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The Federal Communications Commission has denied SpaceX’s request to use certain mobile satellite services spectrum authorized to Globalstar and Dish in the Gen2 Starlink constellation. Vast Space is being sued by a former engineer who claims he was fired for refusing to use improper radio frequencies in designs for the Haven-1 space station. Spire Global says it is expanding its East Asian operations, announcing a new partnership and satellite mission with its first South Korean Space Services customer, Hancom Group, 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 Bryce Kennedy, President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP).You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn, and learn more about ACSP on their website.Selected ReadingSpaceX Gen2 MSS Application Dismissed as Unacceptable for Filing | Federal Communications CommissionPrivate Space-Station Maker Sued Over Claims Radio Bands MisusedSpire Global Partners with Hancom Group in First Commercial Satellite Mission for South KoreaChina's modified Long March-8 rocket completes fairing separation test - CGTNhttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/skyroot-aerospace_openingspaceforall-activity-7179015181073592321-WdjNNZDF launches hardware into space - Inside Government NZZimbabwe Gets Ready to Launch Three Satellites- Space in AfricaEuclid Space Telescope's Vision Instantly Restored by De-Icing Operation- ExtremetechEclipse 2024 Citizen ScienceNASA astronauts to make history as 1st Boeing Starliner crewHawkEye 360 Announces the Crucial Role of its Advisory Board Class of 2024Amish Patel Joins Sierra Space as Chief Operating Officer- Business WireAstronomers unveil strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way’s central black hole | ESOT-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 is offering Up to £60 million for proposals that will help boost the UK’s satellite communications sector. NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III. China launched a Long March-6 rocket, carrying an environmental monitoring satellite called Yunhai-3 02, 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 Brad Appel, Chief Technology Officer at Ursa Major.You can connect with Brad on LinkedIn and learn more about Ursa Major on their website.Selected ReadingC-LEO programme kicks off with £60 million for satellite constellation ideas - GOV.UKPolaris And Aero Challenge Group Sign Strategic Cooperation And Investment AgreementJoint Statement of the Second Meeting of the U.S.-France Comprehensive Dialogue on Space - United States Department of StateNASA Selects First Lunar Instruments for Artemis Astronaut DeploymentSystems, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities Broad Agency AnnouncementSidus Space Reports Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business UpdateChina launches new satellite for environmental monitoring - CGTNULA Delta-4 Heavy NROL-70 | Kennedy Space Center Visitor ComplexGovernor Abbott Launches Texas Space CommissionSend robots into space rather than people, says Britain's Astronomer Royal-  ReutersThe Next Generation of Cancer Drugs Will Be Made in Space- WIREDOrder Up: High School Students Compete to Launch Their Food into Space with NASA HUNCH Culinary CompetitionT-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 and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences are suing Virgin Galactic, alleging theft of trade secrets and failure to pay $25 million for their collaboration on a new “mothership”. Ingersoll Rand has announced its intention to purchase ILC Dover for approximately $2.33 billion. Apex has announced a successful demonstration of end-to-end capabilities of the Aries platform, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Dr Elaina Hyde, Director of York University’s Allan I Carswell Observatory.You can connect with Elaina on LinkedIn and learn more about the observatory at York University on their website.Selected ReadingVirgin Galactic Sued by Boeing Over Trade Secrets - RetailWireIngersoll Rand to buy ILC Dover for about $2.33 billion in life sciences push- ReutersApex Completes First Payload Commissioning, Downlinks “Satellite Selfie,” as Part of Its Aries Call to Adventure Mission- Business WireSpire Global Announces Closing of $30 Million Registered Direct Offering- Business WireSpaceX reaches its 175th Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral with Monday evening Starlink mission – Spaceflight NowIntuitive Machines' historic private moon mission comes to an end- SpaceCSIRO 3D mapping tech blasts off for International Space StationMomentus Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition- Business WireVenus Aerospace Achieves Successful Inaugural Supersonic Drone FlightSpace For Humanity Announce Support Of Amanda Nguyen Launch To Space. First Vietnamese Woman To Fly To 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

The US Space Force requests an additional $1 billion from Congress for projects not included in the fiscal year 2025 budget. Russian Soyuz MS-25 mission carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus arrives at the International Space Station. The UK Space Agency is opening new headquarters at the Harwell Science Campus’ Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, and offices in Scotland, Wales and the Midlands, 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 Andrew Williams from the European Southern Observatory. You can connect with Andy on LinkedIn and read the International Astronomical Union’s Position Paper detailing the way forward for mitigation of satellite constellations’ impact on astronomy on their website.Selected ReadingSpace Force sends Congress $1 billion list of unfunded projectsRussian Soyuz Spacecraft with 3 Astronauts Docks at the International Space StationOrbit Fab RAFTI Fueling Ports Flight Qualified and Ready for In-Space and Launch Site FuelingAerospace Shifts Corporate HQ to DC area; investing $100M in EL Segundo campusLaunching a dedicated MicroGEO communications satellite for Argentinala France prête à subventionner massivement ses mini-fusées- Les EchosUK Space Agency announces new headquarters and regional offices - GOV.UKChina's Queqiao-2 relay satellite enters lunar orbit - CGTNA Letter to the Chandra CommunityOptical Fiber Production - NASABoeing Announces Board and Management ChangesBoom Supersonic Announces Successful Flight of XB-1 Demonstrator AircraftThe nation’s first academic space cybersecurity program welcomes the 2nd cohortGeomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create striking aurora- AP NewsT-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 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the Pushpak Reusable Landing Vehicle LEX 02 experiment flight at the Aeronautical Test Range in Chitradurga. The US Department of Defense and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) are working with three companies to provide logistics services enabling low-cost, responsive access to geostationary and other orbits beyond low Earth orbit. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Dragon capsule resupply mission heading to the International Space Station (ISS), 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 Rebecca Boyle, science journalist and author of “Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are”. You can connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn and learn more about her book here.Selected ReadingISRO successfully conducts second Pushpak RLV landing experiment | India News - The Indian ExpressIntuitive Machines improves cash position to best since IPO after historic moon missionCompanies Selected for DIU Orbital Logistics Vehicle ProjectNASA Science, Hardware Aboard SpaceX's 30th Resupply Launch to StationMars Sample Return Dominates House Hearing on NASA Science – SpacePolicyOnline.comNASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Life Support SystemMission X Update #2: Fly, Fix, FlyAstralintu and D-Orbit Sign MOU to Bring Space Cloud Services and Its Benefits to Latin AmericaNASA, Health and Human Services Highlight Cancer Moonshot ProgressSpace tourists and crew suffer high radiation risks – regulation is needed to protect themESA - New missions selected for the fourth edition of the Fly Your Satellite! programmeT-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

Many of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides, but did you know that it smells like gunpowder? Or that it was essential to the development of science and religion? Rebecca Boyle, science journalist and author of “Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are” shares her research and thoughts on the future of missions to explore the lunar surface. You can connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn and learn more about her book here.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

Rocket Lab launches the NROL-123 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA Wallops in Virginia. Varda Space has released results from its first orbital drug manufacturing mission called Winnebago-1. Roscosmos aborts the Soyuz MS25 mission 20 seconds ahead of liftoff, 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 Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security.You can connect with Geoff on LinkedIn and learn more about Xage Security on their website and read about the JCDC 2024 Priorities here.Selected ReadingRocket Lab Successfully Launches Fifth National Security Mission for NROLive coverage: Dragon flights return to Cape Canaveral’s pad 40 with SpaceX’s 30th cargo mission to the Space Station – Spaceflight NowReturn of the Ritonavir: A Study on the Stability of Pharmaceuticals Processed in Orbit | Biological and Medicinal Chemistry | ChemRxiv | Cambridge Open EngageAdvanced Space Demonstrates Artificial Intelligence for Spacecraft Autonomy at the MoonNanoAvionics selects Neuraspace for Enhanced Safety and Sustainability in Space OperationsSidus Space Establishes Two-Way Communications with State-of-the-Art Hybrid 3D-Printed LS-1 Satellite- Business WireTTTech Aerospace and Réaltra collaborate on compact TTEthernet switch solution for space applicationsReOrbit Signs MoU with SatSure and KaleidEO to Offer Comprehensive Space Infrastructure SolutionChina launches relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-moon communication - CGTNSoyuz MS-25 set to launch to the International Space Station with crew from Russia, Belarus, and NASA - NASASpaceFlight.comFour Veteran Space Industry Leaders Join Astrobotic as the Company Builds Griffin-1Russia warns US against using SpaceX for spyingSpace Force hosts annual Guardian Field Forum- United States Space Force High School Students Contribute to Exoplanet DiscoveryT-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

