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Our sister podcast the Spycast hosted by Curator of the International Spy Museum Andrew Hammond, spoke to Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb. Avi is an Israeli-American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology. He’s also a best selling novelist and in 2012, TIME magazine selected him as one of the 25 most influential people in space. Andrew spoke to Avi Loeb about his theory of what is out there in the universe. You can listen to the SpyCast, produced by N2K, on the website thecyberwire.com/podcasts/spycast. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China's Chang'e 6 mission lifted off from Wenchang early this morning via a Long March 5 rocket. HyImpulse launches the rocket "SR75" from Australia's Southern Launch Range in Koonibba. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified gaps in NASA's cybersecurity measures for spacecraft acquisition, emphasizing the need for updated policies and standards, 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 Isabelle Crossley and Alex Walker from Durham University’s rocketry team. You can find out more about Durham’s Rocketry Team on their website and learn more about the Spaceport America Cup at SoundingRocket.org. Selected Reading China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon- Reuters HyImpulse: German space company successfully launches first commercially viable launch vehicle GAO report indicates that NASA should update spacecraft acquisition policies and standards for cybersecurity - Industrial Cyber NASA Technology Grants to Advance Moon to Mars Space Exploration Hubble Network's Bluetooth to Space Connection First Two WorldView Legion Spacecraft Performing Well After Launch- Maxar Sierra Space Continues to Lead the Industry in the Development of the First Business-Ready Commercial Space Station- Business Wire Satellogic Releases Open Dataset for AI Model Training- Business Wire NewSpace Ignitor Program National Space Day T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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 Inspector General’s Office releases its report on the Artemis 1 mission. China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe has completed a final systematic joint rehearsal ahead of Friday’s launch. South Korean healthcare company Boryung, has launched the 2024 Humans In Space (HIS) Challenge in collaboration with global partners, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest is Marc Kneppers, satellite cybersecurity expert at Dominant Information Solutions Canada (DISC). You can connect with Marc on LinkedIn and learn more about DISC on their website. Selected Reading NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit NASA Selects Commercial Service Studies to Enable Mars Robotic Science NASA Doubles Down, Advances Six Innovative Tech Concepts to New Phase NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Air Quality Instrument for NOAA SSC Next Gen OPIR Polar Program completes Space Vehicle CDR China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe ready for launch after final rehearsal - CGTN Pakistan's moon mission, aboard Chinese rocket, set for launch tomorrow Boryung Launches 2024 Humans In Space Challenge: Sending Experiments into Orbit NRO’s first batch of next-generation spy satellites set for launch - SpaceNews ‘Galactic 07’ Mission Launch Window Opens June 8 Missing Satellite Found After 25 Years of Being Lost 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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

Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems has secured a $413 million dollar contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA). NASA Administrator Bill Nelson asks the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to pass a pending domestic supplemental appropriations bill that includes money to build a deorbit vehicle for the International Space Station. Astroscale Holdings has been approved by the Tokyo Stock Exchange to list the company’s shares on the Growth Market of the TSE, 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 Tuana Yazici, Chair & CEO of Tuana Group, and the non-profit AeroAI Global Solutions. You can connect with Tuana on LinkedIn and learn more about her program on the website. Selected Reading Boeing subsidiary to power space defense FAA Learning Period to Get Another Extension – SpacePolicyOnline.com Nelson Pleads With Congress to Fund ISS Deorbit Vehicle – SpacePolicyOnline.com Portal Press Release Astroscale Obtains Approval to List on Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market Blue Skies Space raises £2M to open up access to satellite data - Tech.eu ATLAS Space Operations to Support Blue Origin's Blue Ring DarkSky-1 Mission Umbra Advances to Phase II of the DARPA DRIFT Program Exolaunch Successfully Deploys NASA’s ACS3 Satellite- Business Wire GovExec Announces the Founding Underwriters for The GovExec Space Project Breaking news! The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO) Telescope Site Completion Ceremony Holds 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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

