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The United States Space Force releases its Warfighting Framework. Northrop Grumman launches a Minotaur 4 rocket from Vandenberg for an NRO mission. L3Harris Technologies has completed a $125 million expansion at its space manufacturing facility in Indiana, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Joshua Western, CEO and Co-founder of Space Forge. You can connect with Josh on LinkedIn, and learn more about Space Forge on their website. Selected Reading SPACE WARFIGHTING Northrop Grumman launches first Minotaur 4 rocket from Vandenberg in 14 years – Spaceflight Now L3Harris Expands Indiana Facility to Support America’s Golden Dome NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Design Development $26 million approved by Texas Space Commission for SEARF grant awards Glitch forces Japan's asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective 'safe mode' in deep space Where to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025. Top viewing tips- Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HRL Laboratories and Boeing have completed the construction of their joint quantum entanglement swapping satellite. Officials from the US and the Republic of Korea have held the fourth U.S.-ROK Civil Space Dialogue. Chunghwa Telecom has signed an agreement with US satellite provider Astranis to bring a dedicated microGEO satellite to Taiwan, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading HRL Laboratories and Boeing Achieve Key Milestone in Quantum Entanglement Swapping Satellite Mission Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea at the United States-Republic of Korea Civil Space Dialogue Chunghwa Telecom and Astranis Sign Strategic Agreement to Launch Taiwan’s First Dedicated Satellite China prepares to launch Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship - CGTN Space Systems Command and U.K. Space Command foster international collaboration with first-ever civilian exchange program space position- Space Systems Command Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement – The White House Decision to Move U.S. Space Command HQ to Alabama Expected Soon – SpacePolicyOnline.com Space Force ‘Meadowlands’ jammer ready for formal testing T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocket Lab has been on-ramped for US and UK defense contracts to expand hypersonic technology development with its Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE). Redwire has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to provide four International Berthing and Docking Mechanism (IBDM) for ESA’s Lunar I-Hab. Lúnasa has been awarded a contract by ESA for “Deep Neural Network for Robust Satellite Model Matching”, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Elizabeth Kyrst, the CEO of i-space US. You can connect with Elizabeth on LinkedIn, and learn more about ispace-US on their website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Onramped To Multi-Billion Dollar U.S. and U.K. Defense Contracts To Expand Hypersonic Technology Development with HASTE Redwire Awarded Contract From Thales Alenia Space to Provide Docking System for European Habitation Module on the Gateway Lunar Space Station Lúnasa LinkedIn Space ISAC Announces UK Global Hub During 40th Annual Space Symposium Outpost Awarded DAF Contract for the AFRL Rocket Cargo Vanguard Program to Advance Deployable Heat Shield Technology for Shipping Container Size Deliveries from Space SpaceApps and Blue Abyss sign MoU for Mobile Gravity Off-loading System (MOGOS) - Space Applications Glam in Space: Why the NS-31 Women Are More Astronaut Than Most of Us 50 years of ESA T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blue Origin carries the first all-female crew to the Kármán line. A leaked copy of the US Administration's 2026 budget request includes a 47% cut to NASA's science programs. NASA seeks business models that propose new approaches to solving complex Earth science problems using unconventional computing methods, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Patrick O'Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead at the International Space Station US National Laboratory. You can connect with Patrick on LinkedIn, and learn more about the ISS National Lab on their website. Selected Reading New Shepard Mission NS-31- Blue Origin Advocacy Action Center- The Planetary Society NASA Announces Call For New Computing Approaches to Earth Science Satellogic Awarded $30 Million Contract for Its AI-First Constellation Services India, UAE to step up defence and Coast Guard cooperation AE Industrial Partners Mull $2 Billion York Space Sale - Bloomberg Jonathan McDowell on Retiring From Harvard and Leaving the U.S. - The New York Times World Quantum Day T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Space Foundation produces quarterly space reports providing data and analysis into the global space economy. Q1’s report focuses on the space workforce. It found that the space industry talent market surged in early 2025, with job postings to an industry website up 17% from the prior year. We spoke to Lesley Conn, the Director of Research & Analysis and Digital Programming and Cass Cameron Managing Editor of the Space Foundation Q1 edition of The Space Report. You can find the Space Report on the Space Foundation website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

India’s Bellatrix Aerospace has announced expansion of operations to the US. Privateer Space has announced a strategic investment from the Far Eastern Group. ispace-US and Zenno Power have signed an agreement to jointly develop technologies that enable lunar missions to survive the harsh lunar night, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading Bellatrix Aerospace expands to US, plans manufacturing unit in Delaware - The Economic Times Privateer's Global Expansion Continues With Strategic Investment From Taiwan's Far Eastern Group ispace-U.S. and Zeno Power Announce Strategic Collaboration on Surviving the Lunar Night Using Radioisotope Power Systems Vast Signs Agreement to Leverage International Space Station (ISS) National Lab training, logistics, and operations support services 2025-2029 (e3c1-024) Fisica, Inc. Acquires Space Vector to Expand Capabilities in Aerospace and Defense Systems Commander of US base in Greenland fired for email critical of Vance visit - ABC New Reps Lieu And Calvert Introduce Resolution Establishing National Space Day T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman appeared at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Intelsat has become the first and only satellite operator to complete a satellite life-extension mission. Sirius Space is collaborating with Ursa Major on the development of a medium-launch (ML) engine, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Oklahoma Lt Governor Matt Pinnell. You can learn more about the Lt Governor on his website and more on the Aerospace States Association on this website. Selected Reading NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman supports a return to the moon, argues for a parallel path to Mars - CBS News Intelsat Completes Satellite Life-Extension Mission, Makes Space History Ursa Major to expand partnership with Sirius Technologies Sidus Space and Reflex Aerospace Sign MOU to Launch Joint Venture for Global Satellite Solutions Space ISAC LinkedIn Atlas V Kuiper 1 Karman Space & Defense Reports Full-Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests on this episode are AJ Gemer, CTO at Lunar Outpost and Salem El Nimri, CTO at AWS Aerospace & Satellite. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading AWS Aerospace and Satellite Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our short survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Front Door office has launched a new initiative designed to enhance unclassified threat-information-sharing with commercial space companies. Astroscale US to conduct two refueling operations of a US Department of Defense (DoD) satellite in geostationary orbit (GEO) for the USSF. Vast has announced that Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation, Interstellar Lab, and Exobiosphere are the latest payload partners for its Haven-1 Lab, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading USSF launches Orbital Watch, strengthens U.S. Commercial Space Industry Astroscale U.S. to Lead the First-Ever Refueling of a United States Space Force Asset Vast Announces Three Additional Payload Partners for the Haven-1 Lab: JAMSS, Interstellar Lab, and Exobiosphere Redwire and ispace-U.S. Sign MOU to Jointly Pursue Commercial Lunar Exploration Missions Blue Skies Space awarded funding to design a fleet of satellites that will orbit the Moon and map the early universe NASA Welcomes Bangladesh as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory Japanese Space Startup Makes Deal to Buy US-made Rocket Engines - Bloomberg Trump's NASA nominee backs US moon program in talks with lawmakers, sources say- Reuters T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Firefly Aerospace to perform a responsive on-orbit mission with its Elytra spacecraft in support of the US Department of Defense (DoD’s) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Sinequone Project. A Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft carrying a three-member crew arrived at the International Space Station. Millennium Space Systems has completed the critical design review (CDR) for the FOO Fighter, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading Firefly Aerospace Awarded DoD Contract for Responsive On-Orbit Mission with Elytra Spacecraft NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station Millennium Space Systems Completes FOO Fighter Critical Design Review in Just 10 Months Axiom Space to Launch Orbital Data Center Nodes to Support National Security, Commercial, International Customers RTX's Raytheon awards dual-source contracts for solid rocket motor development IENIA secures €2.3 million in funding from the Spanish Space Agency (AEE), through the CDTI and NextGenerationEU, to lead our latest R&D project: ATALAIA Voyager Onboards USAF Enterprise-wide Agile Acquisition Contract Exclusive: Germany funds Eutelsat internet in Ukraine as Musk tensions rise- Reuters T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests today are Ed Meletyan, Senior Solutions Architect AWS, William Duhe, AWS Senior SW Development Engineer; and, Junk Wilson VP, Business Development at Orion Space Solutions. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading AWS Aerospace and Satellite Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our short survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US Space Systems Command has awarded three National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contracts to SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin. Aetherflux has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round. A US Senate Committee will hold a hearing on Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be NASA Administrator on April 9, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Bailey Reichelt and Jack Shelton bring us the ‘Ask Aegis Space Law” monthly segment. Feel free to email [email protected] with your questions for Aegis Space Law. Selected Reading Space Systems Command awards National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts Contracts for April 4, 2025 Aetherflux Raises $50 Million to Deliver Energy to Planet Earth Isaacman Nomination Hearing Set for April 9 – SpacePolicyOnline.com Here’s what to expect from Project Kuiper’s first full-scale satellite launch NASA Welcomes Gateway Lunar Space Station’s HALO Module to US Vanguard 1 is the oldest satellite orbiting Earth. Scientists want to bring it home after 67 years- Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Agnes Chavez created STEMarts Lab with a mission to empower youth through art, science and technology. She has created several education programs that involve students developing installations that communicate STEM subjects through art. She walks us through her non-profit STEMarts Lab. You can connect with Agnes on LinkedIn, and learn more about STEMarts on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX’s Fram2 completes its nearly four day mission and returns to Earth off the coast of California. Astra raises $80 million since taking the company private. Intelsat selected to provide maritime satellite connectivity for the US Space Force, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading FRAM2 mission Astra Raises $80m and Plots Comeback for the Ages Intelsat Secures U.S. Space Force Contract to Provide Maritime Satellite Connectivity Honda R&D to Conduct Testing with Sierra Space and Tec-Masters on the International Space Station D-Orbit and Planetek Announce Strategic Business Combination to Expand Capabilities in Advanced Space Technologies SpaceX just took a big step toward reusing Starship’s Super Heavy booster - Ars Technica SSC Readying For Multi-Billion-Dollar upgrades At Spaceports Neuraspace expands their Luxembourg office and collaborates with Luxembourg Space Agency – SatNews Planet Signs Multi-Year Expansion with onX, Enabling Advanced Digital Navigation for Outdoor Recreationalists Artemis II Insignia Honors All - NASA Nichelle Nichols Space Camp to Open January 2026 – TrekMovie.com T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpinLaunch has received a $12 million investment from Kongsberg, and exclusively contracts NanoAvionics for 280 satellites to be part of the Meridian constellation. Portal Space Systems raises $17.