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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

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