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Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. 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 is Amanda Lee Falkenberg, composer of THE MOONS SYMPHONY. You can connect with Amanda on LinkedIn, learn more about The Moons Symphony on her website. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. 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 guests today, Savannah Mandel and Dr. George Nield. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA has selected multiple companies to expand the agency’s Near Space Network’s commercial direct-to-Earth capabilities services. Liechtenstein has become the 52nd nation to sign to the Artemis Accords. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Bandwagon-2 mission to orbit on Saturday, 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 Erin Miller, Executive Director of Space Information and Analysis Center (Space ISAC). You can connect with Erin on LinkedIn, and learn more about Space ISAC on their website. Selected Reading NASA Selects Four Commercial Companies to Support Near Space Network NASA’s New Deep Space Network Antenna Has Its Crowning Moment NASA Welcomes Liechtenstein as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory SpaceX - Launches Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellite for Synspective, Caps Off Year with 60% Increase in Launches YoY- Business Wire Space Sustainability Consortium Set to Unlock Economic Growth in UK Space Sector NASA Runs X-59 Engine with Maximum Afterburner for First Time Christmas in space! How stranded astronauts are celebrating the holidays 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

Astrophotography has long been an admired area of interest to hobbyists and professionals around the world but what is it like to take photographs from space? NSF hosted a live downlink to the International Space Station with NASA Astronaut Don Pettit. NSF’s Jack Beyer brings us his chat with Don about capturing Earth and space from the orbiting lab. You can watch the full conversation here. 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

K2 space has been awarded a $60m STRATFI contract by the US Space Force for a new mission, code-named Gravitas, that'll take place no earlier than February 2026. Blue Origin held a wet rehearsal for its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral. NASA has announced that it is delaying the SpaceX Crew-10 launch until no earlier than March, 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 K2 Space Awarded $60M STRATFI Contract for Groundbreaking Proliferated MEO Mission New US Space Force jammers aim to disrupt China’s SATCOM signals Blue Origin New Glenn launch date inches closer as rocket sees testing at Cape Canaveral Astronauts who flew to space aboard Starliner face additional delay- CNN Exclusive: Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee- Reuters China's commercial rocket sends new batch of satellites into orbit - CGTN NASA Partners with US Patent and Trademark Office to Advance Technology Transfer India's first analog space mission: Could this be what our home on Moon or Mars might look like? A Year of Space-Based Innovation: ISS National Lab Sponsored More Than 100 Payloads in 2024, Advancing R&D in Low Earth Orbit T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX to launch commercial lunar missions in mid- January for Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost, and Japan’s ispace HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2. Firefly Aerospace has been awarded nearly $179.6 million by NASA to deliver and operate six NASA instruments in the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s near side in 2028. Vast has contracted SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch up to two Dragon missions to the International Space Station in support of Vast’s future bid for NASA’s private astronaut missions (PAM), 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 guests today are Felix Hattwig and Simi Wespi from ETH Zurich's Rocket Team talking about the NICOLLIER rocket and testing the PERSEUS Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). You can find out more about the Aris Program on the team’s website. Selected Reading ispace Announces SMBC x HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Venture Moon Mission Milestones & Ventures Firefly Awarded $179 Million NASA Contract for Moon Delivery to Gruithuisen Domes New Commercial Artemis Moon Rovers Undergo Testing at NASA Vast Announces Deal with SpaceX to Launch Two Human Spaceflight Missions to the International Space Station Shenzhou-19 crew completes China's longest spacewalk - CGTN Maxar Awarded $35M in New Tasking Contracts by Two Government Customers in Asia-Pacific Region- Business Wire ESA Report on the Space Economy 2024 Contracts For Dec. 18, 2024 Ursa Major and RTX’s Raytheon Conduct Successful Flight Test Exolaunch Completes Successful Integration of 35 Customer Satellites, Set for Transporter-12 Mission with SpaceX Viasat Completes Sale of Energy Services Systems Integration Business ASTRA 1P Starts Delivering Content Across Europe- Business Wire ESA - Cosmic jingles: listen to Euclid’s image of M78 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

Axiom Space has announced that it will have its space station ready two years ahead of schedule. Eutelsat has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build the extension of its OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation. SES successfully launched its latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center last 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 Our guest today is Ryan Brown, Executive Director of SpaceCom. You can find out more about SpaceCom on their website. Selected Reading Axiom Space Accelerates Axiom Station Assembly Eutelsat Selects Airbus Defence and Space to Build OneWeb low Earth Orbit Constellation Extension- Business Wire SES’s Seventh and Eighth O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched, Bolstering MEO Constellation- Business Wire ICEYE Closes $65m Extension To Existing Growth Funding Round For A Total Of $158m Raised In 2024 Sidus Space Announces $14 Million Private Placement- Business Wire Tokyo startup's second satellite launch attempt ends in failure - The Japan Times Viasat Selected by Defense Innovation Unit to Deliver Resilient Network Orchestration Software for Replicator Autonomous Systems Momentus to Deploy Defense Department and Commercial Payloads on Rideshare Mission with SpaceX in 2026- Business Wire ISS National Lab-Sponsored Projects on Cancer, Neurodegenerative Conditions, and More Return From Space Station Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules - The New York Times Crayola, Space4All, Blue Origin's Club for the Future, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Announce Partnership to Champion the Importance of Creativity 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

