LinkedIn and learn more about his lab here. Selected Reading Terran Orbital Reports an Excess of $70 Million Year-End Cash Balance- Business Wire AST SpaceMobile Provides Interim Update on Fundraising- Business Wire SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 launch of 2024 features first 6 direct-to-cell Starlink satellites – Spaceflight Now SpaceX back with 1st Space Coast launch of the year – Orlando Sentinel Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations cell receives new name - Joint Task Force-Space Defense MBRYONICS Selected As Optical Terminal Provider For DARPA’s Space-BACN Program LEAP-TD Mission Success Rewind 2023: India has 204 space startups, sector received $123mn investments - Science News Exclusive: SynMax Raises $13M - Payload Early-stage hard tech firm Countdown Capital shutting down - TechCrunch AIAA Announces Plans for CEO Transition 'There has never been such big hype': Why space tech is booming thanks to AI What’s The Perfect Meal For Long-Term Space Travelers? A Vegetarian Salad, Apparently- IFLScience A commander’s lament on the loss of a historic SpaceX rocket- Ars Technica This NASA crew has survived Mars for six months — sort of T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches the XPoSat, or the Xray Polarimeter Satellite with the aim of studying bright astronomical x-rays emanating from things like black holes, neutron stars, pulsar wind nebulae, and active galactic nuclei. China has announced the completion of the Meridian Project which links hundreds of instruments across the country for end-to-end monitoring of solar activity. The US Space Force Boeing-built X-37B spaceplane was launched by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on December 28, 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 Itay Glick of OPSWAT discussing “AeroBlade”, a group that's used spearphishing to target US aerospace organizations. Selected Reading XpoSat: India launches space mission to study black holes China storms ahead in space weather research with largest observatory on Earth Chinese rocket booster falls from space, crashes near house, after satellite launch: report USSF-52 successfully launches from the Eastern Range- Space Launch Delta 45 Scientists are attempting to track 1,000 cattle and buffalo from space using GPS, AI and satellites- Euronews NASA and Russia will keep launching each other's astronauts to ISS until 2025: report- Space NASA Issues New Space Security Best Practices Guide- NASA Navajo Nation president asks NASA to delay Moon launch over possible human remains China, Russia claim to have tested hack-proof quantum communication link Sync Your Calendar With the Solar System T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. In this episode we’re covering cybersecurity for space. What is it? What are the threats to space systems, why is there such an emphasis on it right now, and what are people doing about it? 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 first guest is Renee Wynn, former CIO of NASA. Our second guest is Matthieu Bailly, Vice President of Space at CYSEC, a cybersecurity company based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Our third guest speaking to T-Minus Producer Alice Carruth, is Steve Luczynski, Board Chairman of the Aerospace Village. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. The International Space Station has been in continuous operation since November 1998 but in 2030, it’s coming to an end. So what’s going to happen once the ISS is gone, and what might replace it? We’ll explore that a bit in this episode, where we’re going to take a look at the commercial low earth orbit destination market and beyond. 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 first guest is Steve Wolfe, President of the Beyond Earth Institute. David Caponio from VAST joins us as our second guest and Ron Birk from the Aerospace Corporation is our final guest to discuss the cislunar economy. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. A common theme has emerged in the space industry- namely, space has a workforce problem and it hasn’t really figured out a way to fix it. The STEM movement promoting science, technology, engineering and math has grown in popularity but is STEM enough for growing the workforce in aerospace? And what does STEM educational outreach actually look like in aerospace, and what kinds of training can students get access to? 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 first guest is Christina Korp, Director of Space for a Better World. The second guest is Princeton University Research Engineer and Educator Mike Galvin. And our third guest is Michelle Lucas, CEO of Higher Orbits. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. On today’s program we’re going to focus on the infrastructure that is developing across the US to support launches. Spaceports. What is a spaceport? 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 first guest is Pam Underwood, Director, Office of Spaceports at the Federal Aviation Administration. Our second guest is the Executive Director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, Scott McLaughlin about the economic impact of Spaceport America on the state of New Mexico. Our third guest is Emily Dwinnells, Director of the Maine Spaceport Initiative. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. On today’s program we’re going to focus on the growing space industry in New Mexico. You’ll be hearing from three guests, all with a connection to the land of enchantment. T-Minus Guest Our first guest is NewSpace Nexus CEO Casey DeRaad about her mission to build a bridge between the US military and the commercial space industry. Our second guest is Matt Fetrow from the Space Rapid Capabilities Office in Albuquerque on the Hyperspace Challenge. And our final guest is scientist Alan Stern, principal investigator for NASA’s New Horizons mission, who flew suborbital science missions with Virgin Galactic from Spaceport America. 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 Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of the Challenger STS-51L tragedy, the crew’s families came together, firmly committed to carrying on the spirit of their loved ones by continuing their education mission. In April 1986, they created the Challenger Center for Space Science Education. To date, Challenger Center has reached more than 6 million students globally and continues to inspire hundreds of thousands of students every year. Learn more about the Challenger Learning Center in Maine with Kirsten Hibbard. You can connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and find out more about the Challenger Learning Center 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 White House releases its new Space Framework. Firefly Aerospace launches its Fly the Lightning mission carrying Lockheed Martin’s Electronically Steerable Antenna demonstrator payload to orbit. Mangata Networks partners with Microsoft to develop an AI-enabled edge cloud product connected via satellite, 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 We are rounding up 2023 with T-Minus host Maria Varmazis, Producer Alice Carruth and N2K Vice President Brandon Karpf and looking ahead to 2024. Selected Reading United States Novel Space Activities Authorization And Supervision Framework | The White House Mangata Networks Forges Strategic Collaboration with Microsoft to Pioneer AI-Enabled Edge Cloud Connectivity via Satellite https://sam.gov/opp/04447821d6284798b2550e61057a7ecd/view Dragon Undocks, Scientific Cargo Headed Back to Earth – Space Station Cygnus cargo craft departs the ISS Dec. 22 for fiery re-entry in new year- Space IEEE Computer Society (CS) Global Scientists and Engineers Rank 2023 Technology Trend Predictions What we’re looking forward to seeing from the space industry in 2024 | TechCrunch Kennedy Space Center Looks Ahead to a Busy Year in 2024 ESA - Pinhole propulsion for satellites Who is making waves in China-U.S. space collaboration? - CGTN T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices