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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

Beijing-based Galaxy Power Aerospace has successfully raised 1.1 billion yuan, or approximately $154 million, in C and C+ financing rounds. US Vice President Kamala Harris held the third meeting of the National Space Council during the Biden-Harris Administration in Washington, D.C., where she announced that, alongside American astronauts, the United States will land an international astronaut on the surface of the Moon by the end of the decade. Firefly Aerospace has announced that it has rescheduled its Alpha FLT 004 rocket launch for the morning of Friday, December 22, at 9:18 a.m local in California, 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 Lawyer and Science Fiction Author, Laura Montgomery. You can connect with Laura on LinkedIn and you’ll find her novels available at all good book retailers. Selected Reading Galaxy Power Aerospace completed C and C+ rounds of 1.1 billion yuan in financing China's Shenzhou-17 crew to conduct maiden extravehicular activities - CGTN FACT SHEET: Strengthening U.S. International Space Partnerships- The White House Implementation Plan of the National Space Weather Strategy and Action Plan | OSTP | The White House 1QFY24 NOAA Commercial Satellite Data General RFI L3Harris Clears Critical Design and Production Readiness Reviews for Tranche 1 Missile Tracking Satellites Wichita State, NASA lead research for improved in-space manufacturing plans NASA’s 3D-printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Test a Success UPDATE: Firefly rocket launch rescheduled for Friday after being scrubbed due to weather 2023 in review: Satellite direct-to-device race heats up Major Milestones Achieved Through the ISS National Lab in 2023 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 Space Force celebrates its 4th birthday. Virginia invests $20 million on developments at the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport. United Arab Emirates-based companies Bayanat and Al Yah Satellite Communications agree to merge, 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 Brendan Byrne, podcast host for Are We There Yet? for NPR affiliate WMFE. You can connect with Brendan on LinkedIn and listen to Are We There Yet? here. Selected Reading USSF turns four: Birthday celebration at LA AFB- Los Angeles Air Force Base Virginia sends $20 million to space authority to expand launch operations Dugway Proving Ground will be new landing site for future Boeing Starliner missions Pale Blue teams up with TOKYO KEIKI on manufacturing and assembly of prototype mass-production model of satellite propulsion system India to allot satellite internet airwaves without auction in win for Musk- Reuters Bayanat and Yahsat boards recommend merger to create an AI-powered space technology champion with global reach EIB and Walloon Region partner up to grow Walloon space sector - SpaceWatch.Global ESA Will Not Open an Investigation into How Vega Tanks Went Missing Virgin Galactic Launches Into The New Year With January Commercial Flight TrustPoint Announces Strategic Partnership With SpiderOak Policy bill backs new revenue streams for US Space Force launch ranges Tech breakthroughs boost China's commercial space industry development - CGTN Creek Valley Elementary Students' Science Experiment Bound for International Space Station T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blue Origin’s New Shepard resumes flight missions after a 15 month hiatus. Axiom Space is building the world’s first commercial orbital data center to be hosted on Axiom Station. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has launched the ‘UNOOSA Space Bridge', 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 Kirsten Hibbard from the Challenger Learning Center in Maine. You can connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and find out more about the Challenger Learning Center on their website. Selected Reading Mission NS-24 Updates- Blue Origin Axiom Space Partners with Kepler Space and Skyloom to Operationalize the World’s 1st Orbital Data Center Astrobotic Peregrine Fueled & Ready For Lunar Mission NASA Selects Ball Aerospace for ECCCO Mission Concept Study Firefly Aerospace Ready to Launch Alpha FLTA004 for Lockheed Martin No Earlier Than December 20 UN Office for Outer Space Affairs launches ‘UNOOSA Space Bridge' Ariane 6 joint update report, 18 December 2023 China's space plane apparently deployed 6 'mysterious wingmen' in orbit Parker Solar Probe Team Garners NASA Honors | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Amazon's Project Kuiper to Challenge Elon Musk's Starlink Satellite Internet - Bloomberg NASA’s Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser 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

SaxaVord Spaceport has received a license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority making it the UK’s first licensed vertical launch spaceport and the first fully licensed vertical spaceport in Western Europe. Blue Origin scrubs its first New Shephard rocket launch since September 2022. HawkEye 360 has acquired RF Solutions from Maxar Intelligence, 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 Dave Sterling, CEO of Royce GEO. You can connect with Dave on LinkedIn and learn more about Royce Geo on their website. Selected Reading SaxaVord granted spaceport licence by UK Civil Aviation Authority https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/1736773076627378458 Space Command Reaches Full Operational Capability; Gen. James Dickinson Quoted - GovCon Wire SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of X-37B space plane now targeted for Dec. 28 SpaceX delays first Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability – Spaceflight Now HawkEye 360 Expands Spectrum Scanning through the Acquisition of RF Solutions from Maxar Intelligence Space Force selects GURU and Princeton to Build the Future of Immersive Collaborative Training for Space Flight Operations Launch vehicle telemetry expected to become commercially available faster as InRange moves to market NASA’s Commercial Partners Continue Progress on New Space Stations The Mineral Supply Chain And The New Space Race Texas Lottery plans to launch contest winners to space; how you can enter 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

