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Look Up Space raises over $15m in the second largest space tech seed round in Europe. US District court backs SES in battle with Intelsat over C-band payout. UK Space Command has launched a Joint Task Force Space-Defense Commercial Operations Cell, paralleling the US, to enhance space monitoring in collaboration with the US and commercial space organizations. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Derrick Walker, team lead for Brigham Young University Rocket Team on bringing home the 2023 Spaceport America Cup. You can find out more about the BYU Rocketry Team on their website and follow them on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Look Up Space raises €14m to secure in-orbit space activities and make space sustainable- Yahoo District Court Sides With SES Over Intelsat in C-Band Claims- Via Satellite New UK military 'cell' to partner with US SPACECOM on space domain awareness- Breaking Defense Compact electric thruster cleared for space firing- ESA Germany is Building a Tiny Rover That Will Roam the Surface of Phobos - Universe Today ​​A handover ceremony held in Egypt for models of the MisrSat-2 project- CGTN China conducts parachute tests for asteroid sample return mission- SpaceNews North Korea's 1st spy satellite has been pulled from the sea after launch failure: report- Space.com Buenos Aires’ LIA Aerospace successfully tests the 6th iteration of their KX11 engine and provides their 2023-2025 work program- SatNews 'Stop debating' over space weapons and prepare for conflict: Space Force general - Breaking Defense 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

Venture Capitalists and executives from tech firms have signed an open letter to the US Defense Secretary requesting that DoD innovation acquisitions get reformed. The final Ariane 5 launch will take place on July 4th. Virgin Galactic has announced that they are targeting Thursday, June 29th for their first commercial spaceflight. NASA’s CHAPEA starts a 12 month analog 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Today’s guest is Emily Dwinnells, Director of the Maine Spaceport Initiative, on the Maine space complex. You can connect with Emily on LinkedIn and learn about the Maine Space Complex on their website. Selected Reading Venture capitalists, tech firms beg Defense Secretary to speed up innovation- Breaking Defense Final Ariane 5 launch scheduled for July 4 after fixes to booster separation system- SpaceFlight Now First Vulcan launch further delayed for Centaur modifications- SpaceNews Virgin Galactic Announces ‘galactic 01’ Crew Onboard The First Commercial Spaceflight- Virgin Galactic NASA analog astronauts 'depart' for year inside mock Mars base- Collect Space Tech Startup Targets Missile Motors as Silicon Valley Moves Into Weapons- The Wall Street Journal Industry invited to bid for LEO satnav demo- SatNews Deal focus: US Pentagon targets plasma-assisted hypersonic propulsion- Airforce Technology Why do some people get rashes in space? There's a clue in astronaut blood- NPR NASA just recycled 98% of all astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS (engineers are thrilled)- Space.com 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

Timur Davis and Peter Ortez, Director and Principal at Munich Re Ventures, on building the "picks and shovels" for the space industry. You can follow Timur on LinkedIn and Peter 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. Selected Reading ‘In Space for Space’: The Next Wave of the Space Economy Needs “Picks and Shovels” - Medium 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

New US-India space agreements, including Artemis. Apex and Virgin Galactic get new funding, D-Orbit gets new contracts. SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure success. Baby come back, you can get the booster at sea. Lawmakers support Space Force charging for their services. Ovzon 3 delayed… again. We speak with Munich Re Ventures about their investment thesis. More coverage of the Spaceport America Cup. 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Timur Davis and Peter Ortez, Director and Principal at Munich Re Ventures, on building the "picks and shovels" for the space industry. You can follow Timur on LinkedIn and Peter on LinkedIn. Selected Reading FACT SHEET: Republic of India Official State Visit to the United States- The White House Spacecraft builder Apex raises $16 million from a16z and Shield Capital, reveals first customers- CNBC Virgin Galactic raises $300 million, seeks another $400 million to expand spacecraft fleet- CNBC D-Orbit Secures Four Multi-Million Contracts with ASI and ESA- Spacewatch.Global Safran and Terran Orbital sign a Memorandum of Agreement to produce satellite electric propulsion systems in the United States of America- Press Release Spideroak Demonstrates Successful Deployment Of Orbitsecure- Press Release Rocket Lab to Launch Multiple Satellites as Part of Upcoming Recovery Mission- Press Release House lawmakers back Space Force fees for use of launch ranges- C4ISRNET Ovzon 3 on course to miss regulatory deadline after latest delay- SpaceNews The Newest and Largest Starlink Satellites Are Also the Faintest- Sky & Telescope The Zero Debris Charter- ESA 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

Intelsat and SES call off the merger. Anomaly affects the Otter Pup. A Russian hacker claims they’ve got Maxar satellite access if you have coin. SDA taps SAIC to make an app store for BMC3 LEO satellites - and yep we’ll translate that for you. NorthStar pivots from Virgin Orbit to Rocket Lab. NASA opens Earth Information Center. Ecuador joins the Artemis Accords. Danti unveils a search engine for geospatial data. And Kim Macharia, Executive Director at the Space Prize Foundation, joins us to discuss the space workforce. 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. T-Minus Guest Kim Macharia, Executive Director at Space Prize Foundation, joins us to talk about space education and empowering women to participate in the space economy. You can follow Kim on LinkedIn and Twitter, and Space Prize Foundation on LinkedIn and Twitter. Selected Reading Intelsat ends merger talks with rival satellite communications giant SES- CNBC Starfish Space Otter Pup Mission update- LinkedIn Military Satellite Access Sold on Russian Hacker Forum for $15,000- HackRead Upcoming Space Force-NRO critical thinking wargame to focus on space conflict in 2030- DefenseScoop Great Power Space Competition Event Details- Liberty Alliance SAIC to build software app factory for Space Development Agency- Breaking Defense Mynaric selected by Raytheon Technologies to supply optical communications terminals for SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program- Press Release Space Force Budget Brief: New Priorities and Long-Term Developments Toward a New Architecture- Aerospace Corporation NorthStar pivots to Rocket Lab following Virgin Orbit’s collapse- SpaceNews SIA President Tom Stroup Testifies Before Congress on Satellite’s Role in Agriculture- Via Satellite NASA opens Earth Information Center amid budget uncertainty- SpaceNews NASA Welcomes Ecuador as 26th Artemis Accords Signatory- NASA Startup Danti unveils search engine for geospatial data- SpaceNews 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

Happy summer solstice! A whole slew of funding rounds just announced - we’ll take a look at three of them. DARPA, SpaceLogistics, and Intelsat have their eye on 2025. Also, rockets and sharks, awesome together? Or terrible? And for our interview today, we speak with Steve Bleymaier, CTO for Aerospace & Defense at Ansys, on managing risk via modeling and simulation and the Ansys Startup program. 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. T-Minus Guest Steve Bleymaier, CTO for Aerospace & Defense at Ansys, on managing risk via modeling, and simulation as a strategy for early-stage startups via the Ansys Startup program. You can follow Steve on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Peak XV Partners backs India’s Digantara to propel space situational awareness- TechCrunch Vyoma tops up Seed round with Safran Corporate Ventures- Press Release SCOUT Space Closes Oversubscribed Seed Round to Scale Operations- Press Release DARPA, SpaceLogistics step toward 2025 launch of orbital robotic 'mechanic' for satellites- Breaking Defense Intelsat Orders Fourth Satellite-Extension Mission from Northrop Grumman- Via Satellite GHGSat receives a task order from NASA- SatNews Telstra and OneWeb seal deal on delivering new satellite solutions- OneWeb Potential negative effects of the Brazilian Space Program on coastal sharks- Frontiers Why CISOs should be concerned about space-based attacks- CSO Online Spaceport America Cup YouTube Live Stream 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

Launch complex upgrades are afoot for Relativity Space’s Terran R. Skyrora’s 3D printed engine hits a testing milestone. Rocket Lab’s suborbital Electron test packs a Wallop. European new space startups join Copernicus. We speak with Chief Corporate Development Officer for D-Orbit, Jonathan Firth, all about their recent activities. And, Alice brings us on-the-ground coverage from day one of the Spaceport America Cup in Las Cruces, New Mexico! 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. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s show is Jonathan Firth, Chief Corporate Development Officer for D-Orbit. You can connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn and learn more about D-Orbit on their website. Selected Reading Relativity files permit for Launch Complex 16 Terran R upgrades- Space Explored Skyrora 3D prints and tests new model of orbital engine to prepare for commercial launch- Skyrora Leidos' MACH-TB program successfully completes 1st test launch- Leidos ​​New Space companies join Copernicus- ESA ESA’s Copernicus reveals carbon monoxide from fires in Canada- SatNews Colombia Taps Sweden to Boost Space Ambitions- Via Satellite Saudi Arabia boosts space education after success of ISS mission- The National News ESA backs Greek firms’ and universities’ CubeSats- ESA Libra Group Launches World's First Dedicated Space Leasing Company- PR Newswire Debris from ASAT tests creating 'bad neighborhood' in low Earth orbit: Analyst- Breaking Defense The Space Industry Is Taking Off. Space Law Is Still a Mystery.- The New York Times The Low Earth Orbit Satellite Space Race: Starlink Versus AST SpaceMobile- Forbes The future of space on a plate: This chef explores the food that will take us to Mars and beyond- ZME Science 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

158 teams from around the world were selected to compete in the 2023 Spaceport America Cup. Up to 120 will make it to the competition in New Mexico which runs from June 20-24. T-Minus Space will be covering all the action at the world’s largest student rocket competition. We spoke with the University College London (UCL) Team Lead Adrien Coutant about what drew his team to compete in the Cup. You can find out more about the competition at SpaceportAmericaCup.com or SoundingRocket.org. 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

Space travel has changed so much in a short period of time. Who better to talk about the advancements of point to point space travel and share the experience of flying to the Kármán line than Dr. George Nield, former Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration, Blue Origin Astronaut and Head of the Global Spaceport Alliance. You can connect with George on LinkedIn and find out more about the Global Spaceport Alliance on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on 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

NASA selects seven commercial space companies to partner with through its second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities program. VAST selects Impulse to provide the Haven-1 Space Station propulsion system. Virgin Galactic announces a flight window for its first commercial spaceflight, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Dr. George Nield, former Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration, Blue Origin Astronaut and Head of the Global Spaceport Alliance. You can connect with George on LinkedIn and find out more about the Global Spaceport Alliance on their website. Selected Reading Seven US Companies Collaborate with NASA to Advance Space Capabilities- NASA VAST selects Impulse Space for Haven-1 Space Station Propulsion- Vast Space VIRGIN GALACTIC ANNOUNCES START OF COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT SERVICE- Virgin Galactic Luxembourg greenlights new military SATCOM network using SES satellites- Breaking Defense Eutelsat reversing course with European retail broadband business sale- SpaceNews Astronaut Chris Hadfield working with King Charles on 'Astra Carta'- CTV News NASA recognizes James Webb Flight Operations Subsystem team at Raytheon- Military Embedded Space Command's leader is building out his Colorado HQ even as Congress tries to force the HQ to move to Alabama- NBC How a Shady Chinese Firm’s Encryption Chips Got Inside the US Navy, NATO, and NASA- Wired Astrobiology Space Missions Need To Be More Aggressive And Less Risk Averse- Forbes 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 Science, Space and Technology Committee announces a bill instructing both the Department of Energy and NASA to work together on research areas for space-based solar power. Four US senators have introduced the Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation Act which aims to open federal funding for commercial spaceports. The FAA makes steps to mitigate aviation and space air traffic, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Today’s guest is Stefan Powell, CEO and CTO of New Zealand based start up Dawn Aerospace. You can connect with Stefan on LinkedIn and find out more about Dawn Aerospace on their website. Selected Reading For the first time in decades, Congress seems interested in space-based solar power- Ars Technica Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Luján, Wicker Introduce Bill to Launch New Era of Spaceports- Hickenlooper Exclusive: How FAA changes keep flights on time around space launches- USA Today SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Kaskela Law LLC Announces Investigation of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and Encourages Long-Term ASTS / NPA Shareholders to Contact the Firm- PR Newswire Tomorrow.io raises $87 million for weather satellite constellation- SpaceNews Spanish rocket company PLD Space signs deal with France's Arianespace- Reuters ispace Announces New CEO of ispace U.S. Entity- ispace Terran Orbital Hires Virgin Orbit Exec Tony Gingiss as COO- Via Satellite Lockheed Martin gets new space business development director for Saudi Arabia- Arab News NASA Cassini Data Reveals Building Block for Life in Enceladus’ Ocean- NASA Rocket Lab is set to launch a mystery mission from Virginia. What could it be?- Space.com Satellite Swarms for Science ‘Grow up’ at NASA Ames- NASA 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 Commerce Department to hold meetings with industry on space situational awareness. The United Nations says countries need to improve collaboration on their space activities. Chinese Space News is reporting that construction of a new complex at a spaceport in Hainan Province has started, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is Jack Cohen, Program and Mission Manager at Astro Digital. You can follow Jack on LinkedIn and find out more about Astro Digital on their website. Selected Reading Commerce slates mid-July for next round of space traffic ‘industry engagements’- Breaking Defense U.N. opens “window of opportunity” to improve space governance- SpaceNews Construction on a new spaceport begins in S China's Hainan Province- CGTN BepiColombo braces for third Mercury flyby- ESA Orbex and Arianespace Look to Collaborate in Launch Sector- Via Satellite Venus Aerospace Adds Airbus Ventures to Investor Team Airbus Ventures Invests in Zero-Error Systems Building Semiconductor Solutions for Space- Via Satellite Texas Space Commission launches; how it could benefit local aerospace businesses- KXAN Deloitte Report: SpaceTech to Become Table Stakes for Future Business Strategies- PR Newswire AI-Fueled Satellites Are First-Movers In Launch Of The Space Economy- Forbes The coming of age of the global space economy- FT From malware to barf, dealing with the nasty side of space exploration- Are We There Yet- NPR 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

72 satellites rideshare to LEO. FAA faces possible workload expansion. . The draft text of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act pauses military construction on the temporary Space Command headquarters in Colorado Springs. US Defense Secretary and Director of National Intelligence commission a study on how to separate responsibilities in intelligence gathering from space, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Susan Charlesworth, Director of Oxford Human Performance. Susan has worked with ESA astronauts on preparing for human spaceflight. You can follow Susan on LinkedIn and learn more about Oxford Human Performance on their website. Selected Reading SpaceX just landed a rocket for the 200th time (and launched 72 satellites) on epic rideshare flight- Space.com PREVIEW: Israel’s ImageSat, SpaceX launch satellite- Jerusalem Post https://transportation.house.gov/uploadedfiles/sgrlaa_act_intro_text.pdf House’s draft defense bill pressures Pentagon on Space Command HQ- Air Force Times Top-level study on Intel Community, Space Force satellite control coming soon- Breaking Defense Pentagon Wants To Demo Space Internet Capabilities This Year- Defense One How the Space Force Will Avoid a ‘Pearl Harbor’ in Space, According to Its No. 2 Officer- Air and Space Forces Very Large Array to expand from 27 antennas to 260- KOB4 UK universities get £4.3m to drive space-based solar power sector- Yahoo Finance He’s about to graduate college and join SpaceX as an engineer. He’s 14- LA Times Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX to launch from both US coasts in one day. US Space Force GPS ground system overhaul delayed. US House Republicans have proposed a bill to make the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration an independent agency. Capella Space has been awarded a 5-year blanket purchase agreement with NASA‘s Earth Science Division, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is Aaron Myrick, Project Leader at The Aerospace Corporation. Aaron worked on the Moonlighter - the satellite hacking sandbox, now on orbit. You can connect with Aaron on LinkedIn and follow the Aerospace Corporation on their website. Selected Reading SpaceX knocks out overnight Space Coast launch; California launch on tap- Orlando Sentinel NASA astronauts deploy 5th roll-out solar array on spacewalk outside space station- Space.com Space Force sees further delays to ‘troubled’ GPS ground segment- C4ISRNET House Republicans introduce bill to create an independent NOAA- SpaceNews BAE Systems announces low earth orbit cluster for secure digital military intelligence- AeroMag HawkEye 360’s Cluster 7 Satellites Are Now Operational- Via Satellite Capella Space Wins Five-Year SAR Imagery Purchase Deal from NASA US-German Satellites Show California Water Gains After Record Winter- NASA Layoffs hit Colorado space companies as funding remains tight- CNBC Coast Guard in coordination with Chinese Embassy over suspected rocket debris- PhilStar 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

T-Minus Space is a sponsor of the 2023 Spaceport America Cup and we spoke with President of the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association, Cliff Olmsted, about the event which runs June 20-24. You can find out more at SoundingRocket.org or SpaceportAmericaCup.com. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on 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 produc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Space Force launch procurement office assigned an additional 12 missions to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract. The Government Accountability Office finds red flags in Space Force procurements. Reports suggest that Cuba is considering allowing China to establish a facility on the island that is capable of conducting electronic surveillance on the US, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Elizabeth Kennick, President of Teachers in Space, on the mission of Teachers in Space and recent success stories. You can follow Elizabeth on Twitter or LinkedIn and read more about Teachers in Space on their website. (https://twitter.com/teachersinspace) Selected Reading A Space Force dozen: SpaceX, ULA awarded contracts to launch 12 new satellites- Breaking Defense Report to Congressional Committees- GAO Cuba to Host Secret Chinese Spy Base Focusing on U.S.- Wall Street Journal China’s first stackable satellite reaches orbit on solid rocket launch- SpaceNews Nelco invests in router maker to improve Indian satcoms network- SpaceNews SES Space & Defense to Provide Satellite Connectivity to AWS’ Modular Data Center- Via Satellite Planet stock drops after satellite imagery and data venture lowers annual revenue guidance- CNBC Scientists document how space travel messes with the human brain- Reuters UKRI confirms major investment in plant and microbial research hub- UKRI Sidus Space to launch LizzieSat™ via SpaceX- SatNews Starlink Maritime on board – managing an independent installation- Smart Maritime Network China's high-altitude observatory detects 'brightest-of-all-time' gamma-ray burst- CGTN 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

Purdue University’s Applied Research Institute opened the doors to a new 65,000-square-foot Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility. ULA achieves a nominal six-second test fire of the two BE-4 engines of the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Firefly Aerospace has acquired Spaceflight Inc. for an undisclosed amount, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Today's guest is Dennis Burnett, General Counsel of Hawkeye 360 Inc. an American geospatial analytics company. You can connect with Dennis on LinkedIn and learn more about Hawkeye 360 on their website. Selected Reading New hypersonic testing facility could boost US development- Defense News What you need to know about United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket test fire- Florida Today Ohio lawmakers make wild card pitch to host Space Command headquarters- C4IRSNET Space Command seeks more efficient use of space-tracking and missile sensors- SpaceNews Space Force to reveal draft for commercial satellite ‘reserve’ service soon- Breaking Defense NASA concerned Starship problems will delay Artemis 3- SpaceNews NASA spends $45M to seed tech from hundreds of space businesses- TechCrunch Firefly Aerospace Announces Strategic Acquisition of Spaceflight Inc. to Bolster On-Orbit Services- Firefly SAIC Wins $64M Award to Develop, Implement Application System for SDA’s PWSA Constellation- Via Satellite Hydrosat acquires IrriWatch- SpaceNews ESA launches AI project to monitor organic cotton supplies- SpaceNews UK Space Agency Backs Satellite Applications Catapult, GHGSat Partnership for Methane Emissions Data Access- Via Satellite Q&A: Maxar execs discuss US Army simulation, Project Maven- Defense News The Gray Rhino in space: US must update military requirements for satellite cyber defense- Breaking Defense 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

OneWeb launches a free trial offer for maritime customers. Musk makes moves on Mongolia. A private Chinese company breaks the record for launching satellites to orbit. An unnamed US aerospace defense contractor falls victim to PowerDrop malware, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Liam Kennedy, Inventor of ISS-Above and education partner with the ISS National Lab for the second part of our conversation about the recent resupply mission to the ISS. You can follow Liam on LinkedIn and ISS-Above on Twitter and on their website. Selected Reading OneWeb targets maritime market with expanded satellite coverage- SpaceNews ​​Boeing sued for allegedly stealing IP, counterfeiting tools used on NASA projects- CNBC Elon Musk discussed a possible Mongolia expansion with the country’s prime minister- CNBC Chinese commercial rocket firm launches 26 satellites, sets national record- SpaceNews US Aerospace Contractor Hacked With 'PowerDrop' Backdoor- Dark Reading New US Spy Satellites to Track Chinese, Russian Threats in Orbit- Bloomberg Along with new office, Space Force plots new funding pot for commercial buys by 2025- Breaking Defense Pulsar Fusion Enters Research Partnership with Princeton Satellite Systems to Apply Nuclear Fusion Propulsion to Future Space Travel- PR Newswire York Space Systems Acquires Emergent Space Technologies- PR Newswire 1st-ever private Venus mission delayed until at least 2025- Space.com UK Space Agency Deputy CEO to step down- UK Government Slingshot Aerospace Hires Former Spaceport Cornwall Head Melissa Quinn and Former Axiom Space Counsel Megan Sieffert- Slingshot jades.idies.jhu.edu 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

NUVIEW announces plans to make the world's first commercial LiDar satellite constellation with a new consortium of funders including actor Leonardo DiCaprio. US Space Systems Command has awarded a nearly $29 million sensor payload design contract to L3Harris Technologies. Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration on space technology programs for NASA and the Department of Defense, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Liam Kennedy, Inventor of ISS-Above and education partner with the ISS National Lab. You can follow Liam on LinkedIn and ISS-Above on Twitter and on their website. Selected Reading NUVIEW Advances Support Towards Climate and Environmental Mission- PR NewsWire US Space Force taps L3Harris to design missile-tracking sensor- C4ISRNET Astrobotic and Westinghouse Partner to Power Outer Space- SpaceWatch Thales Alenia Space will be part of the consortium to develop the Destination Earth Core Service Platform- Thales Alenia Space Momentus Secures Second Picosatellite Transportation Deal with Apogeo Space- Via Satellite Blue Origin within a “few weeks” of resuming New Shepard flights- SpaceNews China grows blood stem cells in space in what scientists say is first-of-its-kind experiment- South China Morning Post Russia delays launch of Luna 25 moon lander until August- Space.com NASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch- SpaceNews NASA, SpaceX Launch Solar Arrays, Cargo to Space Station- NASA Viasat forms satcoms titan to take on a market in transformation EOS Data Analytics and Space Electric Thruster Systems demonstrate technology in orbit- SpaceNews 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

Caltech’s MAPLE beams wireless power in space. China’s Shenzhou 15 crew return from the Tiangong space station. Northrop Grumman has been awarded over $80 million from The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to conduct communications experiments using commercial space internet services, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today is Nate Mason, Principal at Starburst Aerospace, on the Starburst business accelerator program, new technology opportunities in the space sector, and startups to watch in 2023. You can follow Nate on Twitter and LinkedIn and learn about Starburst on their website. Selected Reading In a First, Caltech's Space Solar Power Demonstrator Wirelessly Transmits Power in Space- CalTech China's Shenzhou 15 capsule lands safely with 3 Tiangong space station astronauts- Space.com Northrop Grumman gets $80 million Air Force contract for satcom experiments- SpaceNews Starburst Aerospace, MIT, and MassChallenge Join Forces for NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)- Yahoo Finance Top Space Force General Visits Europe to Explore How to Operate Within NATO- Air and Space Forces Congress asks GAO for review of GeoXO weather satellite program- SpaceNews Fixed-price satellite contracts earn high grades in Space Force report card- SpaceNews Arcfield Nets $158M in US Intelligence Space, Ground Systems Integration Contracts- Via Satellite BlackSky Receives Multi-Million Contract From International Ministry of Defense Customer- Via Satellite Cybersecurity Gaps Could Put Astronauts at Grave Risk- IEEE European agency aims to develop spacecraft to take astronauts to Moon- Financial Times 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

Peter W Singer is a Strategist at a nonprofit think tank called New America, and also a Managing Partner at Useful Fiction- a company that brings together narrative and non-fiction products to help organizations better tell their important and real stories. You can follow Peter on LinkedIn and Twitter. 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

Boeing delays manned mission to ISS. India-based Pixxel raises over $36 million in a series B funding led by Google. The US Department of Defense signs an agreement to purchase Starlink Satellite services from SpaceX for use in Ukraine. The US Air Force has announced that Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen will replace Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy as the next commander of Space Launch Delta 45, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s show is Peter w Singer, a Strategist at New America, a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, and Founder & Managing Partner at Useful Fiction LLC. You can follow Peter on LinkedIn and Twitter. Selected Reading Boeing indefinitely delays Starliner astronaut mission for NASA after discovering more issues- CNBC Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel- Reuters Elon Musk’s SpaceX Wins Pentagon Deal for Starlink in Ukraine- Bloomberg Space Force selects new leader for Eastern Range- SpaceNews Space Force exploring options to build weather monitoring constellation- SpaceNews New North Korean space rocket features engine from ICBMs, analysts say- Reuters Latitude's rocket engine pushed to its limits in new test campaign- Latitude CGI Federal Successfully Demos Microsoft Azure Satellite Backhaul for U.S. Marine Corps- Via Satellite World's 1st 'hacking sandbox' satellite and more to ride on SpaceX's next NASA cargo launch- Space.com Growing hacking threat to satellite systems compels global push to secure outer space- Cyberscoop 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 Air Force announces the creation of four more Space Force missions in Colorado Springs. Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) headquarters announced at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida. NASA introduces a new experimental monitoring system to detect tsunamis called GUARDIAN. Futurama announces a return to the silver screen, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Lukas Nyström, Chief Technology Officer at Satcube, on satellite manufacturing, near-shoring, and supply chain management. You can follow Lukas on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Air Force picks Colorado for more Space Force missions as politics loom over headquarters decision- AP News In major move, Space Force selects Florida's Space Coast for STARCOM training headquarters- Florida Today NASA Researchers Detect Tsunamis by Their Rumble in the Atmosphere- NASA NASA team studying UFO mysteries says experts need better data- The Washington Post Pentagon office developing new sensors to better detect UFOs- DefenseScoop Satellite Data Could Boost Border Security, Disaster Response- Defense One Fortify raises $12.5 million for digital composite manufacturing- SpaceNews Mda And Thoth Technology Create New Canadian Space Domain Awareness Capability- PR Newswire ID Quantique joins EAGLE-1, Europe's pioneering quantum key distribution initiative- PR Newswire Political tussle hinders establishment of Korea’s new space body- Korea Herald National Space Policy- NZ Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment- MBIE Fake Signals and American Insurance: How a Dark Fleet Moves Russian Oil- The New York Times 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

Viasat completes acquisition of Inmarsat. The US State Department has released a 25-page document outlining a path to improving diplomatic efforts in space. US Space Command announces that they have assumed all missile defense responsibilities from US Strategic Command per the 2022 Unified Command Plan signed by President Joe Biden. North Korea’s rocket suffers a second stage malfunction. SpaceX marks 200th successful launch, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Laura Crabtree, CEO of Epsilon 3, on digital transformation for the ground segment, aerospace manufacturers, and managing risk as an aerospace company. You can follow Laura on LinkedIn and Twitter and learn more about Epsilon3 on their website. Selected Reading Viasat Completes Acquisition of Inmarsat- Cision PR Newswire State Department wants to expand diplomacy in space- The Hill Lockheed Martin To Collaborate With U.S. Army To Improve Space-Enabled Defense Systems- Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman’s deep-space radar passes critical design review- SpaceNews SpaceX mission returns from space station with ex-NASA astronaut, 3 paying customers- NPR The Falcon 9 may double the record for consecutive launch success tonight- Ars Technica Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Comes to Life- Sierra Space North Korea fails to launch satellite: state media- Nikkei Asia PLD Space set to launch Spain’s first private rocket into space- NASASpaceFlight.com Colorado State Government Grants ThinkOrbital $250,000 to Revolutionize In-Space Welding Technology- Think Orbital Wanted: European commercial cargo service for space stations around Earth- ESA Melissa Quinn Explains Her Spaceport Cornwall Departure, Next Steps for Spaceport- Via Satellite 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 launches three taikonauts to Tiangong space station. Japan’s ispace blames software issues for the failed lunar landing mission. A Japanese public-private partnership has announced that it will attempt to beam solar energy from space as early as 2025. Spain signs the Artemis Accords, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency. Josef talks to our Executive Producer Brandon Karpf about ESA's cybersecurity strategy, security by design, and digital transformation. You can follow Josef on LinkedIn and Twitter and find out more about ESA on their website. Selected Reading China sends first civilian astronaut to space as Shenzhou-16 blasts off- CNN Crash of private Japanese moon lander blamed on touchdown location switch- Oxford Mail Japan to try beaming solar power from space in mid-decade- Nikkei Asia The United Arab Emirates Is Heading for the Asteroid Belt- NY Times SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet- Space News Soyuz 2.1a launches Kondor-FKA n°1 satellite from Vostochny- NASASpaceFlight.com Telesat selects Space Flight Laboratory to manufacture LEO 3 demonstration satellite- Yahoo Finance Have Space Command HQ Requirements Changed? Investigations Underway- Military.com NASA Welcomes Spain as 25th Artemis Accords Signatory- NASA NASA inspector general faults agency on SLS booster and engine overruns- Space News U.S. Department of Education, NASA Strengthen Partnership to Advance STEM and Space Education- Ed.gov 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

