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Agnes Chavez created STEMarts Lab with a mission to empower youth through art, science and technology. She has created  several education programs that involve students developing  installations that communicate STEM subjects through art. She walks us through her non-profit STEMarts Lab.You can connect with Agnes on LinkedIn, and learn more about STEMarts on their website.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.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

SpaceX’s Fram2 completes its nearly four day mission and returns to Earth off the coast of California. Astra raises $80 million since taking the company private. Intelsat selected to provide maritime satellite connectivity for the US Space Force, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestElysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingFRAM2 mission Astra Raises $80m and Plots Comeback for the AgesIntelsat Secures U.S. Space Force Contract to Provide Maritime Satellite ConnectivityHonda R&D to Conduct Testing with Sierra Space and Tec-Masters on the International Space StationD-Orbit and Planetek Announce Strategic Business Combination to Expand Capabilities in Advanced Space TechnologiesSpaceX just took a big step toward reusing Starship’s Super Heavy booster - Ars TechnicaSSC Readying For Multi-Billion-Dollar upgrades At SpaceportsNeuraspace expands their Luxembourg office and collaborates with Luxembourg Space Agency – SatNewsPlanet Signs Multi-Year Expansion with onX, Enabling Advanced Digital Navigation for Outdoor RecreationalistsArtemis II Insignia Honors All - NASANichelle Nichols Space Camp to Open January 2026 – TrekMovie.comT-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

SpinLaunch has received a $12 million investment from Kongsberg, and exclusively contracts NanoAvionics for 280 satellites to be part of the Meridian constellation. Portal Space Systems raises $17.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round. ispace-US has formed a US Lunar Science Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. Alan Stern, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Steven Jordan Tomaszewski, AIA Vice President of Space Systems.You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn, and learn more about AIA 2025 Space Priorities on their website.Selected ReadingSpinLaunch Announces $12M Strategic Investment from Kongsberg, Unveiling Revolutionary LEO Satcom ConstellationNanoAvionics Secures €122.5M Contract to Build 280 Satellites for Meridian Space, SpinLaunch’s Global Broadband ConstellationPortal Space Systems Raises $17.5M in Oversubscribed Seed Round to Build Multi-Role, Trans-Orbital Spacecraft Powered by Solar Thermal PropulsionIn-space mobility with Portal Space Systems.ispace-U.S. Establishes U.S. Lunar Science Advisory Board to Propel Lunar Exploration and Business DevelopmentPLD Space and D-Orbit Sign Launch Agreement for Equatorial MissionsISS National Lab Launches Orbital Edge Accelerator Program to Propel Startups Into the Growing Space EconomyKarman Space & Defense Inaugurates New ISO 8 Clean Room for Spacecraft Assembly and Integration: Advancing Lunar and Space Missions with Flight-Proven SubsystemsTurion Space InvestmentDhruva Space ties up with Japan’s InfostellarSpace Force Conducts First War Game For Commercial Reserve With Satellite Comm Providers - Defense DailyFermenting miso in orbit reveals how space can affect a food’s tasteT-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 Union Agency for the Space Programme has selected Thales Alenia Space to extend the service life of the EGNOS satellite. Sidus Space is partnering with Lonestar Data Holdings to design, build and provide on-orbit support for six lunar data storage spacecraft. Slingshot Aerospace has been selected by AFWERX to support its Rapid Analysis of Photometric Tracks for space Object identification and behavior Recognition program (RAPTOR), and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.Selected ReadingThales Alenia Space wins €51 million contract to extend EGNOS service lifeAFWERX Selects Slingshot Aerospace to Track and Identify Nefarious In-Space ActivitiesSidus Space Signs Extended and Amended Preliminary $120M Agreement with Lonestar for Lunar Data Storage SpacecraftChina launches test spacecraft for satellite internet - CGTNCesiumAstro to Deliver Space Payloads and Ground Systems for Taiwan's First National Communications Satellite ConstellationStarliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought - Ars TechnicaUK firm replaces Russia in search for life on MarsSatellite operator opens new HQ in heart of Cornwall's space sector - South WestRedwire Appoints Mike Gold as President of Civil and International Space Business to Lead Global ExpansionNASA’s SPHEREx Takes First Images, Preps to Study Millions of GalaxiesCitizen Scientists Use NASA Open Science Data to Research Life 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

