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NASA says they still have time to decide on the fate of Starliner, and continue to float the idea of extending the crew's stay on the International Space Station. Roscosmos’ Progress 89 spacecraft is scheduled to launch this evening on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Florida Tech joins a consortium with University of Florida, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Florida A&M University to advance research in the space manufacturing sector, 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 guests today are students Felix and Simi from ETH Zurich.You can find out more about ARIS on their website.Selected ReadingNASA to Provide Crew Flight Test Status Update Sunita Williams undergoes hearing test in space after eye scans as Starliner saga continues- MintNASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 89 Launch, Space Station DockingFlorida Tech joins C-STARS to advance bioprinting, space biology studiesNASA’s permanent presence on the moon could begin with USF-invented mapping technologyX-Bow Passes Critical Milestone on Hypersonic Booster ContractNews- Marble ImagingArchangel Lightworks Selected for InnovateUK's 2023 EUREKA Globalstars Japan Program in collaboration with InfostellarAdvanced Manufacturing Startup Hadrian Acquires Datum SourceChinese company CAS Space takes steps toward 1st launch of reusable rocketExolaunch Appoints Robert Sproles as New Chief Executive OfficerViasat Announces the Next Evolution of its Award-Winning L-Band Tactical Satellite Service (L-TAC)This Gargantuan Lab Simulates Blasting Satellites Into Space | WIREDKazakh Plan To Join Chinese-Led Moon Base Would Strengthen Space PartnershipNASA Challenge Seeks ‘Cooler’ Solutions for Deep Space ExplorationT-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 Falcon 9 plans to launch Dragon’s sixth commercial astronaut mission, Fram2, later this year. NASA has signed an agreement with bp America to work on common goals in space exploration and energy production. Airbus and Astroscale UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaborative opportunities in the field of on-orbit servicing and space debris removal, 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 Roosevelt Mercer, Jr. Retired Maj Gen USAF, CEO and Executive Director of Virginia Spaceport Authority. You can connect with Roosevelt Mercer on LinkedIn, and find out more about the Virginia Spaceport Authority on their website.Selected ReadingFirst Human Spaceflight to Fly Over Earth’s Polar RegionsSpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas this year, regulators foundbp-NASA agreement to advance US energy production and space explorationSidus Space Secures Contract with Xiomas Technologies to Supply FeatherEdge Computing System for Fire Detection via High-Altitude Infrared Imaging- Business WireAirbus and Astroscale UK Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Explore Collaboration in On-Orbit Servicing ProgramsESA - Gaia spots possible moons around hundreds of asteroidsispace Signs Consulting Agreement with Komatsu Ltd. to Design Equipment for the Lunar SurfaceThis Rocks! NASA is Sending Student Science to SpaceNASA Tests Deployment of Roman Space Telescope's 'Visor'Space Weather Prediction CenterT-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 Office of the Inspector General released a report with major concerns about the Space Launch System Block 1B's development and management by Boeing. SpaceX launched two satellites as part of the Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband mission (ASBM). Brazil and Chile have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on space cooperation, 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 Ariel Ekblaw, CEO Aurelia Institute.You can connect with Ariel on LinkedIn, and find out more about Aurelia Institute on their website.Selected ReadingNASA’s Management of Space Launch System Block 1B DevelopmentSpaceX launches Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband mission on a foggy California evening – SatNewsSpaceX on X: "Falcon 9 ascends with the dawn and 23 @Starlink satellites https://t.co/u8yuJjIqlw" / XRocket Lab Successfully Completes Latest Launch with Capella Space- Business WireBrazil and Chile sign an agreement on space cooperation - AgAzercosmos to launch satellite services in Botswana - SatellitePro MEA ‘FURST’ of its Kind: Sounding Rocket Mission to Study Sun as a Star - NASANASA Explores Industry, Partner Interest in Using VIPER Moon RoverWhat space policy could look like after the 2024 electionCybertrucks on Mars? Space advocates and NASA consider ideas for sample returnT-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 Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) program is a series of analog missions that simulate year-long stays on the surface of Mars. Each mission will consist of four crew members living in Mars Dune Alpha, an isolated 1,700 square foot habitat. Kelly Haston, PhD, was the Commander of the last mission which ended on July 6, 2024. She shares her experience with us.You can connect with Kelly on LinkedIn and learn more about CHAPEA on NASA’s website.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.Audience 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

US Space Command has confirmed that China’s Long March 6A rocket upper stage broke apart after delivering satellites to LEO, creating a cloud of debris. Eutelsat and Rocket lab report positive financial updates. NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) team commanded the spacecraft to turn its transmitter off for the last time on Thursday, concluding more than 10 years of its planetary defense mission, 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 ReadingU.S. Space Command on X: "#USSPACECOM statement on the break-up of a Chinese Long March 6A rocketShenzhou-18 taikonauts hold "Olympics" aboard China Space Station - CGTNShenzhou-18 crew conducts fire alarm test, blood sampling in space - CGTNEutelsat Group UK Regulatory Announcement: Eutelsat Communications: Full Year 2023-24 Results- Business WireRocket Lab Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results, Posts Record Revenue on 71% Year-on-Year Growth- Business WireRocket Lab Completes Successful First Hot Fire of Archimedes Engine for Neutron Rocket- Business WireRocket Lab Begins Installation of Large Carbon Composite Rocket-Building Machine- Business WireAST SpaceMobile’s Commercial Satellites Arrive at Cape Canaveral For Upcoming Launch- Business WireU.S. Space Force Seeks Industry Input for New Commercial Space Reserve - ClearanceJobsNASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid DetectionsStarliner astronauts aren't 1st 'stuck' in space: Frank Rubio's delayed return set recordCalling All Innovators: Apply for NASA's 2025 Lunabotics 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

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is scheduled to launch on August 26. Dawn Aerospace have completed another flight test campaign of the Mk-II rocket-powered aircraft. Rocket Lab has scheduled a 14-day launch window that opens on August 11th for its 52nd Electron mission which will deploy a satellite for Capella 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 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.Selected Readinghttps://x.com/PolarisProgram/status/1821260140210745531Campaign 2-2 Update, and Our Journey Through Flight Test — Dawn AerospaceRocket Lab Schedules Next Electron Launch Just Eight Days After Previous Mission- Business WireQuarterly Results- Viasat, Inc.Redwire Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results- Business WireMDA Space Reports Second Quarter 2024 ResultsBlackSky Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results- Business WireVirgin Galactic Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results And Provides Business UpdateAir Force Research Lab eyes space data transport demo in 2026PLD Space to start building French Guiana launch facilities next month - SpaceNews10 Smallsat Startups to Watch in 2024- Via SatelliteFind Out What God Needs With A Starship When William Shatner Hosts A Live 35th Anniversary Screening of "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" at GalaxyCon San José with First-Ever Live CommentaryT-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 and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, for the launch of the agency’s Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. China launched the first 18 satellites for its “Thousand Sails Constellation” which aims to deploy more than 15,000 satellites to LEO. Firefly Aerospace has signed a second multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies, 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 George Kessler, Director of Projects for NASA’s Hunch program.You can connect with George on LinkedIn, and learn more about NASA’s Hunch on their website.Selected ReadingNASA to Provide Crew Flight Test, Space Station Missions UpdateChina launches first batch of satellites in mega constellation project - CGTNFirefly Aerospace Announces Second Multi-Launch Agreement with L3Harris for up to 20 Alpha LaunchesAstrobotic Awarded Lunar Power Study with VSAT-XLRocket Lab Partners With KSAT To Streamline Satellite Communications for Customers with Upgraded Ground Station Service- Business WireSpace Force Approves Orbit Fab’s RAFTI as an Accepted Refueling Interface for Military SatellitesScout Space Joins U.S. Space System Command's Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab AcceleratorAxiom Space CEO Transitions to Board of DirectorsImpulse Space Announces Availability of New GEO Rideshare Program and Design Upgrade for Mira Vehicle- Business WireExolaunch and Impulse Space Announce Strategic Partnership in Satellite Launch and In-Space Transportation Services- Business WireESA - Euclid Galaxy Zoo – help us classify the shapes of galaxiesT-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

Russia's space agency Roscosmos says that the break in ties with the West following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has cost it nearly 180 billion rubles ($2.1 billion). Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft docked with the International Space Station after having some initial burn issues. SmallSat is moving from Logan to Salt Lake City, Utah next year as the event continues to expand, 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 Michelle Flemming, President of Space Forge US.You can connect with Michelle on LinkedIn, and learn more about Space Forge on their website.Selected ReadingThe 800th Space Operation: Safety is Key to Success of Commercial Space Industry by Federal Aviation Administration Russian Space Agency Says Break With West Cost It $2.1 Bln - The Moscow TimesPrivate Cygnus freighter arrives at the ISS with 4 tons of supplies (photos)- SpaceRocket Lab Introduces Next-Generation Satellite Dispenser- Business WireNASA, LASP Sign Agreement To Advance Space Weather Research, ModelingInterstellar Secures 3.1 Billion Yen in Series E FundingISRO Immersion Challenge on AI for Space Innovation held at IIITHCutting-edge telescope built at University of Leicester makes final departure to join SMILE mission- NewsNASA Seeks Student Missions to Send to Space in 2026, BeyondA big asteroid is coming close to Earth. Be excited, not afraid. - The Washington PostLeoLabs Achieves Record Bookings, Solidifying its Lead in the Space Domain Awareness and Space Traffic Management MarketsNext Mission to Space Station Will Launch a Variety of Biomedical and Physical Science ResearchT-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 and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo vehicle experiences issues on its way to the International Space Station. Muon Space has raised $56.7 million in Series B funding round, 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 Andy Atherton, COO at Solestial, Inc.You can connect with Andy on LinkedIn, and read more about Solestial’s new announcement on their website.Selected ReadingAxiom Mission 4 to ISS will include India, Poland, HungaryNASA Science, Cargo Launch on 21st Northrop Grumman Mission to StationRocket Lab Successfully Completes Latest Launch for Synspective- Business WireMuon Space Secures $56M Series B Funding, Surpasses $100M in Customer Contracts in 2024 including Landmark Agreement with SNCVoyager Space Selected by Lockheed Martin to Deliver Next Generation Interceptor Upper Stage Subsystem Propulsion for Missile Defense AgencyFCC Approves AST SpaceMobile Launch of First Commercial Satellites, Each the Largest-Ever Communications Array to be Deployed Commercially in Low Earth Orbit- Business WireAirbus to build two radiometers for French Space AgencySpace Flight Laboratory (SFL) Awarded Contract by GHGSat to Develop Two Additional Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Microsatellites- Business WireSpacetech startup GalaxEye bags $6.5M funding from Mela Ventures, Speciale Invest, others- YourStoryArabsat Sign MoU for Satellite-Enabled Disaster Response - SpaceWatch.GlobalSEOPS and Intuitive Machines Partner to Provide New Lunar Rideshare Services‘Not stranded in space’: how Nasa lost control of Boeing Starliner narrativeUniversities Space Research Association Welcomes Christopher J. Damaren as New TrusteeVIPER moon rover: Inside the scramble to save NASA’s canceled lunar vehicle- CNNT-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

Attorney Michael Listner walks us through his thoughts on what the end of the Chevron Deference means to the space industry.You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn.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.Audience 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