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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 GuestToday 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 ReadingUS 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 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'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 GuestOur 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 ReadingNASA’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 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

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 GuestOur 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 ReadingIce 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 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

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 GuestElysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingULA’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 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

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 GuestOur 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 ReadingJAXA-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 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

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 GuestOur 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 ReadingStarship'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 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

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 GuestOur 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 ReadingESA - Committed to boosting European launch servicesATMOS Selects Latitude to Launch Phoenix Re-Entry Vehicles - European SpaceflightImpulso.Space Expands Strategic Collaboration with D-Orbit in Multi-Mission, Multi-Satellite Launch Contract | Business WireMorpheus Space Announces In-Orbit Demonstration Mission of GO-2 with D-OrbitArianespace  SpaceVan Ariane 6 Dawn Aerospace Achieves Historic Flight - Breaks Sound Barrier and Global RecordsAeroVironment to Acquire BlueHalo Establishing Next-Generation Defense Technology Company- Business WireJacobs Reports Strong Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 EarningsNASA Selects New Leader of Space TechnologyCybersecurity in Orbit: How Aerospace is Evolving Defenses Against Emerging Space ThreatsT-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 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 GuestOur 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 ReadingEuropean SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable capsule to carry astronauts, cargo to spaceSpace tech giant Maxar confirms hacker accessed employees' personal data- TechCrunchDeloitte Enables Global Expansion of Space ISAC Watch Center as Cyber Threats to Space IncreaseLaunch and Reentry License Requirements Improvement Aerospace Rulemaking Committee- Federal Aviation AdministrationImpulse Space Awarded BALISTA Contract by National Reconnaissance Office to Advance Agile Space Technologies and Strategic Technology Advancement- Business WireSpaceX launches mystery ‘Optus-X’ on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center – Spaceflight NowNew Shepard's 28th Mission Includes Emily Calandrelli and Two Returning Customers- Blue OriginSUPARCO's rover to explore lunar surfaceGreen energy, space, agriculture: China, Brazil deepen cooperation on sustainable developmentRolls-Royce sets sights on providing nuclear power to space missionsBoeing Elects Tim Buckley to Board of DirectorsJames Webb Space Telescope Finds Stunning Evidence for Alternate Theory of Gravity - The DebriefT-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 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 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

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 GuestElysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingAST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Third Quarter 2024 ResultsMDA Space Reports Third Quarter 2024 ResultsSidus Space Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business UpdateImpulse Space Secures Three SpaceX Falcon 9 Missions- Business WireDan 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" / XSierra Space and DoE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory Revolutionizing Thermal Protection for a New Generation of Commercial Space Transportation Vehicles- Business WireNASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Space Weather Programispace-U.S. and Volta Space Technologies Agree to Collaborate on Future Development of Survive the Night CapabilityPlanet Expands Contract with French Digital Farming Company Abelio- Business WireNASA Johnson Invites Proposals to Lease Vibration Test FacilityForsway secures 2.3 MEUR funding from the European Space AgencyAging and Fragility Biomarkers are Altered by Spaceflight - NASAT-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