What gaps are there in the workforce for the space industry and what are we doing to provide students with the tools they need to succeed? Listen to Bryce Kennedy’s experience as the President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, and lessons learned from being a professor at New Mexico Tech. You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn and learn more about the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP) 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

China’s secretive spaceplane hitches a ride to orbit on a Long March 2F rocket. The US House and Senate approve a 2024 Defense Spending Bill providing $841.4 billion in funding for the Defense Department. Rocket Lab’s Electron returns to flight for the 10th launch of the year, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is the President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, Bryce Kennedy. You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn and learn more about the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP) on their website. Selected Reading China launches experimental spacecraft into orbit for third time since 2020- Reuters DOD Prioritizing Cooperation With Allies in Space Congress Passes Fiscal 2024 Defense Spending Bill, Pay Raise for Service Members Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, the first crew aiming to fly around the moon in a half-century - AP News Rocket Lab Reaches New Annual Launch Record with 10th Electron Mission This Year Sierra Space’s Revolutionary Dream Chaser® Enters Final Test Campaign, Spaceplane Transitioning to Orbital Operations Aborted test and missing parts add to European space woes- Reuters HotSat-1: UK climate satellite suffers failure in orbit Thales Alenia Space has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility for FLEX satellite first test campaign International, North American and European Statistical Classifications for Space Economy Measurement GE Aerospace achieves breakthrough in hypersonic engine development- Flight Global Mysterious, repeating fast radio burst acts like a celestial slide whistle- 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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA’s JPL says Voyager 1 is having trouble with its flight data system. US Subcommittee on Space and Science hears from federal witnesses about mission authorization for all new commercial space activities. D-Orbit has signed two launch service contracts with South Korean space startup TelePIX, 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 African Space Policy Analyst, Ruvimbo Samanga. You can connect with Ruvimbo on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Engineers Working to Resolve Issue With Voyager 1 Computer – The Sun Spot Government Promotion of Safety and Innovation in the New Space Economy - U.S. Se… NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link Amazon to connect Kuiper satellites with laser links to boost space internet network Air New Zealand partners with Starlink for onboard wifi - Airport Technology D-Orbit and TelePIX Announce Contracts for the in-orbit testing of Tetraplex Tomorrow.io and TomorrowNow Supports the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience in Africa China’s Space Program in 2023: Taking Stock – The Diplomat Blue Origin sure seems confident it will launch New Glenn in 2024- Ars Technica Pathfinder Launch Lessons Learned report- GOV.UK Massive 'lighthouses' on the moon could light the way for future lunar astronauts- 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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Federal Communications Commission reaffirms the Wireline Bureau’s prior decision to reject the long-form application of SpaceX’s Starlink to receive public support through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program. Blue Origin is planning to relaunch its New Shepard suborbital vehicle as early as December 18. The European Space Agency’s Boost! Programme provides funding for HyImpulse and Orbex, 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 Planetary Geologist, Dr. Kirby Runyon. You can connect with Kirby on LinkedIn and learn more about PlaneX on their website. Selected Reading FCC Reaffirms Decision To Reject Starlink Application For Nearly $900 Million In Subsidies Blue Origin aims to launch first New Shepard rocket in over a year Announcing Two Starlab Demo Missions - Voyager Space HyImpulse News Orbex Awarded £3.3 Million as Part of European Space Agency’s Boost! Initiative Open Cosmos And Connected Forge Partnership To Bring Actionable Data Solutions To The Market In space missions- Faraday Dragon Asia Pacific-Philippines https://bhoonidhi.nrsc.gov.in/bhoonidhi/index.html Government Promotion of Safety and Innovation in the New Space Economy - U.S. Se...’ EXCLUSIVE: Freedom to maneuver key for future space ‘combat mindset,’ says ex-SPACECOM deputy LeoLabs: Russia, China time suspicious space activity for some US holidays NASA Sensor Produces First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions Hair samples from JFK, 2 other presidents headed to deep space- The Hill 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

