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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

T-Minus Deep Space Guest Our full conversation with Christina Korp, the Astronaut Wrangler, on her organization SPACE for a better world, and her career advocating for space science, technology, and industry as a path to a better future for society, the environment, and humanity. She discusses the importance of space exploration and its relevance to issues like climate change, wildlife conservation, society, and culture. You can follow Christina on LinkedIn, Twitter, and her Website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space. And 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 ISS receives support from Russia, extending its mission until 2028, while the US, Japan, Canada, and participating ESA countries confirm their support through 2030. China announces the formation of the International Lunar Research Station Cooperation Organization. Satlantis acquires majority shares in SuperSharp, Raytheon shifts its contracting approach, Voyager benefits from some engineering magic, 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 be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview today is with friend-of-the-show Christina Korp, the Astronaut Wrangler, on her organization SPACE for a better world and her efforts to inspire and educate people from all ages and walks of life about the ways that space technology can help save our planet. You can follow Christina on LinkedIn, Twitter, and her Website. Selected Reading Partners Extend International Space Station for Benefit of Humanity | NASA China to establish organization to coordinate international moon base | SpaceNews Spain’s Satlantis expands into thermal imagery with UK investment | SpaceNews Southern Launch signs MOU with pioneering UK firm | Space Connect Raytheon rethinks strategy to compete in military satellite market | SpaceNews ICEYE Announces the Beta Release of Wildfire Insights | SpaceWatch.Global NASA Hack Extends 46-Year Voyager 2 Mission Until 2026 | PCMag Space Force Woos New Launch Bidders—But Startups Aren’t Quite Ready | DefenseOne SSPI’s Better Satellite World Video emphasizes trusting networks to connect the world | SatNews How Chang Zheng 9 arrived at the "Starship-like" design | NASASpaceFlight How the European Union and the African Union are stepping up cooperation in space | SpaceWatch.Global New image reveals violent events near a supermassive black hole | 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

DoD wants to create space reserves. Space Force is creating an outernet. Czech Republic to sign Artemis Accords. Intellian invests $100m in satcom. And more. Plus, today we have our sponsored Industry Voices interview with Russ Andersson, COO and Cofounder of RapidFort, where we discuss the importance of software security in the space industry. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Today we have our sponsored Industry Voices interview with Russ Andersson, COO and Cofounder of RapidFort, where we discuss the importance of software security in the space industry. You can follow Russ on LinkedIn. Learn more about RapidFort and find a link to their demo on their sponsor page. Selected Reading DoD weighing options to create ‘commercial space reserve’ - SpaceNews Official Details Space-Based Threats and U.S. Countermeasures - Defense.gov Commerce’s initial space safety system will lean ‘heavily’ on DoD data - Breaking Defense Space Force wraps initial plan for building ‘hybrid’ commercial/military ‘outernet’ - Breaking Defense NASA Sets Coverage for Czech Republic Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony - NASA China to hunt for Earth-like planets with formation-flying telescopes - SpaceNews SpaceX, Rogers Strike Deal for Satellite Phone Service in Canada - Bloomberg Winter is coming: Artemis 2 moon mission gets boost from Canadian cold - Space.com Astroscale Secures ~$44M in Two New Debt Rounds - Payload Intellian Invests $100M in Satellite Tech with New Development Center in Maryland - Satellite Today Satellite Hackers Seize Control of ESA Satellite - Orbital Today https://twitter.com/SuperclusterHQ/status/1651285137789800453 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 and cybersecurity, better together. The US and South Korea strengthen ties. The Air Force PIPs 5 space programs. $60 mil for X-bow, and $100 mil for Ursa Major. And an interview with Jonathan Lacoste, Founder and General Partner at Space.VC, on space startups and venture capital in the space industry. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured guest today is Jonathan Lacoste, Founder and General Partner at Space.VC, on space startups, venture capital in the space industry, and the unique investing challenges for the industry. You can follow Jonathan on Twitter and LinkedIn. Selected Reading The Biden administration is going on the road to tackle satellite cybersecurity I WaPo U.S. is concerned about rivals’ space threats, leaked documents show I WaPo Boryung Corporation, Axiom Space Announce Joint Venture Agreement: A New Chapter in Partnership- Boryung Space Force acquisition czar wraps program 'scorecard,' puts floundering contractors on notice - Breaking Defense Secretive ‘SILENTBARKER’ sats to launch late summer as space monitoring demands grow I Breaking Defense First ispace lunar lander feared lost - SpaceNews NASA chief sees Russians and Americans together on space station through 2030 | Reuters Supply chain ‘getting a hell of a lot better,’ Raytheon CEO says, though challenges remain | Breaking Defense With $20M in new funding, Hydrosat preps climate-monitoring satellites for launch | TechCrunch X-Bow announces $60 million STRATFI agreement - SpaceNews Rocket engine startup Ursa Major quietly closed $100M in new funding | TechCrunch Virgin Galactic Completes Glide Flight From Spaceport America I Virgin Galactic What to know about the SpaceX rocket explosion as FAA starts investigation I WashingtonExaminer 'Very serious': Sweden accidentally fires rocket into Norway | World News Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Japan's iSpace Hakuto-R lunar mission suffers a failed landing, losing contact with Earth. US and South Korea enhance cooperation in space endeavors. China reveals plans for long-term human habitation on the moon. China's Mars Rover Zhurong may remain inactive indefinitely due to dust buildup. Kall Morris promotes space junk retrieval tech. GAO report urges Space Force to leverage commercial sector for debris tracking. Luxembourg grants OQ Technology a space activity license for IoT and M2M connectivity 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 be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview today is with Severin Blenkush, Managing Partner of the Space Advisory Group, on doing business with the government, space industry acquisitions, SBIR and STTRs. You can follow Severin on LinkedIn. Selected Reading US, S. Korea to sign space cooperation agreement during summit | Reuters China to explore 3D printing on moon to build habitats I Al Jazeera China Mars Rover Zhurong Fails to Wake Up After Choking on Red Planet’s Dust | Bloomberg SpaceX delays latest Starlink Group 3 deployment launch | NASASpaceFlight.com Falcon Heavy delay affects space station manifest | SpaceNews Astrobotic Selects SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket for Griffin-VIPER Moon Mission AT&T completes the first 'space-based voice call' using a standard smartphone I Engadget.com KMI advertises prices for debris removal | SpaceNews Report: Space Force could benefit from commercial data to monitor satellites and debris | SpaceNews ArianeGroup Consortium to Lead French Space Situational Awareness Project | Via Satellite OQ Tech Receives Space Activity Licence from Luxembourg | Spacewatch.global NASA Wants New Ideas for Launching Lunar Payloads and Unlocking Climate Science! | Universe Today https://twitter.com/ispace_inc/status/1650506233575604227 Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China's Space Day and the China Space Conference. The United Arab Emirates' space program has a busy week ahead. Blue Halo's phased array finds a buyer in the U.S. Space Force. Some takeaways from last week’s Space Symposium. And our interview with Mathieu Bailly, VP of Space at CYSEC, about the unique security challenges of the space industry. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured guest today is Mathieu Bailly, VP of Space at CYSEC, about the CYSAT Conference this week in Paris and unique security challenges for the space industry. You can follow Mathieu on LinkedIn and learn more about the CYSAT Conference on their Website and on LinkedIn. Selected Reading It's China's "Space Day" | CGTN Space Day of China China’s burgeoning commercial space endeavor | CGTN China marks eighth national space day with huge accomplishments | Global Times China may include helicopter in Mars sample return mission | SpaceNews Inmarsat still trying to restore satellite phone services in Asia Pacific | SpaceNews Lunar landing and spacewalk: UAE's busiest week yet in space exploration | The National U.S. Space Force will be the first customer for BlueHalo’s mobile ground station | SpaceNews UK asks industry for new ground-based space domain awareness sensor capability for Cyprus base I Breaking Defense The Aerospace Corp to Lead In-Space Servicing Effort for NASA | Via Satellite SpaceX's efforts to make satellites less bright aren't working well | New Scientist SpaceX didn't want to blow up its launchpad. It may have done just that | The Washington Post After SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Explosion—Debris, Data and Analysis | WSJ 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 Scott Stalker, Command Senior Enlisted Leader at US Space Command, shares how the combatant command is adapting to new challenges in the digital era of space operations, new operational concepts, and building the force to deter aggression. You can follow US Space Command on LinkedIn and Twitter, and you can follow MGySgt Scott Stalker 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 briefing, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. 