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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 GuestOur 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 Readingispace Announces SMBC x HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Venture Moon Mission Milestones & VenturesFirefly Awarded $179 Million NASA Contract for Moon Delivery to Gruithuisen DomesNew Commercial Artemis Moon Rovers Undergo Testing at NASAVast Announces Deal with SpaceX to Launch Two Human Spaceflight Missions to the International Space StationShenzhou-19 crew completes China's longest spacewalk - CGTNMaxar Awarded $35M in New Tasking Contracts by Two Government Customers in Asia-Pacific Region- Business WireESA Report on the Space Economy 2024Contracts For Dec. 18, 2024 Ursa Major and RTX’s Raytheon Conduct Successful Flight TestExolaunch Completes Successful Integration of 35 Customer Satellites, Set for Transporter-12 Mission with SpaceXViasat Completes Sale of Energy Services Systems Integration BusinessASTRA 1P Starts Delivering Content Across Europe- Business WireESA - Cosmic jingles: listen to Euclid’s image of M78 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

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 GuestOur guest today is Ryan Brown, Executive Director of SpaceCom.You can find out more about SpaceCom on their website.Selected ReadingAxiom Space Accelerates Axiom Station AssemblyEutelsat Selects Airbus Defence and Space to Build OneWeb low Earth Orbit Constellation Extension- Business WireSES’s Seventh and Eighth O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched, Bolstering MEO Constellation- Business WireICEYE Closes $65m Extension To Existing Growth Funding Round For A Total Of $158m Raised In 2024Sidus Space Announces $14 Million Private Placement- Business WireTokyo 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 SystemsMomentus to Deploy Defense Department and Commercial Payloads on Rideshare Mission with SpaceX in 2026- Business WireISS National Lab-Sponsored Projects on Cancer, Neurodegenerative Conditions, and More Return From Space StationElon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules - The New York TimesCrayola, Space4All, Blue Origin's Club for the Future, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Announce Partnership to Champion the Importance of Creativity in 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

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 GuestOur 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 ReadingNASA Finalizes Strategy for Sustaining Human Presence in Low Earth OrbitNASA Sees Progress on Starlab Commercial Space Station DevelopmentSeventh Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Launches, Supporting Next-Gen Constellation Modernization and Rapid Launch CapabilityNASA Welcomes Thailand as Newest Artemis Accords SignatoryLunar Outpost Inc Co-Leads Australia’s First Lunar Rover ProgramChina successfully launches new group of SAR satellites - CGTNChina launches internet satellite constellation - CGTNFrontgrade Gaisler Leads European Initiative for Ultra Deep Sub-Micron Semiconductor Technology for Space Applications- Business WireRocket Lab Delivers Second Spacecraft, Completes Third for Varda Space Industries- Business WireArtemis II Core Stage Moves to High Bay 2 - NASANASA Names New Leader of STEM EngagementT-Mobile Opens Registration for Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellite Service Beta Launch- Business WireHamilton completes astronaut flight training for potential space flight - F1technical.netT-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

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 GuestOur guest today is the Cyberwire Daily’s host Dave Bittner. Selected ReadingIRIS2 lifts off as European Commission and SpaceRISE sign contract in Brussels- Business WireUnidentified space company planning $1.8 billion in launch infrastructure, 600 jobs at CapeElon Musk wants to turn SpaceX's Starbase site into a Texas city - AP NewsProliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 3 Program Integration (T3PI) SolicitationFAA takes step to streamline launch licensing process - SpaceNewsMillennium Space Systems Names Tony Gingiss as CEOEsper and Loft team up to pioneer resource monitoring with next-generation hyperspectral imageryChina to launch Long March-8 rocket from its 1st commercial spaceport - CGTNNASA 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- 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

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 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

