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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Redwire as the prime mission integrator for the development of an air-breathing satellite that will demonstrate the use of novel electric propulsion systems in VLEO. The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) tracked its first hypersonic launch from space. China completed a series of tests last week on a new engine system designed for future lunar missions, and more.Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.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 Geoff Nunn, Curator at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. You can connect with Geoff on LinkedIn and learn more about the Museum of Flight on their website.Selected ReadingRedwire Awarded DARPA Prime Contract for SabreSat Spacecraft Very Low-Earth Orbit Demonstration- Business WireMissile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launchKepler Validates SDA-Compatible Optical Technology For Space Data Relay ConstellationChina's moon missions: New rocket engine system passes ground test - CGTNChina, Europe advance space mission amid ambitious exploration agenda - CGTNSatixFy Announces a Landmark Order for its Prime2 Space Grade Digital Beam Former Chips of More Than $20 Million- Business WireNASA Provides Updated U.S. Spacewalk DatesNASA’s Roman Mission Gets Cosmic ​‘Sneak Peek’ From Argonne Supercomputer- Business WireSpace Detection of Earthly Anomalies: Groundbreaking New Technique Unveils Early Earthquake SignsT-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

A panel of US spaceport representatives converged on Washington DC this week to explain to lawmakers the growing importance of spaceports to the economy. Facilitated by the Global Spaceport Alliance, the panel of spaceport operators discussed the value that their facilities bring to the regions they serve and the potential for what they can bring to the nation and world. Moderated by GSA Chairman Dr. George Nield, the panel included Rob Long, CEO, Space Florida, Maj. Gen. (Retired) Ted Mercer, CEO and Executive Director, Virginia Spaceport Authority, Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director, Spaceport America and Arturo Machuca, Director, Houston Spaceport.Learn more about the Global Spaceport Alliance on their website.Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.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

Voyager one’s four science instruments are now fully functioning allowing the probe to resume gathering information about interstellar space. NASA and Boeing are extending the Starliner capsule’s stay on the International Space Station until at least June 22.  The U.S. Space Force has awarded Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance spots on a potential 10-year contract to provide launch services as part of the third phase of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.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 Bailey Reichelt, founding partner at Aegis Law and board member at the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP). You can connect with Bailey on LinkedIn, and learn more about Aegis and ACSP on their websites.Selected ReadingVoyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four InstrumentsBoeing Starliner undocking, return to Earth set for June 22, NASA saysNASA Announces New System to Aid Disaster ResponseBlue Origin, SpaceX, ULA Win Positions on $5.6B IDIQ for USSF National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 - GovCon WireNew CISA report addresses zero trust in space, boosting security for satellites and ground infrastructure - Industrial CyberHistoric Approach to Space Debris: Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Closes in by 50 MetersNATO Space Operations Commanders’ Conference Future Security and WarfareSpace Florida, Business and Aerospace Entities to Congress: Support the Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act to Boost Investment in American SpaceportsStarship-Super Heavy launches on the Space Coast: Some residents submit environmental concernsRedwire Hires Distinguished Aerospace Executive and Corporate Attorney Aaron Futch as General Counsel- Business WireAerojet Rocketdyne Delivers 1,000th THAAD Solid Rocket Boost Motor and Divert and Attitude Control System Ahead of Schedule- Business WireDr. Kalpana Chawla Scholarship Project Sends Iconic Image to the MoonT-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 causes panic when audio from an ongoing training simulation was inadvertently misrouted and shared on the space agency’s YouTube channel. NASA cancels a planned spacewalk on the International Space Station due to a spacesuit discomfort issue. Armenia has become the 43rd Artemis Accords Signatory, and more.Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.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 space artist, Tim Gagnon.You can connect with Tim on LinkedIn and learn more about his work at kscartist.com.Selected ReadingNASA accidentally broadcasts simulation of distressed astronauts on space station- ReutersSpace Station at NASA BlogsNASA Welcomes Armenia as 43rd Artemis Accords SignatoryNASA Selects Raytheon Company to Build Landsat Next InstrumentsRTX's Blue Canyon Technologies selected by NASA to provide multiple spacecraft buses for PolSIR missionThales, Spire Global and ESSP to Develop a Space-Based Air Traffic Surveillance ServiceVast signs with The Exploration Company for second Haven space station cargo servicesESA Marketplace Awards Two Contracts to German constellr and Vyoma to Propel Innovation and Competitiveness and Enable Commercial Launch Missions with ExolaunchSkyband Selects Hughes JUPITER System to Power Digital Transformation for Enterprises and Governments Across Saudi ArabiaLeoLabs Selected by the U.S. Government to Deliver Next-Generation Radar Technology'Once in a lifetime': SpaceX visits rural Sask. to retrieve space junkVirgin Galactic to Effect a Reverse Stock Split- Business WireAWS Announces $230 Million Commitment for Generative AI Startups- Business WireSpace Force’s Resilient GPS program draws skepticism from lawmakersWest Point's First Astronaut Scholar- United States Military Academy West PointT-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