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

Our guest for today's Deep Space episode is former NASA Astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins talking about current human spaceflight launches and future missions to Mars. Col. Collins has released a new book “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission” and you can connect with her 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 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

The UK’s Royal Navy has successfully tested a quantum navigation system. Space Force awards Northrop Grumman a weather satellite launch contract. Orbit Fab selects Impulse Space’s vehicle to host a fuel depot for an in-orbit refueling demonstration for the US Space Force. NASA completes its TROPICs 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is former NASA Astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins talking about current human spaceflight launches and future missions to Mars. Col. Collins has released a new book “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission” and you can connect with her on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Royal Navy's experimental ship carries out first trial of quantum navigation system- Sky £37bn added to UK economy by aerospace and defence- Aerospace Manufacturing Northrop Grumman wins $45 million Space Force contract to launch small weather satellite- Space News Orbit Fab selects Impulse Space’s orbital vehicle for in-space refueling demo- Space News The Space Force’s new fitness regime has landed- Air Force Times Rocket Lab launches 2 tiny NASA hurricane-watching probes to orbit- Space.com SpaceX investment in Starship approaches $5 billion- Space News Planet and UAE Space Agency Forge Climate Change Partnership- Via Satellite Intuitive Machines Lunar Landing Site Moves to South Pole- NASA Space Hero and Partners Launch Innovative Space Village, Boosting Space Tourism- Space Daily Weather Network Needed For Precision Human Landings On Mars, Says ESA- Forbes 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

Virgin Galactic returns to space. Space Force is partnering with the Air Force on offensive space cyber operations. South Korea delivers its first commercial grade satellite into orbit, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview today is with Jon Check, Executive Director of Cyber Protection Solutions at Raytheon Intelligence and Space. He joins us to discuss Raytheon’s support for the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. You can follow Jon on LinkedIn and Twitter. Selected Reading VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT- Virgin Galactic 5.24 Schriever Spacepower Series: Lt Gen Stephen N. Whiting - Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Unified and integrated: How Space Force envisions the future of data-sharing for space operations - Breaking Defense NGA making 'significant advances' months into AI-focused Project Maven takeover - Breaking Defense National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to demo data processing node- C4ISRNET (5th LD) S. Korea launches space rocket Nuri following delay - Yonhap News Agency Fleet Space raises A$50M Series C to globalise revolutionary critical minerals exploration tech- Fleet PR Dish in Talks to Sell Wireless Plans Through Amazon - WSJ Does the roar of rocket launches harm wildlife? These scientists seek answers- Nature ESA receives Space for Climate Protection Award- ESA LEGO sends 1,000 astronauts to space and lands them safely in a mini space-shuttle- Space.com 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

Astranis announces that their Arcturus satellite has not only successfully settled into its spot in geostationary orbit over Alaska, it's also completed an end-to-end payload test, with the satellite connecting to a ground station in Utah and user terminals in Alaska. Satellite Vu reports a Series A2 investment of $15.8m. Northrop Grumman announces a Preliminary Design Review for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program. A round up of other news from GEOINT 2023, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is Marie Planchard from Dassault Systèmes who is the lead for 3D Experience Works Engagement on supporting student competitions such as the Spaceport America Cup. You can follow Marie on LinkedIn and learn more about Dassault Systèmes on their website. Selected Reading Debut Astranis satellite beams first signals to Alaska- Space News Breaking barriers in climate action: Satellite Vu raises further £12.7m ($15.8m), bringing investment total to £30.5m ($37.9m)- Satellite Vu Missile-warning satellite passes preliminary design review- Space News NGA emphasizing space GEOINT mission, developing lunar model for operators: Director- Breaking Defense NRO seeking new electro-optical imagery from private sector- Breaking Defense DARPA Awards 4 Contracts for SAR Collection and Processing Under the Drift Program- Via Satellite Japan to expand use of space for defense, vow to protect satellites- Kyodo News Moon crash site found! NASA orbiter spots grave of private Japanese lander (photos)- Space.com Space Robotics Startup GITAI Raises US$30 Million in Funding- GITAI Details On Mysterious Object That Followed China’s Spaceplane Revealed In Recent Space Threat Assessment- The Debrief NASA Funds Small Business to Advance Tech for Space, Earth- NASA Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX adds itself as co-defendant in an environmental lawsuit against the FAA. Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch, and Vast Space have all been named in court filings that divide Virgin Orbits assets. Arctic Space and One Web receive approval for Satellite Network Portal ground station in Sweden. Viasat and Inmarsat inch closer to merger, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Steven Tomaszewski, Senior Director at Aerospace Industries Association, on national security space considerations and policy. You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn or Twitter and find out more about the Aerospace Industries Association on their website. Selected Reading SpaceX set to join FAA to fight environmental lawsuit that could delay Starship work- CNBC Virgin Orbit sells assets in bankruptcy auction to Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch and Vast’s Launcher- CNBC Arctic Space Technologies to support OneWeb’s constellation with construction of hyperscale satellite ground station installation- One Web Iridium and OneWeb Confirm Success Post SpaceX Launch- Via Satellite Inmarsat Adds Free Wave Technologies as IoT Partner- Via Satellite L3HARRIS RECEIVES CONTRACT TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY- L3Harris AFRL taps Ursa Major for hypersonic, space launch engines- Breaking Defense The Spaceport Company demonstrates offshore launch operations- SpaceNews Space Mining Market Technology Thriving to Touch USD 1.99 Billion by 2027, With a CAGR of 14.41% - New study Research Report by Market Research Future (MRFR)- Global Newswire Sending astronauts to Mars by 2040 is 'an audacious goal' but NASA is trying anyway- Space.com How NASA Plans to Melt the Moon—and Build on Mars- Wired 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

Quad leaders summit gives space a shoutout. FCC approves a possible Viasat-Inmarsat deal. Special coverage from the GEOINT summit happening this week (and there’s already lots of it). Space Force goes meta. And Melissa Quinn gives us the insider perspective on Spaceport Cornwall and UK launch services. 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. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview today is with Melissa Quinn, Head of Spaceport Cornwall, on what’s next for domestic launch services, providers, and users in the UK. You can follow Melissa on LinkedIn and Twitter. Selected Reading Quad Leaders’ Summit Fact Sheet - The White House Australia-United States Joint Leaders’ Statement - An Alliance for our Times - The White House Viasat’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat receives U.S. Federal Communications Commission approval - Press Release Umbra and Ursa to collaborate on radar imaging data products - SpaceNews Planet seeks partners that can extract more value from data - SpaceNews Planet-led RapidAI4EO Consortium Releases One of the Largest Earth Observation Training Datasets for Machine Learning Applications - Press Release Impact Observatory Launches IO Monitor to Understand Climate, Financial, and Environmental Risk in Near Real-Time - Press Release AT&T tries to block Starlink/T-Mobile plan for satellite-to-phone service - Ars Technica Stoke Space has received repeated investments from the venture arm for the U.S. intelligence community - TechCrunch Space Force turns to metaverse to predict effects of spaceport congestion - SpaceNews Head of Spaceport Cornwall, Melissa Quinn, Announces Departure from Cornwall Council - Press Release Start-Ups Bring Silicon Valley Ethos to a Lumbering Military-Industrial Complex - NY Times Size of the Prize: Assessing the Market for Edge Computing in Space - Via Satellite 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

Our Deep Space guest is Namrata Goswami for an exclusive discussion about India’s new space policy. India's new space policy is driving the privatization of their entire space ecosystem. We delve into the motivations, impacts, and implications of this progressive policy. Learn about the strategic shift towards privatization and commercialization of space activities, including satellite construction, launch vehicles, and more, with particular emphasis on civilian space capabilities. Namrata also reviews the response from other global space players, and the ripple effects on India's burgeoning private space sector. You can follow Namrata on LinkedIn and Twitter. 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

Blue Origin and Blue Moon. CAPSTONE achieves some milestones. SpiderOak gets another funding round. RPS in space is getting smaller. A wooden satellite! FCC denies Dish Network over Starlink. Axiom-2 mission is go for launch. And the Karman Project announces new fellows. 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. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Namrata Goswami, Senior Analyst, for a deep dive about the India Space Policy 2023. This is only part of our conversation with Namrata. For the full interview, tune in to tomorrow’s episode of T-Minus Deep Space. You can follow Namrata on LinkedIn and Twitter. Selected Reading Advanced Space successfully completes 6-month CAPSTONE primary mission at the Moon for NASA CNL aims to better protect Canadian astronauts through new project funded by the Canadian Space Agency Zeno Power gets $30 million to build radioisotope-powered satellite for U.S. military - SpaceNews Wooden satellites? Japan proves magnolia has right stuff for space - Nikkei Asia FCC rejects Dish 5G plan that could have made Starlink broadband “unusable” - Ars Technica Investing in Space: Is SpaceX's Starlink growing satellite internet market share, or taking it? - CNBC Private Axiom-2 crew set for launch from Kennedy Space Center - Florida Today Meet the next cohort of leaders who are shaping the future of space - The Karman Project Future space food could be made from astronaut breath - MIT Technology Review Space Business: Cost Plus - Quartz 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

Autonomous navigation systems show lots of promise for growth. Canada’s rosy prospects for spaceport Nova Scotia. Varda Space’s new funding round. Inter-governmental communications may need a marriage counselor. An espionage case. Some proposed space cybersecurity legislation. Satcom for cars. 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview today is with Ian Vorbach, Co-founder of Portal Space Systems and SpaceDotBiz, on the new space startup ecosystem and the balance between engineers and business operators at early stage space companies. You can follow Ian on LinkedIn, Twitter, and through his business newsletter SpaceDotBiz. Selected Reading Report - Spaceport Nova Scotia Would Have a Positive Economic Effect - SpaceQ Space Autonomous Navigation Systems Market worth millions by 2033 - SatNews Varda Space raising new tranche of funding at $500M post-money valuation - TechCrunch Amini gets initial funding for closing Africa’s environmental data gap - SpaceNews Sidus Space Executes Agreement With Leaf Space For Additional Ground Station Coverage - Sidus Space Yahsat Steps up Plans in EO With Iceye Deal - Via Satellite Lt Gen Burt's Keynote at the Preventing Space War Forum in DC - YouTube USAF Looks to Fill Intelligence Gaps from Space - A&SF Space Force selects Parsons to develop ground system for missile-warning satellites - SpaceNews Head of Dutch satellite technology firm arrested for spying - DutchNews Congress looks to expand CISA's role, adding responsibilities for satellites and open source software - CyberScoop Why the Former CEO of Volkswagen America is Working With CesiumAstro on the Connected Car - Via Satellite Final assembly of payloads begin for Chandrayaan-3 - Times of India Space Race 2.0. Why the FAA is Aiming for the Stars - Cleared for Takeoff 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

Stratolaunch bids $17 million to buy some of Virgin Orbit's assets, including the Cosmic Girl carrier. Virgin Galactic announces the next launch window from May 25. Space News is reporting that British cybersecurity software developer Arqit has hired a financial adviser to sell its space division, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is Florida Today Space Editor Emre Kelly. Emre will be discussing the progress of Boeing’s Starliner program. You can follow Emre on LinkedIn and read his reporting at the Florida Today website. Selected Reading Virgin Orbit enters $17 million 'stalking horse' bid to sell aircraft assets- Reuters Virgin Galactic is a GO for Launch- Virgin Galactic Arqit launches sale of satellite division- SpaceNews Black Sky Aerospace’s Rocket Fuel Facility Approval- Space and Defense China launches the 56th BeiDou navigation satellite- CGTN SSC Wins New ESA Deal for Nodes Optical Communications Project- Via Satellite Warpspace wins JAXA contracts for lunar and long-distance optical comms studies– SatNews SpinLaunch Hires Leading Aerospace Investment Strategist Matthew Mejía As Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer- Business Wire Political fight escalates over Space National Guard - SpaceNews NASA’s Artemis program may face a budget crunch as costs continue to rise- Ars Technica Larger NASA Budget Essential to Beat China to Lunar Resources, Administrator Says- Nextgov 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 final Ariane 5 flight is scheduled for no earlier than June 16. Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to the ISS faces a narrow launch window. Space Forge says that they have designed a reusable reentry system. China calls for proposals for a low-cost transportation system to deliver cargo to and from the Tiangong space station, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is Brendan Rosseau, Teaching Fellow at Harvard Business School. Brendan discusses the growing demand for space business development courses. You can follow Brendan on Linkedin and learn more about Harvard Business School on their website. Selected Reading Arianespace Sets June 16 Date for Final Ariane 5 Mission- Via Satellite UK’s Space Forge debuts new reentry tech for in-space manufacturing satellites- TechCrunch China calls for space station commercial cargo proposals- SpaceNews Israeli Beresheet 2 Moon mission in jeopardy after losing biggest donors- Jerusalem Post Tesat to Build Quantum Key Payload for SES Eagle-1 Mission- Via Satellite Space Force's Top General Blasts Service's Mission Statement as 'Long and Cumbersome'- Military.com Space Force general: ‘No pushback’ from Congress on 2024 budget priorities- SpaceNews Biden administration may halt plans to move Space Command to Alabama over state's abortion law, officials say- NBC NASA Aims to Boost In Space Production Applications- NASA SpaceX has narrow window for Ax-2 launch - SpaceNews Resonate Testing Joins Harwell Space Cluster- Resonate A private company has an audacious plan to rescue NASA’s last “Great Observatory”- Ars Technica 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

ESA’s JUICE ice-penetrating Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) antenna has finally escaped its mounting bracket. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Lunar Flashlight mission can't orbit the moon as planned due to a propulsion system issue. USSPACECOM welcomes the National CyberSecurity Center to their Academic Engagement Enterprise, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is Michelle Hanlon, Co-founder of For All Moonkind and Co-Director at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Michelle discusses her nonprofit “For All Moonkind” and Ethics of Space Exploration. You can follow Michelle on LinkedIn and learn more about For All Moonkind at their website. Selected Reading Juice’s RIME antenna breaks free- ESA NASA ends Lunar Flashlight mission because of thruster problems- SpaceNews NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CENTER WELCOMED TO USSPACECOM ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT ENTERPRISE (AEE)- Cyber Center NASA’s TBIRD Mission Demonstrates Breaks its Own Record With 200 Gbps Optical Downlink- Via Satellite Space Development Agency issues draft solicitation for 100 satellites - SpaceNews Planet Expand Agreement with AXA Climate for Drought Insurance Program- Via Satellite SpaceX hires former NASA human spaceflight official Kathy Leuders to help with Starship- CNBC Stratolaunch Successfully Completes Separation Test of Talon-A Vehicle- Stratolaunch PR Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Pedro Sanchez of Spain- The White House ChatGPT on Mars: How AI can help scientists study the Red Planet- Space.com 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

