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NASA’s acting Administrator removes DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility) programs from the US Space Agency. The UK’s Blue Abyss has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Glenn Research Center to accelerate advancements in commercial space training, research, and infrastructure development. Eutelsat and NIGCOMSAT to launch satellite services in Nigeria, 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 GuestOur guest today is Giovanni Di Antonio, ENAC Technological Innovation Director You can connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Global Spaceport Alliance on their website.Selected ReadingNASA moves swiftly to end DEI programs, ask employees to “report” violations - Ars TechnicaBlue Abyss Partners with NASA Glenn Research CenterEutelsat Partners with NIGCOMSAT to Launch LEO Satellite Services in Nigeria- Business WireThales Alenia Space Will Contribute to NASA's Surface Biology and Geology Earth Observation MissionRocket Lab to Launch Global Wildfire Detection and Monitoring Mission for OroraTech - Business WireSpace Florida Announces 2025 Space Transportation Call for ProjectsNASA Day of RemembranceT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

Bill Nelson steps down as NASA Administrator as US President Donald Trump begins his second term. Rocket Lab schedules its first launch of 2025 with a dedicated mission for Kineis. Karman Space and Defense has filed a registration statement for a proposed initial public offering, 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 GuestOur guest today is Patrick O’Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead at the International Space Station US National Laboratory.You can connect with Patrick on LinkedIn, and learn more about the ISS National Lab on their website.Selected ReadingBill Nelson steps down as NASA chief as Trump begins 2nd term- SpaceRocket Lab Schedules Next Electron Launch for Constellation Operator Kinéis- Business WireKarman Announces Filing of Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public OfferingNASA Welcomes Finland as Newest Artemis Accords SignatoryNASA Opens New Challenge to Support Climate-Minded Business ModelsFlexential Links Up with Lonestar to Support First Commercial Data Center in SpaceExclusive: Trump likely to axe space council after SpaceX lobbying, sources say- ReutersExplore Deep Space Without Leaving HomeT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

US President Trump takes office vowing to ‘pursue our manifest destiny into the stars’ and aims to plant a US flag on Mars. Taikonauts on the Tiangong Space Station conducted the world’s first in-orbit demonstration of artificial photosynthesis technology, producing oxygen, as well as the ingredients necessary for rocket fuel. China launches its first commercial rocket of 2025, 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 GuestOur guest today is Daniel Fox, Founder of the Future of Space.You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Future of Space on their website.Selected ReadingSpace stocks jump after Trump vows to ‘pursue our manifest destiny into the stars’ - MarketWatchChina’s Tiangong research generates oxygen, rocket fuel in major space exploration leapCERES-1 Soars: China's first commercial rocket launch of 2025 - CGTNAxiom Space, TUA to Explore Supply Chain Opportunities for the Turkish Space Industry EcosystemRedwire Announces Acquisition of Edge Autonomy; Transformational Transaction Creates a Multi-Domain, Scaled and Profitable Space and Defense Tech CompanyGeneral Atomics Successfully Tests Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel at NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterCanadian Space Agency Awards Over $970,000 to QEYnet for Quantum Key Distribution TechnologyTurks and Caicos officials say SpaceX debris littered islands but no injuries reported Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problemT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

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 GuestOur guests are artists Benediktas Gylys and Maria Lanas.T-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws.Our guests today are Giacomo Gatto, Partner at McKinsey & Company, London and Joy Fasnacht, Principal 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 ReadingAWS Aerospace and SatelliteAudience SurveyWe 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 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

SpaceX’s Starship experiences a rapid unscheduled disassembly during the seventh testflight. China launches three  satellites including one for Pakistan. The US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announces its vendors for the $200 million Luno B commercial data contract, 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 GuestElysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingSpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says- SpaceChina launches Pakistani satellite, two others - CGTNUrsa Space Systems selected for $200M Luno B IDIQNASA JPL UpdateExecutive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity- The White HouseSpace Force procurement official removed amid investigation - SpaceNewsGeneral John W. "Jay" Raymond Elected to Planet’s Board of Directors- Business WireU.S. Space Force Awards Govini's Ark IL 5 Authority to OperateSpaceX Transporter-12 launches more than 100 satellites - NASASpaceFlight.comCopernic Space Makes History: Digital Copy of U.S. Constitution Traveling to the Moon in Groundbreaking MissionT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