New research published explores how space affects human bodies studying molecular, cellular, physiological, phenotypic, and spaceflight data, including samples collected from the Inspiration 4 crew. Spacecraft manufacturing company Apex has raised $95 million in a Series B funding round. Viasat’s Energy Services division to launch a purpose-built managed communications service for remote oil and gas customers, and more.Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.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 Vinita Marwaha Madill, Engineer and Founder of Rocket Women.You can connect with Vinita on LinkedIn and learn more about Rocket Women on their website.Selected ReadingSpace Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) across orbits Apex Raises $95M in Series B Funding to Increase Productized Satellite Bus ManufacturingViasat Energy Services Introduces Enhanced Hybrid Network Service for the Energy IndustryNASA Funds Study of Proposals to Investigate Space Weather SystemsNASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket LaunchNew Boeing Location at Embry-Riddle Will Bring 400 High-Paying Jobs to FloridaSpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Project at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | Federal Aviation AdministrationThe Growing Importance of Spaceports to the World EconomyNew heroes of spaceflight: Not the astronauts but the software nerdsNeedham astronaut Suni Williams surprises students with call from space - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News NASA's Laser Relay System Sends Pet Imagery to, from Space 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

The space industry is getting some of that CHIPS money. Rocket Lab to boost semiconductor production in New Mexico. Stoke hotfires its new engine. Yahsat and Airbus announce another partnership. And more.Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.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 Anthony Baker, CEO and Co-Founder of SatVu.You can connect with Anthony on LinkedIn and learn more about SatVu on their website.Selected ReadingRocket Lab Signs Preliminary Terms to Receive up to $23.9M in Funding Under the CHIPS Act to Expand Production of Semiconductors that Power Spacecraft (Rocket Lab)Stoke Space Completes First Successful Hotfire Test of Full-Flow, Staged-Combustion Engine  (Stoke Space)Yahsat contracts Airbus for the construction of Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5 satellites  (Airbus)Scout Space Signs Launch Services Agreement for Standalone Operational Space Domain Awareness Satellite with ABL Space Systems (Scout)George Mason University announces its first NASA Space Mission which seeks to uncover the secrets of dark energy (George Mason University)https://x.com/Space_Station/status/1799916564042711151 (X formerly Twitter)China selects new batch of astronauts with an eye on the moon (SpaceNews)Gateway’s HALO Making Moves (NASA)Mars has frost-covered mountains at its equator but no lakes at its poles (Physics World)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

China completes the construction of the first universal launch site for liquid fuel rockets in Wenchang City on the island province of Hainan. NASA is funding 10 new studies to examine more affordable and faster methods of bringing samples from Mars’ surface back to Earth. Redwire Corporation has been selected to develop and deliver Roll-Out Solar Array wings (ROSA) for Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire satellites, and more.Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.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, Academic at the University Of Strathclyde.You can connect with Sharon on LinkedIn and learn more about the Space Cyber Executive Course and Conference on their website.Selected ReadingChina's 1st universal launchpad for liquid fuel rockets completed - CGTNNASA Exploring Alternative Mars Sample Return MethodsNASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis II Moon Rocket StageNASA Administrator Remembers Apollo Astronaut William AndersRedwire to Provide Roll-Out Solar Arrays for Thales Alenia Space’s Newest Telecommunications Satellite Product Line- Business WireSpace ISAC: Cyber Warfare, Space Weather Keep Threat Levels High for Industry - Via SatelliteVirgin Galactic Completes 12th Successful Spaceflight- Business WireNorway Shifts Responsibility for Launch Permits to Aviation AuthorityScottish Space Network partners with Sustainable AlphaPlanet Labs PBC Announces Real-Time Insights Technology Using NVIDIA Jetson Platform- Business WireBooz Allen Acquires PAR Government Systems Corporation- Business WireRTX awarded $677 million US Navy contract for SPY-6 family of radarsMission Little Prince : A Groundbreaking Collaboration between Interstellar Lab and The Antoine de Saint Exupéry Foundation to Grow Roses on the MoonT-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

Ross Garelick Bell is the Executive Director of the Aerospace States Association (ASA). ASA is an organization of state lieutenant governors, governor appointed delegates, state legislators, territorial and tribal government representatives and associate members from aerospace businesses, organizations, and academia. ASA brings together aviation and aerospace interests across each state to educate state legislators on issues specific to their state and provide networking opportunities to grow jobs and expand economic development. You can connect with Ross on LinkedIn and learn more about ASA on their website.Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.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

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore disembark from the Starliner capsule on to the International Space Agency. Rocket Lab has announced the launch window for the Company’s 50th Electron launch. Plant Labs first quarter revenue increased 15% year-over-year to a record $60.4 million, and more.Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.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 GuestAWS in Orbit: Empowering small farming through AI and space technologies. Yohei Nakayama, Chief Technology Officer at Degas Ltd., shares how his company is revolutionizing small farming in Ghana through AWS's cloud, AI, and space technologies. Yohei is joined by AWS Solutions Architect Emma Higashikawa. You can hear the full episode at space.n2k.com/aws.Selected ReadingBoeing's astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for 50th Electron Mission, Prepares to Deploy Five Satellites for Kinéis- Business WirePlanet Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025- Business WireChina's private space company launches 3 satellites into orbit - CGTNFirst test of space-based hypersonic tracking sensors 'within a week,' MDA director says - Breaking DefenseRTX provides Blue Canyon Satellites for NASA Polar climate missionESA and Vast signed a Memorandum of Understanding for future Vast space stationsTelespazio unveils deal with Starlink - Business - Ansa.itFAA to Receive Launch and Reentry Flight Data from Two More CompaniesTürkiye's 2nd astronaut prepares for historic space flight- Daily SabahThat giant sunspot that supercharged auroras on Earth? It's back and may amp up the northern lights with June solar storms- 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

SpaceX’s Starship completes a full test mission around the globe on the rocket's fourth flight. Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule docks with the International Space Station. Astra Space is proceeding with a merger agreement that will result in the delisting of its Class A common stock from the Nasdaq, and more.Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.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 Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority.You can connect with Scott on LinkedIn and learn more about the Spaceport America Cup on the website.Selected ReadingSpaceX's Starship survives return to Earth, achieves landing test on fourth try- ReutersBoeing Starliner team detects new helium leaks en route to space station- CNNAstra Space, Inc. Files Definitive Information Statementhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240314204182/en/ASTRA-SPACE-INVESTOR-ALERT-by-the-Former-Attorney-General-of-Louisiana-Kahn-Swick-Foti-LLC-Investigates-Adequacy-of-Price-and-Process-in-Sale-of-Astra-Space-Inc.--ASTR Aalyria Selected for $1 Billion Space Force Rapid Capabilities Office Contract- Business WireCosmonaut Oleg Kononenko reaches 1,000 cumulative days in space – Spaceflight NowChina's Space Pioneer raises $207 mln to fund development of reusable rockets-  Reutershttps://www.faa.gov/media/80271Dozens of companies, institutions and NGOs sign the Zero Debris CharterFlorida Venture Forum, Space Florida, DeepWork Capital, and FPL Announce Winners of $300,000 in 2024 Early Stage Venture Conference InvestmentMoon Tree Planted at U.S. Capitol Marks Enduring NASA, Artemis LegacyT-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