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 GuestElysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingThe Mars Future Plan - NASA ScienceNASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater RimHouse Passes Final FY2025 NDAA – SpacePolicyOnline.comBrazilian Space Industry Gets Boost in Win for Embattled Lula - BloombergIndia practices pulling its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule out of the sea (photos)- SpaceVirgin Galactic Partners with Italy’s Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile to Conduct Spaceport Feasibility Study- Business WireStoke Space hotfires rocket engine on new vertical test stand — a 'very big deal' for Washington startup – GeekWireColorado Aerospace Industry Continues to Grow: Polis Administration Announces Astro Digital Expansion in ColoradoNASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Heart of Jovian Moon’s Volcanic RageNASA Successfully Integrates Roman Mission’s Telescope, InstrumentsThe Geminids meteor shower peaks this week. Here's what to expectT-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

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 GuestOur 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 ReadingFleet Space Closes A$150M Series D with A$800M+ Valuation 200 VCs wanted to get into Lumen Orbit's $11M seed round- TechCrunchArtemis Accords Reach 50 Signatories as NASA Welcomes Panama, AustriaAstroscale’s ADRAS-J Achieves Historic 15-Meter Approach to Space DebrisAgenzia Spaziale ItalianaNASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another WorldBlue Origin Licenses Nimbus Power Systems’ Fuel Cell Technology for Development of Space Power Systems- Business WireMDA Space And Indspire Launch New Indigenous Student Scholarship ProgramHuman Activities Might Create Temporary Atmospheres on the Moon - EosJared Isaacman on U.S. space competitiveness: ‘We can't be second’ - SpaceNewsInnovative AstroRad Vest Poised to Safeguard Astronauts from Space RadiationAmateur Radio Operators Detect Signals From Voyager 1- HackadayT-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

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 GuestOur 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 ReadingElon Musk's SpaceX Share Sale Values Company at About $350 Billion - BloombergShip 33 prepares for engine testing, Booster 14 Completes Static Fire - NASASpaceFlight.comMaxar Intelligence and Satellogic Announce Tasking Partnership to Support National Security Missions- Business WireBoryung Invests USD 10 Million in Intuitive Machines to Collaborate on Lunar Healthcare InfrastructureESA - Sentinel-1C captures first radar imagesMessage Received: Viasat Continues Direct-to-Device Showcase with First Demonstration in United Arab EmiratesGuerrilla RF Sees 125% Year-Over-Year Growth Driven by Direct-to-Cellular Satellite Applications- Business WireChina conducts static firing test of XZY-1 verification rocket - CGTNChina set to launch its new Long March-8A rocket in January 2025 - CGTNAstranis Targets December Launch for Dedicated Falcon 9 Mission - Via SatelliteEXOpod IndexT-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

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 GuestOur 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 ReadingViasat Awarded up to $568 Million IDIQ Contract from General Services Administration to Support C5ISR Capabilities for U.S. Defense ForcesRedwire Awarded $45 Million Contract from Air Force Research Laboratory to Advance Enhanced Space-Based Capabilities for the Warfighter- Business WireAalyria selected by Defense Innovation Unit to enhance swarm connectivity for defense applications- Business WireNASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Next Generation Space Weather ProgramLockheed Martin’s Newest Technology Demo for Space Connectivity Is Ready for LaunchMission Success for Rocket Lab’s Latest Suborbital Hypersonic LaunchPlanet Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025- Business WireSierra Space Advances Space Domain Awareness with NVIDIAispace and Magna Petra Agree to Future Resources Exploration on the Moon’s SurfaceION-X raises €13 million to scale up to industrial productionNASA Invites Media to Panama, Austria Artemis Accords SigningsNASA Researchers Discover More Dark CometsT-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

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 GuestOur 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 ReadingElon 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 WireNova Space Solutions Lands $823M NASA Contract for Operations, Maintenance Support - GovCon WireAST SpaceMobile Announces Definitive Commercial Agreement with Vodafone Through 2034- Business WireSpace42 and ICEYE Announce Joint Venture to Bring Satellite Manufacturing to the UAEPixxel raises $24M in additional funding, taking its total Series B raise to $60MSatixFy Announces Nine-Month 2024 Results- Business WireSatellogic Announces $10 Million Private Placement Made By a Single Institutional Investor- Business WireNI SPACE Initiative Launched to Tackle Blue Green AlgaeNASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024T-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