SES has agreed to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for a cash consideration of $3.1 billion and certain contingent value rights. Kuva Space has been awarded a €1.8 million contract to participate in the European Space Agency’s Continuous Saftey Services program. The Shenzhou 17 crew have returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission aboard the China’s 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 is Musa Mishamo, founder of Kilimanjaro Mobile Planetarium. You can find out more about the Kilimanjaro Mobile Planetarium on their website. Selected Reading SES to acquire Intelsat in compelling transaction focused on the future Helsinki-based Kuva Space received a €1.8 million contract to join ESA's civil security from space program- EU-Startups Unseenlabs Announces Next-Generation Satellite Constellation for 2026 to Monitor Sea, Land, and Space Environments from Space- Business Wire Preligens joins Capella's Analytics Partner Program to accelerate the development of Advanced SAR-Based Geospatial Analytics Chinese astronauts return to earth after six months in space - ABC News China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' side- Reuters Boosting Australian-Indian commercial space partnerships KBR Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results NASA’s Optical Comms Demo Transmits Data Over 140 Million Miles Slingshot Aerospace Report Reveals Increasing Risks of Operating in Space Most U.S. governors oppose moving some National Guard units to Space Force NASA Administrator Names New Stennis Space Center Director Asteroid Institute and Google Cloud Identify 27,500 New Asteroids, Revolutionizing Minor Planet Discovery with Cloud Technology 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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 launches a pair of the European Commission’s Galileo satellites. Spire Global has announced that they have entered into a multi-million-dollar deal with a financial firm to provide its High-Resolution Weather Forecast model. The Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) recommends that the Commercial Space Transportation Office (AST) be moved out of the FAA, 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. Stefan Frey, CEO and Co-Founder of Vyoma. You can connect with Stefan on LinkedIn, and learn more about Vyoma on their website. Selected Reading EUSPA takes over the latest Galileo satellites in Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP), after their successful injection into orbit- EU Agency for the Space Programme Spire Global Secures Multi-Million Dollar Deal with Financial Firm for Weather Forecasts- Business Wire GAF AG awarded contract for CAP-Area Monitoring 2024 in Bavaria Advisory committee recommends moving FAA commercial space office out of the agency - SpaceNews Ceres Robotics, Inc. Announces “MoonPower Lunar Grid” and wins NASA Contract Evolution Space Conducts Full-Scale Tactical Solid Motor Test In Response To Growing Demand ASES and Turkish Space Agency Sign MoU to Promote Space Activities in Senegal- Space in Africa China releases first images captured by X-ray satellite Einstein Probe - CGTN China's Shenzhou-17 crew completes handover, return set for April 30 - CGTN NASA’s Hubble Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue SpaceX making progress on Starship in-space refueling technologies - SpaceNews Watch Are India's Space Ambitions Election-Proof? - Bloomberg Testing Novel 3D Mapping Technology to Transform Space Exploration and Benefit Industries on Earth T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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

After building a successful career in space systems, it took a layoff to push three founders to start a highly successful aerospace training company. CEO Shawn Linam tells her story of how she launched Arizona-based Qwaltec and what it’s like to be a role model for women in aerospace. You can connect with Shawn on LinkedIn and learn more about Qwaltec on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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

Astroscale’s Active Debris Removal demo satellite the ADRAS-J closes in on its target. Boeing and NASA are proceeding with plans for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft’s first Crew Flight Test following a Flight Test Readiness Review. True Anomaly has let go of as much as 25% of its workforce and canceled its summer intern programs, 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 Matthew Cosby, Director of Space Engineering at Goonhilly Earth Station. You can connect with Matthew on LinkedIn and learn more about Goonhilly on their website. Selected Reading Astroscale Unveils World’s First Image of Space Debris Captured through Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Astroscale Japan Selected for Phase II of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Program ispace-U.S. Announces Official Launch Of Data Relay Service Enabled By Two Relay Satellites Shenzhou-18 astronauts enter space station, in-orbit handover to be completed in five daysA NASA gives Starliner ‘go to proceed’ Defense startup True Anomaly lays off around 25%, cancels summer internship- TechCrunch Agile Space Industries to provide propulsion capability for True Anomaly to enable dynamic space operations L3Harris Technologies Reports Strong First Quarter 2024 Results, Increases 2024 Profitability Guidance | Business Wire Gravitics Awarded US Space Force Contract for Tactically Responsive Space Development NASA Finds New Homes for Artemis Generation of 'Moon Trees' Across US ISS National Lab-Sponsored Research Could Produce Nanomaterials for Life-Saving Therapies and Precision Drug Delivery Lego reveals NASA Artemis rocket, Milky Way galaxy sets coming in May- 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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

