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

Firefly Aerospace has closed an oversubscribed $175 million Series D round at a valuation of more than $2 billion. Indian Space startup GalaxEye has closed a Series A funding round, securing $10 million.  CAS Space conducted the fifth flight of its Kinetica 1 rocket on Monday, transporting 15 satellites into space, including one built by China for Oman, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Heather Bulk, CEO and Co-founder of Special Aerospace Services (SAS).You can connect with Heather on LinkedIn, and learn more about SAS on their website.Selected ReadingFirefly Aerospace Closes Oversubscribed $175 Million Series D Capital Raise with New Lead InvestorGalaxEye closes Series A at $10 million, looks to commercialise its satellite offerings - The Hindu BusinessLineChina launches Lijian-1 Y5 carrier rocket with 15 satellites onboard - CGTN2 SpaceX launches take off from Florida on MondayCargo Resupply Service-2 Contract 2030 ExtensionMillennium Spacecraft for NASA TRACERS Mission Moves to Testing PhaseSierra Space Successfully Completes Key Development Milestone for SDA Missile Warning and Tracking Satellites | Business WireAriane 6 first commercial flight scheduled for early 2025Altair Signs Collaboration Agreement with the European Space AgencyNew satellite data showing - Urban Green Spaces continue to decline across the worldTexas A&M approves new $200 million space institute in HoustonExail Selects ST Engineering iDirect's Manufacturing Competence Center as Strategic Partner for Belgian-Dutch Navy ProgramHurricane Helene’s Gravity Waves Revealed by NASA’s AWET-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

In lieu of our normal programming, we wanted to take today to honor our veterans- from our own team at N2K, to those that have made massive contributions to the aerospace industry in the US. Throughout this program you will hear stories from military veterans and spouses about how their time in service to their country shaped their careers in the aerospace industry.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestCharles F. Bolden, former Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and a former astronautChé Bolden, Marine Corps veteran, CEO of The Charles F. Bolden GroupEileen Collins, retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel.Sarah “Sassie” Duggleby, CEO Venus AerospaceAlice Carruth, T-Minus ProducerBrandon Karpf, T-Minus Executive ProducerAudience 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

Growing up in Houston, Herb Baker has spent most of his life involved with NASA. He is sharing his experience in his new memoir “From Apollo to Artemis: Stories from my 50 years with NASA” available from all good bookstores.You can connect with Herb on LinkedIn, and learn more about his book at herbbaker.spaceRemember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus Crew 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’s Cargo Dragon is expected to complete a reboot demonstration this week as part of testing for the vehicle that will eventually deorbit the International Space Station.  Earth Observation company BlackSky has fully acquired small satellite manufacturer LeoStella. The Czech Ministry of Transport has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vast, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestElysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingSpaceX’s Dragon ready to give space station a boost for first time | Fox WeatherBlackSky Acquires Full Stake in LeoStella Ahead of Gen-3 Constellation - Via SatelliteCzech Ministry of Transport Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vast to Partner on Engagement with Czech Space IndustryNASA's Space Healthcare Innovation Programme will work with Lithuania's Delta BiosciencesHERE Expands Partnership with Maxar Intelligence to Scale Automated Mapmaking- Business Wireispace, GISTDA, and mu Space Agree to Collaborate on Lunar Exploration Mission for Thailand’s National Space ProgramGhana Launches National Space PolicyNASA Shares Space Food Insight with Commercial Food IndustryTrump Election Victory Sends Space Stocks Soaring - NasdaqT-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 Space Force has selected 12 companies for a potential 10-year, $2.5 billion contract to provide advisory and assistance services for Space Systems Command (SSC). SpaceX have announced that they’re targeting no earlier than November 18th for the next Starship test flight. Viasat, Redwire, SES, BlackSky and Virgin Galactic have released financial updates, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Steve Taylor, President of the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA).For additional information regarding the IREC New Site RFP or ESRA in general, please send an email to general.info@esrarocket.org or visit www.soundingrocket.org.  Selected ReadingContracts For Nov. 6, 2024Space Force expands Commercial Integration Cell for industry cooperationUPCOMING LAUNCH: Starship's Sixth Flight TestViasat Investor RelationsRedwire Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results- Business WireSES: YTD and Q3 2024 Results- Business WireBlackSky Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results- Business WireVirgin Galactic Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results And Provides Business UpdateAgile Space Industries to Build Tulsa Space Test Center, Creating a World-Class Space Engine Testing Facility and A Magnet for Space Industry Growth in Tulsa, OklahomaScientists just found a mind-boggling object in deep space- MashableT-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 Russian space agency said a Soyuz 2.1 spacecraft launched on Tuesday from Vostochny carrying 53 satellites to orbit. Redwire says their third batch of pharmaceutical drug crystals grown in space have successfully returned to Earth. Korea Telecom (KT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with KT SAT and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to partner on 6G and Low-Earth Orbit satellite projects, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Sam (Robert) Wilson, Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation.You can connect with Sam on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Aerospace Corporation on their website.Selected ReadingRussian rocket carries record number of satellites into spaceRedwire Successfully Returns Third Batch of Pharmaceutical Drug Experiments to Earth- Business WireKT Signs 6G LEO Satellite Agreement with KT SAT and KAIChina’s long-term lunar plans now depend on developing its own Starship - Ars TechnicaShenzhou-18 returns samples for extraterrestrial habitation research - CGTNhttps://x.com/NanoAvionics/status/1851637431751086247Failure Analysis of the Arecibo Observatory 305-Meter Telescope Collapse- The National Academies PressMinuteman III Test Launch Showcases Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force’s Safe, Effective Deterrent Teledyne to Acquire Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses of ExcelitasAFRL, The Ohio State University, NASA test viability of laser welding in spaceA Father-Daughter Duo Cracked an ‘Alien’ Code Sent From 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's 31st SpaceX commercial resupply mission arrives at the International Space Station. The seven-week strike at Boeing West Coast factories is over. Rocket Lab launched its 54th Electron mission, deploying a single satellite to Low Earth Orbit for a confidential commercial customer, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Ruvimbo Samanga.You can connect with Ruvimbo on LinkedIn, and read about her award at IISL.Space.Selected ReadingBoeing strike ends as workers accept new contract- Reuters NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission to StationFrom Contract to Space in Less Than Ten Weeks: Rocket Lab Launches its 54th Electron MissionAustralia, we have permission for liftoff!India delays its 1st-ever Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2026- SpaceUS startup Axiom Space explores using Indian rockets for space mission- ReutersSatellite deal signed for advanced military tech - GOV.UKSpire Global Achieves Financial Milestone; Provides Update on Revenue Recognition Review and Restatement | Business WireReaction Engines Folds After Funding Shortfall - Aviation Week NetworkNASA’s NEOWISE Spacecraft Re-Enters Atmosphere, But More Discoveries Await!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

Apple is due to spend about $1.5 billion to expand its iPhone direct to device services with Globalstar.  3D rocket company Relativity Space is struggling to raise much needed capital. China’s Shenzhou-18 crew have returned to Earth after a six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Herb Baker, Author of “From Apollo to Artemis: Stories from my 50 years with NASA”.You can connect with Herb on LinkedIn, and learn more about his book at herbbaker.spaceSelected ReadingApple commits $1.5 billion to Globalstar for expanded iPhone satellite servicesRelativity Space Is Said to Face Cash Drain, Exploring Options - BloombergChina space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space- AP NewsJapan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket- SpaceTelesat Signs US$39 Million Contract with SatixFy to Develop and Deliver Landing Station Baseband Units for Telesat Lightspeed NetworkFirst Flight Of Mira II$7 billion project to create Australian military satellites axed amid defence spending review - ABC News‘We are go for launch’ approval granted for the world’s most versatile rocket launch siteFrance and Morocco Partner to Develop Pan-African Satellite Communication System - Space in AfricaPinnacle Private Ventures Leads $2.25M Seed Round for LINGO, Advancing STEM Workforce DevelopmentTeledyne to Acquire Micropac- Business WireMDA Space Announces Appointment Of Guillaume Lavoie As Chief Financial OfficerNASA’s New Edition of Graphic Novel Features Europa ClipperT-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