Northrop Grumman's making a concept study about a possible moon train for DARPA's 10 year lunar architecture capability study, or LunA-10. Intelsat has announced an expanded partnership with Eutelsat Group related to that company’s OneWeb low-earth orbit constellation. Blue Origin has announced that they will demonstrate Blue Ring’s mission operation capabilities and core flight systems on the DarkSky-1 Defense Innovation Unit sponsored launch, 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 Alex Pospekhov and Alexey Shirobokov of Mission Space.You can connect with Alex and Alexy on LinkedIn and learn more about Mission Space on their website.Selected ReadingNorthrop Grumman to conceptualize Moon trains for DARPA - Breaking DefenseIntelsat Advances Multi-Orbit Strategy with Expansion of Eutelsat Group LEO Agreement- Business WireSpaceX to sell satellite laser links that speed in-space communication to rivals- ReutersGITAI Completes Fully Successful Technology Demonstration Outside the ISSBlue Origin’s Blue Ring to Demonstrate Operation Capabilities on DarkSky-1 MissionXodiac Night Flight 2024Airbus continues to collaborate with NASA to monitor climate change from Space ESA kicks off two new navigation missionsSWISSto12 setzt seine Expansion fort, vergrößert sein Team um 25 % und schafft weitere Produktionsflächen- Business WireMDA Space Named As One Of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies For 2024China may be developing plans to take out US satellites from the moon, Space Force general saysWhy astronauts age slower in space than the rest of us on earth - The Times of IndiaNASA to Select Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis MissionsT-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 States and Japan are co-sponsoring a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a ban on any nuclear weapons in orbit. Benchmark Space Systems has successfully deployed its next-gen Xantus electric propulsion aboard Space Solutions’ 12U cubesat in low Earth orbit.Terran Orbital’s subsidiary Tyvak International has delivered the Hera Milani satellite to the European Space Agency, 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 Searra, Executive Director of the Interstellar Foundation.You can connect with Nick on LinkedIn and learn more about the Interstellar Foundation on their website.Selected ReadingUS and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space- AP NewsA Suspicious Pattern Alarming the Ukrainian Military - The AtlanticReady for take-off: A look inside the IDF's new Space Directorate UnitPress Release: Benchmark Electric Propulsion Thrusters On Orbit And Poised For First FireSpace Workforce 2030 Names New Executive Director in Landmark PartnershipSpire Global to Enhance AI-Driven Weather Prediction in Collaboration with NVIDIATerran Orbital’s Milani Satellite Delivered to the European Space Agency for Hera Mission- Business WireChina building giant hypersonic railgun for space launches - Asia TimesWhile USSF Budget Dips, Funds for New Nuclear Command and Control Satellites Jump1st Space Brigade’s tactical close space support is on the moveBiden’s tax proposals would hurt commercial spaceESA - Operations begin to de-ice Euclid’s visionT-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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $15.5 million contract to Parsons Corporation for system integration and cloud management services for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Maxar Technologies’ first two of six planned high-resolution WorldView Legion satellites have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base, ahead of launch as soon as April. Science Applications International Corporation known as SAIC, has announced results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year, 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 Gianluca Redolfi, Chief Business Officer at Sateliot.You can connect with Gianluca on LinkedIn and learn more about Sateliot on their website.Selected ReadingThe Aviation and Aerospace Sectors Face Skyrocketing Cyber ThreatsSAIC Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024 Results- Business WireNOAA selects system integrator for the Traffic Coordination System for SpaceFirst Two WorldView Legion Satellites Arrive at Launch BaseThe stages for the inaugural Ariane 6 flight currently being assembled | ArianeGroupThomas Stafford, NASA astronaut who led Apollo-Soyuz joint mission, dies at 93 | collectSPACEHow historic handshake in space brought superpowers closer | CNN NASA to Send Research to Station Aboard 30th SpaceX Resupply MissionWelcome to the OuterNET™Kymeta Begins Fulfilling Customer Orders of its First Multi-Orbit, On-the-Move Flat-Panel Antenna for Military Users- Business WireT-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