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Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander makes a controlled reentry to Earth over a remote area of the South Pacific. JAXA confirms that SLIM is ready to begin preparations for landing descent on Friday. SpaceX launches the Axiom 3 mission to the International Space Station, 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 GuestJoining us for our monthly catch up is Space Lawyer and President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, Bryce Kennedy.You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn and learn more about ACSP on their website.Selected ReadingUpdate #20 for Peregrine Mission One- AstroboticJAXA | Transition to the landing preparation phase for the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)Stem Cell-Derived Brain Organoids on Ax-3 Mission Seek to Improve Modeling for Neurodegenerative DiseasesSPACEWERX activityDoD ‘completely rewrites’ classification policy for secret space programsUK Sovereign Satellite Navigation Overlay Successfully Demonstrated for First TimeBlackSky Wins Initial Task Order Exceeding $1 Million Against New Multi-Year Contract to Deliver Space-based Intelligence Capabilities to Indonesian Ministry of DefenseEurope's access to space 'guaranteed' after 'painful' lessons of Ariane 6 delay, says ESA head- EuronewsJames Webb Telescope detects earliest known black hole — it's really big for its ageT-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. © 2024 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Space Development Agency announces $2.5 billion in contracts split between L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and Sierra Space. The US Space Force will become the nation’s first military service that allows troops to switch between full-time and part-time work without formally transferring to a Reserve component or the National Guard. The US Federal Government holds a Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing on returning to the Moon and keeping NASA on track, 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 Geology and Astronomy student at The College Of Charleston Honors, Tyler Glymph.Selected ReadingSDA Awards $2.5B in Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Prototype Agreements to 3 Companies- GovCon WireCongress approves Space Force part-timers, but still no Space GuardSpace and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing - Returning to the Moon: Keeping Artemis on TrackNASA Administrator Names New Head of Space TechnologyMage Networks Signs Memorandum of Understanding for Telesat Lightspeed ServicesSpaceium Partners Space Machines for Space Cryogenic RefuellingWater on the Moon: international prize launches for purifying lunar water - GOV.UKSpacelog: What's the 'new arrival' on the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft?Oman unveils plans to set up Middle East’s first spaceport | Oman – Gulf NewsBerkeley SkyDeck and Berkeley Space Center Join Forces for Air and Space Accelerator Track- Business WireAxiom and SpaceX are disrupting Europe’s traditional pathway to space- Ars TechnicaIn US-China space race, success depends on lunar landings and orbital ‘parking spots’Meet Helios, a new class of space tug with some real muscle- Ars TechnicaJWST Reveals Young Star Beta Pictoris Has a Surprising Second Disk : ScienceAlertT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Space Capital finds commercial space companies raised $17.9 billion in 2023, which is a drop of 25%  from 2022. The US Space Development Agency is seeking industry feedback for the final of three types of Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) space vehicles known as T2TL Gamma. John Deere signs a deal with SpaceX’s Starlink that will see the satellite company provide connectivity to farming equipment in remote locations, 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 For All Moonkind Co-Founder and CEO Michelle Hanlon.You can connect with Michelle on LinkedIn and learn more about For All Moonkind on their website.Selected ReadingSpace Investment Quarterly ReportsMiddle East cash injection to propel space industry to $75bn- AGBIDraft Program Solicitation Tranche 2 Transport Layer GammaSpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on company's 300th successful mission- SpaceJohn Deere Announces Strategic Partnership with SpaceX to Expand Rural Connectivity to Farmers through Satellite CommunicationsPowerLight joins Blue Origin to study power beaming system for the moonJapan startup eyes fusion laser to shoot down space junk from ground - Nikkei AsiaLunasa Space Announcement Plans for a National Rocket and Space Center in the Yucatán Peninsula Are UnderwayPale Blue Dot: Visualization ChallengeNASA Selects 12 Companies for Space Station Services ContractSpace startup Pixxel eyes satellite launches by mid-year, constellation by 2025Update #17 for Peregrine Mission One- AstroboticT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. On today’s episode we’re going to hear about what it’s like to travel to space from people who have trained and spent time in low Earth orbit.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 first guest is Aravind Ravichandran, CEO of consultancy firm Terra Watch. Our second guest is Kate van Dam from commercial Earth Observation company SkyFi. Our third guest is General Council of HawkEye 360, Dennis Burnnett.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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IENAI Space has designed a palm-sized propulsion option for future space missions. The ‘electrospray’ technology is being developed as a cost- and mass-effective method of propelling CubeSats and other small satellites. For the first time in Europe, this ionic-liquid based electrospray propulsion system has achieved more than 400 hours of continuous operation. Learn more from IENAI Space Co-founder and CEO, Daniel Pérez Grande.You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn and learn more about IENAI 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 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