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round. ispace-US has formed a US Lunar Science Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. Alan Stern, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Steven Jordan Tomaszewski, AIA Vice President of Space Systems. You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn, and learn more about AIA 2025 Space Priorities on their website. Selected Reading SpinLaunch Announces $12M Strategic Investment from Kongsberg, Unveiling Revolutionary LEO Satcom Constellation NanoAvionics Secures €122.5M Contract to Build 280 Satellites for Meridian Space, SpinLaunch’s Global Broadband Constellation Portal Space Systems Raises $17.5M in Oversubscribed Seed Round to Build Multi-Role, Trans-Orbital Spacecraft Powered by Solar Thermal Propulsion In-space mobility with Portal Space Systems. ispace-U.S. Establishes U.S. Lunar Science Advisory Board to Propel Lunar Exploration and Business Development PLD Space and D-Orbit Sign Launch Agreement for Equatorial Missions ISS National Lab Launches Orbital Edge Accelerator Program to Propel Startups Into the Growing Space Economy Karman Space & Defense Inaugurates New ISO 8 Clean Room for Spacecraft Assembly and Integration: Advancing Lunar and Space Missions with Flight-Proven Subsystems Turion Space Investment Dhruva Space ties up with Japan’s Infostellar Space Force Conducts First War Game For Commercial Reserve With Satellite Comm Providers - Defense Daily Fermenting miso in orbit reveals how space can affect a food’s taste T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Union Agency for the Space Programme has selected Thales Alenia Space to extend the service life of the EGNOS satellite. Sidus Space is partnering with Lonestar Data Holdings to design, build and provide on-orbit support for six lunar data storage spacecraft. Slingshot Aerospace has been selected by AFWERX to support its Rapid Analysis of Photometric Tracks for space Object identification and behavior Recognition program (RAPTOR), and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading Thales Alenia Space wins €51 million contract to extend EGNOS service life AFWERX Selects Slingshot Aerospace to Track and Identify Nefarious In-Space Activities Sidus Space Signs Extended and Amended Preliminary $120M Agreement with Lonestar for Lunar Data Storage Spacecraft China launches test spacecraft for satellite internet - CGTN CesiumAstro to Deliver Space Payloads and Ground Systems for Taiwan's First National Communications Satellite Constellation Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought - Ars Technica UK firm replaces Russia in search for life on Mars Satellite operator opens new HQ in heart of Cornwall's space sector - South West Redwire Appoints Mike Gold as President of Civil and International Space Business to Lead Global Expansion NASA’s SPHEREx Takes First Images, Preps to Study Millions of Galaxies Citizen Scientists Use NASA Open Science Data to Research Life in Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX has successfully launched the four-person Fram2 mission to polar orbit. The European Space Agency has released its annual space environment report. GITAI Japan has been contracted by JAXA to conduct a concept study for a robotic arm system intended for use on a pressurized crewed lunar rover, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Gary L. Gilbert, Author of Spacegirl II: 21 Women Write About Their Careers on Earth in the Space Industry. You can find out more about the book at https://flyinggoddesspublishing.com/. Selected Reading fram2 mission - Launches ESA Space Environment Report 2025 GITAI Awarded JAXA Contract for Concept Study of Robotic Arm for Crewed Pressurized Lunar Rover Sierra Space Demonstrates Resilient GPS Satellite Technology for National Security-Focused U.S. Space Force Satellite Program FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 explosion- Space MDA Space To Acquire Satixfy Communications Karman Space & Defense Announces Successful Refinancing and Extension of its Credit Facilities under New Credit Agreement Sidus Space Reports Full-Year 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates Spire Global Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results NASA astronauts speak out for the first time following unexpected 9-month mission to space- CNN Best Astronauts Pranks On April Fool’s Day - Orbital Today T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests today are Andrew Faiola, Commercial Vice President at Astroscale UK and Allegra Matarangas, Account Executive at AWS for Aerospace and Satellite. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading AWS Aerospace and Satellite Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our short survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Isar Aerospace’s inaugural Spectrum launch from Norway’s Andøya Spacepor ends in a crash. NASA has amended its launch services contract with SpaceX to add Starship. NASA and Boeing say they are making progress toward crew certification of the CST-100 Starliner system, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading Newsroom First Test Flight NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship NASA, Boeing Prepare for Starliner Testing SES and SpeQtral Sign MoU to Advance Global Quantum-Secure Communications SpaceX- Fram2 Kayhan Space Protest Studying Cardiac Cells in Space to Repair Heart Damage on Earth T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should space be designated as critical infrastructure? What are the threats we’re facing in space for cybersecurity? We tackle these questions with our guest Jake Braun, former White House Principal Deputy National Cyber Director and chairman of DEF CON Franklin. You can connect with Jake on LinkedIn. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has on ramped Rocket Lab and Stoke Space for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo freighter NG-22 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed indefinitely. The United Nations (UN) agencies for telecommunications, aviation and maritime shipping have called for urgent protection of the radio navigation satellite service (RNNS), and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading Space Systems Command On-Ramps Two New Providers to National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 Contract- Space Systems Command ISS resupply and trash pickup craft postponed indefinitely after Cygnus container crunch UN agencies warn of satellite navigation jamming and spoofing - ITU ICEYE to provide SAR Satellite Data to the Situation Center at NATO NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission China sets dates for some of its most ambitious planetary missions - Ars Technica Vandenberg Unveils Advanced Vehicle Operations Room for Future Space Missions Air Force weighs plan to cancel SDA's next set of data relay sats in favor of SpaceX: Sources - Breaking Defense Isar Aerospace First Test Flight SaxaVord enters partnership with West of Scotland ‘space cluster’- Shetland News William Shatner offers Gayle King advice before Blue Origin's women-led space flight: "You've got to embrace it" - CBS News T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United States Space Forces’ (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has certified United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan launch system for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. NASA’s Starling spacecraft swarm has demonstrated maneuvers with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. Gravitics, Inc. has been selected for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) by the USSF’s SpaceWERX, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Bogdan Gogulan, CEO and Managing Partner at NewSpace Capital. You can connect with Bogdan on LinkedIn, and learn more about NewSpace Capital on their website. Selected Reading U. S. Space Force (USSF) Certifies