Russia vetoes a US-led United Nations draft resolution on the peaceful use of outer space. China has launched a new crew of astronauts to their Tiangong Space station. Redwire has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Boryung Corporation to support Boryung’s Humans In Space program, 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 Jason Michaud, Founder and CEO at Stardust Technologies. You can connect with Jason on LinkedIn and learn more about Stardust on their website. Selected Reading Russia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space- UN News Watch China launch 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station today China’s Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report China facilitates developing nations to learn about space exploration - Global Times Redwire Signs MOU with Boryung to Support its Trailblazing Humans In Space Program for Global Human Health mu Space and RBC Signals Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Satellite Ground Station Facilities Project SaxaVord Spaceport granted range licence by Civil Aviation Authority The Spaceport Company Signs Agreement with Maritime Launch to Provide Tracking and Telemetry Stations for Spaceport Nova Scotia- Business Wire Honeywell Delivers Strong First Quarter Results And Beats Earnings Guidance Aegis Aerospace Closes Strategic Acquisition RTX awarded $344 million contract to modernize electronics unit for missile development program Unlocking Space for Dual Use Request for Information Signs of spiders from 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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 its fifth mission of the year called "Beginning of the Swarm", deploying two satellites to two different orbits. SpaceX’s Starlink 6-53 mission deploys another 23 satellites and completes the 300th booster landing. JAXA has been communicating with the SLIM probe after it survives a third lunar night, 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 Rachana Mamidi, Space Engineer and Podcaster. You can connect with Rachana on LinkedIn and listen to “Those Space People” on the website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellites ~500km Apart to Separate Orbits For KAIST and NASA https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782898782885339562 NASA’s CloudSat Ends Mission Peering Into the Heart of Clouds Japan Moon probe survives 3rd lunar night Cause for concern: US watching China’s ‘breathtakingly fast’ space development ‘very, very closely’, top commander says- South China Morning Post USSPACECOM visit cements commitment to bolstering the Alliance in Korea- Pacific Air Forces Vote on Draft Resolution on Weapons of Mass Destruction in Outer Space : What's In Blue NASA Nurtures Promising Tech Ideas from Small Businesses NASA has a plan to clean up space junk—but is going green enough? National Defence Strategy: a missed opportunity for space- The Strategist Hubble Has Accidentally Discovered Over a Thousand Asteroids - Universe Today T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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 receives usable data from Voyager 1 once again. Satellogic has signed a letter of intent with O.N.E. Amazon to support the Internet of Forests, a large-scale sensor network to monitor key variables within the Amazon rainforest. Lockheed Martin files Q1 financial reports, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest is Sean Kane, VP, Strategy And Business Development at Mott Corporation. You can connect with Sean on LinkedIn, and learn more about Mott on their website. Selected Reading NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth Satellogic Signs Letter of Intent with O.N.E. Amazon to Support Building the Internet of Forests- Business Wire Lockheed Martin Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results Momentus Receives Nasdaq Deficiency Notification Regarding Delayed Form 10-K- Business Wire AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) Investor Notice: Robbins LLP Reminds Stockholders of the AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class Action- Business Wire SERA Partners with Blue Origin for Historic Space Mission PLD Space has achieved 120 million euros in funding to date NASA Announces 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge Winners Space Operations Command Takes Control of SBIRS Baseline Release Initiative Exclusive-Injury rates for Musk’s SpaceX exceed industry average for second year- 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC Starship Faces Performance Shortfall for Lunar Missions - AmericaSpace NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Space Agency held a graduation ceremony for participants of their astronaut training program. UK-based space investment group Seraphim Space has launched its second VC fund. Slovenia has become the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Libby Jackson, Head of Space Exploration at the UK Space Agency. You can connect with Libby on LinkedIn and learn more about UKSA on their website. Selected Reading ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony replay Seraphim Space launches second VC fund with nine investments already under its belt- TechCrunch ClearSpace Debris Removal Mission Passes Key Milestone - European Spaceflight Slovenia Signs Artemis Accords, Joins Pursuit of Safer Space - NASA Legislation to broaden Florida’s spaceport territory signed into law- The Capitolist Contracts For April 19, 2024 US aerospace company signs MoU with Southern Launch – SASIC Dhruva Space set for galactic growth Xi Jinping tightens grip on China’s military with new information warfare unit U.S. Statement - Agenda Item 12 - 63rd Session of the COPUOS LSC - April 2024 - U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna Happy Earth Day 2024! NASA picks 6 new airborne missions to study our changing planet- 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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

Sen’s mission to livestream Earth in 4K launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX supply ship on March 21, 2024, bound for the International Space Station. Sen’s payload, called “SpaceTV-1”, will be hosted on the outside of the ISS through a commercial payload agreement with Airbus U.S. Space & Defence, supported by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory. Liam Kennedy joins Maria Varmazis to tell us more about getting the payload to space. You can connect with Liam on LinkedIn and sign up to see the livestream at Sen.com. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Space Agency and the European Union have signed an agreement to accelerate the use of space to improve life here on Earth. ESA has unveiled a high-grade full-scale Mock-up of the Lunar I-Hab which will be the Gateway International Habitation Module. The UK Space Agency has announced an £8m Space Portfolio within the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund, which is managed by Future Planet Capital, 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 Kier Fortier, Managing Director at Exolaunch USA and Exolaunch’s Chief Technology Officer Robert Sproles. You can learn more about Exolaunch on their website. Selected Reading ESA and the EU agree to accelerate the use of space Lunar I-Hab: Gateway International Habitation Module UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund Rapid rise of China's commercial space industry expected to continue - CGTN Federal Register :: Launch of a Reentry Vehicle as a Payload That Requires a Reentry Authorization To Return to Earth NASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Climate Mission to ‘Phone Home’ Rocket Lab Announces Board Change- Business Wire The race to fix space-weather forecasting before next big solar storm hits 'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released their 2024 Space Threat Assessment Report highlighting the proliferation of counterspace capabilities worldwide, particularly among major powers like China and Russia. MDA Space has been awarded a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station from 2025 to 2030. UK launch company Orbex has received £16.7m in a series C funding round, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests today are Praveen Kurian and Joe Poist from SAIC. You can connect with Praveen and Joe on LinkedIn and learn more about SAIC on their website. Selected Reading Space Threat Assessment 2024 Nasa chief warns China is masking military presence in space with civilian programs Member Roundtable: The Space Race Returns MDA Space Awarded $250m Contract Extension To Support Robotics Operations On The International Space Station Iridium Announces First-Quarter 2024 Results https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/255 Orbex Secures £16.7m Investment for Rocket ‘Ramp Up’ Period D-Orbit Announces In-Orbit Edge Computing Collaboration with SkyServe STORM BlueHalo Completes USSF SCAR Program Milestone at Space Symposium Momentus and Ascent Solar Technologies Partner to Bring to Market Leading-Edge Solar Arrays- Business Wire TRANSFORMERS ONE Trailer Launch 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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

Earth Observation company ICEYE announces an oversubscribed $93M growth funding round. The US Department of Defense has announced an award of $14.4 million to 5N+ Semiconductors to sustain and expand the capability to produce germanium substrates used in solar cells for defense and commercial satellites. NASA is asking the American aerospace community for feedback on nearly 190 national space technology needs or shortfalls it has identified for future space exploration and science endeavors, 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 Troy Morris, Co-founder and CEO at Kall Morris Inc. You can connect with Troy on LinkedIn and learn more about KMI on their website. Selected Reading ICEYE Raises Oversubscribed Growth Funding Round to Expand Global SAR Leadership Seraphim Space Q1 Index DOD Awards $14.4 Million to Sustain and Enhance the Space-Qualified Solar Cell Supply Chain NASA Space Tech Priorities NASA Selects New Crew for Next Simulated Mars Journey NASA Leadership to Visit Mexico, Strengthen Cooperation China prepares to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship - CGTN ABS “Agility Beyond Space” announces Appointment of Mark Rigolle as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dead satellites are filling space with trash. That could affect Earth’s magnetic field | Sierra Solter | The Guardian NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now Space Experts Debate How To De-Escalate Russian Threats Of Orbital War ESA - Sleeping giant surprises Gaia scientists 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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 confirmed that the chunk of metal that crashed through a house in Florida, was part of equipment discarded from the International Space Station. NASA is seeking new ideas to keep its Mars Sample Return program afloat. Defense and Aerospace company L3Harris laid off workers in what the company is calling a cost-cutting move, 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 Lee Steinke, Chief Operating Officer at Cislunar Industries. You can connect with Lee on LinkedIn and learn more about Cislunar Industries on their website. Selected Reading NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/136 NASA Sets Path to Return Mars Samples, Seeks Innovative Designs L3Harris layoffs 2024: What to know, why they're happening Starliner Rollout Preparations Continue Comtech Partners with Eutelsat OneWeb to Deliver LEO Connectivity Services to Antarctica IntelBroker Claims Space-Eyes Breach, Targeting US National Security Data Advancing ‘Ahead of Ready’ with Next Generation Interceptor- Lockheed Martin The Pixel 9 reportedly gears up for satellite SOS support- Ars Technica NASA’s New Hubble E-Book Spotlights Universe’s Best-Kept Dark Secrets 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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 launches a Long March-2D vehicle carrying the SuperView Neo 3-01 remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Test satellites Tiandu-1 and Tiandu-2, have successfully carried out experiments demonstrating their Earth-Moon transmission and routing. Japan’s Interstellar Technologies has signed a Framework Agreement for Launch Services with Italian space logistics company 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 Dr. Craig Brown, Director of Investment at the UK Space Agency. You can connect with Craig on LinkedIn, and learn more about UKSA on their website. Selected Reading Long March-2D launches SuperView Neo 3-01 China's Tiandu satellites take Earth-Moon transmissions, routing tests - CGTN Interstellar and D-Orbit to Enter a Framework Agreement for Launch Services – Achieves Milestone in Asian Space Transport Aerospacelab Successfully Acquires AMOS Open Cosmos Contract NASA Welcomes Switzerland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory Contracts For April 4, 2024 Satellogic Announces $30 Million Strategic Investment from Tether Investments Limited NASA budget woes could doom $2 billion Chandra space telescope - The Washington Post National Guard Chief Makes Case for Space Guard: 'Would Work Exactly Like It is Right Now' 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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

Retired NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott shares how her time in space has influenced her life as a crewmate on spaceship Earth. Nicole founded the Space For Art Foundation with an aim to unite a planetary community of children through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art. She shares her passion for art as a tool to inspire future generations of space explorers. You can connect with Nicole on LinkedIn and learn more Space For Art on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocket Lab and True Anomaly have been selected by Space System’s Command to support the VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission (TacRS). SpaceX launched its second national security mission of the year, carrying a mission for the US Space Force called USSF-62 on a Falcon 9 rocket. Russia launched its Angara A5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, 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 ​​Clint Crosier, Director at AWS Aerospace and Satellite, and Jim Tran, Vice President of Government Solutions at Iridium. You can learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Selected by Space Systems Command to Build and Launch Spacecraft for Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) Mission- Business Wire True Anomaly Selected for $30M Space Systems Command Contract in Support of VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission SpaceX launches advanced weather satellite for US Space Force (video) FACT SHEET: Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Call to Action to Bring the Benefits of Space to Communities Across America- The White House U.S. government plans review of space technology export controls - SpaceNews Russia’s Angara A5 rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches ESA - Juice’s first year in space: “it’s real now” Australia's first locally-made orbital rocket goes vertical for the first time - ABC News UK and Canada enhance cooperation in space - GOV.UK 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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