True Anomaly closes a $100 Million Series B equity raise. Armada comes out of stealth with $55 million in backing to develop their edge computing platforms. The US, South Korea, and Japan agree to new initiatives in response to North Korea's space launches, 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 Jeromy Grimmett, Founder and CEO of Rogue Space Systems. You can connect with Jeromy on LinkedIn and learn more about Rogue on their website. Selected Reading True Anomaly Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding to Further Accelerate Growth Armada Raises More Than $55M to Bridge the Digital Divide- Business Wire Helicity Space Raises $5M Seed Round Pasadena, Cal. U.S., South Korea, Japan to step up actions on North Korea cyber threats | Reuters ispace and Orbit Fab Agree to Aggressively Pursue and Enable a Sustainable Lunar Economy EUMETSAT Awards Spire Global Multi-Million Euro Contract for Satellite Weather Data Irish Space Company Réaltra Awarded Milestone Contract With Leading Launch Vehicle Provider Arianegroup SpaceX postpones planned launch of US military's secretive X-37B spaceplane- Reuters SpaceX private Polaris Dawn space mission delayed to April 2024 ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket's 1st launch delayed to January 2024- Space Redwire Antenna Technology Enables Tactical Link 16 Transmission from Space as Company Prepares to Deliver More Antennas for a Future LEO Constellation- Business Wire Why There Should Not Be a Norm for “Minimum Safe Distance” Between Satellites - War on the Rocks Satellite Manufacturer Terran Orbital Seeks a Buyer Vast Welcomes Veteran NASA Astronaut Dr. Andrew J. Feustel as Its Newest Human Spaceflight Advisor- Business Wire James Webb Space Telescope's 'Cosmic Christmas Bauble' earns spot in White House Advent Calendar (photo, video) 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 Government Accountability Office is looking into the Federal Aviation Administration’s mishap investigation process. The Space Development Agency says that they have put some projects on hold due to the ongoing continuing resolution, which pauses spending at fiscal 2023 levels. Egypt signs on with China for their planned International Lunar Research Station, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Anastasia Prosina, CEO Stellar Amenities. You can connect with Anastasia on LinkedIn and learn more about Stellar Amenities on their website. Selected Reading Commercial Space Transportation: FAA Should Improve Its Mishap Investigation Process- U.S. GAO Budget standoff ‘a big deal’ for Space Development Agency Space Development Agency Providing Capability to Warfighters More Nations Meet to Address Space Security Space Force Activates New Component for Europe and Africa China’s lunar base: major African nation joins Beijing’s international moon project Chinese commercial reusable rocket successfully conducts second flight - CGTN NASA Signs Memorandum of Agreement for Space Weather United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC2S Rocket Conducts Wet Dress Rehearsal at Cape Canaveral Ahead of Christmas Eve Launch - Space Coast Daily SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch of secretive X-37B space plane delayed to Dec. 11 Don't trash the International Space Station (Opinion) Draft: A Charter For A Circular Space Economy Why 2024 Will Be an Epic Year in Spaceflight Colliding space junk makes 'noise' that could be heard from Earth T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 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. Baptiste Tripard is the Chief Marketing Officer at Alteia. Aiga Stokenberga is the Senior Transport Economist at the World Bank. We explore how Alteia and the World Bank are leveraging AWS's cloud, AI, and space capabilities to monitor critical road networks at scale to support large scale infrastructure investments. From road networks to bridges, they share real-world applications that are making a difference in emerging economies. AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K 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 Aerospace and Satellite AWS re:Invent Alteia and the World Bank assess and enhance road infrastructure data quality at scale using AWS Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our short 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 shares an ambitious 2047 roadmap for lunar missions and moon tourism, the strategic Dish-EchoStar merger gets greenlit by the FCC, Rocket Lab lands a launch for South Korea's NeonSat-1, ESA ventures into developing a high-thrust rocket engine. And we sat down with Somaya Aswadi, a member of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, to hear her story. 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 Somaya Aswadi. Somaya is a member of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team and a student at Stony Brook University. The Afghan Girls Robotics Team is the subject of the documentary Afghan Dreamers about their formation as an international competitive robotics team in defiance of the Taliban’s religious edicts against education for girls. Selected Reading Exclusive: India's first space station unit can be up in just 5 years; 2047 roadmap has multiple lunar missions, Moon tourism on cards- MSN FCC nod puts Dish-EchoStar merger on home stretch- SpaceNews Rocket Lab Signs Deal to Launch South Korean Satellite- Business Wire Investing in Space: Why Amazon bought rocket launches from rival SpaceX- CNBC NOAA's older Earth-watching satellites get new 'extended life'- Space ESA Wants to Develop a "Very High Thrust" Rocket Engine- European Spaceflight Penn awarded $2 million grant from NASA to fund research on lunar robots- The Daily Pennsylvanian Toughest material ever is an alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel- New Scientist Space Development Agency, Army cooperating on alternates to GPS sat signals- Breaking Defense When Waters Rise, Satellites Now Lag- IEEE Spectrum Nasa hands over control as new era of moon missions readies for lift-off- The Guardian 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

