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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

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