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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

Blue Origin and Blue Moon. CAPSTONE achieves some milestones. SpiderOak gets another funding round. RPS in space is getting smaller. A wooden satellite! FCC denies Dish Network over Starlink. Axiom-2 mission is go for launch. And the Karman Project announces new fellows.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 Namrata Goswami, Senior Analyst, for a deep dive about the India Space Policy 2023. This is only part of our conversation with Namrata. For the full interview, tune in to tomorrow’s episode of T-Minus Deep Space.You can follow Namrata on LinkedIn and Twitter.Selected ReadingAdvanced Space successfully completes 6-month CAPSTONE primary mission at the Moon for NASA CNL aims to better protect Canadian astronauts through new project funded by the Canadian Space Agency Zeno Power gets $30 million to build radioisotope-powered satellite for U.S. military - SpaceNewsWooden satellites? Japan proves magnolia has right stuff for space - Nikkei AsiaFCC rejects Dish 5G plan that could have made Starlink broadband “unusable” - Ars TechnicaInvesting in Space: Is SpaceX's Starlink growing satellite internet market share, or taking it? - CNBC Private Axiom-2 crew set for launch from Kennedy Space Center - Florida Today  Meet the next cohort of leaders who are shaping the future of space - The Karman ProjectFuture space food could be made from astronaut breath - MIT Technology Review Space Business: Cost Plus - QuartzAudience 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

Autonomous navigation systems show lots of promise for growth. Canada’s rosy prospects for spaceport Nova Scotia. Varda Space’s new funding round. Inter-governmental communications may need a marriage counselor. An espionage case. Some proposed space cybersecurity legislation. Satcom for cars. 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 Ian Vorbach, Co-founder of Portal Space Systems and SpaceDotBiz, on the new space startup ecosystem and the balance between engineers and business operators at early stage space companies.You can follow Ian on LinkedIn, Twitter, and through his business newsletter SpaceDotBiz. Selected ReadingReport - Spaceport Nova Scotia Would Have a Positive Economic Effect - SpaceQ Space Autonomous Navigation Systems Market worth millions by 2033 - SatNews Varda Space raising new tranche of funding at $500M post-money valuation - TechCrunchAmini gets initial funding for closing Africa’s environmental data gap - SpaceNews Sidus Space Executes Agreement With Leaf Space For Additional Ground Station Coverage - Sidus SpaceYahsat Steps up Plans in EO With Iceye Deal - Via SatelliteLt Gen Burt's Keynote at the Preventing Space War Forum in DC - YouTubeUSAF Looks to Fill Intelligence Gaps from Space - A&SFSpace Force selects Parsons to develop ground system for missile-warning satellites - SpaceNewsHead of Dutch satellite technology firm arrested for spying - DutchNewsCongress looks to expand CISA's role, adding responsibilities for satellites and open source software - CyberScoopWhy the Former CEO of Volkswagen America is Working With CesiumAstro on the Connected Car - Via Satellite Final assembly of payloads begin for Chandrayaan-3 - Times of India Space Race 2.0. Why the FAA is Aiming for the Stars - Cleared for TakeoffAudience 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

Stratolaunch bids $17 million to buy some of Virgin Orbit's assets, including the Cosmic Girl carrier. Virgin Galactic announces the next launch window from May 25. Space News is reporting that British cybersecurity software developer Arqit has hired a financial adviser to sell its space division, 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 Florida Today Space Editor Emre Kelly. Emre will be discussing the progress of Boeing’s Starliner program. You can follow Emre on LinkedIn and read his reporting at the Florida Today website.Selected ReadingVirgin Orbit enters $17 million 'stalking horse' bid to sell aircraft assets- ReutersVirgin Galactic is a GO for Launch- Virgin GalacticArqit launches sale of satellite division- SpaceNewsBlack Sky Aerospace’s Rocket Fuel Facility Approval- Space and DefenseChina launches the 56th BeiDou navigation satellite- CGTNSSC Wins New ESA Deal for Nodes Optical Communications Project- Via SatelliteWarpspace wins JAXA contracts for lunar and long-distance optical comms studies– SatNewsSpinLaunch Hires Leading Aerospace Investment Strategist Matthew Mejía As Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer- Business WirePolitical fight escalates over Space National Guard - SpaceNews NASA’s Artemis program may face a budget crunch as costs continue to rise- Ars TechnicaLarger NASA Budget Essential to Beat China to Lunar Resources, Administrator Says- NextgovAudience 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 final Ariane 5 flight is scheduled for no earlier than June 16. Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to the ISS faces a narrow launch window. Space Forge says that they have designed a reusable reentry system. China calls for proposals for a low-cost transportation system to deliver cargo to and from the Tiangong 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 for today’s episode is Brendan Rosseau, Teaching Fellow at Harvard Business School. Brendan discusses the growing demand for space business development courses.You can follow Brendan on Linkedin and learn more about Harvard Business School on their website.Selected ReadingArianespace Sets June 16 Date for Final Ariane 5 Mission- Via SatelliteUK’s Space Forge debuts new reentry tech for in-space manufacturing satellites- TechCrunchChina calls for space station commercial cargo proposals- SpaceNewsIsraeli Beresheet 2 Moon mission in jeopardy after losing biggest donors- Jerusalem PostTesat to Build Quantum Key Payload for SES Eagle-1 Mission- Via SatelliteSpace Force's Top General Blasts Service's Mission Statement as 'Long and Cumbersome'- Military.comSpace Force general: ‘No pushback’ from Congress on 2024 budget priorities- SpaceNewsBiden administration may halt plans to move Space Command to Alabama over state's abortion law, officials say- NBCNASA Aims to Boost In Space Production Applications- NASASpaceX has narrow window for Ax-2 launch - SpaceNewsResonate Testing Joins Harwell Space Cluster- ResonateA private company has an audacious plan to rescue NASA’s last “Great Observatory”- Ars Technica  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

ESA’s JUICE ice-penetrating Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) antenna has finally escaped its mounting bracket. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Lunar Flashlight mission can't orbit the moon as planned due to a propulsion system issue. USSPACECOM welcomes the National CyberSecurity Center to their Academic Engagement Enterprise, 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 Michelle Hanlon, Co-founder of For All Moonkind and Co-Director at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Michelle discusses her nonprofit “For All Moonkind” and Ethics of Space Exploration.You can follow Michelle on LinkedIn and learn more about For All Moonkind at their website.Selected ReadingJuice’s RIME antenna breaks free- ESANASA ends Lunar Flashlight mission because of thruster problems- SpaceNewsNATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CENTER WELCOMED TO USSPACECOM ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT ENTERPRISE (AEE)- Cyber CenterNASA’s TBIRD Mission Demonstrates Breaks its Own Record With 200 Gbps Optical Downlink- Via SatelliteSpace Development Agency issues draft solicitation for 100 satellites - SpaceNewsPlanet Expand Agreement with AXA Climate for Drought Insurance Program- Via SatelliteSpaceX hires former NASA human spaceflight official Kathy Leuders to help with Starship- CNBCStratolaunch Successfully Completes Separation Test of Talon-A Vehicle- Stratolaunch PRReadout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Pedro Sanchez of Spain- The White House ChatGPT on Mars: How AI can help scientists study the Red Planet- 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

Our Deep Space Episode with guest S. Sita Sonty, Partner, Associate Director and Global Space Lead for Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Sita joins us to discuss edge computing in space. You can read her latest article on the subject published by Via Satellite, “Size of the Prize: How Will Edge Computing in Space Drive Value Creation?” You can follow Sita on LinkedIn and at Boston Consulting Group’s 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.Selected ReadingSize of the Prize: How Will Edge Computing in Space Drive Value Creation?- 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

Airbus Defence and Space UK will be testing their new Skynet 6A at the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility. Space Force is opening a new commercial services procurement office in Chantilly, Virginia, that'll be known as COMSO. AT&T has filed with the Federal Communications Commission to lease spectrum to AST SpaceMobile, 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 Sita Sonty, Partner, Associate Director and Global Space Lead for Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Sita joins us to discuss edge computing in space. You can read her latest article on the subject published by Via Satellite, “Size of the Prize: How Will Edge Computing in Space Drive Value Creation?” Tune in to tomorrow’s episode of T-Minus Deep Space for our full extended interview with Sita.You can follow Sita on LinkedIn and at Boston Consulting Group’s website.Selected ReadingUK’s largest satellite testing facility in Oxfordshire welcomes first customers- Business MagazineSpace Force commercial office to open new facility in Virginia- SpaceNewsAT&T Files With FCC to Lease Spectrum to AST SpaceMobile- Via SatelliteRocket Lab Beats Guidance in Q1, Reporting $55M in Revenue- Via Satellite Intuitive Machines prepares for first lunar mission, faces challenge to NASA contract win- TechCrunchTelesat eyes 2026 for first Lightspeed launches amid funding delays- SpaceNews  Images From NASA’s Perseverance May Show Record of Wild Martian River- NASALiftoff: Modi's space push for India counts on private players- Reuters Chinese rocket scientists conducted frame-by-frame analysis of Starship launch- Interesting EngineeringChina’s spaceplane conducted proximity and capture maneuvers with subsatellite, data suggests- SpaceNewsHow Satellite Prevented a War for Water- Via Satellite Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 68% in April, first major drop under Lula- ReutersAudience 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

Budget cuts shake up Australia’s space ambitions. Debt ceiling talks put the freeze on the National Defense Authorization Act. Space Force wants industry feedback on training. NASA’s seeking proposals for saving the Hubble Telescope, 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 Steve Noel, VP for Satcom Solutions at Thales Defense & Security. You can follow Steve on LinkedIn and learn more about Thales SATCOM solutions at their website.Selected ReadingPlan for Australian spaceports axed as federal budget cuts run deep- Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia’s first national space mission up in the air after federal budget cuts- Australian budget 2023- The Guardian Debt ceiling brawl jams up the Pentagon’s mega policy bill- POLITICO On National Security | The space surveillance arms race is in full swing- SpaceNews Space Force to seek industry help to test tech, train guardians- C4ISRNETAstroscale and Momentus Team to Offer NASA a Commercial Solution to Reboost Hubble and Deliver Additional In-Space Servicing- SpaceRefIMPULSE SPACE QUALIFIES THE SAIPH THRUSTER AHEAD OF FIRST FLIGHT- ImpulseSidus Space Expands Global Ground Site Network With New ATLAS Space Operations Contract- Business Wire Hughes Broadband Subscribers Continue to Decline Ahead of Jupiter 3 Launch- Via SatelliteEnduroSat raises $10 million - SpaceNews SOF Week 2023: How Collaborative Autonomy can revolutionise multi-domain missions- Shephard MediaCYCLE 2 GO 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

VAST books its commercial space station Haven-1's flight with SpaceX. Axiom-2 mission to conduct stem cell research on ISS. Starlink lands its first rail customer. China’s Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft launches with extra fruit 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 for today’s episode is Bailey Reichelt, Partner and Cofounder of Aegis Law. Our discussion covers regulatory barriers to entry and cost of legal services for space startups, and more. You can follow Bailey on LinkedIn and at the Aegis Law website.Selected ReadingVAST Announces the Haven-1 and VAST-1 Missions.- VASTSpaceX Ax-2 private astronaut mission will grow 1st stem cells in space- Space.comSpaceX Signs First Rail Customer Agreement for Starlink With Florida's Brightline- Via Satellite   Tianzhou-6 will able to carry about twice the weight of fruit as Tianzhou-5- CGTNAalyria Partners With Anduril on National Security Capabilities- Via SatelliteCommercial satellite imagery services included in new $1.2B Ukraine security assistance package- DefenseScoop Canadian Space Agency Awards Spire and OroraTech Wildfire Detection Contract- Via Satellite Yahsat reports 35% surge in Q1-2023 net profit - SatellitePro MEOrbital Outpost X raises $5 million - SpaceNewsWarpspace Partners EO Satellite Operator LatConnect60NASA Announces Upcoming Retirement of Space Technology Head- NASANew report finds half of space workforce joins by age 25- SpaceWatch AfricaNASA Images Inspired National Philharmonic's Latest Symphony https://henrydehlinger.com/track/2813501/return-to-the-moon-fanfare-to-artemis 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