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Rocket Lab has been awarded a $14.49 million task order by the US Space Force to launch a dedicated Electron mission for the military branch. Ursa Major has signed a contract with the Naval Energetics Systems and Technologies Program (NEST) to develop and hot fire test a prototype solid rocket motor for the US Navy's Standard Missile program. The US Space Command and the Swedish Air Force signed a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement, 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 Jeff Kratz, Vice President of AWS Worldwide Public Sector Sales, Tim Sylvester, Field CTO at Effectual, and Jerry Meleski, SVP of Product and Technology at HawkEye 360.You can learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. Selected ReadingU.S. Space Force Awards Rocket Lab Launch Contract for Space Test Program (STP)-S30- Business WireUrsa Major Signs Contract With U.S. Navy For Next Gen Solid Rocket Motors For Standard MissileUSSPACECOM and Sweden sign a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreementSpacefarer & CubeRover Joint Lunar Rover Demonstration on Griffin-1 | AstroboticJapanese Astronaut Koichi Wakata Joins Axiom SpaceStoke Space Names Retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw to Board of Directors, Paul Croci as Chief Financial OfficerVoyager Space Names Neeraj Gupta Chief Strategy OfficerT-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 UK Space Agency releases £13 million in funding to support 11 projects through the Agency’s International Bilateral Fund. Space Workforce 2030 shares findings from the second annual report. SpaceX launched a new rideshare program called the Bandwagon-1 launching 11 satellites to mid-inclination 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 is Melanie Stricklan, Executive Director of the Space Workforce 2030 initiative.You can connect with Melanie on LinkedIn and learn more about Space Workforce 2030 on their website.Selected ReadingNASA Leadership Spotlights Space Sustainability at Space SymposiumUK funding boost for international space projects - GOV.UKSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center on 1st ‘Bandwagon’ mission – Spaceflight NowNASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from Space StationKBR Awarded over $450M in Systems Engineering, Acquisition, Research & Development and Operations Support ContractsNASA knows what knocked Voyager 1 offline, but it will take a while to fix- Ars TechnicaLonestar Data Holdings Announces Freedom, its Second Lunar Data Center mission to the Moon in 2024Space Workforce 2030 Builds on Success, Partnership in Second Year: 2nd Annual Report Released; Congress Recognizing National Space DayT-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

N2K Space is working with AWS to bring the AWS in Orbit podcast series to the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs from April 8-11. We’ll be broadcasting from the AWS booth, number 1036 in the North Hall, Tuesday-Thursday from 9-11am. Andre Kearns, Marketing Director at Amazon Web Services Aerospace and Satellite Division walks us through what to expect at the AWS booth.You can connect with Andre on LinkedIn and learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website.AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K Networks and AWS to offer listeners an in-depth look at the transformative intersection of cloud computing, space technologies, and generative AI. You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws.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 President Joe Biden wants rocket launchers that use American airspace  to pay taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of air traffic controllers. Varda Space has raised $90 million in a Series B funding round. Sierra Space introduces the Sierra Space Eclipse satellite bus line, 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 Richard Cooper, Vice President, Strategic Communications and Outreach at the Space Foundation.You can connect with Richard on LinkedIn and learn more about the Space Foundation and the 39th Space Symposium here.Selected ReadingBiden Takes Aim at SpaceX’s Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace - The New York TimesVarda Announces $90 million Series B Funding to Build Factories in SpaceSierra Space Unveils the Revolutionary Eclipse Satellite Bus Line: Introducing Velocity, Horizon, and TitanVirgin Galactic countersues Boeing about mothership project - SpaceNewsNew Shepard’s 25th Mission Includes America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate- Blue OriginDARPA Awards Phase Four $14.9M Contract to Develop Air Breathing Electric Propulsion for Very Low Earth Orbit Operations China, Thailand sign pacts on outer space, lunar outposts- ReutersESA - 3D-bioprinted blood vesselSpace experts foresee an “operational need” for nuclear power on the Moon- Ars TechnicaSAIC Appoints Srini Attili as New Civilian Business Group ExecutiveIndustry Executive Allen Flynt Joins Axiom Space as Chief Officer, Mission ServicesT-Minus Crew SurveyWe want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day.Want to hear your company in the show?You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info.Want to join us for an interview?Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal.T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA has contracted Intuitive Machines, Lunar Dawn, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV). Amazon Web Services has let go of several hundred sales, marketing and tech roles including at its Aerospace and Satellite division. Mitsubishi Corporation has been announced as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space, the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, 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 Andre Kearns, Marketing Director at Amazon Web Services Aerospace and Satellite Division. N2K Space is working with AWS to bring the AWS in Orbit podcast series to the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs from April 8-11. We’ll be broadcasting from the AWS booth, number 1036 in the North Hall, Tuesday-Thursday from 9-11am.You can connect with Andre on LinkedIn and learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website.Selected ReadingNASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis MissionsAmazon Web Services lays off several hundred tech, sales staff- ReutersMitsubishi Corporation Joins Starlab Space as Strategic Partner, Equity Owner in Joint VentureMuon Space Redefines LEO Satellite Constellations with the release of Muon Halo™ and over $60M in new contracts for 10 Muon Halo Spacecraft and Integrated Mission ServicesHydrosat Awarded National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration GrantESA's solar eclipse maker, Proba-3We Secure £2.25m Investment To Accelerate Helix Products To Market ReleaseSolstar Space Awarded $1.25 Million U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR Contract for the Slayton Wideband Space CommunicatorScout Space to Deliver Owl Product Line of Advanced Long-range Vision Payload SystemsExplosive green 'Mother of Dragons' comet now visible in the Northern Hemisphere- Live ScienceT-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 US Department of Defense has released a new Commercial Space Integration Strategy. The US White House has instructed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies. Dawn Aerospace to supply green propulsion technology to Japanese company, Cislunar 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 Nick Shave, Managing Director of Astroscale UK.You can connect with Nick on LinkedIn and learn more about Astroscale on their website.Selected Reading2024 DOD Commercial Space Integration StrategyExclusive: White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon- ReutersDawn announces lunar mission customer, Cislunar Technologies  Astrobotic and U.S Air Force Announce Rocket Research and Development Collaboration  Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch delayed again, to May 6- SpaceChina successfully launches new remote sensing satellite - CGTNChinese space junk falls to Earth over Southern California, creating spectacular fireball (photos, video)NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Earns Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement AwardDr Alan Stern joins ispace US in Advisor roleThe menace the U.S. confronts from space- The HillThe race to fix space-weather forecasting before next big solar storm hits- MIT Technology ReviewJAXA and Toyota's 'Lunar Cruiser' moon rover is now a Transformers toyT-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

Space debris, potentially from the International Space Station, lands on a house in Florida. The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will build, integrate and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project funded by the US Space Force and led by prime contractor Astroscale US. Terran Orbital received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange stating that they have regained compliance with the minimum stock price and will be removed from the NYSE’s noncompliant issuers list, 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 Joseph Horvath, CEO Nova Space.You can connect with Joseph on LinkedIn and learn more about Nova Space on their website.Selected ReadingTrash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida - Ars TechnicaSwRI to build the spacecraft bus for in-space refueler servicer programTerran Orbital Regains Compliance with NYSE Continued Listing StandardsTerran Orbital's Tyvak International Secures European Defense Agency Contract for Pioneering VLEO Satellite ProjectHawkEye 360 Secures $40 Million Debt CommitmentAST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 ResultsSKY Perfect JSAT Announces 10 Billion Yen Investment to Accelerate Collaborations with Space-related StartupsColorado Air and Space Port Receives $555,555 in grantsSpace is essential for infrastructure. Why isn't it considered critical?- CyberScoopTrue Anomaly Appoints Former Palantir Leader as First Chief Revenue OfficerHelioviewer Eclipse WatchT-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 Canadian government is lending satellite operator Telesat C$2.14 billion to help the company build out its Telesat Lightspeed low earth orbit broadband constellation. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launches a EUTELSAT 36D satellite into Geostationary Orbit. Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite from the Baikonur Spaceport, 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 Eleftherios Kosmas, Vice-Chairman of the Libre Space Foundation.You can connect with Eleftherios on LinkedIn and learn more about Libre Space on their website.Selected ReadingApril Fool’s Day Video from N2KTelesat and Government of Canada Agree to Terms on C$2.14 Billion Loan in Support of Telesat LightspeedSuccessful Launch of EUTELSAT 36D Satellite- Business WireRussia’s Soyuz 2.1b rocket carrying remote sensing satellite takes off from Baikonur - Science & Space - TASSSenate bills seek to reform commercial space regulations - SpaceNewsAECOM to provide environmental restoration and compliance services for NASA facilities across the United States- Business WireNASA Names Finalists to Help Deal with Dust in Human Lander ChallengePluto is now Arizona's 'official planet' — whether a 'dwarf' or notOrbital Reef and commercial low Earth orbit destinations—upcoming space research opportunities-  npj MicrogravityPutting Starship’s plasma in perspective - Aerospace AmericaUniversities Space Research Association Appoints Robert O'Brien Director, Center for Space Nuclear ResearchAstronomical pranks of April fools' pastT-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

Slingshot Aerospace, a leader in satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, recently announced the expansion of its international operations with the launch of Slingshot Aerospace Ltd. The new entity will operate from Slingshot’s first international offices in Cornwall and London – representing a significant step in the company's commitment to a global growth strategy. We learn more from Managing Director of Slingshot Aerospace Ltd, Melissa Quinn.You can connect with Melissa on LinkedIn and learn more about Slingshot Aerospace on their 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

JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar probe has survived its second lunar night. Commercial lunar landing company ispace has raised $8.1B yen ($53.5 million), in a stock sale. Earth Observation company Planet, filed  financial results for the period ended January 31, 2024, 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 Melissa Quinn, Managing Director of Slingshot Aerospace Ltd.You can connect with Melissa on LinkedIn and learn more about Slingshot Aerospace on their website.Selected ReadingJapanese probe wakes up after second lunar night - Taipei TimesJapanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale - SpaceNewsPlanet Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024- Business WireSatixFy Announces Full Year 2023 Results- Business WireDefense officials tease new commercial space strategiesRECAP of ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket launch scrub: next attempt uncertainSpace Health Tops Station Research Schedule on ThursdayT-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