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Shelli Brunswick champions space for all. Formerly a space acquisition, program management leader, and congressional liaison for the U.S. Air Force and COO at Space Foundation, she works with organizations around the world to connect the commercial, government, and educational sectors. Shelli brings a rich perspective and deep vision of the global space ecosystem, advocating for space technology innovation, entrepreneurship, and global partnership. Now she’s running her own organization and shares her passion for space workforce development with us.You can connect with Shelli on LinkedIn and learn more about her work with SB Global LLC on her 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

China’s commercial launch company Galactic Energy has launched two rockets in three days setting a new record for the shortest interval between two commercial launches by a private Chinese rocket company. NASA has welcomed Peru and Slovakia as new signatories to the Artemis Accords. NASA, Boeing and the United Launch Alliance say they’re still on track to launch the Starliner crew capsule on Saturday, June 1, 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 Amit Srivastava, Head of Lunar Architecture at the Andy Thomas Center for Space Resources at the University of Adelaide.You can connect with Amit on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Australian Space Architecture Challenge on their website.Selected ReadingGalactic Energy sets domestic record with 2 rocket launches in 3 days - CGTNChina to impose export controls on certain aviation, space equipment - CGTNNASA Welcomes Peru as 41st Artemis Accords SignatoryNASA Welcomes Slovakia as New Artemis Accords SignatoryNASA Updates Coverage for Boeing’s Starliner Launch, DockingSpace Force Leverages Commercial Data Analytics to Aid Combatant Commands in New Ways- Space Systems Command BlackSky Wins $7 Million Dynamic Space-Based Imagery and Analytics Services Contract Renewal with Legacy International Government CustomerSidus Space’s LizzieSat-1 Successfully Transmits Data from Orbit through the Power of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Rapid Delivery Platform- Business WireScout Space “Sparrow” Successfully Captures First In-Space ImageCisLunar Industries Earns Space HeritageKyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry unveil world's first wooden satellite - The Japan TimesTrailblazers to Lead ISSRDC Panel on Cancer Research, Regenerative Medicine, and In-Space ManufacturingMomentus Receives Nasdaq Deficiency Notification Regarding Delayed Form 10-Q- Business WireParagon Announces Water Purification System EDU for StarlabNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finds Most Distant Known GalaxyT-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

Indian commercial space company Agnikul Cosmos launched the Agnibaan rocket for the first time. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 88 lifts off carrying about 3 tons of food, propellant, and other supplies for the astronauts living aboard the International Space Station. INNOSPACE has signed launch service agreements with Brazil’s Federal University of Maranhão and Castro Leite Consultoria, 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 guests today are Nathan Butler and Barry Creighton from Brigham Young University’s rocket team.You can find out more about the Spaceport America Cup at SoundingRocket.org.Selected ReadingIndian space startup Agnikul launches country's second privately built rocket- ReutersWatch Russian cargo ship launch toward the ISS this morning- SpaceINNOSPACE Signs Agreements on HANBIT-Nano Rocket to Launch Brazilian Satellites and Inertial System- Business WireSLIM Sleeps in this Month – SpacePolicyOnline.comMomentus Receives Contract from DARPA to Pave the Way for Large-Scale Space Structures- Business WireVirgin Galactic Receives NYSE Continued Listing Standard Notice- Business WireRocket Lab Sets Date for Second NASA PREFIRE Launch-  Business WireNorth Korean Military Satellite Launch Fails – SpacePolicyOnline.comCommercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes New President – Dave CavossaShetland spaceport prepares for first rocket launch after official openingT-Minus Crew SurveyWe want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day.Want to hear your company in the show?You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info.Want to join us for an interview?Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal.T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) satellite for ESA and JAXA. Chinese commercial company Galactic Energy launched their second sea-based mission of the Ceres 1 rocket. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has launched the Neo Space Group focused on the space industry, 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 GuestMaria Varmazis, N2K host of T-Minus Space Daily, talks with WiCyS Executive Director Lynn Dohm and N2K's Simone Petrella, Dr. Heather Monthie, and Jeff Welgan about the 2024 Cyber Talent Study. You can find out more about the study here.Selected ReadingESA - EarthCARE launched to study role of clouds and aerosols in Earth's climateGalactic Energy makes second sea-based launch mission - Chinadaily.com.cnChinese, Omani AI satellite companies to cooperate on urban planning - CGTNSaudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund launches new group to boost space industryMDA Space Joins Starlab Space as Strategic Partner, Equity Owner in Commercial Space Station Joint VentureRedwire Expands Investment in Artificial Intelligence Strategy to Enhance its Space Domain Awareness Capabilities- Business WireAST SpaceMobile and Verizon Announce Plans to Target 100 Percent Geographical Coverage of the Continental United States from Space on Premium 850 MHz Cellular Spectrum- Business WireIntelsat Delivers Unprecedented Connectivity To Palau With Dual-Satellite Solution- Business WireTerran Orbital Expands Leadership Team with Focus on Growth and Profitability- Business WireSpace Force Eyes Better EW Test and Training Ranges with New Contract Awards15 Years Ago: First Time all Partners Represented aboard the International Space Station - NASAT-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

Rocket Lab launched the first of two back-to-back launches for NASA’s PREFIRE. SpaceX is targeting June 5th for the fourth test flight of its Starship spacecraft, pending regulatory approvals. The Spaceport Company has been awarded a contract by the Defense Innovation Unit to deliver cargo from their mobile space launch complex, 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 Aunika Yasui, Captain of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s High Power Rocketry Club.You can find out more about the 2024 Spaceport America Cup at SoundingRocket.org.Selected ReadingRocket Lab Successfully Launches First of Two Climate Science Satellites for NASA- Business WireElon Musk's SpaceX Raptor engine test ends in a fiery explosion, Starship launch schedule remains unaffected - BusinessTodayThe Spaceport Company Signs Contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to Demonstrate Novel Sea-Based Space Launch InfrastructureRivada Space Networks Announces New Partners at AsiaTechX 2024Orbit Announces Successful Trial Of Airtrx30 Satcom Terminal Over Viasat Global Xpress (Gx) Satellitehttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874315/000143774924018333/satl20240522_6k.htmESA Awards Contracts for Spain’s Contribution to Atlantic ConstellationChina's Shenzhou-18 crew completes first extravehicular activity - CGTNKorea's inaugural space agency officially launchesSpace Force to accept Air Force Reserve volunteers for full-time positionsAmerica Is Getting Ready for Space Warfare - WSJ'It's once in a lifetime': Man finds heavy, mysterious object in North Carolina mountainsT-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

Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst, CSO, and Senior Fellow, commemorates Memorial Day.References:Abraham Lincoln, 1863. The Gettysburg Address [Speech]. Abraham Lincoln Online.Amanda Onion, Original 2009, Updated 2023. Memorial Day 2022: Facts, Meaning & Traditions [Essay]. HISTORY.Brent Hugh, 2021. A Brief History of “John Brown’s Body” [Essay]. Digital History.Bob Zeller, 2022. How Many Died in the American Civil War? [Essay]. HISTORY.General George Marshall, 2014. President Lincoln’s Letter to Mrs Bixby [Movie Clip - Saving Private Ryan]. YouTube.JOHN LOGAN, 1868. Logan’s Order Mandating Memorial Day [Order]. John A. Logan College.John Williams, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2012. The People’s House: Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Song]. Apple Music.John Williams, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2012. The Blue and the Grey: Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Song]. Apple Music - Web Playe.Livia Albeck-Ripka, 2023. A Brief History of Memorial Day [Essay]. The New York Times. Paul Robeson, 2021. John Brown’s Body [Song]. YouTube.Robert Rodat (Writer), Steven Spielberg (Director), Harve Presnell (Actor), 1998. Saving Private Ryan [Movie]. IMDb.Staff, 2020. A Brief Biography of General John A. Logan [Biography]. John A. Logan College.Staff, 2024. Civil War Timeline [WWW Document], American Battlefield Trust.Thomas Jefferson, 1776. Declaration of Independence: [Transcription]. National Archives. Winston Churchil, 1940. Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Winston Churchill Speeches [Speech]. YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We need to extend cybersecurity into space. Learn about the different vulnerabilities in space that currently exist (and will increase in the future) with Rebel Space CEO Carrie Hernandez Marshall. You can connect with Carrie on LinkedIn and learn more about Rebel Space 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 SurveyOur 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.We 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

The Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee pushes for NASA to maintain their schedule, and avoid cost overruns and hold contractors accountable for the Artemis program. A resolution to use space to boost European competitiveness has been agreed to by the European Space Agency and the European Union at the conclusion of a Space Council summit held in Brussels. Amazon’s ​​Project Kuiper is actively deorbiting its two prototype satellites ahead of a full-scale deployment of its satellite constellation, 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 Ron Birk, Principal Director for  the Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate at the Aerospace Corporation.You can connect with Ron on LinkedIn and learn more about the Aerospace Corporation on their website.Selected ReadingSenate CJS Appropriators See Artemis as Top NASA Priority – SpacePolicyOnline.comESA and the EU resolve to strengthen Europe's competitiveness through spaceTwelve European countries sign up to zero debris space treaty – EuractivAmazon’s Project Kuiper actively deorbits prototype satellitesRFP - Space Test Experiment Platform (STEP) 2.0House proposal could derail Air Force plan to move space Guard unitsSpace Force wants 7 new telescopes in Hawaii. Local residents say 'no'Viasat and Azercosmos to expand satellite services across EMEA and AsiaSatixFy Announces First Quarter 2024 Results- Business WirePolicewoman Lai Ka-ying is Hong Kong’s first to land prestigious space role- The StandardSpace Force to hold annual Tactically Responsive Space demosNASA Selects Technology Transfer Services ContractorThe Tesla Elon Musk Launched Into Space Has A 22 Percent Chance Of Hitting Earth (Eventually)- IFLScienceT-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 (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence & Space UK worth €340 million for the development of its Vigil satellite. ESA’s Euclid mission has released five new images along with first scientific results. The University of Leicester in the UK and ispace have entered into a strategic consulting agreement to explore lunar night survivability, 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 is Science Journalist and Author, Brad Bergan.You can connect with Brad on LinkedIn. SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier will be available from June 4, 2024.Selected ReadingAirbus to build ESA’s Vigil space weather forecasting missionESA's Euclid celebrates first science with sparkling cosmic viewsispace and University of Leicester Collaborate on Lunar Night Survival Technology- Business WireYahsat partners with Eutelsat Group to leverage EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite to drive growth across its global footprintChina's low-orbit satellite internet expands abroad - CGTNNASA, Mission Partners Assessing Launch Opportunities for Crew Flight TestSpace Force Training HQ Gets Official Nod to Come to Space CoastIntelsat to Extend Life of Additional Satellites with Mission Extension Vehicles- Business WireFirefly Aerospace Backers Explore $1.5 Billion Sale - BNN BloombergVaya Space Awarded SBIR Phase I Hybrid Rocket Ejector-Ramjet Airbreathing Hypersonic Missile Study Ceres Robotics, Inc. Completes Preliminary Design Review of B5 Lunar Lander'Heartbreaking for our team': Founders push forward after losing contact with Aussie satellitehttps://www.instagram.com/p/C7RU_YrxYQz/?igsh=b3lkZHB3dGdmYTh5&img_index=1T-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 postpones the crewed flight test for Boeing's Starliner indefinitely. Viasat shares have tumbled after the company delivered its quarterly update forecasting its annual revenue below Wall Street estimates. Thales Alenia Space has signed a first phase contract worth €25m with the European Space Agency to demonstrate a complete cargo delivery service to and from space stations in low-Earth orbit by 2028, 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 Casey DeRaad, CEO of NewSpace Nexus.You can connect with Casey on LinkedIn and learn more about the State of the Space Industrial Base on the website.Selected ReadingBoeing Starliner's helium leak adds another delay to debut crew flight- ReutersViasat Releases Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Financial ResultsThales Alenia Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency to develop a Low Earth Orbit Cargo Return ServiceESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois assigned for Space Station missionRussia denies U.S. charge that it put anti-satellite weapon in space- Reuters Defense Innovation Unit, DoD Mission Partners Join Forces To Combat 5G Interference ChallengesRedwire Awarded Contract by European Space Agency to Develop Robotic Arm Prototype for Argonaut Lunar Lander to Support International Lunar Exploration- Business WirePlanet and BASF Digital Farming Expand Strategic Partnership to Enhance Smart Farming Solutions From Space- Business WireSR sa pripojí k Dohodám Artemis týkajúcim sa vesmírneho prieskumu Opinion | Solar storms aren’t the apocalypse. But Earth should prepare now. - Washington PostNASA's Heliophysics Experiment to Study Sun on European MissionT-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