SpaceX has successfully launched the four-person Fram2 mission to polar orbit. The European Space Agency has released its annual space environment report. GITAI Japan has been contracted by JAXA to conduct a concept study for a robotic arm system intended for use on a pressurized crewed lunar rover, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Gary L. Gilbert, Author of Spacegirl II: 21 Women Write About Their Careers on Earth in the Space Industry.You can find out more about the book at https://flyinggoddesspublishing.com/.Selected Readingfram2 mission - LaunchesESA Space Environment Report 2025GITAI Awarded JAXA Contract for Concept Study of Robotic Arm for Crewed Pressurized Lunar RoverSierra Space Demonstrates Resilient GPS Satellite Technology for National Security-Focused U.S. Space Force Satellite ProgramFAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 explosion- SpaceMDA Space To Acquire Satixfy CommunicationsKarman Space & Defense Announces Successful Refinancing and Extension of its Credit Facilities under New Credit AgreementSidus Space Reports Full-Year 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business UpdatesSpire Global Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 ResultsNASA astronauts speak out for the first time following unexpected 9-month mission to space- CNNBest Astronauts Pranks On April Fool’s Day - Orbital 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

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws.Our guests today are Andrew Faiola, Commercial Vice President at Astroscale UK and Allegra Matarangas, Account Executive at AWS for Aerospace and Satellite.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.Selected ReadingAWS Aerospace and SatelliteAudience SurveyWe want to hear from you! Please complete our short 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

Isar Aerospace’s inaugural Spectrum launch from Norway’s Andøya Spacepor ends in a crash. NASA has amended its launch services contract with SpaceX to add Starship. NASA and Boeing say they are making progress toward crew certification of the CST-100 Starliner system, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.Selected ReadingNewsroom First Test FlightNASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX StarshipNASA, Boeing Prepare for Starliner TestingSES and SpeQtral Sign MoU to Advance Global Quantum-Secure CommunicationsSpaceX- Fram2Kayhan Space ProtestStudying Cardiac Cells in Space to Repair Heart Damage 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

Should space be designated as critical infrastructure? What are the threats we’re facing in space for cybersecurity? We tackle these questions with our guest Jake Braun, former White House Principal Deputy National Cyber Director and chairman of DEF CON Franklin.You can connect with Jake on LinkedIn.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.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

The United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has on ramped Rocket Lab and Stoke Space for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo freighter NG-22 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed indefinitely. The United Nations (UN) agencies for telecommunications, aviation and maritime shipping have called for urgent protection of the radio navigation satellite service (RNNS), and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestElysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingSpace Systems Command On-Ramps Two New Providers to National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 Contract- Space Systems Command ISS resupply and trash pickup craft postponed indefinitely after Cygnus container crunchUN agencies warn of satellite navigation jamming and spoofing - ITUICEYE to provide SAR Satellite Data to the Situation Center at NATONASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station MissionChina sets dates for some of its most ambitious planetary missions - Ars TechnicaVandenberg Unveils Advanced Vehicle Operations Room for Future Space MissionsAir Force weighs plan to cancel SDA's next set of data relay sats in favor of SpaceX: Sources - Breaking DefenseIsar Aerospace First Test FlightSaxaVord enters partnership with West of Scotland ‘space cluster’- Shetland NewsWilliam Shatner offers Gayle King advice before Blue Origin's women-led space flight: "You've got to embrace it" - CBS NewsT-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 United States Space Forces’ (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has certified United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan launch system for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. NASA’s Starling spacecraft swarm has demonstrated maneuvers with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. Gravitics, Inc. has been selected for a  Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) by the USSF’s SpaceWERX, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Bogdan Gogulan, CEO and Managing Partner at NewSpace Capital.You can connect with Bogdan on LinkedIn, and learn more about NewSpace Capital on their website.Selected ReadingU. S. Space Force (USSF) Certifies United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) MissionsNASA Starling and SpaceX Starlink Improve Space Traffic CoordinationGravitics Selected by Space Force for $60M STRATFI to Demonstrate Revolutionary Orbital CarriersThales Alenia Space signs contract with ESA to develop an agricultural digital twin component for sustainable, resilient agricultureESA - Farewell, Gaia! Spacecraft operations come to an endRocket Lab Successfully Launches Mission for Global Wildfire Detection Company OroraTechBlue Origin Announces Crew For New Shepard’s 31st MissionSkyloom Completes Deliveries of SDA’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 Optical Communication Terminals for York Space Systems’ Orbital Plane 1Toxic dust on Mars would present serious hazard for astronauts- CNN  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