United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Missions NASA Starling and SpaceX Starlink Improve Space Traffic Coordination Gravitics Selected by Space Force for $60M STRATFI to Demonstrate Revolutionary Orbital Carriers Thales Alenia Space signs contract with ESA to develop an agricultural digital twin component for sustainable, resilient agriculture ESA - Farewell, Gaia! Spacecraft operations come to an end Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Mission for Global Wildfire Detection Company OroraTech Blue Origin Announces Crew For New Shepard’s 31st Mission Skyloom Completes Deliveries of SDA’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 Optical Communication Terminals for York Space Systems’ Orbital Plane 1 Toxic dust on Mars would present serious hazard for astronauts- CNN T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has released a new report on the threat landscape in space. Sateliot has received a €13.8 million investment from the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation. Sierra Space and Yuri have signed an agreement for a new space-based medical research mission, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading ENISA Space Threat Landscape 2025 Spanish government invests €13.8M in Sateliot 8 Spire-built satellites launch with OroraTech infrared cameras for wildfire detection from space Sierra Space Strengthens Partnership with Yuri to Advance Space-Based Medical Research HYLENR and TakeMe2Space to test LENR Powered Compute Modules Isar Aerospace X Update Ready for Orbit: BlueHalo Announces Breakthrough in Long-Haul Laser Communication Capabilities Airbus says it is in defence and space talks amid spending surge- Reuters NASA Statement on Nomination of Greg Autry for Agency CFO ‘Perfect space crop’: Australian company to attempt to grow first mushrooms in orbit NASA's Curiosity Rover Detects Largest Organic Molecules Found on Mars T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX launched the second National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) mission in three days with the NROL-69 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Intuitive Machines has released their fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results. NASA has awarded Redwire a contract to launch four additional pharmaceutical drug investigations to the International Space Station, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Mark Sasson, Co-founder of Pinpoint Search Group. You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn, and learn more about Pinpoint on their website. Selected Reading NRO and U.S. Space Force partner to launch NROL-69 mission Intuitive Machines Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial Results Redwire Awarded NASA Contract to Expand Pharmaceutical Drug Development in Space for Future Commercialization ESA - Prepare for the European Launcher Challenge To the Moon: Viasat Selected to Design Lunar Orbiting Satellite System Alongside Telespazio Planet Signs Deal with European Space Agency, Enabling Greek Government to Expand National Space Services ESA Taps Spaceo-Led Consortium to Test Inflatable Satellite Deorbit System - European Spaceflight ​​https://x.com/doge/status/1903285341835940028 China's Feitian spacesuits break records, boost spacewalks - CGTN Breakthrough: Chang'e-6 mission dates moon's oldest impact crater JAXA Selects Spirent’s Industry-First Lunar PNT Simulation Solution to Support Lunar Navigation Program SpaceX launch: Glowing spiral seen above UK skies ESA - Webb unmasks true nature of the Cosmic Tornado T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United States Space Force (USSF) says it will launch 100 or more satellites into orbit in 2025. Blue Origin’s Honeybee Robotics has been contracted by Firefly Aerospace to provide the lunar rover for their third mission to the Moon. Exolaunch has signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Richard Cooper, Vice President, Strategic Communications & Outreach at the Space Foundation. You can connect with Rich on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Space Symposium on their website. Selected Reading Space Force Will Add 100-Plus Satellites in 2025 to Boost Resilient Networks Firefly Aerospace Selects Blue Origin’s Honeybee Robotics to Provide Rover for Lunar Mission to Gruithuisen Domes Exolaunch Selected to Deploy CubeSats for Canada's CUBICS Initiative Star Catcher Completes First Demonstration of Space Power Beaming Technology at EverBank Stadium First Test Flight Going Full Spectrum Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon- The Guardian NASA to Launch Three Rockets from Alaska in Single Aurora Experiment 60 Years Ago: Gemini III, America’s First Two-Person Flight - NASA T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When spacecraft are sent to space, they currently have to carry the fuel to power them for their entire mission. Once the energy runs out, the mission ends. Star Catcher is developing orbital infrastructure that they say will transform how satellites are powered. Learn more with President and CEO Andrew Rush. You can connect with Andrew on LinkedIn, and learn more about Star Catcher on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX launched the NROL-57 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Planet Labs have announced financial results for the period ended January 31, 2025. Bellatrix Aerospace and Astroscale are aiming to create synergies across both the Indian and Japanese space ecosystems, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading SpaceX NROL-57 Mission Planet Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2025 Bellatrix Aerospace and Astroscale Japan Sign MOU to Strengthen Space Sustainability and In-Space Mobility LeoLabs and ST Engineering Geo-Insights Sign MOU to Accelerate Space Situational Awareness Technology Development in Asia-Pacific North West takes a giant leap into space with landmark Axiom Space agreement Trive-Backed Karman Space & Defense Completes Successful IPO Redwire Receives All Regulatory Approvals for its Acquisition of Edge Autonomy ICEYE and Juvare announce strategic partnership to enhance disaster response with real-time satellite-driven solutions ‘So relieved’: Friends of astronaut Suni Williams gather in Needham to watch her safe return – Boston 25 News T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Space Agency (ESA) Council has released their Strategy 2040 which will guide upcoming activities. The US Space Force (USSF) has updated its Data and Artificial Intelligence Strategic Action Plan. UK-based Space Solar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with space propulsion company Magdrive, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Ross Ruffing, Business Development Lead at Ryzing Technologies. You can connect with Ross on LinkedIn, and learn more about Ryzing on their website. Selected Reading ESA Strategy 2040 New Space Force plan charts path for enhanced Unified Data Library- DefenseScoop Space Solar and Magdrive unite for in-space infrastructure move SkyServe Collaborates with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and D-Orbit to Advance Earth Observation Systems NASA may require Boeing's