NASA has released its long-term goals for sustaining human presence in low earth orbit (LEO) called NASA's Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy. Lockheed Martin’s Global Positioning System III space vehicle (GPS III SV07) launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the RRT-1 mission, the first “Rapid Response Trailblazer”. Thailand signs the Artemis Accords, 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 guests today are Aerospace Corporation’s Uma Bruegman, Executive Director, Space Safety Institute (SSI) and Brian Weeden from the Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS). You can read the Aerospace Corporation’s newly published Space Safety Compendium at Aerospace.org. Selected Reading NASA Finalizes Strategy for Sustaining Human Presence in Low Earth Orbit NASA Sees Progress on Starlab Commercial Space Station Development Seventh Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Launches, Supporting Next-Gen Constellation Modernization and Rapid Launch Capability NASA Welcomes Thailand as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory Lunar Outpost Inc Co-Leads Australia’s First Lunar Rover Program China successfully launches new group of SAR satellites - CGTN China launches internet satellite constellation - CGTN Frontgrade Gaisler Leads European Initiative for Ultra Deep Sub-Micron Semiconductor Technology for Space Applications- Business Wire Rocket Lab Delivers Second Spacecraft, Completes Third for Varda Space Industries- Business Wire Artemis II Core Stage Moves to High Bay 2 - NASA NASA Names New Leader of STEM Engagement T-Mobile Opens Registration for Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellite Service Beta Launch- Business Wire Hamilton completes astronaut flight training for potential space flight - F1technical.net 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 SpaceRISE consortium has signed an agreement with the European Commission and the European Space Agency to design, deliver and operate the Infrastructure for the Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) project. An unidentified company plans to spend $1.8 billion in capital improvements at Cape Canaveral. SpaceX has sent a letter to officials in Texas to request that Starbase be incorporated as a city, 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 the Cyberwire Daily’s host Dave Bittner. Selected Reading IRIS2 lifts off as European Commission and SpaceRISE sign contract in Brussels- Business Wire Unidentified space company planning $1.8 billion in launch infrastructure, 600 jobs at Cape Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX's Starbase site into a Texas city - AP News Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 3 Program Integration (T3PI) Solicitation FAA takes step to streamline launch licensing process - SpaceNews Millennium Space Systems Names Tony Gingiss as CEO Esper and Loft team up to pioneer resource monitoring with next-generation hyperspectral imagery China to launch Long March-8 rocket from its 1st commercial spaceport - CGTN NASA Awards Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract 'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve- 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

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests today are Araz Feyzi, Co-founder and CTO at Kayhan Space and Tim Sills, Lead Security Solutions Architect 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

NASA has released the Mars Future Plan: “Expanding the Horizons of Mars Science, a plan for a sustainable science program at Mars”. The US Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) cleared the House this week and is heading to the Senate. Brazil has passed a bill to establish a state-owned company to provide services for rocket launches, 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 The Mars Future Plan - NASA Science NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim House Passes Final FY2025 NDAA – SpacePolicyOnline.com Brazilian Space Industry Gets Boost in Win for Embattled Lula - Bloomberg India practices pulling its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule out of the sea (photos)- Space Virgin Galactic Partners with Italy’s Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile to Conduct Spaceport Feasibility Study- Business Wire Stoke Space hotfires rocket engine on new vertical test stand — a 'very big deal' for Washington startup – GeekWire Colorado Aerospace Industry Continues to Grow: Polis Administration Announces Astro Digital Expansion in Colorado NASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Heart of Jovian Moon’s Volcanic Rage NASA Successfully Integrates Roman Mission’s Telescope, Instruments The Geminids meteor shower peaks this week. Here's what to expect 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

Fleet Space of Australia has closed a $150 million Australian dollar Series D funding round to advance its ExoSphere exploration platform. Lumen Orbit has raised $11 million in their latest seed round. Panama and Austria have become the 49th and 50th nations to commit to the Artemis Accords, 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 Araz Feyzi, Co-founder and CTO at Kayhan Space. You can connect with Araz on LinkedIn, and learn more about Kayhan Space on their website. Selected Reading Fleet Space Closes A$150M Series D with A$800M+ Valuation 200 VCs wanted to get into Lumen Orbit's $11M seed round- TechCrunch Artemis Accords Reach 50 Signatories as NASA Welcomes Panama, Austria Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Achieves Historic 15-Meter Approach to Space Debris Agenzia Spaziale Italiana NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World Blue Origin Licenses Nimbus Power Systems’ Fuel Cell Technology for Development of Space Power Systems- Business Wire MDA Space And Indspire Launch New Indigenous Student Scholarship Program Human Activities Might Create Temporary Atmospheres on the Moon - Eos Jared Isaacman on U.S. space competitiveness: ‘We can't be second’ - SpaceNews Innovative AstroRad Vest Poised to Safeguard Astronauts from Space Radiation Amateur Radio Operators Detect Signals From Voyager 1- Hackaday 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

Bloomberg shares an exclusive look at an insider share transaction over at SpaceX, with the company and its investors buying 1.25 billion of insider shares, making the company worth roughly $350 billion. Maxar Intelligence and Satellogic are teaming up to support US National Security missions. South Korean pharmaceutical company Boryung has invested $10 million in Intuitive Machines, 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 AJ Gemer, Co-founder and CTO at Lunar Outpost. You can connect with AJ on LinkedIn, and learn more about Lunar Outpost on their website. Selected Reading Elon Musk's SpaceX Share Sale Values Company at About $350 Billion - Bloomberg Ship 33 prepares for engine testing, Booster 14 Completes Static Fire - NASASpaceFlight.com Maxar Intelligence and Satellogic Announce Tasking Partnership to Support National Security Missions- Business Wire Boryung Invests USD 10 Million in Intuitive Machines to Collaborate on Lunar Healthcare Infrastructure ESA - Sentinel-1C captures first radar images Message Received: Viasat Continues Direct-to-Device Showcase with First Demonstration in United Arab Emirates Guerrilla RF Sees 125% Year-Over-Year Growth Driven by Direct-to-Cellular Satellite Applications- Business Wire China conducts static firing test of XZY-1 verification rocket - CGTN China set to launch its new Long March-8A rocket in January 2025 - CGTN Astranis Targets December Launch for Dedicated Falcon 9 Mission - Via Satellite EXOpod Index 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

Viasat has been awarded a five-year, sole-source Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract through the US General Services Administration (GSA) with a $568 million ceiling. Redwire has been awarded a $45 million plus five-year cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the design, development, and testing of prototype software and hardware for mission critical technologies. Aalyria has been selected by the US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to enhance connectivity for defense applications, 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 Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. You can connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn and read the paper he co-authored on launch and reentry air pollutants on Nature.com. Selected Reading Viasat Awarded up to $568 Million IDIQ Contract from General Services Administration to Support C5ISR Capabilities for U.S. Defense Forces Redwire Awarded $45 Million Contract from Air Force Research Laboratory to Advance Enhanced Space-Based Capabilities for the Warfighter- Business Wire Aalyria selected by Defense Innovation Unit to enhance swarm connectivity for defense applications- Business Wire NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Next Generation Space Weather Program Lockheed Martin’s Newest Technology Demo for Space Connectivity Is Ready for Launch Mission Success for Rocket Lab’s Latest Suborbital Hypersonic Launch Planet Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025- Business Wire Sierra Space Advances Space Domain Awareness with NVIDIA ispace and Magna Petra Agree to Future Resources Exploration on the Moon’s Surface ION-X raises €13 million to scale up to industrial production NASA Invites Media to Panama, Austria Artemis Accords Signings NASA Researchers Discover More Dark Comets 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 Pentagon has awarded SpaceX a contract to enhance Ukraine’s secure communications by expanding access to their Starshield satellite network. The US Department of Defense has selected SES Space & Defense to deliver satellite capabilities in support of the United States European Command. Nova Space Solutions has received a NASA contract worth approximately $822.7 million to provide operations, services, maintenance and infrastructure support services for the agency’s Stennis Space Center and the Michoud Assembly Facility 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 Arial DeHerrera, Vice President of Programs at NewSpace Nexus. You can connect with Arial on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Newspace Nexus Showspace Summit on their website. Selected Reading Elon Musk's SpaceX Gets US Contract to Expand Ukraine’s Access to Starshield - Bloomberg U.S. DoD Awards USEUCOM BPA to SES Space & Defense- Business Wire Nova Space Solutions Lands $823M NASA Contract for Operations, Maintenance Support - GovCon Wire AST SpaceMobile Announces Definitive Commercial Agreement with Vodafone Through 2034- Business Wire Space42 and ICEYE Announce Joint Venture to Bring Satellite Manufacturing to the UAE Pixxel raises $24M in additional funding, taking its total Series B raise to $60M SatixFy Announces Nine-Month 2024 Results- Business Wire Satellogic Announces $10 Million Private Placement Made By a Single Institutional Investor- Business Wire NI SPACE Initiative Launched to Tackle Blue Green Algae NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024 T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicolina Elrick’s journey is a tale of relentless ambition and resilience. From her humble beginnings in Scotland, she has forged her way to becoming one of the first 100 women to travel to space. Nicolina was part of Blue Origin’s NS-26 crew which flew to the Kármán line in August 2024. You can connect with Nicolina on LinkedIn and read more about her work on her 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

NASA announces delays to the Artemis Program with Artemis II targeting April 2026 for the launch and Artemis III expecting to lift off in mid-2027. Europe’s Vega C lifted off from French Guiana last night carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite into orbit for the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation program. The US National Science and Technology Council has released the 2024 National Plan for Civil Earth Observation, 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 NASA Shares Orion Heat Shield Findings, Updates Artemis Moon Missions Europe's Vega-C rocket returns to space after two-year gap- Reuters 2024 National Plan For Civil Earth Observations Boeing announces layoffs across Florida including Kennedy Space Center Rocket Lab Sets Launch Window to Deploy Synspective Satellite- Business Wire Iran says it conducted a successful space launch in a program long criticized by the West Matt Dominick's X Account: A Visual Journey 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

Airbus announced that it is cutting over 2,000 job cuts in Defense and Space. The European Space Agency launched their Proba-3 Sun-observing mission aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation's PSLV-XL rocket. Arianespace is targeting its VV25 launch attempt today, Thursday 5 December 6:20 p.m. local time in French Guiana, 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 Robert Zubrin, President of the Mars Society. You can connect with Robert on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Mars Society on their website. Selected Reading Airbus cuts 2,000 Defence and Space jobs, taming earlier plans- Reuters Space firms plot new European satellite venture to take on Starlink as job cuts loom- Reuters ESA - Eclipse-making double satellite Proba-3 enters orbit Arianespace 2 Flight Postponement of the Launch Northrop Grumman Completes Activation of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission Capabilities, Including EPS-R Payloads Space Force activates component field command in Japan China launches new satellite group for Spacesail Constellation Muon Space Awarded Space Force Contract to Advance Space-Based Environmental Monitoring Capabilities SpaceX launches 350th mission using a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket booster during Starlink mission from California – Spaceflight Now Orbite Closes Series A and Launches Luxury Space Programs and Strategic Partnership- Business Wire 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

Incoming US President Donald Trump has selected Jared Isaacman to lead NASA under the new administration. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €30 million loan with Sateliot to co-finance the rollout of its constellation of over 100 LEO satellites, providing internet of things connectivity across the world. Orbex is moving its launch operations from Sutherland to SaxaVord, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Nicolina Elrick, the first Scottish woman in space. You can connect with Nicolina on LinkedIn and read more about her work on her website. Selected Reading Trump picks Jared Isaacman to head NASA- Reuters EIB finances with €30 million Sateliot’s satellite network Orbex moves launch operations to Shetland – SaxaVord ESA - Watch eclipse-making Proba-3 launch Sierra Space Signs Agreements to Advance Manufacturing in Microgravity- Business Wire Rivada Tapped for Virtual Network Operator Contract with U.S. Navy Umbra Selected for NRO's Strategic Commercial Enhancements Stage III, Strengthening U.S. SAR Capabilities Parsons and Globalstar Announce Partnership, Demonstrate First Software Defined Satellite Communication Solutions in Low Earth Orbit- Business Wire Altair and Auburn University to Collaborate on $1.25 Million AFWERX Contract to Advance Vortex Rocket Engines Varda Space Wins $48M Contract For Reentry Payload Testing- Aviation Week Network U.S. Navy Selects X-Bow Systems to Modernize and Automate Energetics Industrial Base Redwire Partners with YouTuber Mark Rober and CrunchLabs to Enable a Unique Selfie-Taking Satellite for STEAM Outreach 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 Nadine Alameh, Executive Director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI), and Salem El Nimri, Chief of Space Technology at AWS for Aerospace and Satellite. Nadine and Salem share details on the Generative AI for Geospatial Challenge. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading AWS Aerospace and Satellite 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

Saudi Arabia's Neo Space Group (NSG) has signed an agreement to acquire Airbus' UP42 digital Earth observation platform. Redwire Space says it’s opening a regional office in Warsaw, to expand the company’s European operations. Space Machines Company has signed a partnership agreement with Lúnasa to address the issue of space debris, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app and be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Robert Zubrin, President of the Mars Society. You can connect with Robert on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Mars Society on their website. Selected Reading Neo Space Group To Acquire Up42 Earth Observation Digital Platform From Airbus Redwire Expands European Operations and Opens Regional Office in Warsaw, Welcomes New General Manager to Lead Operations Lúnasa and Space Machines Company sign critical agreement for an In-Orbit Servicing mission Atmos Seven Re-Entry Missions with Space Cargo Unlimited Adara Ventures Backs Advanced Infrared Imaging Startup SatVu, Its First Energy Fund Investment- Business Wire Turion Space Secures Strategic Investment from Veteran Ventures Capital- citybiz Planet Partners with Laconic to Deliver AI-Powered Forest Carbon Insights, Aiming to Enable Informed Carbon Credit Trading- Business Wire CesiumAstro and Axiom Space Join Forces to Develop Next-Generation Spacesuit Technology- Business Wire AST SpaceMobile and Cadence Collaborate to Advance the World’s First and Only Planned Space-Based Global Cellular Broadband Network- Business Wire AWS announces Satellite Resiliency for AWS Outposts- AWS Public Sector Blog Peraton Awarded $249M LSOV Task Order- Business Wire News - In-Space Logistics - Rogue Space Systems Corporation Spire Global Appoints Theresa Condor as CEO and Taps Aerospace Industry Veterans for Executive Team- Business Wire Former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security Ron Moultrie joins LeoLabs Board of Directors USC Student Rocket Group Shatters International Amateur Space Record 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

Lots of news about Taiwan. Launch number five, but also six, for the NRO this year. Dhruva Space launches AstraView. TASTI space news from Foxconn. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is author Joan Marie Galat discussing using STEAM in children's books. You can connect with Joan Marie Galat on LinkedIn, and learn about her books on her website. Selected Reading NRO Launches Fifth Proliferated Architecture Mission with NROL-126 (National Reconnaissance Office) Dhruva Space strengthens full-stack Space offerings with AstraView Commercial Satellite Imagery services through robust global partnerships (Dhruva Space) Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) Strongly Supports Space Innovation At TASTI (PR Newswire) Taiwan, Poland ink MOU to forge space cooperation: Polish official (Focus Taiwan) ​​China's seaside commercial spacecraft launch site completes first mission (SHINE news) Scotland Breaks Ground on Third Rocket Launch Site ( European Spaceflight) Zenno Astronautics secures investment from Global Brain, one of the largest VCs in Japan, representing ANA HOLDINGS and Mitsubishi Electric (Zenno Astronautics) The UK space sector is expanding faster than the UK Economy (SatNews) ESA - Watch eclipse-making Proba-3 launch (European Space Agency) Sidus Space Announces LizzieSat™-2 Ready for Launch (Sidus Space) BepiColombo Performed its Fifth Mercury Flyby (Space Voyaging) 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

A few hours prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia’s military intelligence launched a cyberattack against ViaSat’s KA-SAT satellite network, which was used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It prevented them from using satellite communications to respond to the invasion. After the ViaSat hack, numerous cyber operations were conducted against the space sector from both sides of the conflict. What have we learnt from the Viasat attack? Clémence Poirier has written a report on the Viasat cybersecurity attack during the war in Ukraine. Hacking the Cosmos: Cyber operations against the space sector. You can connect with Clémence Poirier on LinkedIn, and read her report on this website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. 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

T-Minus Space Daily Podcast Host Maria Varmazis was asked to host a fireside chat with Sci-Fi legend Ronald D. Moore at the Beyond Earth Symposium in Washington DC. Ronald D. Moore is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on Star Trek, the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica and For All Mankind TV series. Check out the full conversation on our YouTube Page here! Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. On today’s episode we’re going to hear efforts being led to increase access to space education around the globe. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign up for our weekly intelligence briefing, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. T-Minus Guest You can find out more about the Moon trees on the NASA website and learn more about the Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project on their website. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starlink gets direct-to-mobile approval from the FCC. Another successful Landspace launch. Sateliot to expand IoT connectivity coverage. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Today we’re sharing a preview of Maria’s full fireside chat from the recent Beyond Earth Symposium with TV sci-fi writer/creator/producer Ron D Moore of Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and For All Mankind renown. Selected Reading US agency approves T-Mobile, SpaceX license to extend coverage to dead zones (Reuters) SpaceX FCC filing (FCC) Landspace’s Zhuque-2 (Weixin) Guangchuan-01 & 02 (Space Launch Schedule) Eseye and Sateliot Join Forces to Revolutionise Global IoT Connectivity with Seamless Satellite-Terrestrial Integration (Sateliot Space) Space Florida Announces Launch of Florida University Space Research Consortium (Space Florida) Does future of Australia's space industry lie on the ground? (Cosmos Magazine) Space Ops: Borders Go Up In Launch Market (Aviation Week Network) Bandwidth measurements show how pulsar signals distort as they move through space (Phys.org) Physicists Just Found a Quirk in Einstein's Predictions of Space-Time (ScienceAlert) JW Space Telescope Discovers Aliens! (Kottke) 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 moving ahead with two fantastic missions potentially looking for life-supporting conditions on moons of Jupiter and Saturn, that's pretty cool. There's a startup out of France that's working on space robots with 5 arms to take out rogue spacecraft, that's wild. And if all else fails, put on your headphones and listen to the calming Yule Log video that NASA just uploaded. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Clémence Poirier, Senior Cyberdefense Researcher at the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich. You can connect with Clémence Poirier on LinkedIn, and read her report on this website. Selected Reading NASA’s Europa Clipper: Millions of Miles Down, Instruments Deploying (NASA) NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Dragonfly Mission (NASA) Japan's space agency halts Epsilon S rocket engine test after explosion (Reuters) Slingshot wins $13.3M NOAA contract to support space navigation (Slingshot Aerospace) Hazardous Space Object Capture Startup Wins French Sim Contract (Aviation Week Network) Airbus to provide UK Ministry of Defence with next-generation satellite modems for Skynet milsatcoms (Satellite Evolution) CORRECTING and REPLACING Inversion Raises $44 Million to Power On-Demand Delivery from Space (BusinessWire) US finalizes awards to BAE Systems, Rocket Lab for semiconductor chips (Reuters) WA Space Week Launches $Multi-Million Satellite Plan (Mirage News) NASA Rocket Engine Fireplace (NASA YouTube) 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 launches twice in 24 hours. Firefly’s Blue Ghost one step closer to the Moon. Unexpected odor in cargo area, please remove spacecraft and wait for assistance. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Jonathan Ortmans, President from Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), about their work and how space is a good segment for entrepreneurs. Maria caught up with Jonathan at the Beyond Earth Symposium. You can connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn, and learn more about GES on their website. Selected Reading Ice AIS Baby (Rocket Lab) Stay tuned for updates as we work toward two Rocket Lab launches within 24 hours for the very first time. (Rocket Lab on X/Twitter) Rocket Lab Signs $23.9M CHIPS Incentives Award to Boost Semiconductor Manufacturing (Yahoo Finance) Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 1 to the Moon Readies for Launch (Firefly Aerospace) Foul smell from Progress 90 (International Space Station on X/Twitter) Space Delivery Arrives at Station Aboard Progress Cargo Craft (NASA) Update: China launches two new satellites (Xinhua) ESA supports Estonia’s first industry-led optical communication satellite (The European Space Agency) "Centre for Space Futures" launched to support innovation and enhance leadership in Saudi space sector (ZAWYA) S. Korea designates May 27 as Aerospace Day: KASA (Yonhap News Agency) Making Mars' Moons: Supercomputers Offer ‘Disruptive’ New Explanation (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