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 Scott Stalker, Command Senior Enlisted Leader at US Space Command, shares how the combatant command is adapting to new challenges in the digital era of space operations, new operational concepts, and building the force to deter aggression. You can follow US Space Command on LinkedIn and Twitter, and you can follow MGySgt Scott Stalker 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 briefing, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. 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

Let's take a look at those VC numbers for Q1. SDA's Tranche 2, coming soon to an orbit near you. The FCC's Space Bureau announces new regs. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson warns Congress about the space race with China. And our conversation with Scott Stalker, Master Gunnery Sergeant in the US Marine Corps and Command Senior Enlisted Leader at US Space Command. He shares how the combatant command is adapting to new challenges in the digital era of space operations, new operational concepts, and building the force to deter aggression. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence briefing, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. T-Minus Guest Scott Stalker, Master Gunnery Sergeant in the US Marine Corps and Command Senior Enlisted Leader at US Space Command, shares how the combatant command is adapting to new challenges in the digital era of space operations, new operational concepts, and building the force to deter aggression. You can follow US Space Command on LinkedIn and Twitter, and you can follow MGySgt Scott Stalker on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Space Capital Q1 2023 Report | Space Capital Iridium Announces First Quarter 2023 Results | Iridium Maxar Shareholders Approve Advent International Acquisition | Via Satellite L3Harris awarded contract to modernize U.S. SDA capabilities | SatNews SDA Expects to Release Tranche 2 Transport, Tracking Solicitations This Summer and Fall | Via Satellite FCC adopts revised NGSO spectrum-sharing rules | SpaceNews Space Force Awards Astra New Launch Order For Rocket 4 | Astra Nelson supports continuing restrictions on NASA cooperation with China | SpaceNews U.S. Space Command announces new cooperation agreements with allies | SpaceNews Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. 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

More on Starship’s launch. Virgin Orbit might find a buyer yet. New campaigns and consortiums from ESA and NASA. Some news on launch providers and capabilities. A roundup of national security items from the Space Symposium this week. And a discussion with Michael Madrid, Director of Strategic Relationships at Starfish Space, our T-Minus Launch Partner. We’ll be talking about in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing and Starfish Space's recent Series A fundraising round. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence briefing, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview is Michael Madrid, Director of Strategic Relationships at Starfish Space, on in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) and Starfish Space's Series A fundraising round. Starfish Space is our T-Minus Launch Partner. You can follow Michael on LinkedIn and Twitter. Selected Reading Despite bankruptcy, Virgin Orbit CEO says company will launch again | The Washington Post ESA developing Space-Based Solar Power plant plans | ESA Wanted: new ideas to live off Moon resources | ESA NASA starts consortium for ISAM technologies I SpaceNews National In-Space Servicing, Assembly, And Manufacturing Implementation Plan | The White House Fleet Space Technologies Secures Australian Defence Space Command Contract | Australian Air Power Today Phantom Space Corporation and ELA expand scope of future equatorial orbit launches from ASC Aerojet Rocketdyne wins $67M contract for Orion thrusters built in Seattle area | GeekWire With a new medium rocket, Firefly plans to compete for national security launches | SpaceNews Space Force Will Get New Capability for ‘Full Spectrum Operations’ by 2026, Saltzman Says | A&SF Magazine US Space Command commercial integration office draws company interest | C4ISRNET NRO expects prototype moving target sensor on orbit in '8 to 12 months,' director says | Breaking Defense Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. 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 outlook for the space industry, according to investors. DoD on space as an operational domain. Northrop Grumman hits a design review milestone. NASA has a planetary defense strategy – and needs more money for Mars. More delays for Vulcan. And our conversation with Bryce Kennedy, President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals on recent developments in space policy and law, and what’s really crucial for new space businesses to know. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence briefing, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. T-Minus Guest Our featured guest is Bryce Kennedy, President of ACSP and Attorney at Aegis Space Law, on recent developments in space policy and law, and how to make the space environment safe and viable for business. You can follow Bryce on LinkedIn and through the Association of Commercial Space Professionals. Selected Reading Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is turning into a space policy disaster | Ars Technica Lower space company price tags pave the way to more acquisitions | SpaceNews Spacecom to reach full operational capability by end of year, commander says | DefenseScoop DoD Space Policy Official Plumb Outlines Steps to Normalize Space as an Operational Domain | Via Satellite DoD launches new 'effort' to rapidly adopt commercial space capabilities | Breaking Defense SPACECOM sets key requirements for space, including 'combat power' | Breaking Defense Space Force in wait-and-see mode as ULA continues to investigate upper-stage anomaly | SpaceNews Northrop Grumman passes key review for transport satellites | C4ISRNET Space-Forge-reveals-plans-for-u-s-manufacturing I Space News SpaceX to Launch Upgraded Starlink Satellites After Issues with First Batch | NASA SpaceFlight Space Forge reveals plans for U.S. manufacturing | SpaceNews NASA Releases Agency Strategy for Planetary Defense to Safeguard Earth | NASA Mars Sample Return in Financial Bind Already | Space Policy Online EU turns to Elon Musk to replace stalled French rocket | POLITICO Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. 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 Force and aggressor satellites. Lockheed says LINUSS is a win. Amazon’s working with new space startups. Our featured interview today is Chad Anderson, Founder and Managing Partner at Space Capital, on the state of the space economy, venture capital, the unique challenges and opportunities for space businesses. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence briefing, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview is Chad Anderson, Founder and Managing Partner at Space Capital, on the state of the space economy, venture capital, the unique challenges and opportunities for space businesses. Chad just published his book, The Space Economy, available now. You can follow Chad on LinkedIn and Twitter. Selected Reading Keeping watch on aggressor satellites a key challenge for U.S. Space Force | SpaceNews Dead NASA satellite will crash to Earth this week | Space.com New European satellite targets space debris detection | Austrian Space Forum Lockheed Martin declares success demonstrating tech for in-orbit satellite servicing | SpaceNews Crunchtime ahead for Victus Nox | SpaceNews AWS chooses 14 startups for its third space accelerator program | SpaceNews ESA working on human spaceflight scenarios for European space summit | SpaceNews Rocket Lab Introduces Suborbital Testbed Rocket, Selected for Hypersonic Test Flights | Business Wire A ‘ChatGPT’ For Satellite Photos Already Exists | Defense One Speed and safety are top priorities for regulators | SpaceNews Artemis II astronaut speaks to skepticism in space spending, workforce challenges | The Gazette Courting the Sirens of the Southern Sky - The New York Times Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. 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