Our Deep Space Episode with guest S. Sita Sonty, Partner, Associate Director and Global Space Lead for Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Sita joins us to discuss edge computing in space. You can read her latest article on the subject published by Via Satellite, “Size of the Prize: How Will Edge Computing in Space Drive Value Creation?” You can follow Sita on LinkedIn and at Boston Consulting Group’s 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. Selected Reading Size of the Prize: How Will Edge Computing in Space Drive Value Creation?- Via Satellite 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

Airbus Defence and Space UK will be testing their new Skynet 6A at the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility. Space Force is opening a new commercial services procurement office in Chantilly, Virginia, that'll be known as COMSO. AT&T has filed with the Federal Communications Commission to lease spectrum to AST SpaceMobile, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest is Sita Sonty, Partner, Associate Director and Global Space Lead for Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Sita joins us to discuss edge computing in space. You can read her latest article on the subject published by Via Satellite, “Size of the Prize: How Will Edge Computing in Space Drive Value Creation?” Tune in to tomorrow’s episode of T-Minus Deep Space for our full extended interview with Sita. You can follow Sita on LinkedIn and at Boston Consulting Group’s website. Selected Reading UK’s largest satellite testing facility in Oxfordshire welcomes first customers- Business Magazine Space Force commercial office to open new facility in Virginia- SpaceNews AT&T Files With FCC to Lease Spectrum to AST SpaceMobile- Via Satellite Rocket Lab Beats Guidance in Q1, Reporting $55M in Revenue- Via Satellite Intuitive Machines prepares for first lunar mission, faces challenge to NASA contract win- TechCrunch Telesat eyes 2026 for first Lightspeed launches amid funding delays- SpaceNews Images From NASA’s Perseverance May Show Record of Wild Martian River- NASA Liftoff: Modi's space push for India counts on private players- Reuters Chinese rocket scientists conducted frame-by-frame analysis of Starship launch- Interesting Engineering China’s spaceplane conducted proximity and capture maneuvers with subsatellite, data suggests- SpaceNews How Satellite Prevented a War for Water- Via Satellite Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 68% in April, first major drop under Lula- Reuters 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

Budget cuts shake up Australia’s space ambitions. Debt ceiling talks put the freeze on the National Defense Authorization Act. Space Force wants industry feedback on training. NASA’s seeking proposals for saving the Hubble Telescope, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is Steve Noel, VP for Satcom Solutions at Thales Defense & Security. You can follow Steve on LinkedIn and learn more about Thales SATCOM solutions at their website. Selected Reading Plan for Australian spaceports axed as federal budget cuts run deep- Sydney Morning Herald Australia’s first national space mission up in the air after federal budget cuts- Australian budget 2023- The Guardian Debt ceiling brawl jams up the Pentagon’s mega policy bill- POLITICO On National Security | The space surveillance arms race is in full swing- SpaceNews Space Force to seek industry help to test tech, train guardians- C4ISRNET Astroscale and Momentus Team to Offer NASA a Commercial Solution to Reboost Hubble and Deliver Additional In-Space Servicing- SpaceRef IMPULSE SPACE QUALIFIES THE SAIPH THRUSTER AHEAD OF FIRST FLIGHT- Impulse Sidus Space Expands Global Ground Site Network With New ATLAS Space Operations Contract- Business Wire Hughes Broadband Subscribers Continue to Decline Ahead of Jupiter 3 Launch- Via Satellite EnduroSat raises $10 million - SpaceNews SOF Week 2023: How Collaborative Autonomy can revolutionise multi-domain missions- Shephard Media CYCLE 2 GO 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

VAST books its commercial space station Haven-1's flight with SpaceX. Axiom-2 mission to conduct stem cell research on ISS. Starlink lands its first rail customer. China’s Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft launches with extra fruit on board, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is Bailey Reichelt, Partner and Cofounder of Aegis Law. Our discussion covers regulatory barriers to entry and cost of legal services for space startups, and more. You can follow Bailey on LinkedIn and at the Aegis Law website. Selected Reading VAST Announces the Haven-1 and VAST-1 Missions.- VAST SpaceX Ax-2 private astronaut mission will grow 1st stem cells in space- Space.com SpaceX Signs First Rail Customer Agreement for Starlink With Florida's Brightline- Via Satellite Tianzhou-6 will able to carry about twice the weight of fruit as Tianzhou-5- CGTN Aalyria Partners With Anduril on National Security Capabilities- Via Satellite Commercial satellite imagery services included in new $1.2B Ukraine security assistance package- DefenseScoop Canadian Space Agency Awards Spire and OroraTech Wildfire Detection Contract- Via Satellite Yahsat reports 35% surge in Q1-2023 net profit - SatellitePro ME Orbital Outpost X raises $5 million - SpaceNews Warpspace Partners EO Satellite Operator LatConnect60 NASA Announces Upcoming Retirement of Space Technology Head- NASA New report finds half of space workforce joins by age 25- SpaceWatch Africa NASA Images Inspired National Philharmonic's Latest Symphony https://henrydehlinger.com/track/2813501/return-to-the-moon-fanfare-to-artemis 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

Viasat’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat gets the green light. Swiss start-up ClearSpace has contracted with Arianespace to launch its first debris de-orbit mission. NASA has released a draft request for proposals for a vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview today is Jack Madley, cofounder of EVONA, on space industry workforce development and careers. You can follow Jack on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Viasat’s Proposed Acquisition of Inmarsat Receives Unconditional Clearance From UK’s Competition and Markets Authority Strategizing planetary defense- The Space Review ClearSpace books Vega C for 2026 de-orbit mission - SpaceNews NASA proposes “hybrid” contract approach for space station deorbit vehicle - SpaceNews Momentus tug raises orbit with water-fueled thruster- SpaceNews Space Force reviewing bids from satellite manufacturers for Space Test Program- SpaceNews Commercial Space Office’s Kniseley keeps focus on industry engagement- Defense News Bentivegna named Space Force’s next top enlisted leader- Air Force Times JAXA’s Head Visits Australia to Promote Greater Space Cooperation- Space and Defense TRL Space awarded ESA funding – SatNews How space will help football fans to celebrate sport- ESA 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 first two of NASA’s hurricane hunting cubesats were successfully launched to space on board Rocket Lab’s Electron vehicle, which lifted off from New Zealand. NASA says its planning on using lasers to enhance communication between spacecraft starting with the Artemis 2 mission. China has reportedly completed the second mission of its reusable spaceplane after completing 276 days in orbit, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured guest today is Dr. Lindsey Polley, Director at VentureScope. She joins us to discuss emerging space technologies and the MACH37 business accelerator program. You can follow Lindsey on LinkedIn and MACH37 on their website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab launches NASA TROPICS cubesats- SpaceNews Artemis 2 will beam high-speed video from the moon using lasers-Space China’s mystery reusable spaceplane lands after 276 days in orbit- SpaceNews Virgin Galactic Announces Crew for Return to Space in Late May- Virgin Galactic Japan plans expansion of homegrown GPS network to 11 satellites- Nikkei Asia Space Force wants key allies to join 24/7 GPS ops center- Breaking Defense Mexico Space Agency, Microsoft sign new agreement on the sideline of FAMEX 2023- SpaceWatch Africa ENENSYS Multi-Wide Beam Technology selected by Thales Alenia Space- SpaceWatch.Global Thales Alenia Space Signs Contract With ASI - SpaceWatch.Global Accenture and Cervest Collaborate to Bring Innovative Solutions to Clients Seeking Resilience Amid Increased Climate Risk- Accenture Globalstar Targets More Growth With Band 53 Opportunities- Via Satellite Why you don’t want ‘phantom energy’ on a spacecraft- Pursuit by The University of Melbourne Scientists ask meteorite hunters to stop using magnets to test finds- NewAtlas Roy Bridges, Senator Mark Kelly inducted into US Astronaut Hall of Fame- collectSPACE 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

T-Minus Deep Space Guest Our guest for today’s Deep Space episode is former NASA Chief Information Officer Renee Wynn on her career and managing risk in space. You can follow Renee 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 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

New report from Markets & Markets says that the satellite ground station market will be worth $115.4 billion by 2028. The Department of Defense requests money to cover the real cost of commercial use of their launch ranges. Air Force Generals warn that commercial sales of their portion of the electromagnetic spectrum could cost the military upwards of $2 billion, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest for today’s episode is former NASA Chief Information Officer Renee Wynn on managing risk in space. You can follow Renee on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Satellite ground station market- Market and Markets Reports DoD spending on commercial space services negligible, despite growing Space Force budget - SpaceNews Space Force Hopes to Recoup Costs of Commercial Launches- Defense One Push to Expand 5G Coverage Would Cost USAF At Least $2 Billion, Brown Says- Air and Space Forces BlackSky seeks to extend operations of satellites running on empty- SpaceNews New Startup Nuview Targets Commercial LiDAR Satellite Constellation- Via Satellite Lockheed realigns space business to boost efficiency- Reuters Orbex breaks ground on Sutherland Spaceport as UK prepares to enter domestic launch market- NASASpaceFlight Fox names 'celebronaut' crew who will compete on 'Stars On Mars'- CollectSpace NASA Takes Chess To Outer Space; ISS Defeats Mission Control In 1st Game- Chess.com 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

Maxar bought out for $6.4 billion by Advent. Arconic plans to go private for $5.2 billion courtesy of Apollo Global. ZIN technologies acquired by Voyager Space Holdings. Space tech investment firm Seraphim selects nine space startups for global accelerator program. SpaceX’s Starlink now numbers over 4000 in orbit, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our Industry Voice Interview is with Dr. Quenton Bonds about NASA’s SBIR Ignite Catalyst program. Applications are only open until May 15th, so listen in and visit space.n2k.com/nasa to learn more. And you can follow Quenton on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Private equity firm closes $6.4 billion deal to acquire Maxar Technologies- SpaceNews Apollo to take aerospace supplier Arconic private in $5.2 billion deal- Reuters Voyager Space Acquires ZIN Technologies, Inc.- PR Newswire Seraphim picks startups for eleventh accelerator program- SpaceNews CesiumAstro to supply communications payloads for Space Development Agency satellites- SpaceNews OneWeb Signs Broadband Deal in the Philippines- Via Satellite SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea- Space.com U.S. Senators Reintroduce Legislation on Commercial Satellite Cybersecurity- Via Satellite Europe wants to build a nuclear rocket for deep space exploration- Space.com How SpaceX set off a new race to commercialise space- the Economist A dying star consumes a planet, foreshadowing Earth’s fate- Science 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

Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES and Thales Alenia Space are collectively bidding on the European Commission’s Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity, and Security by Satellite known as IRIS2. NATO’s Link 16 is getting an upgrade, thanks to a new cubesat headed to low earth orbit in June. US Senator Tommy Tuberville pushes Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall to make up his mind on Space Command’s permanent location, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our discussion today is with T-Minus Space Producer Alice Carruth on the Spaceport America Cup, the world’s largest intercollegiate rocket engineering competition running June 19-24. You can read up more about the competition and find out about the participants at the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association’s website or at SpaceportAmericaCup.com. You can also connect with our producer Alice on LinkedIn. Selected Reading European space companies launch bid for secure satellite network- C4ISRNET Air Force to launch Link 16 tactical communications cubesat- SpaceNews Plutonium availability constrains plans for future planetary missions- SpaceNews Exasperated Tuberville on Space Command decision: ‘Are we getting closer?’- AdvanceLocal China revises military conscription laws in space warfare push- The Guardian Lockheed, Raytheon to develop ground systems for nuclear-hardened satellite communication- SpaceNews Axient Receives $94.5 Million Award To Provide Engineering And Technical Expertise To U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command- Axient Pr Loft Federal Orders Mynaric Lasercom Terminals for SDA Testbed- Via Satellite Number of known sources of repeating radio signals in space doubles- New Atlas Space start-up Robinson Aerospace Systems successfully launched cube satellite kits, RASCube- Spacewatch Africa Australia’s National Indigenous Space Academy takes off- Spacewatch Africa James Webb may have detected water vapor in rocky planet's atmosphere- New Atlas Let’s rate spacecraft operators for sustainability- Aerospace America The Space Review: The Moon is harsh on missteps- The Space Review Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US president Joe Biden welcomed Philippine president Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr to the White House to sign the first ever US-Philippines Civil Space Dialogue. Chinese satellite internet startup Galaxy Space has announced they'll be providing broadband connectivity for military hypersonic drones and aircraft. A number of environmental groups are suing the Federal Aviation Administration over damage from the SpaceX Starship launch, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured guest today is Thomas Kacpura, Deputy Project Manager of the Communications Services Project (CSP) at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC). He joins us to discuss the latest from CSP and their approach to fostering new technology development in the space industry. You can learn more about NASA Glenn Research Center on LinkedIn, Twitter, and on their website. Selected Reading FACT SHEET: Investing in the Special Friendship and Alliance Between the United States and the Philippines- The White House Private internet satellite company joins China’s hypersonic race- SCMP.com Environmental groups sue FAA over Starship launch license- SpaceNews Lawmakers raise concerns about new plan to procure national security launch services- SpaceNews National Guard leaders petition Biden, Harris for dedicated Space Force branch- Breaking Defense UK to pilot use of innovative EO technology for public services- GOV.UK Synspective + Thaicom bringing advanced satellite data + monitoring to Southeast Asia- SatNews Why Kenyans should invest in space exploration- The Standard Health Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy, and it’s becoming an achievable goal- The Space Review 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 Viasat-3 mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center with a 6000 kilo Viasat broadband satellite as a payload aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. ESA says it plans to shake up the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft. China says there are potentially fertile areas in the warmer regions of Mars. Satellite operator Avanti opens a new office in Nigeria, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview today is with Tom Marotta, CEO of the Spaceport Company, on spaceports and the coming space launch infrastructure bottleneck. You can follow Tom on LinkedIn, Twitter and his website. Selected Reading Falcon Heavy launches after series of weather delays- The Hill Kennedy Space Center prepares for greater sea-rise problems- Space Daily SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on Starship this year, as Elon Musk pushes to reach orbit- CNBC ESA troubleshooting JUICE radar antenna- SpaceNews China's Mars Rover Finds Signs of Recent Water in Sand Dunes- Associate Press UAE Mars orbiter snaps epic photo of Martian moon- The Hill All-female crew simulates Mars trip in Utah - AeroTime Avanti Opens New Office in Nigeria- Via Satellite Black Sky Aerospace celebrates rocket propellant milestone - SpaceConnection CisLunar Industries Issued Patent for Innovative Space Foundry- Spacewatch.Global NASA’s next space station will be 1,000 times farther from Earth- FreeThink https://neal.fun/space-elevator/ 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