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Vast unveils their design for their commercial space station Haven-1. Volta Space emerges from stealth and shares plans to collect power and transmit it via lasers to spacecraft on the lunar surface. China launches a Long March-3B carrier rocket with a new high-orbit internet services satellite into 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 weekly Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingVast Unveils Its Final Haven-1 Space Station DesignVolta Space Technologies unveils plans for lunar power satellite network - SpaceNewsChina launches third high-orbit internet services satellite - CGTNhttps://x.com/uaespaceagency/status/1844641406335234484NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations ContractParry Labs Secures Direct Phase II SBIR Award from U.S. Space Force for Digital Spaceport ModernizationGateway gift: Northrop Grumman delivers lunar-orbit hab for Space Center Houston display- collectSPACEHubble takes new look at Jupiter’s Great Red SpotT-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’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is executing a series of novel maneuvers, called aerobraking, to change its orbit around Earth and safely dispose of its service module components. NASA’s Low-Cost Optical Terminal ground station transmitted its first laser communications uplink to the TBIRD (TeraByte Infrared Delivery). ispace and the Asteroid Mining Corporation (AMC) have announced an agreement for a space robotics demonstration on a future ispace mission to the lunar surface, 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 is Moez Kamel, Threat Management Specialist at IBM Security.You can follow Moez on LinkedIn and his work at IBM’s Security Intelligence blog.Selected ReadingX-37B begins novel space maneuverNASA Terminal Transmits First Laser Communications Uplink to Spacehttps://x.com/SpaceX/status/1843797123420303789ispace and Asteroid Mining Corporation Agree to Pursue Future Mission to the MoonUAE Cabinet approves establishment of Supreme Space Council- The NationalInternational Spaceports Launch New Strategic Alliance - Via SatelliteBillionaire Robinhood co-founder launches Aetherflux, a space-based solar power startup- TechCrunchViaSat-3 F1 Begins Delivering Service for Government CustomersBridgit Mendler's space startup Northwood passes first test, connecting prototype antenna to Planet satellitesWhat’s at Stake for Space in the Presidential Election - BloombergCarbon Mapper Releases First Emissions Detections from the Tanager-1 Satellite Varda Announces Participation in the Annual Meetings of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and the American Institute of Chemical EngineersESA - Sound of Earth’s magnetic flip 41 000 years agoT-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

Momentus has been selected by NASA to provide launch services for future agency missions through its Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract. XDLINX, Argo Space Corp. and Fortius have raised new funding and announced the closing of seed rounds. Advanced Space’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) satellite has been awarded an extension of the mission 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 GuestOur guest today is Lou Hawthorne, CEO at NaNotics.You can connect with Lou on LinkedIn, and learn more about NaNotics on their website.Selected ReadingMomentus Selected by NASA to Provide Launch Services- Business WireSpace tech firm XDLINX Space Labs raises $7 million in seed round led by Ashish Kacholia with additional backing from E2MC and Mana VenturesArgo Space Corp. Closes Seed Funding RoundFortius Metals secures $2 Million Additional Funding to Bring Advanced Metal 3D Printing to the Aerospace and Defense IndustryAdvanced Space to Extend the CAPSTONE Mission with NASANASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Exoskeleton’ Whirls Through Major TestNASA Seeks Innovative Artemis Lunar Logistics, Mobility SolutionsCritical analysis of post-mission disposal options for Cislunar space missions study (UKSAC24_0092)Call for Research Proposals for ESA Astronaut with a Physical Disability, John McFall (AO-2024-FLY!)Will space tourism really lift off?How iPhone’s iOS 18 could aid Hurricane Milton prep via satellite messagesT-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

PLD Space also announced that its working on a family of large reusable launchers called the MIURA Next, as well as Europe's first private manned capsule, the LINCE. Starship's fifth flight test could launch as soon as this Sunday, October 13, pending regulatory approval. Earth Observation company BlackSky has been awarded a contract to deliver non-Earth Imaging services to support an unnamed customer’s Space Domain Awareness capabilities, 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 Karsen Kitchen, the youngest woman to travel to space.You can connect with Karsen on LinkedIn, and find out more about Orbitelle on their website.Selected ReadingPLD Space unveils its strategic plan to lead the future of space access with MIURA Next family and LINCEStarship's Fifth Flight TestBlackSky Wins Seven-Figure Contract for Advanced Space Domain Awareness Solutions- Business WireMillennium Space Systems Rapidly Completes FOO Fighter Review MilestonePress Release: Dawn Aerospace Flies World’s Only Rapidly Reusable Rocket-Powered Aircraft Twice in One DayNASA Welcomes Dominican Republic as 44th Artemis Accords SignatoryCrew-8 Return No Earlier Than Oct. 13China to launch new crew to space station in late October - CGTNPlanet Partner SatAgro Signs a Contract with American Crystal Sugar Company for Sugar Beet Crop Monitoring- Business WireAmentum Secures $256M Contract to Propel NASA’s Space Exploration Projects- Business WireHow Data From Space Is Transforming Mobility ServicesAncient ruins are under threat. Here's how archaeologists are getting help from space (exclusive)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 Europe’s Hera mission. NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the October 10, launch attempt of the agency’s Europa Clipper mission due to anticipated hurricane conditions in the area. Crew 8’s return has been delayed until Thursday at the earliest. Rocket Lab has been selected by NASA to complete a study for retrieving rock samples from the Martian surface and bringing them to Earth for the first time, 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 Meganne Christian, European Space Agency Astronaut Reserve and Commercial Exploration Lead at the UK Space Agency.You can connect with Meganne on LinkedIn, and learn more about the ESA Astronaut Reserve training here. Selected ReadingSpaceX will launch Europe's Hera asteroid probe today: Watch it liveNASA, SpaceX Secure Europa Clipper Ahead of HurricaneCrew-8 Return No Earlier Than Oct. 10Rocket Lab Awarded NASA Study Contract to Explore Bringing Rock Samples from Mars to Earth for the First Time- Business WireImpulse Space Selected for $34.5M Contract by Space Systems Command in Support of VICTUS SURGO and VICTUS SALO Missions- Business WireNew Shepard NS-27: Mission UpdatesAalyria Awarded NASA Contract to Lead Advanced Network Orchestration Study and Demonstration- Business WireNew Frontier Aerospace Closes Seed Round with Pacific Bays CapitalDepartment of Air Force selects Leidos to oversee its Advanced Battle Management System - Digital Infrastructure networkNASA Announces Teams to Compete in International Rover ChallengeNASA Announces Teams for 2025 Student Launch ChallengeT-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

Our guest today is Astronomer Kat Troche. Kat participates in sidewalk astronomy, setting up her telescope in New York City to make space for everyone. She recently had the opportunity to learn more about astronomy and dark skies in Chile and shared her story with us.You can follow Kat’s outreach program on Instagram.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 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

United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur successfully lifts off for its second certification launch for the US Space Force. NASA is establishing an entirely new mission class for astrophysics, filling a gap in the Explorers Program between major flagship operations and small-scale missions. Impulse Space has secured $150 million in Series B funding, 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 GuestNASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingVulcan Cert-2 NASA Establishes New Class of Astrophysics Missions, Selects Studies Gateway Stands Tall for Stress Test Aalyria and Intuitive Machines Receive NASA Space Communication Awards Argo Space's plan to power orbital tugs with moon water pulls in $7.9M Oman’s maiden space launch likely in December Ax-4 Training Underway, Assigned Crew Gears Up for Historic Mission Boeing, Virgin Galactic settle lawsuit over work on Virgin 'mothership' MIRA II receives operation license for aerospike rocket flights – and first flight of “Mini MIRA II” Impulse Space Secures $150M In Series B Funding To Support Ongoing Company MomentumCanopy Awarded $2.8M Contract from USAF to Accelerate Commercialization of Next-Gen Thermal Protection Systems Technologies for Hypersonics and Re-entry SystemsJapan's government emerges as incubator for space industry Biggest solar flare since 2017 erupts from sun and Earth is in the firing line (video) 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

It's October, and that means it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This feels like a good moment to review how to keep our personal and professional worlds secure, because it is not just one department's job, it's really up to each and every one of us to do our bit to keep our important stuff safe from cybercriminals. 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 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

T-Minus Producer Alice Carruth participated in the NASA Social Media event ahead of the Crew 9 launch from Florida. She shares her experience with the tour and launch.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 GuestT-Minus Producer Alice Carruth.Selected ReadingSpaceX Dragon with Crew-9 Aboard Docks to StationT-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

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket rolled out to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral ahead of its scheduled Friday launch. The Deep Space Network (DSN) managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory successfully completed end-to-end test communications with Astrobotic’s Griffin lunar lander. The China Manned Space Agency has shared the design of the nation’s spacesuit for lunar landing, 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 Jean-François Morizur, CEO of Cailab.You can connect with Jean-François Morizur on LinkedIn, and learn more about Cailab on their website.Selected ReadingULA rolls Vulcan Centaur rocket to pad ahead of 2nd-ever launch (photos)- SpaceGriffin Mission One Ground Testing with NASA’s Deep Space Network a SuccessESA - Nearing Hera era in spaceChina releases external design of lunar-landing spacesuit - CGTNPlanet Renews Contract with the Federal Police of Brazil- Business WireA renewable bio-epoxy for space - iLAuNCHU.S. Space Force Awards Virtualitics Contract to Increase Operational ReadinessRIT will receive $9.9M for Space Force researchBeneath the brushstrokes, van Gogh's sky is alive with real-world physicsT-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