Brace yourselves, it’s Space Symposium week! Wet dress rehearsal for Starship. UK launches the International Bilateral Fund. Orbit Fab gets a series A round. Boeing announces their anti-jam payload for WGS. The FAA wants to balance air travel and space travel. Our interview with Steve Luczynski, Board Chair of the Aerospace Village, on their mission, programs, and upcoming activities at the RSA Conference next week. All this 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 briefing, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. T-Minus Guest Our featured guest is Steve Luczynski, Board Chair of the Aerospace Village, on the Aerospace Village nonprofit, their mission, their programs, and their upcoming activities at the RSA Conference next week. You can follow Steve on LinkedIn and Twitter. Selected Reading SpaceX's launch of Starship could remake space exploration | Washington Post UK Space Agency funding for international space partnerships | GOV.UK. SpaceX launches seventh Transporter rideshare mission | SpaceNews Exolaunch’s 21 rideshare smallsats deployed during the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission | SatNews HawkEye 360’s nexgen Cluster 7 smallsats are successfully launched | SatNews TrustPoint Announces Launch of First Commercially-Funded, Purpose-Built PNT Microsatellite | Business Wire China claims its Space Station has achieved 100% oxygen regeneration in orbit | Interesting Engineering Boeing Unveils Anti-Jam Payload For Next Space Force Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite | Via Satellite As counterspace weapons ‘proliferate,’ the new cold war for space races forward: studies | Breaking Defense The Moon is the Best Place to Transport Rocket Fuel | Universe Today US aviation authorities may delay some space launches to avoid air traffic disruption | Reuters NASA launches stadium-sized balloon from New Zealand | SpaceConnect Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. 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

JUICE is out here making news. Space systems are critical infrastructure. Euroconsult says there's money on the table for satellite broadband. More ISAM is heading to GEO. AWS ground station features abound. China’s i-Space successful launch. Raphael Roettgen, Founder & Partner at E2MC Ventures and host of the Space Business Podcast all about the venture capital environment for new space startups and new entrants to the space market. 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 briefing, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. T-Minus Guest Our featured guest today is Raphael Roettgen, Founder & Partner at E2MC Ventures and host of the Space Business Podcast, on the venture capital environment for new space startups and SpiderOak's recent Series C investment round. You can follow Raphael on LinkedIn and Twitter. Selected Reading A European Space Probe Sets Its Sights on the Jupiter System | WIRED Sener makes a big boom for the JUICE satellite and three other components | SatNews JUICE’s launch campaign in imagery | Spaceflight Now Space Force sustainment plan for Satellite Control Network ‘near completion,’ though hurdles remain | Breaking Defense Time to Designate Space Systems as Critical Infrastructure | Cyber Solarium Global Counterspace Capabilities Report | Secure World Euroconsult: A $74 billion untapped opportunity | SatNews AWS Ground Station now supports Wideband Digital Intermediate Frequency | SatNews Investing in Space: Intelsat signs up for Northrop Grumman satellite servicing | CNBC Northrop Grumman Unveils New Facility in Albuquerque | NGC Figueroa to Lead Second Independent Review of Mars Sample Return Mission | SpacePolicyOnline.com JUICE Recipe Book Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, the news to knowledge network for professionals. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relativity Space pivots from Terran 1 to focus on Terran R medium/heavy lift vehicles. US Space Force eyes direct tasking of commercial satellites for faster imagery acquisition. General Atomics demonstrates first-ever combat drone controlled via LEO satellite communications. Microsoft and Viasat collaborate to provide Viasat's Real-Time Earth ground service via Microsoft Azure Orbital marketplace. Kepler Communications raises $92 million for a constellation of 140 optical data relay satellites. Slingshot Aerospace to add 80 ground-based optical telescopes to improve space situational awareness in LEO. All this and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. T-Minus Guest Brandon Karpf, Executive Director of N2K Networks and our Executive Producer, joins us to discuss the Space Force component command and some challenges faced by SPACECENT. Article referenced: Space Force Is an ‘Equal Partner’ in CENTCOM, Commander Says | A&SF Magazine Selected Reading Relativity Space is moving on from the Terran 1 rocket to something much bigger | Ars Technica Delivering Data: What customers get wrong about the ground segment | SpaceNews Amid commercial boom, U.S. military lacks timely access to satellite imagery | SpaceNews NASA's Moon Spacesuits Are Brain-Meltingly Expensive | Futurism GA-ASI flies MQ-20 Avenger autonomously using LEO SATCOM datalink | SatNews Viasat real-time Earth antennas integrated on Microsoft Azure Orbital | SatNews Kepler Communications raises $92 million for optical data relay network | SpaceNews Slingshot’s space-tracking network to extend coverage of low Earth orbit | SpaceNews General Atomics Completes Commissioning Of Space Environmental Testing Chambers | General Atomics Videos from the 2nd Annual Spacepower Security Forum Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. 