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Rocket Lab successfully deploys a fourth synthetic aperture radar satellite to Synspective’s Earth-observation constellation. Space One’s Kairos vehicle exploded seconds after launch from the Kii peninsula in western Japan.  The FAA has requested $57.13 million for its Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) for fiscal year 2025, 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 Holly Pascal, NASA Engineer and Founder of the Women's Aerospace Network.You can connect with Holly on LinkedIn and learn more about the Women's Aerospace Network on their website.Selected ReadingRocket Lab Successfully Launches 45th Electron Mission, 4th for Longtime Partner SynspectiveJapan's first private-sector rocket launch attempt has exploded shortly after takeoff- The IndependentFAA_FY_2025_Budget_Budget_Request.pdfRequest for Information (RFI) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Geosynchronous SatelliteAST SpaceMobile Updates Licensing Administration of its Satellite Constellation | Business WireSpace Force mulls refueling as industry calls for funding, standardsPOLARIS Spaceplane UpdateSpaceX prepares third test of Starship rocketAnalyzing the Psychological Impact of the First Mars Habitat Simulation | KBRNASA uses world’s fastest supercomputer to simulate Mars crew landings - Interesting EngineeringT-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

Redwire Corporation and Eli Lilly announce a second spaceflight mission to conduct research on chronic diseases in microgravity. NASA has requested $25.384 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, the exact amount it received in fiscal year 2023. Crew 7 astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida early this morning, 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 Steve Gizinski, Managing Director of Viasat Government Services. You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn and learn more about Viasat government services on their website.Selected ReadingRedwire Partners with Eli Lilly and Company on Second Spaceflight Mission to Conduct Additional Research on Chronic Diseases Following Successful Results- Business WireFY 2025 Budget Request - NASASpace Force prioritizes missile warning, tracking satellites in fiscal 2025 budget- DefenseScoopNASA Welcomes Crew-7’s Return to Earth After Safely Splashing DownSierra Space Axelerator™ Unveiled: Pioneering the Future of Defense Technology with Groundbreaking Innovations- Business WireNASA Awards Environmental, Safety, Health, Mission Assurance ContractLumen Orbit emerges from stealth and raises $2.4M to put data centers in spaceSimera Sense, world leader in Earth observation optical imaging solutions, raises €13.5m in growth investment roundCall for Memoranda: Draft Kenya Space Bill 2024Varda Hopes New Research Draws More Drugmakers to Space Factories - WSJUmer Khan Joins Relativity Space As CIO And SVP Of SoftwareDelta IV Heavy NROL-70T-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

Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) awarded a $444 million to support Digital Transformation, Acquisition, Modernization and Modification (DTAMM) for the US Space Force's Space Systems Command and Space Launch Deltas (SLDs) 30 and 45. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson discussed the agency’s goals for the benefit of humanity during the annual State of NASA. The SpaceX Dragon Capsule carrying Crew 7 has left 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 GuestOur guest today is Dr. William (Bill) J. McGann, CEO of Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi).You can connect with Bill on LinkedIn and find out more about QCi on their website.Selected ReadingSAIC Receives $444 Million Contract to Provide System Modernization for Space Launch Ranges- Business WireNASA to Highlight Artemis, US Space Leadership During Annual Addresshttps://youtu.be/21X5lGlDOfgNASA to Host Boeing Crew Flight Test Preview, News ConferencesAFWERX, SpaceWERX announce Strategic Funding Increase selections at South by Southwest BlackSky secures back-to-back U.S. Air Force contracts - SpaceNewsStratolaunch Celebrates First Powered Flight of TA-1 Test VehicleUrsa Major Hadley Engine Flies for the First TimeRhea Space, Founded by Johns Hopkins Alumni, Receives $750,000 NASA GrantChina Space Station empowers aerospace industry of over $100 billion - CGTNNew band of space inspectors work for a safe blast-off as British rocket industry flourishesMDA Rebrands to MDA Space - Via SatelliteVolunteers build flying telescope to see total eclipse above the clouds - Vancouver Island Free Daily 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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simone Petrella is the President of N2K Networks, a news to knowledge media company. N2K offers training and testing in cybersecurity in addition to podcasts covering cyber, intelligence and space. Simone has spearheaded a study with the Women in Cybersecurity organization to help identify gaps in the workforce where training and opportunity lags for women and underrepresented people in the workplace.You can connect with Simone on LinkedIn and learn more about N2K on our 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

It's International Women's Day! Viasat and Rocket Lab are teaming up. An end to Astra drama as they go private once again. The first entirely privately funded rocket might launch from Japan tomorrow.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 N2K Networks president Simone Petrella, and we’re chatting about  women in the STEM workforce. A perfect topic for today!You can connect with Simone on LinkedIn.Selected ReadingViasat and Rocket Lab Partner to Showcase On-Demand, Low-Latency Data Relay Services for LEO Satellites Astra Space, Inc. To Be Taken PrivateJapanese private-sector rocket to be launched Saturday | NHK WORLD-JAPAN NewsSpace Force reimagines training, operations as conflicts intensify VENUS AEROSPACE ROTATING DETONATION ROCKET ENGINE ACHIEVES LONG-DURATION RUN5800 pounds of batteries tossed off the ISS in 2021 will fall to Earth today | Space Atom Bombs in Space Are Back to Scare Us Again‘Space: The Longest Goodbye’ explores astronauts’ mental health 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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nobody's having an easy time of things right now but NASA especially is feeling budgetary pressure. The Planetary Science Caucus is back. Airbus invites startups to its summer 2024 accelerator program. China’s Mars Sample Return mission is “progressing smoothly,” 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 Michael Stevens, CLPS program and Peregrine and IM-1, SpectaCam space camera. You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn.Selected Readinghttps://www.planetary.org/press-releases/planetary-science-caucus-rechartered-with-support-from-the-planetary-society?_gl=1*12oq2ih*_up*MQ.. https://www.planetary.org/advocacy/day-of-action?_gl=1*rxq0w7*_up*MQ..https://www.plexal.com/our-work/airbus-space-accelerator/ https://fireflyspace.com/news/firefly-aerospace-announces-second-round-of-dream-payload-awardees/ China’s Mars sample return mission ‘progressing smoothly’ while Nasa struggles behind schedule https://www.iceye.com/press/press-releases/new-iceye-ocean-vision-strengthens-maritime-security-applications 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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA celebrates the newest class of Astronaut graduates as it puts out a call for new applicants. Terran Orbital is awarded an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $45 million ceiling value by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. The UK Government has included up to £160 million for the connectivity in low Earth orbit program known as CLEO in the Spring Budget, 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 ReadingNASA Opens Astronaut Applications as Newest Class Graduateshttps://twitter.com/lunarloral/status/1765001718163509569Terran Orbital Awarded Up To $45 Million IDIQ by NASA to Support Space Technology Advancement- Business WireAgile Space Receives SpaceWERX Contract for Innovative Mobile Payload Processing CenterSpace Force agencies pile on to find 'alternate PNT' capabilities - Breaking DefenseElve Secures $15M in Series A Funding to Increase Manufacturing and Expand Customer Base- Business WireGITAI Successfully Demonstrates Robotics Construction Capabilities for Lunar Communications TowersC-LEO Programme - GOV.UKSpring Budget 2024 speech - GOV.UKMeridian Space Command moves to Space Park LeicesterDhruva Space and Swedish Space Corporation expand Ground Station network synergies, indicative of the long-standing Indo-Swedish bilateral cooperationIs it time for a new Outer Space Treaty? Reports of Russian nuclear space weapon raise questionsNASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worriedCommentary: As space travel becomes more commercial, Florida must keep upThe Lost Universe - NASA 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

SpaceX launches the Transporter 10 rideshare mission carrying 53 payloads to low Earth orbit. Terran Orbital has been awarded a $15.2 million contract to supply Ambassador Class satellite platforms complete with solar arrays and support equipment to the Air Force Research Laboratory, 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 Thompson.You can connect with John on LinkedIn and learn more about NASA Student Launch and American Rocketry Challenge.Selected ReadingFour Crew-8 Members Enter Station for Six-Month MissionNASA addresses the crack in the hatch of Crew-8 spacecraft | Digital TrendsSpaceX launches 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare flight, nails rocket landing (video) | Spacehttps://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/79Muon Space Establishes Communications, Confirms Health of Weather SatelliteTexas greenlights negotiations with SpaceX for Boca Chica State Park land exchangeTerran Orbital Awarded a $15.2 million Contract from the US Space ForceAAC Clyde Space wins SEK 56.2 M order from LusoSpacePortugal Passes New Legislation to License Launch Centers - European SpaceflightHistoric licence for Queensland spaceport | Australian Space AgencyNASA Awards Contracts for Flight, Payload Integration ServicesViasat Chosen To Power Inflight Connectivity on Icelandair's New Airbus AircraftBlue Origin targets 2025 for cargo lander's inaugural moon trip, with humans to followNASA Joins Rice University for 2024 Space Studies ProgramT-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 SpaceX Crew-8 are currently on their way to the International Space Station, after they launched late last night from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lockheed Martin’s makes a bid to acquire Terran Orbital for $600 million. NASA is shutting down a more than $2 billion project to test satellite servicing like fueling in space, citing higher costs and schedule delays, 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 Isabelle Mierau, Cofounder of the new Space Debris DAO. You can connect with Isabelle on LinkedIn and learn more about Space Debris DAO on their website.Selected ReadingNASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launches to International Space StationNASA Expedition 71 Astronauts to Conduct Research aboard Space StationNASA Collects First Surface Science in Decades via Commercial Moon MissionMicroalgae converts CO2 to oxygen in Turkish space experiment - Daily SabahLockheed Martin looks to acquire spacecraft maker Terran Orbital for nearly $600 millionNASA to discontinue $2 billion satellite servicing project on higher costs, schedule delays- ReutersContracts for March 1, 2024SpaceX Transporter 10MDA LTD. To Be Added To S&P/TSX Composite IndexRivada Secures U.K. Market Access LicenseWebb Unlocks Secrets of One of the Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen - NASA 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

Robert Kurson is the author of Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon. Find out what inspired him to document the lives of Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.You can learn more about Robert Kurson’s novels on his 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