SpaceX's staggering $175 billion valuation, China's space power ambitions, the curious case of a lost tomato on the ISS, Davis Cook on space development across the African continent, 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 Davis Cook, CEO of Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability, discussing the history of space development across the African continent and its economic ramifications. You can follow Davis Cook on LinkedIn. Selected Reading SpaceX's Tender Offer Values Startup at $175 Billion or More- Bloomberg China space authorities name Elon Musk’s SpaceX an ‘unprecedented challenge’- SCMP Blue Origin Unveils Versatile Spacecraft Platform, Blue Ring- TS2 Cosmic Girl has a facelift and is given a new name NorthStar Earth & Space closes CA$20 million Series D financing round to launch the world’s first space based SSA commercial service- Press Release Aussie company Quasar joins the global satellite space race- AFR Thales Alenia Space signs a multi-satellite contract with PT Len Industri- SatNews OurSky lands $9.5M seed to build out developer platform for space data- TechCrunch NRO Awards Commercial Electro-Optical Capabilities Contracts- NRO Crossed wires led to high drama as NASA returned asteroid samples to Earth- Ars Technica VERSES and NASA Partner to Pursue Standards For Space Industry- Press Release Buzz in the commercial space industry- WMFE A year of firsts for electric propulsion- Aerospace America HOTSAT-1: Images of COP28 venue from 'flying thermometer' highlight global temperature challenges- SkyNews Argentina's Space Agency says it's satellite images is helping to resolve judicial cases- SpaceWatch 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

Iran claims it sent animals to space. DARPA picks its 14 faves to study what’s possible in lunar services. SpaceX adds a key demo for NASA to its next Starship flight test plan. And we have the latest updates from the Earth Observation Market, and a look at the year that was, with our guest Aravind Ravichandran in our monthly Overview segment. 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 have the latest updates from the Earth Observation Market with our guest Aravind Ravichandran. Selected Reading Iran launches animals into space as it revives bid for human missions- Al Jazeera Collaborating Toward Integrated Commercial Lunar Infrastructure- DARPA Exolaunch USA Wins Launch Contract from Capella Space for Pioneering SAR Satellite Mission- ExoLaunch SpaceX plans key NASA demonstration for next Starship launch- CNBC Rogue Space Systems Announces Barry-1 Satellite Launch and Operations Commencement- Rogue Space Aalyria Wins Contract with European Space Agency to Build O-RAN Compliant Orchestration Platform to Unlock 5G/6G Non-terrestrial Connectivity- Business Wire Japan targeting Jan. 19 for nation's 1st-ever moon landing- Space UAE Organizes First Space Agencies’ Leaders Summit during COP28- SpaceWatch NASA Leaders to Highlight 25th Anniversary of Space Station with Crew- NASA Maine manufacturer of high-temp materials will expand, driven by defense, space industries- Mainebiz.biz Start of new space race? First private spacecraft may land on the Moon as early as next month- Times of India 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 Indian Space Research Organization has announced that it has moved the Propulsion Module of Chandrayaan-3 from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth. Israeli space company Satixfy is at risk of being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange because its market capitalization fell below $50 million. SpaceX receives communication permissions from the FCC for a third Starship test from December 1st to January 6th 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 guests today are Aiga Stokenberga, an Senior Economist in the World Bank's Transport Global Practice and Baptiste Tripard, the Chief Marketing Officer at Alteia as part of our AWS in Orbit Series. AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K 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. Selected Reading Returns to home Earth: Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module moved from Lunar orbit to Earth's orbit SatixFy Receives NYSE American Notice of Non-compliance with Continued Listing Standards Virgin Galactic: Richard Branson won’t invest more money in the space tourism company he founded | CNN Business SpaceX Starship Test 3 part-licensed | Advanced Television Spire Global Awarded Space Services Contract by Lacuna Space to Build and Operate Six Satellites for a Dedicated IoT Constellation Landmark moment for scientists, researchers and businesses as UK association to £80 billion Horizon research programme officially sealed - GOV.UK UDENE - Urban Development Explorations using Natural Experiments | EU Agency for the Space Programme Elecnor Deimos Rwanda and UAE Sign MoU on Civil Space Activities Space Station Experiments Have Drug Companies Eyeing the Heavens - Bloomberg Boeing Defense CEO: We’re in progress getting astronauts onboard Starliner The main source of oxygen in space is through electrolysis, which is made from water Tiny space junk may reveal itself during collisions - The Register 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 United States, United Kingdom and Australia (AUKUS) announce a trilateral initiative called the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in September. Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative- known as NICFI- and the Bezos Earth Fund have announced a new partnership to continue providing the world with free access to high-resolution satellite data to support efforts to stop the destruction of the world’s rainforests. Airbus UK has been awarded nearly £95 million and Teledyne e2v £9 million, through the UK Space Agency’s membership of the European Space Agency, to deliver the next phase of the TRUTHS mission, 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 Jaume Sanpera, CEO and Founder of Sateliot. You can find out more about Sateliot on their website. Selected Reading US, UK, Australia announce trilateral Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability initiative > United States Space Force > Article Display COP28/Dubai: NICFI and Bezos Earth Fund to provide free satellite images COP28: UK climate satellite contracts - GOV.UK Cosmonauts remotely guide Russian cargo ship to space station docking after guidance glitch - CBS News Amazon buys SpaceX rocket launches for Kuiper satellite internet project The Second International Orbital Debris Conference (IOC II) South Korea flies solid-fuel rocket amid space race with North Korea- Reuters Neumann Drive successfully tested in Space NASA Lab's Workforce Woes Threaten Major Space Missions- Scientific American AFRL, 59th Medical Wing launch space medical research group 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

What does it take to become a commercial space agrifood advocate? Allen Herbert tells us why he supports commercial food production in space. You can connect with Allen on LinkedIn. 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 US Government Accountability Office says that Artemis III’s launch is likely to slip to 2027. Angola becomes the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords. The US and foreign partners hit North Korea’s Kimsuky Cyberespionage Unit with new sanctions following the latest rocket launch by Pyongyang, 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 Allen Herbert, Advocate for Commercial Space Agrifood R&D and Production. Selected Reading NASA Artemis Programs: Crewed Moon Landing Faces Multiple Challenges- U.S. GAO FACT SHEET: The U.S. – Angola Partnership- The White House US Sanctions North Korean Cyber Unit After Satellite Launch Arcfield Acquires Orion Space Solutions Hastings Law Office, P.C.: Federal Jury Finds Aerojet Rocketdyne Breached Two Non-Disclosure Agreements with ValveTech Inc. Concerning Components for Starliner CST-100 Spacecraft MUOS SATCOM System Completes Successful Demonstration in Canada- Space Systems Command Ireland set to launch first satellite into space POLARIS successfully tests spaceplane engine - SpaceWatch.Global The Kármán Line: Where does space begin? Scientists Discover a Stunning River of Stars Flowing Through Space : 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

NASA’s Administrator Bill Nelson to attend the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates. The European Space Agency says Ariane 6 will launch in late June or early July, 2024. The US House Science, Space and Technology Committee passes the Commercial Space Space Act of 2023 or HR 6131, sending the bill to the House floor for a vote, 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 Richard Mansell, Chief Executive Officer at IVO Limited You can connect with Richard on LinkedIn and learn more about IVO on their website. Selected Reading NASA to Showcase Earth Science Data at COP28 4 Astronauts Will Be Trained For US-India Mission: ISRO Ariane 6 joint update report, 30 November 2023 Science Committee Passes Bills to Secure Quantum & Commercial Space Leadership - Press Releases NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue Lockheed Martin Technology Demonstration to Showcase Faster On-Orbit Sensor Calibration Ursa Major Raises $138 Million To Introduce Solid Rocket Motor Line And Scale Rocket Propulsion For Space And Hypersonic Applications Work With Us - Open Solicitations - Commercial First 360-degree cameras in space capture incredible images of Earth Relativity Space CEO: Building a backlog isn’t ‘worthless,’ it’s the path to product-market fit United States Space Force Prepares X-37B for Launch- United States Space Force NASA Remembers Trailblazing Astronaut, Scientist Mary Cleave 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

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) faced a significant cyber threat, though specifics about the timing and methods remain undisclosed. The U.S. Army has integrated space and cyber operations into its new multi-domain operations doctrine. The US and Saudi Arabia have begun negotiating a Framework Agreement for Cooperation in Aeronautics and the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes, 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 Novelist CK Westbrook. You can find out more about CK’s work on her website. Selected Reading Japan space agency hit with cyberattack, rocket and satellite info not accessed- Reuters With formalized MDO doctrine, Army turns focus to space, cyber: Official- Breaking Defense Joint Statement from the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Intent to Cooperate in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes India in Talks With Boeing, Blue Origin For Space Partnerships- Bloomberg York Space Systems Achieves Historic Milestone, Successfully Demonstrates First Ever Link 16 Technology from Space on Tranche 0 Spacecraft Telesat Government Solutions Awarded DARPA Space-BACN Phase 2 Contract SpaceX Acquires Parachute Maker Pioneer Aerospace for $2.2 Million SpaceX Announces a Starship Version Two is in the Works - Payload The Most Expensive Space Missions in History 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

Firefly Aerospace has completed the first hot fire test for its Miranda engine that will power the first stage of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle the companies are developing together. US Space Systems Command’s Space Sensing Resilient Missile Warning, Missile Tracking, Missile Defense program office successfully completed the Critical Design Review for its EPOCH 1 space vehicles. Astra Space has raised an additional $2.7 million in “subsequent financing” from two existing investors and the company’s cofounders, 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 Martin Coates, CEO of Orbex. You can follow Orbex on LinkedIn and learn more about their operations on their website. Selected Reading Firefly Aerospace Completes First Miranda Engine Hot Fire Test The first Medium Earth Orbit Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking Program successfully completes its critical design review and goes into production Solicitation Notice for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services XArc / Astroport Company Group Announce $1.3 Million in Multiple NASA SBIR/STTR Awards for 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson in India, set to strengthen NASA-ISRO partnership- Tech News United States Securities And Exchange Commission- Astra Space, Inc. Amazons-Project-Kuiper-and-NTTSKY-Perfect-JSAT-Form-Strategic-Collaboration-to-Bring-Advanced-Satellite-Connectivity-Options-to-Japan China debuts high-resolution images of China Space Station - CGTN The case for LEO satellite connectivity in $50 billion EIS contract Where the naysayers are wrong when it comes to a Space National Guard - Breaking Defense ESA - Spacelab to Gateway: 40 years of modules for people in space Giving Tuesday Links https://www.aiaa.org/foundation https://higherorbits.org/ https://www.cosmicgirls.org/ https://girlsinaerospace.org/ https://tis.org/ https://www.astrafemina.org/ https://www.soundingrocket.org/ https://www.planetary.org/ 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 Administrator Bill Nelson is visiting India and UAE to discuss space cooperation. Kratos Defense and Security Services has been awarded an $579 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from Space Systems Command to provide satellite communications support to the U.S. Space Force and Space Systems Command. Axiom Space has announced that it is going all-in on Amazon Web Services in support of its terrestrial information technology infrastructure, 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 Tim Reid, CEO of Mojave Air and Space Port. You can connect with Tim on LinkedIn and find out more about Mojave Air and Space Port on their website. Selected Reading NASA Administrator to Travel to India, UAE; Discuss Space Cooperation Kratos Wins $579M Satellite Services Contract From Space Systems Command - GovCon Wire STARCOM Releases Space Domain Awareness Doctrine Publication Request for Information: National Plan for Civil Earth Observations Axiom Space Goes All-In on AWS for Its Enterprise Cloud Services Needs on Earth ESA - Hot fire: Ariane 6 ready to rumble New UK funding for space technology projects - GOV.UK Kim Jong Un inspects satellite photos of US, South Korea, state media says- Al Jazeera Aerospace New Zealand Announcement Space race 2.0: why Europe is joining the new dash to the moon How These Guardians Avoid Satellite Collisions At 17000 Miles Per Hour Vikings QB Joshua Dobbs talks love of space, giving back and his parents going viral 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 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Charles F. Bolden Jr. to be the 12th NASA Administrator, making him only the second astronaut to hold that position. While heading NASA, Bolden oversaw the transition from the Space Shuttle system to a new era of exploration, fully focused on the International Space Station (ISS) and aeronautics technology development. 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. 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

John Herrington was the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. He is a member of the Chickasaw Nation, a retired US Navy Aviator and former NASA Astronaut. Herrington was selected as a mission specialist for STS-113. Today marks 21 years since his spaceflight to the International Space Station on November 23, 2002. You can connect with John on LinkedIn. 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

Lunar tech startup Venturi Astrolab of California announced its new lineup of customers for its upcoming lunar rover mission. Researchers at The Naval Research Lab have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples. The UK’ Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund has awarded more than £47 million for 12 space research and development infrastructure projects, 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 US Space Policy Analyst, Brendan Curry. Selected Reading Venturi Astrolab’s rovers will deploy $160M worth of payloads on the moon- TechCrunch Hydrogen detected in lunar samples, points to resource availability for space exploration NASA One Step Closer to Fueling Space Missions with Plutonium-238 £47 million investment to supercharge space infrastructure across the UK North Korea's space launch program and long-range missile projects- Reuters The Starliner-1 mission Global temperature exceeds 2°C above pre-industrial average on 17 November Commercial Flights Are Experiencing 'Unthinkable' GPS Attacks and Nobody Knows What to Do- Vice 10 Tech Trends That Will Impact the Satellite Industry in 2024 Space Companies Turn To Marketing To Advance Important Business Strategies Exclusive: 'Act now' to keep US competitive in space race, senators say Thanksgiving Celebrations in Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UK Space Conference opens with announcements from the UK Space Agency and Open Cosmos, MDA, and Skyrora and Spirit Aerospace. Thales Alenia Space to provide an S-Band Tracking, Telemetry and Command Transponder for Turkey’s AYAP-1 lunar spacecraft. Rocket Lab expands its production into the former Lockheed Martin Vertical Launch Building in Middle River, Maryland, 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 Karolina Dubiel, Founder of Girls in Aerospace Foundation. You can connect with Karolina on LinkedIn and find out more about Girls in Aerospace on their website. Selected Reading The UK Space Ecosystem Cluster Directory - Satellite Applications Catapult Open Cosmos To Build The UK Pathfinder Atlantic Constellation Satellite To Use AI To Improve Environmental Management Skyrora and Spirit to enhance future UK launch capability MDA announces strategic expansion in the UK Thales Alenia Space to provide Communication Transponder for Turkey’s first lunar mission Rocket Lab to Establish Space Structures Complex in Baltimore County to Supply Advanced Composite Products Internally and to Broader Space Industry Satellogic Receives NOAA License to Expand U.S. Government Business North Korea's space launch program and long-range missile projects- Reuters How China ties space projects in Africa with climate and security priorities Vulcan Cert-1: Centaur V preparations underway Stars aligning for Boeing crew launch in April - NASASpaceFlight.com Tom Hanks visits Artemis 2 moon astronauts and NASA Mission Control- 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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX deals with another mishap investigation after an anomaly causes an explosion and the use of the flight termination system during Starship’s second test flight. Ursa Major unveils a new solid rocket motor called Lynx. Austria based Blackshark.ai closes an oversubscribed 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 Our guest today is Princeton University Researcher and Educator Mike Galvin. You can connect with Mike on LinkedIn and learn more about Princeton University on their website. Selected Reading SpaceX's Starship rocket reaches space but is intentionally destroyed mid-flight Starship lunar lander missions to require nearly 20 launches, NASA says - SpaceNews Live coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California US lawmakers urge scrutiny of SpaceX worker injuries after Reuters report Meet Lynx: Ursa Major's Solution to Solid Rocket Motor Design and Manufacturing is a Game Changer for America's Defense Capabilities Breaking human spaceflight records by chance- T-Minus Episode 112. Blackshark.ai Closes an Oversubscribed Extension to its Series A Round, Totaling $35 Million, to Fast-Track Commercialization of its Unique GEOINT and 3D Mapping Technology. First British person to walk on the moon by 2025, NASA predicts- The Telegraph China to launch Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft in early 2024 - CGTN Europe's space program plays catch-up with China and India - Nikkei Asia Rain or shine: Why upgraded space-based weather-monitoring is crucial for the military - Breaking Defense Could Musk’s Mars colony be a base for asteroid miners?- The Hill Competition to name Australia’s lunar rover | Department of Industry, Science and Resources 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

Buffy Wajvoda is the Global Leader for Space Solutions Architecture at AWS Aerospace and Satellite. In this extended conversation, we dive into how AWS is supporting cybersecurity in the space domain. You can learn more at AWS re:Invent. AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K 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 re:Invent The security attendee’s guide to AWS re:Invent 2023- AWS Blog Viasat Deploys Resilient Tactical Edge Capability with AWS- YouTube How We Sent an AWS Snowcone into Orbit- AWS Blog How to improve your security incident response processes with Jupyter notebooks- AWS Blog Supporting security assessors in the Canadian public sector with AWS and Deloitte- AWS Blog Establishing hybrid connectivity within a Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Medium Cloud reference architecture- AWS Blog Evolving cyber threats demand new security approaches – The benefits of a unified and global IT/OT SOC- AWS Blog Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our short 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 holds the farthest-ever demonstration of optical communications, beaming a near-infrared laser encoded with test data from nearly 10 million miles away. Sierra Space lays off hundreds of members of staff. MDA announces a new Non-Geostationary Orbit satellite 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 David Logsdon, Senior Director at the Space Enterprise Council. You can connect with David on LinkedIn and learn more about the Space Enterprise Council through their affiliate the Information Technology Industry Council. Selected Reading NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comm Demo Sends, Receives First Data Lockheed Martin Prepares First 5G.MIL® Payload for Orbit Sierra Space lays off hundreds in push toward first Dream Chaser spaceplane launch MDA Initiates Work On A New Digital Satellite Constellation Advanced Space's CAPSTONE Operates One Year at the Moon Telenor sells Satellite unit for $217 mln- Reuters China launches new-generation marine satellite - CGTN Space training for African youths opens applications Controversial Quantum Space Drive In Orbital Test, Others To Follow- Forbes All systems go: Amazon confirms 100% success rate for Project Kuiper Protoflight mission 1 year after Artemis 1 launch, NASA readies Artemis 2 to shoot for the moon again (video) 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

