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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk outlines an ambitious launch timeline for the Starship at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Azerbaijan. China and Russia present plans for future space stations at the IAC. A new partnership between Voyager Space and Northrop Grumman's will see the Cygnus spacecraft provide cargo resupply services for the Starlab 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest is Steve Wolfe, President of the Beyond Earth Institute.You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn and learn more about the Beyond Earth Institute on their website and at space.n2k.com/BeyondEarth.Selected ReadingChina to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS- ReutersRussia talks a big future in space while its overall budget is quietly cut- Ars TechnicaVoyager Space Announces Teaming Agreement with Northrop Grumman for the Starlab Space Station- PR NewswireStart Your Engines: NASA to Begin Critical Testing for Future Artemis MissionsLMI Awarded $98M Small Business Innovation Phase III Contract Through Use of RAPTR™, a Proven and Trusted Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Tool for the Space Force- PRUK joins mission to trace Universe back to the Big Bang - GOV.UKPale Blue Raises $7.5M in Series B Round, to build production facilityDoD Needs to Step Up Support for Commercial Space, Silicon Valley Defense Group Says- Via SatelliteNew ‘Hyperspace Challenge’ aims to pair mature space tech with DOD, Space Force - Nextgov/FCWIsrael Aerospace Industries sells spy satellites to AzerbaijanJupiter-sized objects in Orion Nebula baffle scientists- Al JazeeraT-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

Axiom Space is working with fashion giant Prada on NASA's next generation lunar spacesuits for Artemis III. Booz Allen Hamilton awarded a $630-million contract with the US Space Force to support systems engineering and integration of next-generation space-based missile warning, environmental monitoring, and surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking. Comtech Telecommunications to provide Enterprise Digital Intermediate Frequency Multi-Carrier modems (EDIM), in support of US Army satellite communications digitization and modernization programs, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guests today are Sam Savitt and Josh Kramer from Duke University’s rocketry team Duke Aero on preparing for the 2024 Spaceport America Cup. You can find out more about Duke Aero on their website and learn about the Spaceport America Cup through organizers The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA).Selected ReadingAxiom Space, Prada Join Forces on Tech, Design for NASA’s Next-Gen Lunar SpacesuitsU.S. Space Force Awards Booz Allen $630m Contract- PRComtech Awarded $48.6 Mln Contract By U.S. Army- RTTNNASA Selects Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Contractors- PRStarfish Space wins NASA contract to plan demonstration of orbital debris inspection- GeekwireFirefly Aerospace Completes Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Structure Ahead of Moon Landing for NASA- PRRussia pinpoints cause of moon shot failure, looks to bring next missions forward- ReutersCosmic Girls™ Foundation Launches Global Competition to Empower Girls for Space- EIN PresswireAstroscale Ships World’s First Debris Inspection Mission to Launch Site- PRSPACECOM Hosts Multinational Tabletop Exercise as Allied Cooperation in Space Ramps Up- Air and Space ForcesThe high optical brightness of the BlueWalker 3 satellite- NatureT-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

Dish Network fined $150,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for bad space debris management. Commercial space stations appear to be in trouble. The US Air Force Research Laboratory selects Lockheed Martin, Intuitive Machines and Westinghouse Government Services for the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-orbit Nuclear Power effort known as JETSON, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Dan Dumbacher, Executive Director of AIAA, on ASCEND.You can connect with Dan on LinkedIn and find out more on ASCEND by visiting the event website.Selected ReadingFCC enforces first space debris penalty in Dish Network settlementNASA Seeks Feedback on Requirements for New Commercial Space StationsNorthrop Grumman likely to end its bid for a commercial space station | Ars TechnicaExclusive: Bezos' Blue Origin expects split on space station partnership -sources | ReutersMines researchers get $2M from NASA to advance technology for extracting aluminum from lunar soil- PRAFRL picks 3 contractors for JETSON effort to develop fission powered spacecraft - Breaking DefenseVega preparing to fly on October 6th- Avio PRAstroport Space Technologies forms European subsidiary in Luxembourg- Aviation AnalysisChina opens up global collaboration opportunities in Chang'e-8 lunar exploration mission- CGTNDLA Energy Supports Space Missions From Coast to Coast- US GovBuilding more cyber-resilient satellites begins with a strong network- Apple NewsA Day Without Space: GPS Is Ground Zero For The New Space Race- ForbesJapan's SLIM 'moon sniper' spacecraft leaves Earth orbit- Space.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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Government agrees to a continuation resolution that extends the learning period for commercial space companies dealing with human spaceflight. The 74th International Astronautical Congress opens in Baku, Azerbaijan. NASA selects SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to provide the launch service for the agency’s TRACERS weather satellite mission, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Tim Franta. Vice President of Development for Starfighters Space on the future of supersonic flight.You can connect with Tim on LinkedIn and find out more about Starfighters Space on their website.Selected ReadingShutdown Averted, Government Funded Until November 17- Space Policy OnlineNASA’s New Horizons to Continue Exploring Outer Solar SystemNASA Announces Launch Services for Pair of Space Weather SatellitesNASA Selects Four Small Explorer Mission Concept StudiesIntuitive Machines Opens Lunar Production and Operations Facility at the Houston Spaceport and Confirms Lander Ship Date in the Coming Days- PRChandrayaan-3: Lander, rover revival hopes virtually over as Sun sets on lunar landscape- business todayIndia once again sets sights on Mars, readies to launch Mangalyaan-2- WIONChina's 2024 Lunar Mission To Feature Pakistani Payload- Outlook IndiaChina's Chang'e-5 Team awarded 2023 Laurels for Team Achievement by International Academy of Astronautics- CGTNCall for applications: UK National Delegate support for the ESA Competitiveness and Growth programme- UKSALet's create a Cape Canaveral in the North not a Silicon Valley in the South​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ - Volodymyr Levykin- The ScotsmanJapan startup unveils 15-foot robot suit for space exploration | The Independent 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

Former NASA Astronaut Jan Davis has released a book in which she draws connections between her father's military service and his combat missions and her own spaceflights. Air Born: Two Generations in Flight is available now in all good bookstores.You can connect with Jan on LinkedIn and learn more about her book here.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 Twitter and LinkedIn.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

The aerospace industry implores the US government to avoid a federal shutdown. Axiom Space collaborates with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), and SpiderOak demonstrate an array of in-space data processing capabilities relevant to emerging mesh network applications. Astroscale’s ADRAS-J mission is ready but is facing launch delays following Rocket Lab’s failure, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is former NASA Astronaut Jan Davis. Jan has released a book in which she draws connections between her father's military service and his combat missions and her own spaceflights. Air Born: Two Generations in Flight is available now in all good bookstores.You can connect with Jan on LinkedIn and learn more about her book here.Selected Readinghttps://www.ascend.events/Axiom Space Collaborates to Advance In-Space Data Processing and Cybersecurity SolutionsAstroscale Hopes ADRAS-J Mission Will Lay the Groundwork for Commercial Debris Removal- Via SatelliteTo the Moon: ESA seeks ideas for small lunar missionsIndia space chief unfazed by Moon mission's apparent endUS quietly acknowledges Iran satellite successfully reached orbit as tensions remain high- APSpace Force faces disproportionate impact from a shutdown or CR- Breaking DefenseSpace Force chief says commercial satellites may need defending | Ars TechnicaBlue Origin, Sierra Space weigh future of Orbital Reef space station as partnership turns rocky- CNBCIndia's ISRO changes social media and private partnership | ReutersNASA’s Psyche Mission Targeting Oct. 12 for LaunchT-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

Eutelsat and OneWeb complete their merger to make the Eutelsat Group. The Federal Aviation Administration completes its investigation into the 2022 Blue Origin mishap. SpaceX secures their first Space Force contract to provide the US military with customized satellite communications under its Starshield satellite internet program, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Aravind Ravichandran, the Founder and CEO of Terawatch Space, for the monthly Overview segment.You can connect with Aravind on LinkedIn and find out more about TerraWatch Space on their website.Selected ReadingEutelsat and OneWeb combine to create European satellite giant as Musk’s Starlink pressures sector- CNBCSpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use- CNBCRogue Space Systems Awarded US Space Force Phase 2 Contracts- PRMynaric passes major product milestone of CONDOR Mk3, completing verification and interoperability tests- PRUK launches £65 million funding call for space technologies and applications- UKSAIran’s IRGC successfully puts third imaging satellite into orbit- Al Jazeera Taiwan launches its first international SpaceTech startup collaboration project- Digitimes AsiaSpace Force wrapping up plan to buy C2 software for maneuvering sats- Breaking DefenseSpace Tourism: The Next Great Leap | CBS ReportsESA - Seeking Euclid's hidden stars: commissioning looks upT-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

US Space Forces’ Space Systems Command selects Xage for a $17 million Cybersecurity contract. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has been awarded a $10 million contract to evaluate the software and cybersecurity of ground systems being developed for a new classified satellite network. NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio returns to Earth after a record-breaking year in space, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is scientist Alan Stern, the Principal Investigator for NASA’s New Horizons mission on continuing his research mission and his upcoming suborbital flights.You can connect with Alan on LinkedIn and find out more about his research at SWRI.org.Selected ReadingXage Awarded $17 Million Cybersecurity Contract by U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command- Globe NewswireSpace Force selects university partner to evaluate classified ground systems software- SpaceNewsBlueHalo Surpasses Critical Milestone to Expand U.S. Satellite Operation Capacity Under Space Force SCAR Program- PR NewswireThree astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets US space record- APArtemis II SLS Rocket Booster Segments Arrive to Kennedy Space Center- NASAOn-Ramping Opportunity for NOAA’s Radio Occultation Data Buy II- Office of Space CommerceOneWeb to Collaborate on PNT Capabilities With the UK National Physical Laboratory- Via SatelliteChina launches new remote sensing satellite- CGTNSpace needs a sustainable insurance industry- FTVCs orbit countries with growing space agencies- PitchbookNew US Postage Stamp Commemorates NASA’s Asteroid Sample DeliveryT-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

Sierra Space secures $229 million in Series B Funding. The US Space Systems Command, the Space Force field command, has opened a Tools Applications and Processing Lab called TAP. Blue Origin has announced that Amazon Executive Dave Limp will replace outgoing CEO Bob Smith, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Sita Sonty in her new role as CEO of Space TangoYou can connect with Sita on LinkedIn and learn more about Space Tango on their website.Selected ReadingSierra Space Increases Total Investment to a Record $1.7 Billion with $290M Series B Funding, Bringing Valuation to $5.3 Billion- PRSpace Systems Command’s New TAP Lab kicks off with Project Apollo to accelerate innovation in space domain awareness- PRJeff Bezos' Blue Origin to replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon exec Dave Limp- CNBCFormer Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force Dr. Mark J. Lewis Appointed to Voyager Space Advisory Board- PR NewswireChinese researchers explore building underground moon shelter- CGTNGalaxEye and ideaForge ink pact to build UAV Foliage Penetration Radar- PROmnispace and Lacuna Showcase Breakthrough NGSO IoT Satellite Connectivity- PR NewswireZenno Astronautics and D-Orbit execute MOU for new space applications for superconducting electromagnets- PRThe new $3b robot factory shooting for the moon- AFRUS-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech- BBCThe failure points of an ‘integrated deterrence’ strategy in space- The HillNASA's delayed VERITAS Venus mission tests key technology in Iceland (photos)- Space.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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA’s OSIRIS- REx capsule lands in Utah with samples from asteroid Bennu. US Department of Defense to transfer space situational awareness to the Department of Commerce. The US Space Force says it's looking to establish a direct line of communications with its Chinese counterparts, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Chris Richardson, Co-founder of the community Beyond Earthbound.You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn and find out more about Beyond Earthbound on their website.Selected ReadingPentagon plans to transfer ‘high accuracy’ space tracking data to Commerce- Breaking DefenseUS exploring potential space force hotline with China- ReutersJapan startup to develop refueling satellite for U.S. Space Force- The Japan TimesChandrayaan-3: Hopes of Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal- BBCTurning up gravity for space fungi study- ESA​​Paratus sign re-seller agreement with Starlink for Africa- PRCommittee on NASA Mission Critical Workforce, Infrastructure, and Technology - Meeting No. 11 | National Academies https://www.herox.com/SpaceportAmericaCup2024Building in zero gravity: the race to create factories in space- The GuardianSurprise Space Force Launch Punches Hole In Atmosphere- The Weather ChannelT-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