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 FCC Space Bureau makes its debut. Arianespace says its reusable rockets might be a while. iSpace’s HAKUTO-R lunar lander sets a date. AI brings speed to edge computing on satellites. CAS Space works towards reusable rockets. Eclipse is ready to invest in the physical industrial evolution. Zhanna Malekos-Smith on the US-Japan Space Pact Agreement. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Zhanna Malekos-Smith, Senior Associate at CSIS and Cyber Law Fellow at the Army Cyber Institute, on the US-Japan Space Pact Agreement and the meaning of “peaceful purposes.” You can find more of Zhanna’s recent work at https://www.csis.org/people/zhanna-l-malekos-smith Selected Reading FCC Opens Space Bureau to Modernize Satellite Policy | Via Satellite Europe will Introduce a Reusable Launch Vehicle in the 2030s, says Arianespace CEO | European Spaceflight ispace Announces Earliest Scheduled Lunar Landing Date for HAKUTO-R Mission 1 | ispace Chinese launch company tests vertical rocket landings with jet-powered prototype | Space.com Spiral Blue puts AI in space with new satellite computer | Space Connect Microsoft Azure enlists generative AI to help Pentagon look for satellite imagery | Geekwire Midland Spaceport Development Board to be reestablished pending state funding | NewsWest9 S Korea to conduct 1st launch of commercial-grade satellite | Phys.org Eclipse eclipses previous fundraises with a whopping $1.23 billion across two new funds | TechCrunch → Forging the New Economy: Eclipse Fund V and Early Growth Fund II | Eclipse.vc A New Membrane Could Lead to Space Telescopes with Flexible Mirrors! | Universe Today New Zealander without college degree couldn't talk his way into NASA and Boeing—so he built a $1.8 billion rocket company | CNBC X-15 And The Pioneers Of Hypersonic Flight | Supercluster Four entrepreneurs welcomed to UK Space Agency accelerator programme | SpaceWatch.Global Cosmonaut Korsakov tells why he took flags of Kyrgyzstan and Bishkek into space | 24.KG Tiny Spacecraft Using Solar Sails Open Up a Solar System of Opportunity | Universe Today Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocket Lab and TROPICS to launch from NZ. Ball Aerospace teams up with Loft Orbital and Microsoft. The GAO confirms what the Space Force knows about sustainment. Spectrum regulatory changes from the ITU might be coming soon. Our conversation with Brandon Bailey of The Aerospace Corporation about the cybersecurity of spacecraft. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Brandon Bailey, Senior Project Leader at Aerospace Corporation. He joins us to discuss Aerospace Corporation’s SPARTA framework. Learn more about SPARTA here: Space Attack Research & Tactic Analysis (SPARTA) | The Aerospace Corporation Selected Reading The Spaceport Bottleneck | The Space Review Preventing sticker shock with transparent pricing | SpaceNews How Virgin Orbit's Fallout Could Impact SoCal's Space Operations | dot.LA Canada proposes to develop robotic lunar rover for Artemis | SpaceNews Rocket Lab to Launch NASA’s Cyclone-Tracking Satellite Constellation from New Zealand | RocketLab USA Ball Aerospace, Loft Federal and Microsoft to Collaborate on SDA's NExT Program | PRNewswire US Space Force to simplify timelines, purchases as launches surge | C4ISRNET Space Force calls its new satellite acquisition program a win | Federal News Network Satellite Control Network: Updating Sustainment Plan Would Help Space Force Better Manage Future Efforts | U.S. GAO ITU Finalizes Report on Preparatory Studies for WRC-2023 | Spacewatch.global Connecting the Dots | European space investments get serious | SpaceNews Tlon Space, the Argentine space startup that is about to overcome gravity | Rosario3 Scientists blasted Barbies with liquid nitrogen to test a new method of moon dust cleanup – and it worked extremely well | Live Science Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program gives $600k grants to six. DARC’s space situational awareness needed stat! Future of Roscosmos at Baikonur in question. Interview with NSA Deputy Director of Compliance Dr. Diane Janosek on her research on nanosatellites and what they mean for the proliferation of Internet of Things devices. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. T-Minus Guest Our first guest ever on T-Minus is… friend of the show Dr. Diane Janosek, Deputy Director of Compliance at the National Security Agency. She joins us to discuss nano-satellites, IoT, and cybersecurity for space systems. Follow Diane on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Free Event: From Surviving in Space to Thriving In Space: Closing the Human Factors “Technology Gap” New photo reveals extent of Centaur V anomaly explosion | Ars Technica Virgin Orbit's would-be white knight and a $200 million rescue that fell flat | Reuters Pulverizing dangerous asteroids, building an observatory on the moon and more: 6 wild ideas catch NASA's eye | Space.com 'Absolutely critical' to get DARC space situational system to Australia: Space Forces Indo-Pacific head | Breaking Defense To Deter Attacks in Space, US Needs Resilience—and an 'Offensive Threat,' Experts Say | A&SF Magazine More context: ‘Lower the Rhetoric’ on China, Says Milley | Defense One More more context: SDA’s Tournear ‘Just Not’ Afraid of Satellite Shootdowns. Supply Chain Is the Greater Worry | A&SF Magazine Sunset For Baikonur? A Contract Dispute With Kazakhstan Flashes Warnings For Russia's Legendary Spaceport | RadioFreeEurope Port Canaveral seeks solutions to broker smooth cruise and space relationship | Orlando Sentinel https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2023/social/social-campaigns/education-discovery Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, the news to knowledge network for professionals. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA’s EO instrument TEMPO launches. Axiom Space’s second mission AX-2 announced. US Space Command wants way better space domain awareness. True Anomaly raises $30 million. Stoke Space is making software for hardware. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space info every day. Selected Reading NASA Earth science hosted payload set for launch on Intelsat satellite | SpaceNews NOAA seeks funding increases for next-generation satellite programs | SpaceNews SPACECOM ops head 'tired of the the excuses' about satellite tracking gaps | Breaking Defense Space Force’s responsive space strategy taking shape | C4ISRNET Space Force embraces unconventional ways to attract and retain talent | SpaceNews Space Security Company True Anomaly Emerges From Stealth With $30M In Financing | Via Satellite Quantum Space Introduces Ranger Orbital Transfer Vehicle | Via Satellite Axelspace Raises New Capital, Joins Space Compass Initiative | Via Satellite D-Orbit’s IRIDE satellite observation program receives €26-Million contract with ESA | SatNews NASA Awards Iceye 5-Year Blanket Purchase Agreement | Via Satellite Northrop Grumman Expands Space Technology Capabilities in Huntsville | NGC Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, the news to knowledge platform for professionals. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Australia-USA connection in the space industry. Apex Space is ramping up. Loft Orbital is staying busy. The SDA is happy with how the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture is progressing. SDA Director Tournear is bending ears about supply chain and sustainability. China and Venezuela shake on it, to the moon and back ❤️. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Selected Reading Aerospace Corporation Virgin Orbit Hiring Fair | Event Registration Advanced power systems blaze a trail for America's space effort | GeekWire SSIB 2023 Hybrid Space Architecture and Advanced Power & Propulsion Working Groups | New Space NM US$400m opportunity for Australian space sector | SpaceConnect Economic opportunities in the space industry | KPMG Satellite bus startup Apex Space plans first launch aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-10 | TechCrunch Loft Orbital orders 15 more buses from Airbus OneWeb Satellites | SpaceNews Space Development Agency’s first satellite launch hailed as model | SpaceNews Tournear: Demand Likely to Grow for Commercial Deorbiting Systems | Via Satellite SDA’s Tournear ‘Just Not’ Afraid of Satellite Shootdowns. Supply Chain Is the Greater Worry | Air & Space Forces Magazine China invites Venezuela to join moon base project | SpaceNews Mars Ingenuity helicopter breaks record for speed and altitude, NASA says | CBS News Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, the news to knowledge platform for professionals. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Space Safety Coalition publishes its best practices 2.0. The White House is taking a look at LEO. Kenya’s first satellite is heading to orbit. The US Navy and Marines are making new strides in alignment on space systems. New CEO at ArianeGroup and new director at DoD DIU. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space info every day. Selected Reading Event: From Surviving in Space to Thriving In Space: Closing the Human Factors “Technology Gap” The Road Dragon Paved For Starship | Supercluster India is Taking on China in the $447 Billion Space Economy | Bloomberg Best Practices | Space Safety Coalition A Q&A with Artemis II Astronaut Christina Hammond Koch | Payload White House taps DoD, State to ensure US access to low Earth orbit | Breaking Defense Agency Director Discusses Multi-Pronged Approach to Resiliency in Space | DoD Navy's first 'space summit' focuses on shoring up Space Force support for maritime mission | Breaking Defense Space Development Agency enters demonstration phase after first launch | C4ISRNET NRL seeks EO/IR, ISR tech | Intelligence Community News Kenya to launch first operational satellite next week | Al Jazeera Exolaunch is Ready to Launch Over 15 Customer Satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-7 Mission from Vandenberg. | Space Watch Africa Arianegroup’s new CEO comes from Safran Electronics & Defense | SatNews Apple executive Doug Beck tapped to lead the Defense Innovation Unit | SpaceNews Northrop Grumman Wins Collier Trophy for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope | NGC Baltimore County native Reid Wiseman will command NASA’s first manned moon mission since 1972 | Baltimore Sun Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, the news to knowledge platform for professionals. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Planetary defense gets some time in the sun. Farewell Virgin Orbit; hello Deloitte Space. Physical security, otter pups, and satellite… cameras? Astrocast gets a lifeline. Contracts and requirements from NRO and Space Force. A doctor, an astronaut, and four more astronauts walk onto a basketball court. All this and more in today’s episode of T-Minus Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space info every day. Selected Reading How Rapid Growth in Drone Use and EU Regulations Will Accelerate Demand for Satellite Connectivity | Via Satellite How NASA Artemis astronauts learned they'd been picked for moon mission | The Washington Post New Planetary Defense Strategy Outlines Key US Government Goals | OSTP | The White House Deloitte Announces Formal Space Practice to Connect Organizations in Rapidly Growing Global Space Ecosystem | Deloitte Redwire to demonstrate a security camera for military satellites | SpaceNews Yahsat Takes Significant LEO Step Investing in Astrocast | Via Satellite Kleos Space, Spire Global get contract extensions from NRO | SpaceNews Safran’s resilient PNT system, NAVKITE, developed with French navy commandos | SatNews Space Force seeking more narrowband communication satellites | C4ISRNET Space Force asks industry input for second phase of MEO missile warning/tracking | Breaking Defense Eutelsat Hotbird 13F Reaches Orbit | Via Satellite AST SpaceMobile Updates on BlueWalker 3 Sat-to-Cell Tests | Via Satellite https://twitter.com/MarchMadnessMBB/status/1643059597534724096 Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, the news to knowledge platform for professionals. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artemis II crew announced. Starship moved to the launch site – booster tests imminent. Liquid-propelled Space Pioneer reaches orbit. The successful launch of SDA’s tranche 0 satellites and what it means for the program. Lockheed bags the largest contract ever from down under. NSC meets with industry for new talks on the cybersecurity of space. And the Space ISAC launches a new space for cybersecurity ops. All this and more in the first public episode of T-Minus. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Our Space Host is Maria Varmazis. Follow Maria on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Mastodon. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most useful space intel every day. Selected Reading Normalizing satellite servicing | Aerospace America Opening Up the Space Community | Aerospace America SpaceX moves Starship to launch site, and liftoff could be just days away | Ars Technica Space Development Agency Successfully Launches Tranche 0 Satellites | Department of Defense China’s Space Pioneer reaches orbit with liquid propellant rocket | SpaceNews Lockheed wins Australia's biggest ever space contract, worth estimated $4B AUD | Breaking Defense Administration, Private Sector Meet On Space Systems Cybersecurity | Via Satellite Space ISAC Stands Up Operational Watch Center to Keep Pace with Proliferating Threats to Space Systems | Space ISAC Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, the news to knowledge platform for professionals. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The daily intelligence and analysis that global space industry leaders and experts depend on. Published each weekday, this program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world. Our Space Host is Maria Varmazis. Follow Maria on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Mastodon. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential mission leaders in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. 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