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SpaceX launches a pair of the European Commission’s Galileo satellites. Spire Global has announced that they have entered into a multi-million-dollar deal with a financial firm to provide its High-Resolution Weather Forecast model. The Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) recommends that the Commercial Space Transportation Office (AST) be moved out of the FAA, 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. Stefan Frey, CEO and Co-Founder of Vyoma. You can connect with Stefan on LinkedIn, and learn more about Vyoma on their website.Selected ReadingEUSPA takes over the latest Galileo satellites in Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP), after their successful injection into orbit- EU Agency for the Space ProgrammeSpire Global Secures Multi-Million Dollar Deal with Financial Firm for Weather Forecasts- Business WireGAF AG awarded contract for CAP-Area Monitoring 2024 in BavariaAdvisory committee recommends moving FAA commercial space office out of the agency - SpaceNewsCeres Robotics, Inc. Announces “MoonPower Lunar Grid” and wins NASA ContractEvolution Space Conducts Full-Scale Tactical Solid Motor Test In Response To Growing DemandASES and Turkish Space Agency Sign MoU to Promote Space Activities in Senegal- Space in AfricaChina releases first images captured by X-ray satellite Einstein Probe - CGTNChina's Shenzhou-17 crew completes handover, return set for April 30 - CGTNNASA’s Hubble Pauses Science Due to Gyro IssueSpaceX making progress on Starship in-space refueling technologies - SpaceNewsWatch Are India's Space Ambitions Election-Proof? - BloombergTesting Novel 3D Mapping Technology to Transform Space Exploration and Benefit Industries on EarthT-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

Astroscale’s Active Debris Removal demo satellite the ADRAS-J closes in on its target. Boeing and NASA are proceeding with plans for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft’s first Crew Flight Test following a Flight Test Readiness Review. True Anomaly has let go of as much as 25% of its workforce and canceled its summer intern programs, 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 Matthew Cosby, Director of Space Engineering at Goonhilly Earth Station.You can connect with Matthew on LinkedIn and learn more about Goonhilly on their website.Selected ReadingAstroscale Unveils World’s First Image of Space Debris Captured through Rendezvous and Proximity OperationsAstroscale Japan Selected for Phase II of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Programispace-U.S. Announces Official Launch Of Data Relay Service Enabled By Two Relay SatellitesShenzhou-18 astronauts enter space station, in-orbit handover to be completed in five daysANASA gives Starliner ‘go to proceed’Defense startup True Anomaly lays off around 25%, cancels summer internship- TechCrunchAgile Space Industries to provide propulsion capability for True Anomaly to enable dynamic space operationsL3Harris Technologies Reports Strong First Quarter 2024 Results, Increases 2024 Profitability Guidance | Business WireGravitics Awarded US Space Force Contract for Tactically Responsive Space DevelopmentNASA Finds New Homes for Artemis Generation of 'Moon Trees' Across USISS National Lab-Sponsored Research Could Produce Nanomaterials for Life-Saving Therapies and Precision Drug DeliveryLego reveals NASA Artemis rocket, Milky Way galaxy sets coming in May- 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

After building a successful career in space systems, it took a layoff to push three founders to start a highly successful aerospace training company. CEO Shawn Linam tells her story of how she launched Arizona-based Qwaltec and what it’s like to be a role model for women in aerospace.You can connect with Shawn on LinkedIn and learn more about Qwaltec 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