Starliner to fly third uncrewed test SSC Expands Ground Station Support for EU Copernicus Program - Via Satellite Synspective Expands Global Presence with New USA Subsidiary Commercial Sector Participation in U.S. Department of State Roundtables on Commercial Space Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Space Agency (ESA) releases the first batch of survey data from the Euclid mission, including a preview of its deep fields. Norway’s Andøya Spaceport and Exolaunch to collaborate on an integration facility, as Isar Aerospace receives their launch license for the site. Germany’s OHB announces a new subsidiary based at the Bristol and Bath Science Park in the UK, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading ESA - Euclid opens data treasure trove, offers glimpse of deep fields Andøya Spaceport and Exolaunch Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement Multimillion-pound investment gives rocket boost to South West space sector - GOV.UK Valerann has been Awarded a €3.6M Contract by the European Space Agency to Develop a Road Traffic Monitoring Platform using AI and Satellite Data Welcome Home! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission NOAA Issues 2025 RFI on Commercial Space Capabilities From Contract to Launch in Four Months: Rocket Lab Schedules Electron Launch on a Rapid Turnaround for OroraTech Wildfire Detection Mission BlackSky Completes Critical Design Review Milestone with Major International Defense Customer Spire Global Launches Breakthrough AI Weather Models Built on NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2 China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ in space, Space Force says - Defense One Firefly Lunar Sunset Imagery NASA Science Continues After Firefly's First Moon Mission Concludes T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA SpaceX’s Crew 9 undocks from the International Space Station and is heading back to Earth. European startup Pangea Aerospace raises €23 million in a series A round. China’s Galactic Energy successfully launched the CERES-1 rocket, putting multiple satellites into sun-synchronous orbit, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Brad King, CEO and co-founder of Orbion Space Technology. You can connect with Brad on Linkedin, and learn more about Orbion Space on their website. Selected Reading NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-9 Return, Splashdown Pangea Aerospace raises 23 million in series a round China's CERES-1 commercial rocket sends 8 satellites into preset orbit - CGTN Pixxel’s Firefly Satellites Achieve Successful First Light, Beaming Down the World’s Highest-Resolution Hyperspectral Images Successful Rocket Lab Launch Completes Deployment of Full Kinéis Constellation in Less Than a Year Varda Announces Third Mission Launch, the Company's Second Launch this Year Exolaunch Hits 500th Satellite Deployed Milestone During the Transporter-13 Rideshare Mission with SpaceX, Completing First Flight of New “Quadro” Separation System ICEYE launches four new satellites and introduces its new Generation 4 satellite The Space Review: ATLAC and the early emergence of lunar governance T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crew-9 prepares for splashdown as Crew-10 joins Expedition 72 aboard the ISS, Rocket Lab hits a milestone with 61st Electron launch, delivers IoT satellites, Transporter 13 lifts off over the weekend, deploying 74 payloads, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, founder of T-Minus Space Daily, and cybersecurity expert launching (see what we did there?) our monthly Space and Cyber segment. Selected Reading Dragon Crew Enters Station and Joins Expedition 72 Crew (NASA) NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-9 Return, Splashdown (NASA) Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 61st Electron Mission, Second Launch for iQPS (Rocket Lab) High Five (Rocket Lab) Rocket Lab launching 5 'Internet of Things' satellites tonight (Space) The 1st private mission to Venus comes together ahead of possible 2026 launch (photos) (Space) FireSat satellite launches to enhance wildfire detection (Investing) ICEYE expands satellite fleet with latest launch and unveils advanced Gen4 imaging system (Space Daily) Sidus Space Successfully Launches LizzieSat™-3, Expanding AI-Driven On-Orbit Capabilities (Business Wire) Ursa Major to Deliver Chemical Propulsion Capability for Tactical Satellite Bus Systems (Ursa Major) HKSAR takes lead in developing robots to support national space missions (China Daily) Blue Ghost: Lunar Sunset Operations (Firefly Aerospace) NASA astronaut plays 100-year-old Irish flute while floating in outer space (Classic FM) constellr Captures Tokyo’s Thermal Signature in Historic First Satellite Image (constellr) KBR Awarded $176M Advanced Space Technology Research and Optimization Contract for Air Force Research Laboratory (GlobeNewswire) SatixFy Signs over $10 Million in Further Agreements with MDA Space (Business Wire) NASA Space Station Research Helps Power Moon Science (NASA) T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew C. Weinzierl is a professor at Harvard Business School, where his research and teaching focus on economic policy and the economics and business of space. Brendan Rosseau is a recognized leader among young professionals in the space industry, where he specializes in strategy. He previously served as a Teaching Fellow and Research Associate at Harvard Business School and a consultant to the US Space Force. Together they have authored “Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier”. You can connect with Matthew and Brendan on LinkedIn. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If at first you don't launch, try try again - due to a scrub from technical issues earlier this week and then unfavorable weather conditions, the launch of Crew 10 to the International Space Station is set for another launch attempt. The U.S. Air Force has rated United Launch Alliance’s performance on its National Security Space Launch obligations as unsatisfactory. Rocket Lab has been on a roll this week. And, more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Today, we welcome Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com with the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading NASA, SpaceX Prepare for March 14 Crew Launch to Space Station (NASA) NASA, SpaceX try again to launch rocket set to bring back stuck astronauts (Reuters) SpaceX Rival Venture From Lockheed, Boeing Had Subpar Performance: Air Force (Bloomberg) Rocket Lab Unveils New Satellite Software for Ground Data, Spacecraft Operations, and Constellation Management (Business Wire) Transporter 13 rideshare (SpaceX) Sidus Space LizzieSat™-3 to Launch March 14, 2025, with Next Generation AI-Driven Space-to-Space Data Relay (Business Wire) Ursa Major and Palantir Announce Partnership to Bring Warp Speed Manufacturing Operating System to Accelerate Defense Technology Capabilities (Ursa Major) BlackSky Delivers First AI-Enabled Analytics Derived from Very High-Resolution Gen-3 Imagery Three Weeks Following Launch (Business Wire) Space Force wants six kinds of space weapons—including anti-satellite lasers (Ars Technica) Biomass 🛰️, our next passenger on board Vega C, has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana! (Arianespace on LinkedIn) Russia to boost Myanmar’s imagery intelligence (Lowy Institute) T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera spacecraft activated a trio of instruments, and imaged the surface of Mars as well as the face of Deimos. Space Forge has been awarded the UK’s first-ever licence for In-Space Advanced Manufacturing. The Norwegian Space Agency has signed a contract with Isar Aerospace to launch its Arctic Ocean Surveillance program satellites, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Alvaro Alonso Ruiz, Co-Founder and CCO at Leanspace. You can connect with Alvaro on LinkedIn, and learn more about Leanspace on their website. Selected Reading ESA - Hera asteroid mission spies Mars’s Deimos moon Space Forge secures licence for ForgeStar-1: The first UK licence for In-Space Advanced Manufacturing Norwegian Space Agency and Isar Aerospace sign contract for satellite launch from Andøya Spaceport Moonlight: Thales Alenia Space to develop the space segment of the navigation system orbiting around the Moon NASA, SpaceX Target March 14 Crew Launch to Space Station Telesat Signs Capacity Agreements with Orange and Space Norway for Lightspeed LEO Services - Via Satellite SkyFi Expands Partnership with Ursa Space Systems to Provide Broader Commodity Insights Airtel Signs Deal With SpaceX to Bring Starlink Internet to India - Via Satellite Spire Global Announces $40.0 Million Private Placement- Business Wire Total lunar eclipse of Full Worm Moon tonight, March 13-14! T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocket Lab announces its intention to acquire Mynaric. A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches NASA’s SPHEREx telescope and PUNCH mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. D-Orbit and Eutelsat announce a collaboration for ESA’s in-orbit servicing mission called RISE, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun, Universe’s Beginning Rocket Lab Announces Intention to Acquire Mynaric, Leading Laser Communications Provider, in Latest Strategic Step Toward Becoming an End-to-End Space Company Airbus Awards Rocket Lab Contract to Power Next-Gen OneWeb Constellation for Eutelsat- Business Wire D-Orbit and Eutelsat to collaborate for RISE, ESA’s new in-orbit servicing mission SpaceWERX selects eight companies for $440 million in public-private partnerships - SpaceNews China launches 18 satellites from Hainan commercial launch site - CGTN Rivada and Amentum Join Forces for Mission-Critical Connectivity Aitech and Intuidex Join Forces to Deliver AI-Accelerated Computing Solutions for Extreme Sea, Land, Air, and Space Missions Radian Aerospace and General Atomics Partner to Advance Next-Generation Aerospace Technologies Space42, Viasat to build LEO system- Advanced Television Sidus Space and Warpspace Sign MOU to Launch Joint Venture to Develop Advanced Optical Space Communication- Business Wire To support the growth of the space economy, Saudi Arabia and South Korea are strengthening their cooperation in space-related fields LeoLabs to build space-monitoring radar in Indo-Pacific region - SpaceNews NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts to Advance Biomedical, Materials, and Physical Sciences via the ISS National Laboratory ROCKET LAUNCH: NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 - Kennedy Space Center Events ESA - Watch live: Images from Hera’s Mars flyby T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA’s acting administrator has outlined plans for a phased reduction in force (RIF), closing several offices. Redwire Corporation has reported Q4 and full year 2024 financial results. Rocket Lab has scheduled its next two Electron launches from New Zealand, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Troy Morris, Co-Founder and CEO of Kall Morris Inc. You can connect with Troy on LinkedIn, and learn more about KMI on their website. Selected Reading NASA will shut down three offices amid Trump layoffs Redwire Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results - Business Wire Rocket Lab Schedules Two Launches Three Days Apart, Upcoming Mission to Deploy Final Satellites in Kinéis Constellation- Business Wire SDA Issues Solicitation to Recompete 10 Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Gamma Variant Space Vehicles China launches communication technology test satellite - CGTN Polish Space Agency President Sacked Over Falcon 9 Debris Controversy Eric Schmidt joins Relativity Space as CEO- TechCrunch Momentus and Solstar to offer on-demand communications for Vigoride - SpaceNews SES and Lynk Global Announce Strategic Partnership for Direct-to-Device (D2D) Services- Business Wire Xona Space Systems Announces Collaboration with Trimble to Deliver Next-Gen Navigation Services Study: Climate change will reduce the number of satellites that can safely orbit in space- MIT News T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Space Force’s X-37B space plane has landed in California after 437 days in orbit. The US Space Development Agency (SDA) has delayed the deployment for the Tranche 1 satellite constellation due to supply chain disruptions. Voyager Space has extended its partnership with Palantir to develop a new AI space domain awareness application, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Patrick O'Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead at the International Space Station US National Laboratory. You can connect with Patrick on LinkedIn, and learn more about the ISS National Lab on their website. Selected Reading US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission- AP News Space Development Agency delays next launch amid supply chain woes Voyager and Palantir Developing AI-Powered Solution for Space Domain Awareness Applications Astrum Mobile Selects SWISSto12 to Manufacture NEASTAR-1 Geostationary Satellite: Asia Pacific’s First Dedicated Satellite-to-Device (S2D) Platform Delivering 5G NTN Services- Business Wire SKY Perfect JSAT Selects Thales Alenia Space to build “JSAT-32” Communications Satellite Intelsat and MaxIQ Space Expand STEM Learning to Educators in Multiple African Countries- Business Wire Live coverage: SpaceX to launch NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH spacecraft on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg NASA Receives Some Data Before Intuitive Machines Ends Lunar Mission ispace and Kurita Water Industries Sign Agreement to Transport Water Purification Demonstration System to the Moon T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Nalder ‘the Edunaut’ is an educator and author that is using space to ignite imagination in his outreach projects.He’s turned his love of space into programs that engage with students, educators and parents around the world. He shares his passion projects ‘First Kinds in Space’ and ‘First on Mars’ with us. You can connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn, and learn more about the outreach programs on his website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX’s Starship test flight 8 ends in a dramatic fireball over the Caribbean. Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission lunar lander, Athena, lands 250 meters from its intended landing site. ispace and SpaceData to collaborate on lunar surface digital twin creation, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading FAA briefly halts flights to several Florida airports after SpaceX rocket testing failure IM-2- Intuitive Machines ispace and SpaceData Agree to Collaborate on Lunar Surface Digital Twin Creation to Expand the Lunar Market MDA Space Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal 2024 Results Star Catcher Announces Strategic Partnership with Space Florida to Advance the World's First Space Energy Grid Planet and Anthropic Partner to Use Claude's Advanced AI Capabilities to Turn Geospatial Satellite Imagery into Actionable Insights- Business Wire York Space Systems Completes Vibe Check, Ready to Ship for Tyndal Mission Lunar Ice Breakthrough: A New Discovery That Could Fuel Space Exploration T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arianespace’s Ariane 6 lifted off from French Guiana carrying a French spy satellite to sun-synchronous orbit. AST spaceMobile, Kayhan Space and LeoLabs collaborated on a demonstration to reduce US Space Force tracking times. Red Hat and Axiom have collaborated on an on-orbit data center which is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station this spring, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Tom Roeder, Senior Data Analyst, Space Foundation. You can connect with Tom on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Space Foundation on their website. Selected Reading LIVE: Launch of European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 rocket AST, Kayhan, LeoLabs team to demo capability to reduce Space Force satellite tracking times Red Hat Teams Up with Axiom Space to Launch, Optimize the Space Company’s Data Center Unit-1 On Orbit | Business Wire BlackSky Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results- Business Wire Firefly Aerospace Ready to Launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Spacecraft No Earlier Than March 15 What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 8 launch on today?- Space NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch, Docking UK Space Agency Awards SatixFy £1.8M for the Development of Advanced LEO Payload Software Ericsson, Qualcomm and Thales Alenia Space reach milestone in space-based connectivity Voyager Technologies Adds Space-Based Biopharma Company Space LiinTech to GWC Science Park NASA Turns Off 2 Voyager Science Instruments to Extend Mission T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA selects Firefly Aerospace to provide the launch service for the Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission. Astroscale UK and BAE Systems to collaborate on an In-orbit Refurbishment and Upgrading Service (IRUS), to advance the transition away from the current single-use culture in space. Spire Global announces third quarter 2024 financial results, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading NASA Awards Launch Service for Mission to Study Storm Formation Astroscale and BAE Systems Lay the Foundation for a Circular Space Economy with Design for Refurbishment and In-Orbit Satellite Upgrades Spire Global Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results and Completion of Restatement Fleet Space Acquires HiSeis: Introducing A New Era of End-To-End Exploration Services Starlab Advances to Full Development After Successfully Completing Key NASA Milestone Flight VA263 now scheduled on March 6, 2025- Arianespace Starfighters Space Advances StarLaunch Platform ICEYE and Saab cooperate to integrate advanced space-based radar data to military command systems BoxMica Partners with ICEYE US to Accelerate Mission-Critical Intelligence Operations NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon Lunar Data Center Achieves First Success En Route To The Moon T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Redwire has been awarded a study contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conceptualize a spacecraft platform that could be delivered to Mars as a part of ESA LightShip initiative. BAE Systems has received a $151 million contract from the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command to further develop the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, known as FORGE, Command and Control ground system. AST SpaceMobile releases Q4 and 2024 financial reports, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Gareth Rogers, CEO at Farnborough International. You can connect with Gareth on LinkedIn, and learn more about FISS on their website. Selected Reading Redwire Selected by European Space Agency to Design Concept for Revolutionary Mars Spacecraft- Business Wire Space Force accelerates Missile Warning capabilities with $151M FORGE Contract AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results Rocket Lab Schedules First of Multiple Launches for iQPS- Business Wire ispace Announces Mission 2 Landing Date Set for June 6, 2025 (JST) Russia launches Soyuz rocket with spacecraft for defence purposes, RIA reports NASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx, PUNCH Missions NOAA terminates space, climate and marine life advisory committees - Government Executive https://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1896558692553691594 T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost successfully lands on the Moon. Investigations are underway to determine who was behind a cyberattack on Poland’s Space Agency (POLSA). Spire Global successfully established a two-way optical link between two satellites in orbit, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Bailey Reichelt and Jack Shelton bring us the ‘Ask Aegis Space Law” monthly segment. Feel free to email [email protected] with your questions for Aegis Space Law. Selected Reading Blue Ghost Mission 1: Live Updates Space stocks climb after successful private landing on the Moon - MarketWatch Spire Achieves Two-Way Laser Communication Between Satellites in Space- Business Wire Cyberattack detected at Polish space agency, minister says- Reuters Firings sap NOAA office responsible for licensing remote sensing satellite firms - Breaking Defense Road to Space - Arianespace SpaceX NASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx, PUNCH Mission Aalyria and Keysight Collaborate to Advance 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks- Business Wire X-Bow Opens New Office in Indian Head, MD to Support National Defense Priorities Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The overview effect that astronauts experience when they see Earth from space is characterized by a feeling of awe and a sense of connection to the Earth and other people. But what if you could feel that with your feet placed firmly on planet Earth? SEN shares live and recorded 4K video of Earth and space from their own video cameras in space and it’s difficult not to get caught up in emotions when you’re looking down on our planet. Find out more about SEN’s livestream from Liam Kennedy. You can connect with Liam on LinkedIn, and learn more about SEN on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocket Lab shares financial updates and pushes back the Neutron’s inaugural flight to the second half of the year. Skylo has raised $30 million in an oversubscribed funding round. Varda Space has retrieved their W2 capsule from the Koonibba Test Range after completing the first commercial space reentry in Australia, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Announces Full Year & Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results, Posts Record Revenue Representing 26% Sequential Growth, 78% Annual Growth and 121% Year-on-Year Quarterly Growth Rocket Lab Reveals Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings at Sea Rocket Lab Signs Second Multi-Launch Deal, Secures Eight Electron Missions with iQPS Skylo Raises $30M in Oversubscribed Funding Round to Scale Direct-to-Device Satellite Service Worldwide Varda Space Industries Makes History with the First Successful Commercial Space Reentry in Australia Sierra Space to Advance Cancer Research on Inaugural Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Mission to the International Space Station The Aerospace Corporation Performs Optical Crosslinks Between CubeSats for the First Time NASA, SpaceX Update the Launch of Space Telescope and Sun Missions What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 8 launch on March 3?- Space Auburn secures $11.4M DOD contract for critical space defense project Spherex | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander Athena is heading to the Moon. Varda’s W2 spacecraft lands back in the Australian outback after completing its second mission. Astroscale Japan has been awarded a 7.27 billion yen contract by Japan’s Ministry of Defense to develop a responsive space system demonstration satellite prototype, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Colleen McLeod Garner, Commercial Strategist and Brand Developer. You can connect with Colleen on LinkedIn. Selected Reading IM-2 | Intuitive Machines Astroscale Japan Secures Contract with Japanese Ministry of Defense to Develop a Responsive Space System Demonstration Satellite Prototype Nikon Selected to Implement the Space Strategy Fund at JAXA "Innovative Technology for Lightweight, High Performance, and Lower Cost Space Transportation Systems" Lumen Orbit changes name to Starcloud and raises another $10M for space data centers Weather Stream Awarded ONR Contract to Advance SPECTRUM for Environmental Remote Sensing Satellogic EarthView Dataset Now Openly Accessible via Registry of Open Data on AWS Virgin Galactic Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update Etihad-SAT Blue Origin Announces Crew For New Shepard’s 31st Mission T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AST SpaceMobile has been awarded a contract in support of the US Space Development Agency (SDA) through a prime contractor, with total expected revenue of $43 million. SpaceX says a small liquid oxygen leak caused its Falcon 9 second stage to reenter Earth's atmosphere over Europe last week. Astroscale’s ADRAS-J concludes phase I of the commercial removal of debris demonstration for JAXA, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Rahul Rughani, Chief Systems Engineer at Arkisys. You can connect with Rahul on LinkedIn, and learn more about Arkisys on their website. Selected Reading AST SpaceMobile Secures $43 Million Contract in Support of U.S. Space Development Agency Through Prime Contractor | Business Wire SpaceX Astroscale ADRAS-J Update Phase I of the Commercial Activity Flight VA263 now scheduled on March 3, 2025 NASA Prepares Gateway Lunar Space Station for Journey to Moon Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 Mission - NASA Huntsville, Ala., hopes President Trump delivers on Space Command Praveen Kurian Promoted to Senior VP of Defense Space at SAIC - GovCon Wire TESS and JWST Unveil Disintegrating Planetary Interiors T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa Wyche appointed as the acting associate administrator for NASA. Verizon and AST SpaceMobile have conducted the first live video call between two mobile devices with one connected via satellite and the other connected via Verizon’s terrestrial network. The Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability partnership (DARC) has completed facilities construction at the first of three sites that will host a global network of advanced ground-based sensors, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Khalia Padilla, Quantum Physicist and Space Venture Capitalist. You can connect with Khalia on LinkedIn. Selected Reading NASA Names Acting Associate Administrator, More Leadership Changes Verizon completes its first satellite to cellular enabled video call with AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 2 Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability makes tremendous progress in first year Watch Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launch 10th space tourism flight today KBR Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results SpaceX Falcon 9 Intuitive Machines (IM-2) - Kennedy Space Center Events NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 91 Launch, Space Station Docking SpaceX targeting Feb. 28 for next launch of Starship megarocket Columbia Sportswear offers limited edition apparel celebrating its 2nd moon mission- collectSPACE T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems has won a $230.6 million contract to build spacecraft for the Lagrange 1 Series project as a part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission. The first Australian-designed and built rocket by Gilmour Space is scheduled for its inaugural launch on March 15, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Mark Lester, Aerospace and Defense consultant at Merrick. You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn, and learn more about Merrick on their website. Selected Reading NASA Awards Delivery Order for NOAA’s Space Weather Program NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract Gilmour Space announces launch window for Australia’s first sovereign orbital rocket Eutelsat succeeds in world's first 5G network trial from space with Airbus, MediaTek- Reuters Rocket Lab Clears Critical Design Review for Space Force VICTUS HAZE Mission Space Force bumps Astrion from Resilient GPS program NASA, SpaceX Move Launch of Space Telescope, Sun Missions Redwire Camera Technology to Launch On Board Intuitive Machines’ Second Commercial Mission to the Moon Kapta Space Launches out of Stealth Mode to Develop the Next Generation of Advanced Spaceborne Radar Systems DVIDS - Images - Novel space maneuver conducted by X-37B T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

European startup Atmos Space Cargo has received the regulatory approvals it needs for its first mission to demonstrate reentry technologies. The Company is based in Germany, is launching its Phoenix capsule from the US, and intends to return it in international waters. Sebastian Klaus CEO and Co-founder of ATMOS Space Cargo and Dr. Ingo Baumann, partner at BHO Legal talk us through the process of obtaining licenses for their first mission. You can find out more about ATMOS Space Cargo on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices