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The Karman Project Foundation unites global decision-makers to drive urgent, collaborative action for a sustainable and peaceful future in space. The non-government organization recognises the core role of international cooperation to secure the space sector's prosperity, and Earth's critical reliance on it. They're working with Jaguar Space and the upcoming "Earth Seeds for Space" mission to the ISS. We find out more from Hannah Ashford, the Karman Project co-founder and managing director. You can connect with Hannah on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Karman Project 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. 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 plans to invest $191 million in satellite operator Eutelsat. The European Space Agency (ESA) has established its first optical communication link with a spacecraft in deep space. Intuitive Machines is partnering with Space Forge on a new vehicle, 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 Guest We are joined by NASASpaceflight.com with the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading Britain joins France in 1.5 billion euro boost for Starlink rival Eutelsat- Reuters Europe looks to Nordic space race to scale back US dependence- Reuters ESA - Europe's first deep-space optical communication link Intuitive Machines Partners with Space Forge to Enable U.S. Space-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing Colorado ONE Fund Invests in CisLunar Industries, Advancing Critical Power Infrastructure for the Space Industrial Economy China's Chang'e‑6 samples unlock deep insights into moon's far side - CGTN Space Investment Quarterly Reports In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing: Benefits, Challenges, and Policy Options - U.S. GAO Rocket Lab Selects Bollinger Shipyards to Support Modification of Neutron Landing Platform NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Team Installs Observatory’s Solar Panels Ringo Starr sends birthday "Peace and Love" message to the Moon and Back with intuitive machines & goonhilly earth station ltd. T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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

US President Donald Trump has named Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the Interim Head of NASA. Varda Space has raised $187 million in a Series C Funding round. Australia’s Gilmour Space and Japan’s Space BD partner on rideshare opportunities, 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 Guest Our guest today is Dorit Donoviel, PH.D., Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH)'s Executive Director. You can connect with Dorit on LinkedIn, and learn more about TRISH’s Ax-4 scientific research on their website. Selected Reading Trump Names Sean Duffy as Interim Head of NASA - The New York Times Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push - POLITICO Varda Announces $187 million in Series C Funding to Make Medicines in Space Gilmour Space and Space BD Partner to Deliver Satellite Launch Services Blog - Northwood Space Advanced Space Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract to Develop Communications Relay and PNT Capabilities for NASA Neo Space Group Completes Acquisition of UP42 from Airbus Defence and Space AWS launches Space Accelerator program across Australia, India, and Japan Lockheed Martin's Plan for Mars Sample Return T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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

Selected Reading US Space Force unveils International Partnership Strategy to strengthen space security-  Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs  SLD 30 Change of Command 2025 Vandenberg Space Force Base  Mission Delta 2 Conducts Change Command- Space Operations Command (SpOC) Redwire Expands International Collaboration with Japanese Startup SpaceData for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Engineering Systems Japan's Interstellar and Germany's Exolaunch Sign Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Launch Services in Asia BlackSky Signs Gen-3 Early Access Agreement With Current Gen-2 Customer in Support of Ukraine MDA Space Achieves An Industry First In Satellite Digital Beam Forming With MDA Aurora™ ESA - Closing the loop: new Space Rider drop test China's Tianzhou-8 cargo spaceship re-enters atmosphere - CGTN Planet Signs Partnership with Farmdar to Enhance Global Agricultural AI Analysis Redwire Successfully Completes Integration of Hammerhead Spacecraft for Upcoming European Tech Demonstration Mission China sets up 1st international association on deep-space exploration - CGTN T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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

Urgent calls to action coming within the US space industry regarding potential massive budget cuts to key US space programs. China is pushing the frontier of in-space reusability. UK moves to clean up space debris. 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 Guest Our guest today is Dorit Donoviel, PH.D., Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH)'s Executive Director. You can connect with Dorit on LinkedIn, and learn more about TRISH’s Ax-4 scientific research on their website. Selected Reading Space industry urges US Congress not to axe system that prevents satellite collisions (Reuters)  Every living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented budget cuts (The Planetary Society) China jumps ahead in the race to achieve a new kind of reuse in space (Ars Technica) Maxar Awarded $205 Million In Strategic Contracts to Advance Sovereign Capabilities Across the Middle East and Africa Region (Maxar) UK launches tender for mission to clean up space and safeguard vital services (GOV.UK) Skynopy x SpaceLocker: Two startups team up to make space more accessible, more sustainable… and more connected (SpaceLocker) Planetes Deluxe Edition Book 1 (bookshop.org)  Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)/Senior Agency Information Security Officer (SAISO) (USAJOBS) Can Canada get to orbit? Companies NordSpace and ProtoSpace hope to launch country's 1st space mission (exclusive) (Space.com) T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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

European Launcher Challenge's shortlist announced. Dhruva Space to provide solar panels for Pixxel hyperspectral constellation. US Space Systems Command awards $2.8B in contracts for secure space communications. 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 Guest Aegis Space Law Attorney’s Bailey Reichelt and Jack Shelton bring you the Aegis Space Law monthly segment. You can connect with Bailey Reichelt and Jack Shelton on LinkedIn, and send your questions to space@n2k.com. Selected Reading N° 42–2025: European Launcher Challenge: preselected challengers unveiled (European Space Agency)  Dhruva Space set to power up Pixxel’s next constellation with Solis+ Space-grade Solar Panels (Dhruva Space)  Space Systems Command Awards $2.8B Contract to Deliver the First Two Satellites for Modern (US Space Force)  France joins European push for satellite internet on trains (Reuters)  NASA Mission Monitoring Air Quality from Space Extended (NASA) Space auction: Sally Ride memorabilia collection sells for $145,000 (Space.com) China accelerates toward lunar goals as reusability programs gain momentum - NASASpaceFlight.com  OroraTech opens Greek headquarters to accelerate wildfire constellation and boost national innovation (OroraTech) T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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

Lunar Outpost was founded on the belief that resources from the moon can be used for the betterment of humankind. The space mobility company has recently unveiled its new Eagle Space Truck and has plans for new vehicles to traverse the lunar surface. Find out more from  Lunar Outpost Cofounder and Chief Strategy Officer, Forrest Meyen. You can connect with Forrest on LinkedIn, and learn more about Lunar Outpost 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. 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

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. 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 Guest Our guests are Dr. Meganne Christian and Karsen Kitchen. T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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

AST SpaceMobile has closed a $100 million equipment financing facility led by Trinity Capital Inc. Atomic-6 has won a $2 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) from US Space Force Space Systems Command to mature and flight qualify their solar array for commercial and defense sectors. Alén Space has been selected to manufacture the next five satellites for Sateliot, 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 Guest Our guest today is Abigail Glover, Astronaut Scholar 2024 - 2025. You can connect with Abigail on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation on their website. Selected Reading AST SpaceMobile Secures Additional $100.0 Million of Liquidity from Non-Dilutive Equipment Financing Atomic-6 Wins $2M Space Force Contract for Revolutionary Solar Array Technology Sateliot advances its constellation with 5 new satellites manufactured by Alén Space NASA Awards Simulation and Advanced Software Services II Contract Watch Russia's Progress 92 cargo ship launch toward the ISS today- Space Is Oman’s proximity to equator the secret to its growing space launch potential?- Times of India Boeing taps veteran insider Parker to lead its defense and space unit- Reuters Rockies, York Space Systems announce jersey patch partnership   Juventus Lunar Outpost Prematch Jersey T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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

Planet Labs Germany GmbH has been awarded a multi-year €240 million contract, funded by the German government, in support of European peace and security. Europe’s MTG-S1 satellite with the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission launched to GEO. Redwire completes the first deployment test for one of its Roll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA) for the Lunar Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element, 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 Reading Planet Awarded €240 Million Satellite Services Deal MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 launch to change how we see our atmosphere Redwire Successfully Deploys the Most Powerful Roll-Out Solar Arrays Ever Built, Prepares for Major Delivery in Fourth Quarter CU Boulder establishes Colorado Space Policy Center MDA Space Completes Acquisition Of Satixfy Communications Launch of Australia's 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space's Eris-1, delayed again US set new record with 21 commercial launches in June, FAA says | Space ISS National Lab Partners with AIAA to Expand ASCEND with Low Earth Orbit-Focused Sessions in 2025 and 2026 MethaneSAT Loses Contact with Satellite  BREAKING: New interstellar object candidate heading toward the sun T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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