Russia vetoes a US-led  United Nations draft resolution on the peaceful use of outer space. China has launched a new crew of astronauts to their Tiangong Space station. Redwire has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Boryung Corporation to support Boryung’s Humans In Space program, 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 Jason Michaud, Founder and CEO at Stardust Technologies. You can connect with Jason on LinkedIn and learn more about Stardust on their website.Selected ReadingRussia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space- UN NewsWatch China launch 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station todayChina’s Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: reportChina facilitates developing nations to learn about space exploration - Global TimesRedwire Signs MOU with Boryung to Support its Trailblazing Humans In Space Program for Global Human Healthmu Space and RBC Signals Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Satellite Ground Station Facilities ProjectSaxaVord Spaceport granted range licence by Civil Aviation AuthorityThe Spaceport Company Signs Agreement with Maritime Launch to Provide Tracking and Telemetry Stations for Spaceport Nova Scotia- Business WireHoneywell Delivers Strong First Quarter Results And Beats Earnings GuidanceAegis Aerospace Closes Strategic AcquisitionRTX awarded $344 million contract to modernize electronics unit for missile development programUnlocking Space for Dual Use Request for InformationSigns of spiders from MarsT-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 launches its fifth mission of the year called "Beginning of the Swarm", deploying two satellites to two different orbits. SpaceX’s Starlink 6-53 mission deploys another 23 satellites and completes the 300th booster landing. JAXA has been communicating with the SLIM probe after it survives a third lunar night, 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 Rachana Mamidi, Space Engineer and Podcaster.You can connect with Rachana on LinkedIn and listen to “Those Space People” on the website.Selected ReadingRocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellites ~500km Apart to Separate Orbits For KAIST and NASAhttps://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782898782885339562NASA’s CloudSat Ends Mission Peering Into the Heart of CloudsJapan Moon probe survives 3rd lunar nightCause for concern: US watching China’s ‘breathtakingly fast’ space development ‘very, very closely’, top commander says- South China Morning PostUSSPACECOM visit cements commitment to bolstering the Alliance in Korea- Pacific Air Forces Vote on Draft Resolution on Weapons of Mass Destruction in Outer Space : What's In BlueNASA Nurtures Promising Tech Ideas from Small BusinessesNASA has a plan to clean up space junk—but is going green enough?National Defence Strategy: a missed opportunity for space- The StrategistHubble Has Accidentally Discovered Over a Thousand Asteroids - Universe TodayT-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's Jet Propulsion Laboratory receives usable data from Voyager 1 once again. Satellogic has signed a letter of intent with O.N.E. Amazon to support the Internet of Forests, a large-scale sensor network to monitor key variables within the Amazon rainforest. Lockheed Martin files Q1 financial reports, 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 Sean Kane, VP, Strategy And Business Development at Mott Corporation.You can connect with Sean on LinkedIn, and learn more about Mott on their website.Selected ReadingNASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to EarthSatellogic Signs Letter of Intent with O.N.E. Amazon to Support Building the Internet of Forests- Business WireLockheed Martin Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial ResultsMomentus Receives Nasdaq Deficiency Notification Regarding Delayed Form 10-K- Business WireAST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) Investor Notice: Robbins LLP Reminds Stockholders of the AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class Action- Business WireSERA Partners with Blue Origin for Historic Space Mission PLD Space has achieved 120 million euros in funding to dateNASA Announces 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge WinnersSpace Operations Command Takes Control of SBIRS Baseline Release InitiativeExclusive-Injury rates for Musk’s SpaceX exceed industry average for second year- 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC Starship Faces Performance Shortfall for Lunar Missions - AmericaSpaceNASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan ConfirmedT-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 held a graduation ceremony for participants of their astronaut training program. UK-based space investment group Seraphim Space has launched its second VC fund. Slovenia has become the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords, 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 Libby Jackson, Head of Space Exploration at the UK Space Agency. You can connect with Libby on LinkedIn and learn more about UKSA on their website.Selected ReadingESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony replaySeraphim Space launches second VC fund with nine investments already under its belt- TechCrunchClearSpace Debris Removal Mission Passes Key Milestone - European SpaceflightSlovenia Signs Artemis Accords, Joins Pursuit of Safer Space - NASALegislation to broaden Florida’s spaceport territory signed into law- The CapitolistContracts For April 19, 2024 US aerospace company signs MoU with Southern Launch – SASICDhruva Space set for galactic growthXi Jinping tightens grip on China’s military with new information warfare unit U.S. Statement - Agenda Item 12 - 63rd Session of the COPUOS LSC - April 2024 - U.S. Mission to International Organizations in ViennaHappy Earth Day 2024! NASA picks 6 new airborne missions to study our changing planet- 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

Sen’s mission to livestream Earth in 4K launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX supply ship on March 21, 2024, bound for the International Space Station. Sen’s payload, called “SpaceTV-1”, will be hosted on the outside of the ISS through a commercial payload agreement with Airbus U.S. Space & Defence, supported by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory. Liam Kennedy joins Maria Varmazis to tell us more about getting the payload to space.You can connect with Liam on LinkedIn and sign up to see the livestream at Sen.com.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

The European Space Agency and the European Union have signed an agreement to accelerate the use of space to improve life here on Earth. ESA has unveiled a high-grade full-scale Mock-up of the Lunar I-Hab which will be the Gateway International Habitation Module. The UK Space Agency has announced an £8m Space Portfolio within the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund, which is managed by Future Planet Capital, 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 Kier Fortier, Managing Director at Exolaunch USA and Exolaunch’s Chief Technology Officer Robert Sproles.You can learn more about Exolaunch on their website.Selected ReadingESA and the EU agree to accelerate the use of spaceLunar I-Hab: Gateway International Habitation ModuleUK Innovation & Science Seed FundRapid rise of China's commercial space industry expected to continue - CGTNFederal Register :: Launch of a Reentry Vehicle as a Payload That Requires a Reentry Authorization To Return to EarthNASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Climate Mission to ‘Phone Home’Rocket Lab Announces Board Change- Business WireThe race to fix space-weather forecasting before next big solar storm hits'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugsT-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 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released their 2024 Space Threat Assessment Report highlighting the proliferation of counterspace capabilities worldwide, particularly among major powers like China and Russia. MDA Space has been awarded a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station from 2025 to 2030. UK launch company Orbex has received £16.7m in a series C funding round, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guests today are Praveen Kurian and Joe Poist from SAIC.You can connect with Praveen and Joe on LinkedIn and learn more about SAIC on their website.Selected ReadingSpace Threat Assessment 2024Nasa chief warns China is masking military presence in space with civilian programsMember Roundtable: The Space Race ReturnsMDA Space Awarded $250m Contract Extension To Support Robotics Operations On The International Space StationIridium Announces First-Quarter 2024 Resultshttps://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/255Orbex Secures £16.7m Investment for Rocket ‘Ramp Up’ PeriodD-Orbit Announces In-Orbit Edge Computing Collaboration with SkyServe STORM BlueHalo Completes USSF SCAR Program Milestone at Space SymposiumMomentus and Ascent Solar Technologies Partner to Bring to Market Leading-Edge Solar Arrays- Business WireTRANSFORMERS ONE Trailer Launch in 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