Vulcan launches for the Space Force officially on hold until next year. China tests an inflatable in space. New Shepard 28 brings the 100th woman to space. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading ULA’s new rocket won’t fly its first Space Force missions until 2025 (Defense News) China's inflatable space capsule passes in-orbit test (China Daily) Space Force eyes SpaceX’s Starship for future rocket cargo delivery missions (DefenseScoop) ROTC-Like Recruitment Program Helping Space Force Find Civilian 'Guardians' (US Department of Defense) Blue Origin launches ninth ‘space tourism’ flight (WSAZ) Revolv Space Announce SARA In-Orbit Demonstration Mission (SpaceWatch.GLOBAL) ESA Awards Hemeria €9.8M Contract for Space Weather Nanosatellite (European Space Flight) Proba-3 will use laser for millimeter precision in space (Phys.org) NASA's Hubble Finds Sizzling Details About Young Star FU Orionis (HubbleSite) Spacewoman: The Story Of NASA’s First Female Space Shuttle Commander (Forbes) NASA Announces New Leader of Cutting-Edge Space Tech Division (SciTechDaily) 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

Collabs in space? So hot right now. JAXA and ESA expand their collaboration plans. ISRO’s working more closely with Australia for Gaganyaan. ESA wards Arianegroup another 230 million euros for Themis. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Liz Chang, space law candidate at the American University Washington College of Law, who we talked with recently at the Beyond Earth Symposium. You can connect with Liz on LinkedIn. Selected Reading JAXA-ESA Joint Statement on Next Big Cooperations (JAXA) ISRO signs Implementation Agreement with Australian Space Agency for Gaganyaan mission (The Hindu) ESA Award Another €230M to ArianeGroup for Themis Demonstrator (European Spaceflight) Lunar Outpost Signs with SpaceX for Starship Moon Mission (Lunar Outpost) Space Station Raises Orbit Avoiding Orbital Debris (NASA) Watch Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launch to the ISS on Nov. 21 (space.com) Blue Origin New Glenn out for a static fire test on the launch pad. (Bluesky) China tech firm gains altitude as Brazil embraces alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink (SCMP) Brazil approves Chinese satellite internet before operations (The Register) TRL Space-Led Consortium Begins LUMI Mission to Lunar South Pole (SpaceWatch Global) Astronomers take the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy (ESO) Discovery Alert: A Rare Glimpse of a Newborn Planet (NASA Science) Made in space production of biological supplements to support astronaut health (Space Daily) 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

Starship’s sixth success - sorta. FAA environmental review. NASA moves ahead with SpaceX and Blue Origin lunar lander missions. Airbus CEO urges the European space industry to rally. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Aniello Violetti, Space Attaché for the Italian Embassy who we caught up with at the Beyond Earth Symposium. You can connect with Aniello on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Italian Embassy on their website or LinkedIn. Selected Reading Starship's Sixth Flight Test (SpaceX) SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site (Federal Aviation Administration) NASA Plans to Assign Missions for Two Future Artemis Cargo Landers (NASA) Aerospace firms urge more European collaboration ahead of Trump return (Reuters) Exclusive: Exolaunch to deploy satellites with new universal adapter in 2026 (SpaceNews) China's space industry giant tests major component of carrier rocket model (ChinaDaily) Aalyria and iSEE Partner to Deliver Best-in-Class Space Traffic Management Solution (Business Wire) Space Machines Company Selects LeoLabs to Support Australian-Indian Space Sustainability Mission (LeoLabs) Orion Space Solutions to expand its work demonstrating refueling in space capabilities for U.S. Space Force (PR Newswire) Link 16, Lasers Provide Top Comms on Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (Defense.gov) 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

Hyimpulse, Isar Aerospace, Orbex and Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) will receive a share of over €44 million as part of the European Space Agency’s extension to its BOOST! Programme. Latitude has signed a multi-launch agreement with ATMOS to deliver the company’s Phoenix re-entry vehicles into very low Earth orbit. Impulso.Space USA and Morpheus Space have both signed agreements with D-Orbit, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Lauren Andrade, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Beyond Earth Institute. You can connect with Lauren on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Beyond Earth Institute on their website. Selected Reading ESA - Committed to boosting European launch services ATMOS Selects Latitude to Launch Phoenix Re-Entry Vehicles - European Spaceflight Impulso.Space Expands Strategic Collaboration with D-Orbit in Multi-Mission, Multi-Satellite Launch Contract | Business Wire Morpheus Space Announces In-Orbit Demonstration Mission of GO-2 with D-Orbit Arianespace SpaceVan Ariane 6 Dawn Aerospace Achieves Historic Flight - Breaks Sound Barrier and Global Records AeroVironment to Acquire BlueHalo Establishing Next-Generation Defense Technology Company- Business Wire Jacobs Reports Strong Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings NASA Selects New Leader of Space Technology Cybersecurity in Orbit: How Aerospace is Evolving Defenses Against Emerging Space Threats 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 Exploration Company (TEC) has closed a $160 million Series B funding round. Satellite company Maxar has confirmed a data breach involving the personal information of its employees. The US Federal Aviation Administration has announced that it's forming a new rulemaking committee, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Dr. Sharon Lemac-Vincere. You can connect with Sharon on LinkedIn, and read her paper on The Cyber-Safe Gateway : Unlocking Scotland's Space Cybersecurity Potential on this website. Selected Reading European SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable capsule to carry astronauts, cargo to space Space tech giant Maxar confirms hacker accessed employees' personal data- TechCrunch Deloitte Enables Global Expansion of Space ISAC Watch Center as Cyber Threats to Space Increase Launch and Reentry License Requirements Improvement Aerospace Rulemaking Committee- Federal Aviation Administration Impulse Space Awarded BALISTA Contract by National Reconnaissance Office to Advance Agile Space Technologies and Strategic Technology Advancement- Business Wire SpaceX launches mystery ‘Optus-X’ on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center – Spaceflight Now New Shepard's 28th Mission Includes Emily Calandrelli and Two Returning Customers- Blue Origin SUPARCO's rover to explore lunar surface Green energy, space, agriculture: China, Brazil deepen cooperation on sustainable development Rolls-Royce sets sights on providing nuclear power to space missions Boeing Elects Tim Buckley to Board of Directors James Webb Space Telescope Finds Stunning Evidence for Alternate Theory of Gravity - The Debrief 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 Rashmit Singh Sukhmani and Divya Sharma from SatSure. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading AWS Aerospace and Satellite 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

AST SpaceMobile reports financial results for Q3 and announces a multi-launch campaign from Florida. MDA Space reports revenues of $282.4 million, up 38% year-over-year. Sidus Space closes its previously announced underwritten public offering of 5,600,000 shares of its Class A common stock. Impulse Space signed a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 rocket launches that will support the ongoing development and deployment of Impulse’s vehicles Helios and Mira, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Third Quarter 2024 Results MDA Space Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results Sidus Space Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update Impulse Space Secures Three SpaceX Falcon 9 Missions- Business Wire Dan Piemont on X: "ANNOUNCEMENT Today we’re announcing major changes to our mission at ABL. We are stepping away from the commercial launch market and focusing our efforts on missile defense. Commercial Launch Over the past six years, we developed an orbital rocket with unique traits. It can be" / X Sierra Space and DoE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory Revolutionizing Thermal Protection for a New Generation of Commercial Space Transportation Vehicles- Business Wire NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Space Weather Program ispace-U.S. and Volta Space Technologies Agree to Collaborate on Future Development of Survive the Night Capability Planet Expands Contract with French Digital Farming Company Abelio- Business Wire NASA Johnson Invites Proposals to Lease Vibration Test Facility Forsway secures 2.3 MEUR funding from the European Space Agency Aging and Fragility Biomarkers are Altered by Spaceflight - 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

17,000 people globally are expected to be impacted by layoffs at aerospace giant Boeing. Starfish Space has closed a $29 million funding round. Lunar Outpost has also closed a Series A funding round but did not disclose the amount that it had raised, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Grammy award-winning Composer and Producer Brent Fischer. You can connect with Brent on LinkedIn, and learn more about his work on his website. Selected Reading Boeing starts issuing layoff notices as planemaker trims 10% of workforce- Reuters Starfish Space Secures $29 Million in New Funding to Advance Otter Development Lunar Outpost Secures Series A Funding to Accelerate Commercial Pursuits on the Moon Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 3 DRAFT RFP/RFI China launches new satellite for ocean salinity detection - CGTN ISRO and Protoplanet Partner for Innovative Research Expedition to Ladakh | Bengaluru News - Times of India Hemisphere Ventures Expands into Southeast Asia NASA Administrator to Visit, Sign Agreement with Peru’s Space Agency X-Bow Systems and Texas State University Announce Cooperative Research Agreement for Solid Rocket Motor Advancement SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch — and it's wearing a banana (photos)- Space MetTel Is Now an Authorized Starlink Reseller, Extending Managed Network Services via Space Globally Booker Prize 2024: British author Samantha Harvey wins with Orbital 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 Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has announced that it will be making layoffs. Rocket Lab announced revenue grew 55% year-on-year to $105 million in their financial updates from the last quarter. Spire Global has announced an agreement to sell its maritime business to Kpler for approximately $241 million, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Ivan Novikov, CEO of Wallarm. You can connect with Ivan on LinkedIn, and learn more about Wallarm on their website. Selected Reading JPL Workforce Update - NASA Rocket Lab Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results, Posts 55% Year-on-Year Growth and Guides to Record Revenue in Q4- Business Wire Spire Global Announces Strategic Business Update; Debt to be Eliminated NASA Welcomes Denmark as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory GITAI Raises an Additional US$15.5 Million in Funding ispace Reports Q2 Financial Results for FY Ending March 2025 and Mission 2 Launch Scheduled No Earlier Than Jan. 2025 Rivada Expands Market Access to 18 Countries, Adds New Spectrum Sidus Space Selected to Exclusively Build Lonestar Data Holding Lunar Data Storage Spacecraft Fleet SDA Selects Vendor to Deliver Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure Sony Space Communications Corporation and Astro Digital Announce Agreement to Design, Manufacture and Launch Two Satellites Trump names Elon Musk to lead government efficiency drive- Reuters Viasat and Altán Join Forces to Launch First-of-Its-Kind LTE Home and Mobile Broadband Service over Satellite in Mexico NASA Funds New Studies Looking at Future of Sustainable Aircraft ESA - Happy New Year 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

Firefly Aerospace has closed an oversubscribed $175 million Series D round at a valuation of more than $2 billion. Indian Space startup GalaxEye has closed a Series A funding round, securing $10 million. CAS Space conducted the fifth flight of its Kinetica 1 rocket on Monday, transporting 15 satellites into space, including one built by China for Oman, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Heather Bulk, CEO and Co-founder of Special Aerospace Services (SAS). You can connect with Heather on LinkedIn, and learn more about SAS on their website. Selected Reading Firefly Aerospace Closes Oversubscribed $175 Million Series D Capital Raise with New Lead Investor GalaxEye closes Series A at $10 million, looks to commercialise its satellite offerings - The Hindu BusinessLine China launches Lijian-1 Y5 carrier rocket with 15 satellites onboard - CGTN 2 SpaceX launches take off from Florida on Monday Cargo Resupply Service-2 Contract 2030 Extension Millennium Spacecraft for NASA TRACERS Mission Moves to Testing Phase Sierra Space Successfully Completes Key Development Milestone for SDA Missile Warning and Tracking Satellites | Business Wire Ariane 6 first commercial flight scheduled for early 2025 Altair Signs Collaboration Agreement with the European Space Agency New satellite data showing - Urban Green Spaces continue to decline across the world Texas A&M approves new $200 million space institute in Houston Exail Selects ST Engineering iDirect's Manufacturing Competence Center as Strategic Partner for Belgian-Dutch Navy Program Hurricane Helene’s Gravity Waves Revealed by NASA’s AWE 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

In lieu of our normal programming, we wanted to take today to honor our veterans- from our own team at N2K, to those that have made massive contributions to the aerospace industry in the US. Throughout this program you will hear stories from military veterans and spouses about how their time in service to their country shaped their careers in the aerospace industry. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Charles F. Bolden, former Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and a former astronaut Ché Bolden, Marine Corps veteran, CEO of The Charles F. Bolden Group Eileen Collins, retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel. Sarah “Sassie” Duggleby, CEO Venus Aerospace Alice Carruth, T-Minus Producer Brandon Karpf, T-Minus Executive Producer Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing up in Houston, Herb Baker has spent most of his life involved with NASA. He is sharing his experience in his new memoir “From Apollo to Artemis: Stories from my 50 years with NASA” available from all good bookstores. You can connect with Herb on LinkedIn, and learn more about his book at herbbaker.space Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon is expected to complete a reboot demonstration this week as part of testing for the vehicle that will eventually deorbit the International Space Station. Earth Observation company BlackSky has fully acquired small satellite manufacturer LeoStella. The Czech Ministry of Transport has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vast, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading SpaceX’s Dragon ready to give space station a boost for first time | Fox Weather BlackSky Acquires Full Stake in LeoStella Ahead of Gen-3 Constellation - Via Satellite Czech Ministry of Transport Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vast to Partner on Engagement with Czech Space Industry NASA's Space Healthcare Innovation Programme will work with Lithuania's Delta Biosciences HERE Expands Partnership with Maxar Intelligence to Scale Automated Mapmaking- Business Wire ispace, GISTDA, and mu Space Agree to Collaborate on Lunar Exploration Mission for Thailand’s National Space Program Ghana Launches National Space Policy NASA Shares Space Food Insight with Commercial Food Industry Trump Election Victory Sends Space Stocks Soaring - Nasdaq 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 has selected 12 companies for a potential 10-year, $2.5 billion contract to provide advisory and assistance services for Space Systems Command (SSC). SpaceX have announced that they’re targeting no earlier than November 18th for the next Starship test flight. Viasat, Redwire, SES, BlackSky and Virgin Galactic have released financial updates, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Steve Taylor, President of the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA). For additional information regarding the IREC New Site RFP or ESRA in general, please send an email to [email protected] or visit www.soundingrocket.org. Selected Reading Contracts For Nov. 6, 2024 Space Force expands Commercial Integration Cell for industry cooperation UPCOMING LAUNCH: Starship's Sixth Flight Test Viasat Investor Relations Redwire Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results- Business Wire SES: YTD and Q3 2024 Results- Business Wire BlackSky Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results- Business Wire Virgin Galactic Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results And Provides Business Update Agile Space Industries to Build Tulsa Space Test Center, Creating a World-Class Space Engine Testing Facility and A Magnet for Space Industry Growth in Tulsa, Oklahoma Scientists just found a mind-boggling object in deep space- Mashable 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 Russian space agency said a Soyuz 2.1 spacecraft launched on Tuesday from Vostochny carrying 53 satellites to orbit. Redwire says their third batch of pharmaceutical drug crystals grown in space have successfully returned to Earth. Korea Telecom (KT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with KT SAT and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to partner on 6G and Low-Earth Orbit satellite projects, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Sam (Robert) Wilson, Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation. You can connect with Sam on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Aerospace Corporation on their website. Selected Reading Russian rocket carries record number of satellites into space Redwire Successfully Returns Third Batch of Pharmaceutical Drug Experiments to Earth- Business Wire KT Signs 6G LEO Satellite Agreement with KT SAT and KAI China’s long-term lunar plans now depend on developing its own Starship - Ars Technica Shenzhou-18 returns samples for extraterrestrial habitation research - CGTN https://x.com/NanoAvionics/status/1851637431751086247 Failure Analysis of the Arecibo Observatory 305-Meter Telescope Collapse- The National Academies Press Minuteman III Test Launch Showcases Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force’s Safe, Effective Deterrent Teledyne to Acquire Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses of Excelitas AFRL, The Ohio State University, NASA test viability of laser welding in space A Father-Daughter Duo Cracked an ‘Alien’ Code Sent 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

NASA's 31st SpaceX commercial resupply mission arrives at the International Space Station. The seven-week strike at Boeing West Coast factories is over. Rocket Lab launched its 54th Electron mission, deploying a single satellite to Low Earth Orbit for a confidential commercial customer, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Ruvimbo Samanga. You can connect with Ruvimbo on LinkedIn, and read about her award at IISL.Space. Selected Reading Boeing strike ends as workers accept new contract- Reuters NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station From Contract to Space in Less Than Ten Weeks: Rocket Lab Launches its 54th Electron Mission Australia, we have permission for liftoff! India delays its 1st-ever Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2026- Space US startup Axiom Space explores using Indian rockets for space mission- Reuters Satellite deal signed for advanced military tech - GOV.UK Spire Global Achieves Financial Milestone; Provides Update on Revenue Recognition Review and Restatement | Business Wire Reaction Engines Folds After Funding Shortfall - Aviation Week Network NASA’s NEOWISE Spacecraft Re-Enters Atmosphere, But More Discoveries Await! 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