Japan's H-IIA launched from Tanegashima Space Center carrying the IGS Optical-8 spy satellite to orbit. The Gravity-1 vehicle, built by Chinese company Orienspace, lifted off the deck of a ship stationed in the Yellow Sea on Thursday. A new report from NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) advises against push towards space-based solar power, 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 IENAI Space Co-founder and CEO, Daniel Pérez Grande.You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn and learn more about IENAI SPACE on their website.Selected ReadingMitsubishi Heavy launches H-IIA rocket carrying Japan's spy satellite- ReutersTianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft separates from China Space Station - CGTNChina's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket aces amazing debut launch from ship at sea (video) | SpaceEurope considers launching Copernicus satellite on Falcon 9 - SpaceNewsDigital Spaceport of the FutureStem Cell Investigations to Improve Cancer Treatment Among Payloads Flying on Axiom Space's Third Private Astronaut MissionAxiom tests next-gen spacesuit for effortless kneeling on Moon's terrain New Study Updates NASA on Space-Based Solar PowerNASA plans to unveil experimental X-59 supersonic jet on January 12- Popular ScienceHow the US replaced Russia’s RD-180 engine, strengthening competitionCountdown to graduation for Aussie Astronaut | Australian Space AgencySpace Force announces 2023 Polaris Award service-level recipients- United States Space Force1st 'interstellar tourism campaign' urges aliens to visit Lexington, KentuckyT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Italian space logistics startup D-Orbit has raised more than $109 million in a funding round led by Japan's Marubeni. Spain-based Sateliot has secured €6 million Euros in new funding from Banco Santander. The European Space Agency says its EO4Security platform to fight environmental crime and monitor illegal activities from space, is fully operational, 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 Meteorologist Meredith Garofalo.You can connect with Meredith on LinkedIn and learn more about Foundations for the Future on their website and join their event here.Selected ReadingBanco Santander funds Sateliot with 6 million through its high growth enterprise programESA Director General’s Annual Press BriefingNew ESA Environmental Security Project Goes Live - Via SatelliteAxiom Space Flight Readiness Review Complete, Ax-3 Proceeds to Next Mission MilestoneChina to launch 26,000 satellites, vying with U.S. for space power - Nikkei AsiaNASA Funds Laser Communications Tech with Small BusinessNASA Selects Crew for Next Simulated Mars MissionSpaceX and T-Mobile send first texts via Starlink satellitesHicks: U.S. Aims to Prevent Conflict in Space, Other Domains Through DeterrenceSpace Business: Payload problemsEnabling a space circular economy by 2050 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeozf5E4PW462-zmXU1wAbo23qU9ByckQzBYm67RyI26Ew45A/viewformT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

India’s Aditya-L1 solar observatory reaches its final destination. China moves its lunar lander to its spaceport ready for a launch in the first quarter of this year. ArianeGroup reportedly increases financial support for MaiaSpace to €125 million, 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 John Rendon, CEO of the media company The Rendon Group.You can connect with John on LinkedIn and learn more about the company on their website.Selected ReadingAditya-L1: India's Sun mission reaches final destinationChina says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year- AP NewsArianeGroup to Increase MaiaSpace Investment to €125M - European SpaceflightUniversity of Glasgow - Self-eating rocket could help UK take a big bite of space industryRegulatory filing reveals ABL Space Systems targeting $100M in new fundingSpaceX targets February for third Starship test flight - SpaceNewsSidus Space Achieves Critical Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Hardware Contract Milestones as its Nears the Launch of LizzieSat-1 in March 2024John Kraus photosThe New Space Race Is Causing New Pollution Problems - The New York TimesUSSF announces selections for Space Strategic Technology Institute 2Enlightenment Capital Announces New Space Platform Auria- BoecoreNASA Selects Bold Proposal to "Swarm" Proxima Centauri with Tiny Probes - Universe TodayNASA/JAXA XRISM Mission Reveals Its First Look at X-ray CosmosT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA is pushing back its schedule for Artemis 2 to September 2025, with the Artemis 3 mission, which will land the first humans on the moon since the 1970s, delayed to September 2026.  NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory lays off 100 contractors as part of a  cost-cutting effort. Astrobotic says there’s no chance of soft landing Peregrine on the moon, 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 Anurita Chandola, a textile artist who has transitioned into a spacewear designer. You can connect with Anurita on LinkedIn and learn more about her work on her website.Selected ReadingMore delays for NASA's astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026Questions about NASA's Mars Sample Return mission put JPL jobs in jeopardy - Los Angeles TimesNews & Press | Astrobotic TechnologyVoyager Space and Airbus Finalize Starlab Space LLC Joint VentureRocket Lab Makes its Defense Prime Debut with $0.5 Billion Contract to Design and Build Satellite Constellation for Space Development Agency- Business WireArmy Space Vision Venus Aerospace Partners With Nasa's Marshall Space Flight Center On New Engine TechnologyMuon Space Selected by AFWERX for SBIR Phase I ContractESA - Einstein Probe lifts off on a mission to monitor the X-ray skyArka Shines and Rudra RoarsNASA TechLeap Prize: Universal Payload Interface ChallengeSpace Force taps Microsoft to build cloud-based, simulated space environment- DefenseScoopT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

United Launch Alliance successfully launches its Vulcan Centaur rocket. Astrobotics’ Peregrine lunar lander experiences an anomaly. The UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre has announced plans to provide an airlock for NASA’s Gateway space station that will orbit the Moon, 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 Space Author John G. Bluck.You can connect with John on LinkedIn and learn about his series here.Selected ReadingUnited Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Next Generation Vulcan RocketPeregrine lander: Private US Moon mission runs into troubleNASA Administrator, Leaders to Discuss Artemis Moon Mission PlansNASA, United Arab Emirates Announce Artemis Lunar Gateway Airlock UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi appointed Minister of YouthNASA Adjusts Agreements to Benefit Commercial Station DevelopmentSpace Force is crafting in-house cyber teams but sees need for closer work with USCYBERCOMSpire Global Awarded $9.4 Million Contract by NOAA for Satellite Weather DataUN space tsar calls for increase in junk clean-up effortsA starring role for NASA in Biden’s push to end cancer - POLITICO  Office of Space Commerce Announces New Regulatory Division HeadOrbex lands “stellar” CEO and Chair team to accelerate growthT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices