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The US Government Accountability Office releases a new report on NASA’s Gateway program. Boeing reports an additional $125 million in losses on the Starliner Program.  Sierra Space is in the final testing and launch preparations phase for its Dream Chaser® spaceplane and Shooting Star® cargo module, 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 ReadingArtemis Programs: NASA Should Document and Communicate Plans to Address Gateway's Mass Risk- U.S. GAOBoeing bleeds another $125M on Starliner program, bringing total losses to $1.6B- TechCrunchNASA says it is “evaluating all options” for the safe return of Starliner crew- Ars TechnicaPresentation Layer of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS)Sierra Space Commences Final Testing and Launch Preparations for Dream Chaser® Spaceplane at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center- Business WireESA - Space propulsion-as-a-service gets a Boost!Monitor Space Hazards new feature: Satellite Manoeuvre Support - GOV.UKDLR und POLARIS unterzeichnen Kooperationsvereinbarung zu Raumfahrzeugen und HyperschallflugzeugenUrsa Major Appoints Dan Jablonsky as CEONASA Shares its SpaceX Crew-10 Assignments for Space Station MissionMoog Inc. Reports Strong Third Quarter 2024 Results with Further Margin Expansion- Business WireBoryung Hosts 2024 Humans In Space Roadshow in Las VegasSPACE PROTECTOR by AstroscaleT-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

VAST have unveiled their plans for the Haven-1 Lab, scheduled to be the world’s first microgravity research, development, and manufacturing platform on a commercial space station. Viasat has announced a new partnership with Orbit Communications Systems for the engineering and supply of advanced satellite communication Multi-Purpose Terminals for airborne platforms. Booz Allen Hamilton has announced the successful deployment and operation of a generative AI large language model (LLM), in space using Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Spaceborne Computer-2 onboard the International 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 Brian Miske, Principal at KPMG.You can connect with Brian on LinkedIn and learn more about KPMG on their website.Selected ReadingVast Announces the Haven-1 Lab, the First Commercial Microgravity Research, Manufacturing, and Development Platform- Business WireOrbit and Viasat To Collaborate On Next-Generation Airborne Satellite Communication SystemsBooz Allen Deploys the Power of Generative AI in Space- Business WireCACI Awarded $450M Contract to Provide Support to US Space Command's JNWCNorthrop Grumman Completes Preliminary Design Review for the Latest Generation of Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Data Transport SatellitesRivada Space Networks Expands U.S. TeamOrbex Announces New Collaboration with Altair to Supply Crucial Software for TestingArianespace To Launch Europe’s Copernicus Earth Observation Program Sentinel-2c Satellite On September 3Announced First Privately-Funded Arab Lunar Mission - SpaceWatch.GlobalUmbra Offers The World's Most Capable SAR Satellites To CustomersVirginia Tech researcher explores collision avoidance with space debrisT-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

Boeing has reported second quarter financial results, as the Starliner makes progress on propulsion testing. Astroscale Japan’s Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), has completed two controlled fly-around operations of space debris. NordSpace is investing $5M  towards the development of the first phase of Spaceport Canada, 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 Lucas, CEO of Higher Orbits.You can connect with Michelle on LinkedIn, and learn more about Higher Orbits on their website.Selected ReadingBoeing Reports Second Quarter ResultsBoeing Board Names Kelly Ortberg President and CEONASA, Boeing Complete Second Docked Starliner Hot Fire TestAirbus quarterly profit falls on industrial costs and space charge- ReutersYahsat reports robust first half results for 2024 - Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat)Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Continues to Make History: Successfully Demonstrates Fly-Around Observations of Space DebrisNordSpace Announces New Spaceport Canada and $5M Investment, Adding to End-to-End Space Launch System for CanadaSES Space & Defense Awarded U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command Contract to Support Airborne Operations- Business WireOverview for NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st Commercial Resupply Mission Cancer Research in Space for Life on Earth: Five Projects Selected Through ISS National Lab Solicitation in Partnership With NASAVia Satellite Rising Stars of 2024NASA’s DART Mission Sheds New Light on Target Binary Asteroid SystemT-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 United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V carried out its final National Security Space Launch (NSSL). SpaceX is reportedly in talks with US and Australian officials to land and recover one of its Starship rockets off Australia's coast. Redwire plans to culture bioprinted vascularized liver tissue constructs on the ISS to determine if liver cells bioprinted on Earth can properly form functioning blood vessels in microgravity, 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 Caroline Schumacher, CEO of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF).You can connect with Caroline on LinkedIn, and learn more about ASF on their website.Selected ReadingAtlas V rocket launches final national security mission- SpaceExclusive: SpaceX in talks to land and recover Starship rocket off Australia's coast- ReutersBoeing Wins Space Mission Contracts Owing To Its 'Armies Of Lobbyists,' Says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Amid Starliner Return DelayRedwire to Test 3D Bioprinted Liver Tissue in Space, Reinforcing the Company’s Focus on Transforming the Future of Organ Transplantation on Earth- Business WireA wearable device to track, analyse and predict astronaut health - iLAuNCHEquatorial Space secures pre-Series A round led by Farquhar VC with participation by PaspalisDelivery of MIRA II and MIRA III airframe structuresViasat Introduces Wearable Secure Wireless Hub for Advanced Network and Edge CommunicationsNASA, JAXA Bounce Laser Beam Between Moon’s Surface and Lunar 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

India’s Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences says that an ISRO astronaut will be going to the International space station some time “after August”. US lawmakers fail to pass FY2025 appropriations bills affecting NASA, NOAA and the FAA. Rocket Lab has completed integration and testing of two spacecraft destined for Mars 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 Mike Cassidy, CEO of D-Orbit USA.You can connect with Mike on LinkedIn and learn more about D-Orbit on their website.Selected Reading65 Years Ago: The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 Creates NASAOne Gaganyatri Will Travel To ISS After August, Says Space MinisterSpace Budget 2024: Government announces Rs 1000 crore to boost space technology - Times of IndiaWhat’s Happening in Space Policy July 28-August 3, 2024Rocket Lab Completes Integration and Testing of Twin Spacecraft for NASA Mars Mission- Business WireRedwire Signs MOU with Consolidated Safety Services, Inc. to Support International Space Station Services Contract- Business WireCesiumAstro to Power Lunar Navigation With NASA Contract for LunaNet Technology- Business WireSpaceX completes 300th booster reflight during first of planned back-to-back Falcon 9 launchesPress Release and Press Coverage- First StreetInternational Space Station Research And Development Conference Kicks Off Monday In BostonNASA astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space (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

Our guest today is Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. In his day job, Jonathan is an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian working on the Chandra X ray Observatory Space Telescope, but it’s his out of hours work that attracts the most attention. Jonathan has become the leading voice in the US for chronicling the history of the space program and keeping track of space debris. You can connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn, and learn more about his work on his 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

SpaceX has submitted its mishap report to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding Falcon 9’s launch anomaly on July 11, and the company’s investigation team, with oversight from the FAA, was able to identify the most probable cause of the mishap and associated corrective actions to ensure the success of future missions. NASA’s Perseverance Rover captures images of rocks on Mars that indicate that the red planet may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago, 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 Kirsten Whittingham, President of Max Space.You can connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn, and learn more about Max Space on their website.Selected ReadingSpaceX - UpdatesNASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars RockAkima Secures $480 Million Contract to Strengthen U.S. Space Force's Satellite OperationsL3Harris Technologies Reports Strong Second Quarter 2024 Results, Increases 2024 Guidance- Business WireTerran Orbital’s New 94,000 Square Foot Space Vehicle Assembly Facility in Irvine, CA Receives Certificate of Occupancy- Business WireSpending watchdog questions UK investment in European Space AgencyUAE wins bid to host global space research conference- The NationalA boom in space-based intelligence is coming. Can ground networks keep up? - Defense OneNASA Selects Marshall Logistics Support Services II Contractorhttps://mitchellaerospacepower.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Small-Satellites-Answering-the-Call-for-Space-Superiority-FINAL.pdfAstronomers discover technique to spot AI fakes using galaxy-measurement tools- Ars TechnicaT-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 Boeing are continuing testing on the Starliner and have said that the capsule may remain on the ISS until September. NASA’s Glenn Research Center streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using laser communications. Sierra Space passes a seventh key validation test, and second full-scale structural test of its expandable space station technology, 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 James Parker, Cofounder of Leonid Capital Partners. You can connect with James on LinkedIn and learn more about Leonid Capital Partners on their website.Selected ReadingUPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, BackNASA Sponsors New Research on Orbital Debris, Lunar SustainabilitySierra Space Heralds Giant Leap in Microgravity Research and Manufacturing with Historic Test of Expandable Space Station TechnologyUrsa Major: New R&D Center In Ohio To Accelerate Vital National Security Propulsion TechnologyAST SpaceMobile Announces First Five Commercial Satellites Completed Final Assembly and Ready for Shipment the First Week of August- Business Wireispace-EUROPE announces Completion of First European Designed, Manufactured, and Assembled Lunar Micro Rover- Business WireHoneywell Delivers Strong Second Quarter Results And Beats Earnings Guidance; Updates 2024 OutlookRocket Lab Sets Launch Date for 51st Electron Mission, Prepares to Deploy Latest Satellites in Multi-Launch Contract for Synspective- Business WireMagellan Aerospace Partners With Aequs to Explore Setting up India Based Engine MRO Business New partnerships announced to bolster Scotland’s Space SectorUSPACE Technology Group Rolls out 6 Highly Globally Competitive Commercial Optical Satellites Marking a New Milestone in Satellite Mass Production and CommercializationSpaceX Starlink satellites made 50000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the past 6 months. What does that mean for space safety?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