Apple is due to spend about $1.5 billion to expand its iPhone direct to device services with Globalstar. 3D rocket company Relativity Space is struggling to raise much needed capital. China’s Shenzhou-18 crew have returned to Earth after a six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Herb Baker, Author of “From Apollo to Artemis: Stories from my 50 years with NASA”. You can connect with Herb on LinkedIn, and learn more about his book at herbbaker.space Selected Reading Apple commits $1.5 billion to Globalstar for expanded iPhone satellite services Relativity Space Is Said to Face Cash Drain, Exploring Options - Bloomberg China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space- AP News Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket- Space Telesat Signs US$39 Million Contract with SatixFy to Develop and Deliver Landing Station Baseband Units for Telesat Lightspeed Network First Flight Of Mira II $7 billion project to create Australian military satellites axed amid defence spending review - ABC News ‘We are go for launch’ approval granted for the world’s most versatile rocket launch site France and Morocco Partner to Develop Pan-African Satellite Communication System - Space in Africa Pinnacle Private Ventures Leads $2.25M Seed Round for LINGO, Advancing STEM Workforce Development Teledyne to Acquire Micropac- Business Wire MDA Space Announces Appointment Of Guillaume Lavoie As Chief Financial Officer NASA’s New Edition of Graphic Novel Features Europa Clipper 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 Agenda 2025 is an effort by the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation to highlight and provide insights into some of the major space challenges facing policymakers. Written primarily for US government and space sector leaders, this compendium of 16 chapters offers an accessible introduction to space policy issues affecting national security, civil space, and commercial space developments. We dive into the chapter on space regulation with Brian Weeden. Brian Weeden is Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy at the Aerospace Corporation. You can connect with Brian on LinkedIn. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. 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

A new report looks at Global rocket launch and re-entry air pollutant and CO2 emissions at the onset of the megaconstellation era. North Korea held a missile launch this week which reportedly reached space. Astrobotic and Bridgestone Corporation have reached a collaboration agreement for the joint development of a lunar rover tire, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading Inventory counts air pollution cost of space launches and re-entries North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude Bridgestone Partners with Astrobotic to Develop Lunar Rover Tire SpaceRISE Selected by European Commission to Build and Operate the IRIS2 Multi-orbit Satellite Constellation- Business Wire Indra Completes Acquisition of Deimos to Strengthen Space NewCo NASA Technologies Named Among TIME Inventions of 2024 Trawling Hacker Forums Uncovers Crucial Information on Space Cyber Attacks Artemis I Moon Tree Stewards - NASA Where did the moon trees go? 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 National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) Office of Space Launch (OSL) has awarded three Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) for Agile Launch Innovation and Strategic Technology Advancement contracts (BALISTA), to Cognitive Space, Impulse Space, and Starfish Space. Matter Intelligence has secured $12 million in seed funding. Skyrora, Viasat, and CGI complete ground testing for the European Space Agency’s InRange, a space-based launch vehicle telemetry relay system, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Pierre Bertrand, Co-Founder and CEO of Skynopy. You can find out more about AWS for Aerospace and Satellite by visiting space.n2k.com/AWS. Selected Reading NRO Awards BAA for Agile Launch Innovation and Strategic Technology Advancement (BALISTA) Contracts Matter Intelligence Emerges from Stealth with $12 Million Seed Funding to Revolutionize Remote Sensing and Global Perception- Business Wire Skyrora, Viasat, and CGI partner to develop a commercial space-based launch vehicle telemetry solution Alén Space to Participate in ESA’s CyberCUBE Mission, Led by GMV Sceye Partners with NASA and USGS to Address Climate Change from the Stratosphere USA Raft Awarded Space Rapid Capabilities Office Contract Voyager 1 Ghosts NASA, Forcing Use of Backup Radio Dormant Since 1981 Highest-altitude U.S. voters to cast their ballots from space Voyager Space Appoints Matt Magaña as Executive Vice President, National Security Halloween on the International Space Station - 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

China has declared a complete success after launching the Shenzhou-19 crew to the Tiangong Space Station. The US Department of Defense is reportedly raising its Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Based Services program from an initial $900 million ceiling to a projected $13 billion according to Space News. Lockheed Martin has completed its previously announced acquisition of Terran Orbital, and its subsidiary, Tyvak International, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Brian Weeden, Systems Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy at the Aerospace Corporation. You can connect with Brian on LinkedIn, and read the Space Agenda 2025 online. Selected Reading China launches new crew to its space station as it seeks to expand exploration : NPR Pentagon’s commercial satellite internet services program soars to $13 billion - SpaceNews Lockheed Martin Advances Space Capabilities through Strategic Terran Orbital Acquisition - Oct 30, 2024 Space Forge Inc. and Voyager Space Unite to Revolutionize Commercial In-Space Manufacturing Anuvu Partners with D-Orbit USA for Design of Innovative Non-Geostationary Satellite Network Eutelsat Communications: First Quarter 2024-25 Revenues- Business Wire PRESS RELEASE: Space Port Australia and Titans Space Development Corporation sign MoU – Get The Word Out Two National Airlines Choose a Seamless Multi-orbit IFC Future with SES Open Orbits™- Business Wire NASA awards UNH $24M contract to build sensors to monitor space weather NASA Sets Coverage for its SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Station Relocation Maxar Intelligence Announces New Leadership Appointments to Fuel Continued Growth and Innovation | Business Wire Crosscut Ventures Evolves Its Focus to Tackle Humanity's Biggest Problems in Frontier Tech - Space, Defense, and Energy Transition 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

China plans to launch the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship at 4:27 am on Wednesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Spire Global has been awarded a concept study contract by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop space-based capabilities for a wildfire early detection warning and active monitoring system. NASA has awarded Advanced Space a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project to develop mission architectures and requirements for customizing a low-cost rocket transfer stage, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests today are Brianna Bace and Rian Davis. You can read their research paper here- Space as a critical infrastructure: An in-depth analysis of U.S. and EU approaches. Selected Reading China wants to make its Tiangong space station bigger and better China to launch Shenzhou-19 crew to space station Wednesday - CGTN China unveils Shenzhou-19 crew for space station mission - CGTN China's Shenzhou-18 crew to return to Earth on November 4 - CGTN Spire Global and OroraTech Awarded NASA Contract for Wildfire Monitoring | Business Wire Advanced Space Awarded SBIR Phase I Project to Develop Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and Communications Relay Capabilities for NASA ExoAnalytic observes 500 pieces of debris from Intelsat 33e breakup - SpaceNews iSEE Global Launches US Subsidiary to Expand Space Domain Awareness Capabilities GomSpace North America Selected by Proteus Space’s AI Design Platform for Groundbreaking Satellite Mission Godspeed Capital-Backed Special Aerospace Services (SAS) Announces Acquisition of Concordia Technologies Leidos Reports Strong Third Quarter 2024 Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance Friends of NASA: Sun Melts Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) | ESA SOHO Spacecraft 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