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What’s to be done about the workforce issue in the space industry? N2K offers some solutions. Rocket Lab contracts with Leidos to launch four HASTE missions. Amazon Web Services India has signed an MOU with ISRO. Russia promises North Korea cooperation on developing space capabilities, 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 Stephan Reckie, Executive Director at the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) on entrepreneurship in space around the world.You can connect with Stephan on LinkedIn and find out more about GEN on their website.Selected ReadingThe space industry's looming workforce problem- AxiosRocket Lab Signs Deal with Leidos to Launch Four HASTE Missions- Business WireSpaceX no longer taking losses to produce Starlink satellite antennas, a key step to improving profitability- CNBCSES Introduces Cruise Industry’s First Integrated MEO-LEO Service with Starlink- PRAmazon's AWS ties up with ISRO to advance its AI capabilities with cloud technologies- MyindNorth Korea's Kim meets Putin at Russian space center- NikkeiLMO Space Partners With In-Space Missions On AUREA SDA Programme- PRDragonfly Aerospace Selects Neuraspace for Enhanced Space Sustainability through Smarter Space Traffic Management- PRSkyFi Launches Two New Services- Via SatelliteA year after New Shepard’s accident, Blue Origin may return to flight next month- Ars TechnicaPanel calls for giant boost to space station research- Science.orgSaltzman Reveals New Space Units That Put Operations and Sustainment Under One Roof- Air and Space ForcesRob Rainhart Named President of HawkEye 360- PR NewswireT-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 James Webb Space Telescope's spectrograph of exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of life. Ball Aerospace to deliver a sounder for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Extended Observations satellite program (GeoXO). Firefly Aerospace to provide radio frequency calibration services from lunar orbit as part of a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract, 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 Sarah “Sassie” Duggleby, Co founder and CEO of Venus Aerospace.You can connect with Sassie on LinkedIn and find out more about Venus Aerospace on their website.Selected ReadingWebb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b- NASABall Aerospace Selected to Build Instrument for NOAA's GeoXO Constellation- PR NewswireFirefly Awarded $18 Million NASA Contract to Provide Radio Frequency Calibration Services from Lunar Orbit- PRIntelsat, Aalyria Sign Deal to Advance Multi-Orbit Connectivity- PRArianespace Signs Agreement With Intelsat For Launch Of Is-45- PRAxiom Space Announces Astronauts for Third Mission to ISS- PRIndia, NASA to cooperate on human spaceflight and planetary defense- SpaceUS company to unveil luxury space adventures in India; to offer travel to ISS, space balloons, zero-gravity plane- Times of IndiaThaicom Selects Airbus For Its New Generation Software-Defined High Throughput Satellite At 119.5 Degrees East- PRBig Law follows private sector into space race- FTTechstars selects 12 companies for its fall space accelerator- TechcrunchMae Jemison- National Women’s History MuseumT-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 Astronaut Frank Rubio sets a new spaceflight record for spending the longest time on a space mission. UK satellite data company Open Cosmos raises $50 million in Series B funding. We have the latest headlines from the World Satellite Business Week conference, 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 Bill Murray, Co-founder and EVP of Product Engineering at rocket motor manufacturing company, Ursa Major.You can connect with Bill on LinkedIn and find out more about Ursa Major on their website.Selected ReadingAstronaut Frank Rubio breaks US record on way to spending a year in space- SpaceOpen Cosmos Raises $50M From Leading Impact Investors To Grow Its Leadership In Accessible, Sustainable Space Tech And Satellite Data- PRU.S. export credit agency is working through $5 billion pipeline of space financing, vice chair says- CNBCNew MDA Software-Defined Satellites Target Operator Pain Points With Digital Solutions- PR Newswire\Telesat taps SpaceX to launch its broadband satellites in orbitUnited Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Joint National Security Mission- PR Newswirehttps://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1700789411279966339?s=20Iran announces tender for first space navigation satellite- Al MayadeenKombucha: Ally for Moon and Mars- ESAAs DoD readies new commercial space strategies, industry frets funding gapSpaceX is the best bet for the commercial space station Earth needs- the HillFirst cat in space: how a Parisian stray called Félicette was blasted far from Earth- The GuardianT-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

Our guest this week is Maynard Okereke, better known as the Hip Hop M.D. Maynard is an award winning Science Communicator. After noticing a lack of minority involvement in the STEM fields, he created Hip Hop Science with the goal of encouraging minorities and youth to pursue more advanced career paths.You can connect with Maynard on LinkedIn and find out more about his work at 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 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 FAA has closed the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy mishap investigation. US President Biden has nominated Mike Whitaker to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. The US Government Accountability Office reports NASA’s Space Launch System as “unaffordable”, 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 award winning Science Communicator Maynard Okereke, better known as the Hip Hop M.D. You can connect with Maynard on LinkedIn and find out more about his work at his website.Selected ReadingFAA Closes SpaceX Starship Mishap Investigation- FAA.govDiverse Leaders Applaud President Biden’s Nomination of Michael G. Whitaker for Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration- The White HouseNASA’s mega moon rocket is ‘unaffordable,’ according to accountability report- CNNULA Atlas V NROL-107 SEP 09, 2023 08:51 AM (SILENTBARKER)Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for Next Capella Space Mission- Business WireSouth Africa Joins China’s International Lunar Research Station - SANSA 10 African teenagers' paintings displayed in the China Space Station- CGTNEutelsat partners with Karista's Spacetech fund- Press ReleaseSpinLaunch and Sumitomo Form Strategic Partnership to Expand Global Commercialization of Sustainable, Low-Cost Space Solutions- Business NewswirePixxel and SkyFi join forces for easy access to Earth Observation data- Press ReleaseBall Aerospace Completes Testing on Space Systems Command Operational Weather Monitoring Satellite- PR NewswireUS Space Force eyes partnerships for tactical satellite communications- C4ISRNETJourney of Discovery: Space Dynamics Lab-Built AWE Instrument Prepares for Launch at Space Center- USU 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

