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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 guest today is Kelly Haston, PhD, Commander of the last Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) mission which ended on July 6, 2024. You can connect with Kelly on LinkedIn and learn more about CHAPEA on NASA’s website.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

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 guest is Amanda Lee Falkenberg, composer of THE MOONS SYMPHONY. You can connect with Amanda on LinkedIn, learn more about The Moons Symphony on her website.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

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 today, Savannah Mandel and Dr. George Nield.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

NASA has selected multiple companies to expand the agency’s Near Space Network’s commercial direct-to-Earth capabilities services. Liechtenstein has become the 52nd nation to sign to the Artemis Accords. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Bandwagon-2 mission to orbit on Saturday, 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 Erin Miller, Executive Director of Space Information and Analysis Center (Space ISAC). You can connect with Erin on LinkedIn, and learn more about Space ISAC on their website.Selected ReadingNASA Selects Four Commercial Companies to Support Near Space NetworkNASA’s New Deep Space Network Antenna Has Its Crowning MomentNASA Welcomes Liechtenstein as Newest Artemis Accords SignatorySpaceX - Launches Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellite for Synspective, Caps Off Year with 60% Increase in Launches YoY- Business WireSpace Sustainability Consortium Set to Unlock Economic Growth in UK Space SectorNASA Runs X-59 Engine with Maximum Afterburner for First TimeChristmas in space! How stranded astronauts are celebrating the holidaysT-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

Astrophotography has long been an admired area of interest to hobbyists and professionals around the world but what is it like to take photographs from space? NSF hosted a live downlink to the International Space Station with NASA Astronaut Don Pettit. NSF’s Jack Beyer brings us his chat with Don about capturing Earth and space from the orbiting lab.You can watch the full conversation here.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 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

K2 space has been awarded a $60m STRATFI contract by the US Space Force for a new mission, code-named Gravitas, that'll take place no earlier than February 2026. Blue Origin held a wet rehearsal for its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral. NASA has announced that it is delaying the SpaceX Crew-10 launch until no earlier than March, 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 ReadingK2 Space Awarded $60M STRATFI Contract for Groundbreaking Proliferated MEO MissionNew US Space Force jammers aim to disrupt China’s SATCOM signalsBlue Origin New Glenn launch date inches closer as rocket sees testing at Cape CanaveralAstronauts who flew to space aboard Starliner face additional delay- CNNExclusive: Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee- ReutersChina's commercial rocket sends new batch of satellites into orbit - CGTNNASA Partners with US Patent and Trademark Office to Advance Technology TransferIndia's first analog space mission: Could this be what our home on Moon or Mars might look like?A Year of Space-Based Innovation: ISS National Lab Sponsored More Than 100 Payloads in 2024, Advancing R&D in Low Earth OrbitT-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 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