SpaceX receives a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Starship Super Heavy. NASA announces that Jim Free will succeed Bob Cabana as the agency’s new Associate Administrator. US Lawmakers postpone the vote on The Commercial Space Act of 2023, H.R. 6131, 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 Peter Shaw, a senior lecturer in astronautics at Kingston University. You can connect with Peter on LinkedIn and learn more about Kingston University on their website. Selected Reading US FAA okays SpaceX license for second launch of Starship Super Heavy- Reuters Cathy Koerner to Take Over Artemis Program as Jim Free Moves Up to AA – SpacePolicyOnline.com Hughes JUPITER 3 Satellite Begins Over the Air Testing with the Ground System- PR Newswire Viasat and Skylo Technologies Launch First Global Direct-to-Device Network- PR Newswire Musk's Starlink secures $90 mln contract to offer free internet in Mexico- Reuters GITAI Shifts Headquarters and Parent Company from Japan to the United States as Leadership Secures Permanent Lawful Residency- PR Newswire ESA - Tracking satellite launches from Andøya Spaceport UK and Florida sign pact to boost trade - GOV.UK NASA Telescope Data Becomes Music You Can Play 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 Administration proposes a split to new space authority between the Department of Commerce and the Department of Transportation. The Secure World Foundation has released a statement urging nations to commit to not conducting destructive anti-satellite (ASAT) testing. Ars Technica reports that ULA has narrowed the field of potential buyers to a private equity fund, Blue Origin, and an unnamed but reportedly “well-capitalized aerospace firm that is interested in increasing its space portfolio”, 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 Kara Cunzeman, Systems Director for Strategic Foresight at Aerospace Corporation. You can connect with Kara on LinkedIn and learn more about Aerospace Corporation on their website. Selected Reading White House asks Congress to split ‘new space’ authority between Commerce, Transportation Industry Statement in Support of International Commitments to Not Conduct ASAT Tests- Secure World Sale of United Launch Alliance is nearing its end, with three potential buyers- Ars Technica Dawn Aerospace Expands Operations to France SaxaVord and HyImpulse announce launch plans Sierra Space and Agile Space successfully collaborate on the largest ever in-space bi-prop hydrazine engine. Momentus Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results- Business Wire Orbite Announces Astronaut Training Programs Racing For Place In The New Space Race: Customers Seek Launch Options The 2023 LA Hard Tech 50 - by Nick Kim and Jacques Sisteron Shakespeare’s Portrait Travels to Edge of Space- Smithsonian Mag 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 launches a National Spectrum Strategy to advance the nation’s wireless leadership. The European Union Council approves the first EU Space Strategy for Security and Defense. HyImpulse Technologies confirms the launch window of the SR75 from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range, 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 Buffy Wajvoda is the Global Leader for Space Solutions Architecture at AWS Aerospace and Satellite. In this conversation, we dive into how AWS is supporting cybersecurity in the space domain. You can learn more at AWS re:Invent. AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K 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. Selected Reading Biden-Harris Administration Launches National Spectrum Strategy To Advance U.S. Wireless Leadership Space: Council approves conclusions on the EU space strategy for security and defence HyImpulse Inches Closer to Maiden SR75 Flight Telespazio acquires e2E to strengthen Integrated Space capabilities in the UK Saudi Arabia announces $2.9bn investments, including 'Mars-themed city' in Taif - Arabian Business SkyFi and ImiSight: A Partnership That Enhances the World's Clarity and the Potential of Analytics Marotta Controls to Provide Valves for NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana to Retire After 38 Years Is the UK space industry about to take off?- CNN NASA slows down work on Mars Sample Return due to budget uncertainty - SpaceNews 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

Q3 reports show investments in startups favor cyber, defense, and space, but funding has dipped across the board. SpaceX poised for another Starship launch for later this week pending an FAA license.. The Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) has released its Code of Conduct on Space Sustainability, 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 Toby Reinicke, Co-Founder and CTO at Satellite Vu. You can connect with Toby on LinkedIn and learn more about SatVu on their website. Selected Reading Spire Global Announces Strong Third Quarter 2023 Results; Reaffirms Expectations for Positive Cash Flow from Operations by Year End; Increases Revenue and Earnings Guidance SpaceX is gearing up for the second flight of Starship- Washington Post SpaceX launches 90 payloads into orbit on 'rideshare' mission- Space SpaceX Falcon 9 launches SES O3b mPOWER mission on Sunday, Nov. 12, from Cape Canaveral At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk’s rush to Mars- Reuters Global Satellite Operators Association Releases Code Of Conduct On Space Sustainability Japan to create ¥1 trillion fund to develop outer space industry AGENIUM SPACE reaches a momentous milestone with validation of its object detection demonstrator at the edge Update on the Otter Pup mission 2024 Spaceport America Cup Competing Teams November 12-13, 1833: The Night the Stars Fell - The official blog of Newspapers.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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In lieu of our normal programming, we wanted to take today to honor our veterans- from our own team at N2K, to those that have made massive contributions to the aerospace industry in the US. Throughout this program you will hear stories from military veterans and spouses about how their time in service to their country shaped their careers in the aerospace industry. 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 Charles F. Bolden, former Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and a former astronaut Ché Bolden, Marine Corps veteran, CEO of The Charles F. Bolden Group Eileen Collins, retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel. Sarah “Sassie” Duggleby, CEO Venus Aerospace Alice Carruth, T-Minus Producer Brandon Karpf, T-Minus Executive Producer Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocket Lab updates investors on Q3 results and sets a return to launch window for its Electron vehicle. Astra founders offer to take the company private at a value of about $30 million. The European Space Agency signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus and Voyager outlining their collaboration for the Starlab space station in the post-International Space Station era, 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 for our monthly "the overview" segment on the Earth Observation market. You can connect with Aravind on LinkedIn and sign up for his EO newsletter here. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Sets Next Electron Launch Window, Provides Update on Anomaly Review- Business Wire Astra founders offer to take company private at value of about $30 million- CNBC Virgin Galactic Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results And Provides Business Update BlackSky Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results Department of the Air Force Scheduled to Launch Seventh X-37B Mission- United States Space Force Sierra Space Successfully Tests New 5,500 lbf Hypergolic Rocket Engine Capable of Continuous Throttling ESA prepares the ground for a European commercial presence in LEO post-ISS D-Orbit welcomes Marubeni Corporation as lead investor in current Series C funding Putin calls for closer Russia-China cooperation on military satellites Space Force plans FY24 update for space monitoring data 'library'- Breaking Defense US says it won’t tell space-imagery companies to stop showing Gaza photos - Defense One NASA+ T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc.beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices