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Viasat completes acquisition of Inmarsat. The US State Department has released a 25-page document outlining a path to improving diplomatic efforts in space. US Space Command announces that they have assumed all missile defense responsibilities from US Strategic Command per the 2022 Unified Command Plan signed by President Joe Biden. North Korea’s rocket suffers a second stage malfunction. SpaceX marks 200th successful launch, 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 GuestLaura Crabtree, CEO of Epsilon 3, on digital transformation for the ground segment, aerospace manufacturers, and managing risk as an aerospace company.You can follow Laura on LinkedIn and Twitter and learn more about Epsilon3 on their website.Selected ReadingViasat Completes Acquisition of Inmarsat- Cision PR NewswireState Department wants to expand diplomacy in space- The HillLockheed Martin To Collaborate With U.S. Army To Improve Space-Enabled Defense Systems- Lockheed MartinNorthrop Grumman’s deep-space radar passes critical design review- SpaceNewsSpaceX mission returns from space station with ex-NASA astronaut, 3 paying customers- NPRThe Falcon 9 may double the record for consecutive launch success tonight- Ars TechnicaSierra Space’s Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Comes to Life- Sierra SpaceNorth Korea fails to launch satellite: state media- Nikkei AsiaPLD Space set to launch Spain’s first private rocket into space- NASASpaceFlight.comColorado State Government Grants ThinkOrbital $250,000 to Revolutionize In-Space Welding Technology- Think OrbitalWanted: European commercial cargo service for space stations around Earth- ESAMelissa Quinn Explains Her Spaceport Cornwall Departure, Next Steps for Spaceport- Via SatelliteAudience 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

China launches three taikonauts to Tiangong space station. Japan’s ispace blames software issues for the failed lunar landing mission. A Japanese public-private partnership has announced that it will attempt to beam solar energy from space as early as 2025. Spain signs the Artemis Accords, 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 for today’s episode is Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency. Josef talks to our Executive Producer Brandon Karpf about ESA's cybersecurity strategy, security by design, and digital transformation.You can follow Josef on LinkedIn and Twitter and find out more about ESA on their website.Selected ReadingChina sends first civilian astronaut to space as Shenzhou-16 blasts off- CNNCrash of private Japanese moon lander blamed on touchdown location switch- Oxford MailJapan to try beaming solar power from space in mid-decade- Nikkei AsiaThe United Arab Emirates Is Heading for the Asteroid Belt- NY TimesSpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet- Space NewsSoyuz 2.1a launches Kondor-FKA n°1 satellite from Vostochny- NASASpaceFlight.com Telesat selects Space Flight Laboratory to manufacture LEO 3 demonstration satellite- Yahoo FinanceHave Space Command HQ Requirements Changed? Investigations Underway- Military.comNASA Welcomes Spain as 25th Artemis Accords Signatory- NASANASA inspector general faults agency on SLS booster and engine overruns- Space NewsU.S. Department of Education, NASA Strengthen Partnership to Advance STEM and Space Education- Ed.govAudience 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

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

Our guest for today's Deep Space episode is former NASA Astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins talking about current human spaceflight launches and future missions to Mars. Col. Collins has released a new book “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission” and you can connect with her 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

The UK’s Royal Navy has successfully tested a quantum navigation system. Space Force awards Northrop Grumman a weather satellite launch contract. Orbit Fab selects Impulse Space’s vehicle to host a fuel depot for an in-orbit refueling demonstration for the US Space Force. NASA completes its TROPICs constellation, 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 for today’s episode is former NASA Astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins talking about current human spaceflight launches and future missions to Mars. Col. Collins has released a new book “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission” and you can connect with her on LinkedIn.Selected ReadingRoyal Navy's experimental ship carries out first trial of quantum navigation system- Sky£37bn added to UK economy by aerospace and defence- Aerospace ManufacturingNorthrop Grumman wins $45 million Space Force contract to launch small weather satellite- Space NewsOrbit Fab selects Impulse Space’s orbital vehicle for in-space refueling demo- Space NewsThe Space Force’s new fitness regime has landed- Air Force TimesRocket Lab launches 2 tiny NASA hurricane-watching probes to orbit- Space.comSpaceX investment in Starship approaches $5 billion- Space NewsPlanet and UAE Space Agency Forge Climate Change Partnership- Via SatelliteIntuitive Machines Lunar Landing Site Moves to South Pole- NASASpace Hero and Partners Launch Innovative Space Village, Boosting Space Tourism- Space DailyWeather Network Needed For Precision Human Landings On Mars, Says ESA- ForbesAudience 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

Virgin Galactic returns to space. Space Force is partnering with the Air Force on offensive space cyber operations. South Korea delivers its first commercial grade satellite into orbit, 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 featured interview today is with Jon Check, Executive Director of Cyber Protection Solutions at Raytheon Intelligence and Space. He joins us to discuss Raytheon’s support for the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.You can follow Jon on LinkedIn and Twitter.Selected ReadingVIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT- Virgin Galactic5.24 Schriever Spacepower Series: Lt Gen Stephen N. Whiting - Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Unified and integrated: How Space Force envisions the future of data-sharing for space operations - Breaking DefenseNGA making 'significant advances' months into AI-focused Project Maven takeover - Breaking Defense   National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to demo data processing node- C4ISRNET(5th LD) S. Korea launches space rocket Nuri following delay - Yonhap News Agency Fleet Space raises A$50M Series C to globalise revolutionary critical minerals exploration tech- Fleet PRDish in Talks to Sell Wireless Plans Through Amazon - WSJDoes the roar of rocket launches harm wildlife? These scientists seek answers- Nature ESA receives Space for Climate Protection Award- ESALEGO sends 1,000 astronauts to space and lands them safely in a mini space-shuttle- Space.comAudience 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

Astranis announces that their Arcturus satellite has not only successfully settled into its spot in geostationary orbit over Alaska, it's also completed an end-to-end payload test, with the satellite connecting to a ground station in Utah and user terminals in Alaska. Satellite Vu reports a Series A2 investment of $15.8m. Northrop Grumman announces a Preliminary Design Review for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program. A round up of other news from GEOINT 2023, 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 for today’s episode is Marie Planchard from Dassault Systèmes who is the lead for 3D Experience Works Engagement on supporting student competitions such as the Spaceport America Cup.You can follow Marie on LinkedIn and learn more about Dassault Systèmes on their website.Selected ReadingDebut Astranis satellite beams first signals to Alaska- Space News Breaking barriers in climate action: Satellite Vu raises further £12.7m ($15.8m), bringing investment total to £30.5m ($37.9m)- Satellite VuMissile-warning satellite passes preliminary design review- Space News NGA emphasizing space GEOINT mission, developing lunar model for operators: Director- Breaking DefenseNRO seeking new electro-optical imagery from private sector- Breaking DefenseDARPA Awards 4 Contracts for SAR Collection and Processing Under the Drift Program- Via SatelliteJapan to expand use of space for defense, vow to protect satellites- Kyodo NewsMoon crash site found! NASA orbiter spots grave of private Japanese lander (photos)- Space.comSpace Robotics Startup GITAI Raises US$30 Million in Funding- GITAIDetails On Mysterious Object That Followed China’s Spaceplane Revealed In Recent Space Threat Assessment- The DebriefNASA Funds Small Business to Advance Tech for Space, Earth- NASAAudience 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

SpaceX adds itself as co-defendant in an environmental lawsuit against the FAA. Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch, and Vast Space have all been named in court filings that divide Virgin Orbits assets. Arctic Space and One Web receive approval for Satellite Network Portal ground station in Sweden. Viasat and Inmarsat inch closer to merger, 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 GuestSteven Tomaszewski, Senior Director at Aerospace Industries Association, on national security space considerations and policy.You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn or Twitter and find out more about the Aerospace Industries Association on their website.Selected ReadingSpaceX set to join FAA to fight environmental lawsuit that could delay Starship work- CNBC Virgin Orbit sells assets in bankruptcy auction to Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch and Vast’s Launcher- CNBCArctic Space Technologies to support OneWeb’s constellation with construction of hyperscale satellite ground station installation- One WebIridium and OneWeb Confirm Success Post SpaceX Launch- Via SatelliteInmarsat Adds Free Wave Technologies as IoT Partner- Via SatelliteL3HARRIS RECEIVES CONTRACT TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY- L3HarrisAFRL taps Ursa Major for hypersonic, space launch engines- Breaking DefenseThe Spaceport Company demonstrates offshore launch operations- SpaceNewsSpace Mining Market Technology Thriving to Touch USD 1.99 Billion by 2027, With a CAGR of 14.41% - New study Research Report by Market Research Future (MRFR)- Global NewswireSending astronauts to Mars by 2040 is 'an audacious goal' but NASA is trying anyway- Space.comHow NASA Plans to Melt the Moon—and Build on Mars- WiredAudience 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

Quad leaders summit gives space a shoutout. FCC approves a possible Viasat-Inmarsat deal. Special coverage from the GEOINT summit happening this week (and there’s already lots of it). Space Force goes meta. And Melissa Quinn gives us the insider perspective on Spaceport Cornwall and UK launch services.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 featured interview today is with Melissa Quinn, Head of Spaceport Cornwall, on what’s next for domestic launch services, providers, and users in the UK.You can follow Melissa on LinkedIn and Twitter.Selected ReadingQuad Leaders’ Summit Fact Sheet - The White House Australia-United States Joint Leaders’ Statement - An Alliance for our Times - The White House Viasat’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat receives U.S. Federal Communications Commission approval - Press ReleaseUmbra and Ursa to collaborate on radar imaging data products - SpaceNews Planet seeks partners that can extract more value from data - SpaceNewsPlanet-led RapidAI4EO Consortium Releases One of the Largest Earth Observation Training Datasets for Machine Learning Applications - Press Release Impact Observatory Launches IO Monitor to Understand Climate, Financial, and Environmental Risk in Near Real-Time - Press Release AT&T tries to block Starlink/T-Mobile plan for satellite-to-phone service - Ars TechnicaStoke Space has received repeated investments from the venture arm for the U.S. intelligence community - TechCrunch Space Force turns to metaverse to predict effects of spaceport congestion - SpaceNews Head of Spaceport Cornwall, Melissa Quinn, Announces Departure from Cornwall Council - Press Release Start-Ups Bring Silicon Valley Ethos to a Lumbering Military-Industrial Complex - NY Times Size of the Prize: Assessing the Market for Edge Computing in Space - Via SatelliteAudience 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 Deep Space guest is Namrata Goswami for an exclusive discussion about India’s new space policy. India's new space policy is driving the privatization of their entire space ecosystem. We delve into the motivations, impacts, and implications of this progressive policy. Learn about the strategic shift towards privatization and commercialization of space activities, including satellite construction, launch vehicles, and more, with particular emphasis on civilian space capabilities. Namrata also reviews the response from other global space players, and the ripple effects on India's burgeoning private space sector.You can follow Namrata on LinkedIn and Twitter.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