Blue Origin’s New Glenn lifts off to orbit for its inaugural flight. India completes its SpaDeX in-space docking mission. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has received a UK launch license, 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 GuestOur guest today is Dr. Harold Hess, CEO and Co-Founder of Eduralock.You can connect with Harold on LinkedIn, and find out more about Enduralock at SpaceCom.Selected ReadingNew Glenn NG-1 Mission Updates- Blue Origin‘Key to space ambitions’: India succeeds in historic space docking mission- Al JazeeraRFA receives launch licence from the UK- Rocket Factory AugsburgStoke Space Announces $260 Million in New Investment- Business WireNasdaq Grants Momentus Inc. Continued Listing- Business WireK2 Space Names John Plumb, Former Pentagon Space Policy Chief, as New Head of StrategyVoyager Technologies Ushers in a New Era of Innovation and Leadership in Defense and SpaceUK and Ukraine sign landmark 100 Year Partnership to deepen security ties and strengthen partnership for future generations - GOV.UKSierra Space’s Resilient GPS Satellite Program Reaches Key Milestone- Business WireSuccessful Launch, Communications and Control of Xplore's Hyperspectral SatelliteMoon selected as historical preservation site to protect lunar heritage- SpaceT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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 launched lunar probes for Firefly Aerospace and Japan’s ispace destined for the lunar surface. Loft Orbital has raised $170 million in a Series C funding round. Slingshot Aerospace has been awarded $1.9 million from the USSF’s Space Systems Command to further develop the Company’s existing GPS jamming and spoofing detection, 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 GuestOur guest today is Chad Anderson, Founder and Managing Partner at Space Capital.You can connect with Chad on LinkedIn, and learn more about Space Capital on their website.Selected ReadingTwo lunar landers launch to the moon aboard a SpaceX rocketAnnouncing Loft's $170M Series CSlingshot Aerospace Selected to Provide Technology to USSF to Detect GPS Jamming and Spoofing Threats to International Security- Business WireVarda's Second Mission, W-2, Launches with Payloads from Air Force Research Laboratory and NASAD-Orbit Launches Two Orbital Transportation Missions with ION Satellite Carrier ICEYE launches four new satellites, supporting additional customer missionsPlanet Launches High-Resolution Pelican-2 Satellite & 36 SuperDoves- Business WirePixxel Launches World’s Highest-Resolution Hyperspectral Satellites, Kickstarts Firefly Constellation for Climate Action- Business Wireconstellr Launches First Satellite, Ushering in a New Era of Global Thermal Monitoring- Business WireSpaceXSpace startup funding set for boost from US-China rivalry in 2025, report says- ReutersChina plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth'- Live Science10 predictions for the space economy in 2025A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever - Ars TechnicaAstrophotography and the ISS with Don Pettit.T-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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 the Transporter 12 rideshare carrying 131 payloads to low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlab Space has opened a European subsidiary based in Bremen, Germany. ispace says it has completed all mission 2 milestones ahead of the launch of its lunar probe, 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 GuestOur guest today is Astro Nuclear Engineer, Christopher Morrison.You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn.Selected ReadingSpaceX Starlab Space launches European subsidiary to boost international collaboration on its commercial space stationispace Completes Mission 2 Milestone Success 1- Business WireFirefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 - NASAChinese sea launch sends 10 navigation enhancement satellites into orbit - SpaceNewsSpace Systems Command workforce development effort includes expanded partnership with University of Southern California NASA, Partners Open Applications for CubeSat Summer ProgramResearchers build a 3D printer optimized for space applications — Designed to work in a vacuum, the printer could be used to rapidly prototype components while in space T-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

Blue Origin’s New Glenn scrubbed during its debut launch due to technical issues. The India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been forced to abort its in-space docking (SpaDeX) mission for a third time. Modern Technology Solutions Inc (MTSI) has been selected for another US Department of Defense (DoD) contract worth up to $100 million, 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 GuestOur guest today is Dr. George Nield, Chair of the Global Spaceport AllianceYou can connect with George on LinkedIn, and learn more about the GSA Spaceport Summit on their website.Selected ReadingNew Glenn NG-1 Mission Updates- Blue OriginIsro aborted SpaDeX docking after satellites triggered safe mode in space - India TodayContracts For Jan. 10, 2025NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept StudiesEgSA Launches AfDev-Sat Training Programme with Engineers from 20 African Countries - Space in AfricaRedwire Successfully Delivers Fourth Pair of Roll-Out Solar Array Wings for ISS Power- Business WireBezos sees no threat from Musk-Trump ties in space race- ReutersFrom Earth-Like to Extreme: New Study Explores Venus's Atmospheric EvolutionT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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