The European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency plan to grow the workforce to 200 people at the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) by 2030. British paralympian John Mcfall has been cleared to go into space after a two-year feasibility study. Space-based energy generation company Star Catcher has closed its $12.25M seed 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 Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.You can connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn, and learn more about his work on his website.Selected ReadingPlans unveiled for stronger European Space Agency presence in UK and space skills training - GOV.UKDisabled British astronaut John McFall cleared to travel into spaceUK Space Agency awards ten technologies to purify water frozen in Moon’s soil - GOV.UKStar Catcher Closes $12.25M Seed Round to Transform Space Operations With World's First Space-Based Energy GridKBR Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial ResultsRTX's Raytheon partners with AVIO to build a more resilient U.S. Defense Industrial Base for solid rocket motor productionCollins Aerospace relocating Singapore plant to new $250M manufacturing facility in Seletar Aerospace Park, SingaporeISRO conducts flight experiment of Air Breathing Propulsion SystemMorpheus Space Launches New "Reloaded" Factory in Dresden, Germany, significantly increasing availability of the GO-2 Electric Propulsion SystemsBlue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 26th MissionSpiderOak and Axiom Space Demonstrate New Rust Enabled OrbitSecure Platform on International Space StationSES Space & Defense Awarded U.S. Army’s SATCOM as a Managed Service Pilot Contract- Business WireDr. Angel Smith Appointed as Executive Director of SmallSat AllianceAstronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescopeT-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 and the United Launch Alliance have secured $1.76 billion in contract modifications from the US Space Force to provide launch services under the second phase of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program. NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) 4 mission. Axiom Space selects British astronaut Tim Peake to join their team as a strategic advisor, 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 Former NASA Astronaut, Colonel Eileen Collins. You can connect with Colonel Collins on LinkedIn and you’ll find her book “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission” in all good retail stores.Selected ReadingULA, SpaceX Book $1.8B in Space Force Contract Modifications Under NSSL Phase 2 Contract - GovCon WireNASA Awards Launch Services Contract for NOAA's JPSS-4 MissionAxiom Space Welcomes British Astronaut Tim Peake to its Astronaut CorpsInCubed2 - innovation in public services with satellite Earth observation - GOV.UKBiologIC Technologies wins share of £65m fund for space medicineSweden Exploring Gripen Responsive Space Launch Capability- Aviation Week NetworkChinese scientists discover water molecules in Chang'e-5 lunar sample - CGTNLockheed Martin Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial ResultsIridium Announces Second-Quarter 2024 ResultsFire on the launch pad destroyed ABL Space rocketFacilitating Intelligent Conversations About Artificial Intelligence- Space Systems Command New dawn for space storm alerts could help shield Earth's tech- The Royal Astronomical Society 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