Redwire Biofabrication says they've successfully bioprinted the first human knee meniscus on the International Space Station. The US tests an unarmed Minuteman 3 ICBM at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The US Space Force has a new mission statement, 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 Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA). NMSA is the state agency that manages Spaceport America.You can connect with Scott on LinkedIn and find out more about Spaceport America on their website.Selected ReadingRedwire BioFabrication Facility Successfully Prints First Human Knee Meniscus on ISS, Paving the Way for Advanced In-Space Bioprinting Capabilities to Benefit Human Health- Press Release MMIII GT-247 Launches from Vandenberg- USSFSpace Force announces new mission statement- USSFSDA Issues Solicitation for Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Space Vehicles- Sam.govNOAA to Hold Industry Day for Commercial Data Program- NOAASatellite Software Leader Antaris Announces Close Of Preferred Seed Funding- Press Release Employees report a rare round of layoffs at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture- GeekWireRelativity Space Signs Lease On Historic NASA Test Stand- Press ReleaseUK joins Horizon Europe under a new bespoke deal- UK GovJapan launches rocket carrying lunar lander and X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe- APAditya L1 shares selfie from space, captures stunning image of Earth and Moon- India TodayEurope assembles Hera spacecraft to eye aftermath of DART asteroid crash- 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

Speculation surrounds launches planned at Cape Canaveral this week. SpaceX readies Starship for a second launch but is still waiting for the green light from the FAA. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to launch the H2-A rocket with JAXA payloads XRISM and SLIM on board, 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 Starfish Space Director of Strategic Relationships Michael Madrid on reviving the Otter Pup.You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn and find out more about Starfish Space on their website.Selected ReadingThree launches set this week from the Cape. Is one a DoD hypersonic missile weapons test?- Florida TodaySpaceX stacks Starship for another launch attempt, but no date released yet- Click OrlandoJapan's delayed H2A rocket carrying lunar lander to launch on Sept. 7- Kyodo NewsVoyager Space Celebrates Successful Installation of Gambit Payload on the Bishop Airlock- PR NewswireSES Space & Defense Awarded U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Contract to Support DEUCSI Program- Press ReleaseTerran Orbital Unveils New Product Line of Seven Satellite Buses- Business WireWyvern and Loft Orbital Join Forces to Expand Dragonette Satellite Constellation- Press ReleaseFuelled-up dress rehearsal for Ariane 6- ESAChina's commercial CERES-1 rocket succeeds in first sea launch- CGTNAstrobotic Commences Two Nasa Contracts To Investigate Rocket Plumes And Their Interaction With The Lunar Surface- Press ReleaseSolstar Space Awarded Over $1.2 Million U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR Contract for Deke Space Communicator- Press ReleaseThe Space Force needs a brand-new culture of its own- Defense OneIt’s Not About Where U.S. Space Command Goes But Whether It Should Exist At All- War on the RocksSSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year4.6 billion-year-old meteorite could reveal how Earth formed different layers- 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 European Space Agency releases key milestones for the Ariane 6 launch. The Indian Space Research Organization says that their lunar lander and rover are now in sleep mode. SpaceX Crew 6 splashed down over the weekend returning four astronauts from the ISS, 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 Dr. John Z. Kiss, space biologist and professor at UNCG who studies plants in microgravity and low gravity environments.You can connect with Dr. Kiss on LinkedIn and find out more about his research at UNCG’s website.Selected ReadingEurope to decide within weeks on when to restart space launches- ReutersThe European Space Agency has a transparency problem — but it's completely legal- Space.comMoon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space- BBCIndia’s moon rover completes walk, put into ‘sleep mode’- Al JazeeraManastu Space secures $3M led by Capital 2B, BIG Capital, E2MC Sultan Al Neyadi returns to Earth after historic space mission- UAE NationalUAE investments in space sector surpass Dhs22bn ¥10 Billion JAXA Fund Set to Boost Space Business - The Japan NewsYork Space Systems Establishes Successful Communications with Final Delivery on Tranche 0 ProgramFirefly Aerospace Awarded Multi-Launch Agreement with L3Harris- PRVodafone teams up with Amazon's Project Kuiper to extend 5G reach | Reuters Fleet Space Technologies takes stake in Thor Energy underpinning long-term commitment to revolutionising mineral exploration at Alford East project China's wide field survey telescope to be operational in mid-Sept.- CGTNAmazing satellite video shows China's space station come together in Earth orbitT-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

Today is September 4th, 2023- Labor Day in the US, so we have a special program for you. Career Notes explores the pathways of some of the most influential leaders in aerospace. Our guest for today is our podcast producer Alice Carruth. Alice has traversed a career in international journalism to space PR and marketing. Here is her story in her own words.You can connect with Alice on LinkedIn and Twitter/X.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

Ruvimbo Samanga is an Africa Space Policy Analyst currently working for Access Partnership and sits on the Board of the Space Arbitration Association. She serves as an Ambassador for the MILO Space Science Institute, and previously served a 2-year term as the National Point of Contact for Zimbabwe in the Space Generation Advisory Council, the latter which is in support of the United Nations Program on Space Applications.You can connect with Ruvimbo on LinkedIn.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