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Arianespace’s Ariane 6 lifted off from French Guiana carrying a French spy satellite to sun-synchronous orbit. AST spaceMobile, Kayhan Space and LeoLabs collaborated on a demonstration to reduce US Space Force tracking times. Red Hat and Axiom have collaborated on an on-orbit data center which is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station this spring, 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 GuestOur guest today is Tom Roeder, Senior Data Analyst, Space Foundation.You can connect with Tom on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Space Foundation on their website.Selected ReadingLIVE: Launch of European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 rocketAST, Kayhan, LeoLabs team to demo capability to reduce Space Force satellite tracking timesRed Hat Teams Up with Axiom Space to Launch, Optimize the Space Company’s Data Center Unit-1 On Orbit | Business WireBlackSky Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results- Business WireFirefly Aerospace Ready to Launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Spacecraft No Earlier Than March 15What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 8 launch on today?- SpaceNASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch, DockingUK Space Agency Awards SatixFy £1.8M for the Development of Advanced LEO Payload SoftwareEricsson, Qualcomm and Thales Alenia Space reach milestone in space-based connectivityVoyager Technologies Adds Space-Based Biopharma Company Space LiinTech to GWC Science ParkNASA Turns Off 2 Voyager Science Instruments to Extend MissionT-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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA selects Firefly Aerospace to provide the launch service for the Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission. Astroscale UK and BAE Systems to collaborate on an In-orbit Refurbishment and Upgrading Service (IRUS), to advance the transition away from the current single-use culture in space. Spire Global announces third quarter 2024 financial results, 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 ReadingNASA Awards Launch Service for Mission to Study Storm FormationAstroscale and BAE Systems Lay the Foundation for a Circular Space Economy with Design for Refurbishment and In-Orbit Satellite UpgradesSpire Global Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results and Completion of RestatementFleet Space Acquires HiSeis: Introducing A New Era of End-To-End Exploration ServicesStarlab Advances to Full Development After Successfully Completing Key NASA MilestoneFlight VA263 now scheduled on March 6, 2025- ArianespaceStarfighters Space Advances StarLaunch PlatformICEYE and Saab cooperate to integrate advanced space-based radar data to military command systemsBoxMica Partners with ICEYE US to Accelerate Mission-Critical Intelligence OperationsNASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on MoonLunar Data Center Achieves First Success En Route To The MoonT-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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Redwire has been awarded a study contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conceptualize a spacecraft platform that could be delivered to Mars as a part of ESA LightShip initiative. BAE Systems has received a $151 million contract from the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command to further develop the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, known as FORGE, Command and Control ground system. AST SpaceMobile releases Q4 and 2024 financial reports, 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 GuestOur guest today is Gareth Rogers, CEO at Farnborough International.You can connect with Gareth on LinkedIn, and learn more about FISS on their website.Selected ReadingRedwire Selected by European Space Agency to Design Concept for Revolutionary Mars Spacecraft- Business WireSpace Force accelerates Missile Warning capabilities with $151M FORGE ContractAST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 ResultsRocket Lab Schedules First of Multiple Launches for iQPS- Business Wireispace Announces Mission 2 Landing Date Set for June 6, 2025 (JST)Russia launches Soyuz rocket with spacecraft for defence purposes, RIA reportsNASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx, PUNCH MissionsNOAA terminates space, climate and marine life advisory committees - Government Executivehttps://x.com/Int_Machines/status/1896558692553691594T-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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost successfully lands on the Moon. Investigations are underway to determine who was behind a cyberattack on Poland’s Space Agency (POLSA). Spire Global successfully established a two-way optical link between two satellites in orbit, 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 GuestBailey Reichelt and Jack Shelton bring us the ‘Ask Aegis Space Law” monthly segment. Feel free to email space@n2k.com with your questions for Aegis Space Law.Selected ReadingBlue Ghost Mission 1: Live UpdatesSpace stocks climb after successful private landing on the Moon - MarketWatchSpire Achieves Two-Way Laser Communication Between Satellites in Space- Business WireCyberattack detected at Polish space agency, minister says- ReutersFirings sap NOAA office responsible for licensing remote sensing satellite firms - Breaking DefenseRoad to Space - ArianespaceSpaceXNASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx, PUNCH MissionAalyria and Keysight Collaborate to Advance 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks- Business WireX-Bow Opens New Office in Indian Head, MD to Support National Defense PrioritiesTouchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on MoonT-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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The overview effect that astronauts experience when they see Earth from space is characterized by a feeling of awe and a sense of connection to the Earth and other people. But what if you could feel that with your feet placed firmly on planet Earth? SEN shares live and recorded 4K video of Earth and space from their own video cameras in space and it’s difficult not to get caught up in emotions when you’re looking down on our planet. Find out more about SEN’s livestream from Liam Kennedy.You can connect with Liam on LinkedIn, and learn more about SEN 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.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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocket Lab shares financial updates and pushes back the Neutron’s inaugural flight to the second half of the year. Skylo has raised $30 million in an oversubscribed funding round. Varda Space has retrieved their W2 capsule from the Koonibba Test Range after completing the first commercial space reentry in Australia, 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 GuestElysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingRocket Lab Announces Full Year & Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results, Posts Record Revenue Representing 26% Sequential Growth, 78% Annual Growth and 121% Year-on-Year Quarterly GrowthRocket Lab Reveals Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings at Sea Rocket Lab Signs Second Multi-Launch Deal, Secures Eight Electron Missions with iQPS Skylo Raises $30M in Oversubscribed Funding Round to Scale Direct-to-Device Satellite Service WorldwideVarda Space Industries Makes History with the First Successful Commercial Space Reentry in AustraliaSierra Space to Advance Cancer Research on Inaugural Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Mission to the International Space StationThe Aerospace Corporation Performs Optical Crosslinks Between CubeSats for the First TimeNASA, SpaceX Update the Launch of Space Telescope and Sun MissionsWhat time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 8 launch on March 3?- SpaceAuburn secures $11.4M DOD contract for critical space defense projectSpherex | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander Athena is heading to the Moon. Varda’s W2 spacecraft lands back in the Australian outback after completing its second mission. Astroscale Japan has been awarded a 7.27 billion yen contract by Japan’s Ministry of Defense to develop a responsive space system demonstration satellite prototype, 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 GuestOur guest today is Colleen McLeod Garner, Commercial Strategist and Brand Developer.You can connect with Colleen on LinkedIn. Selected ReadingIM-2 | Intuitive MachinesAstroscale Japan Secures Contract with Japanese Ministry of Defense to Develop a Responsive Space System Demonstration Satellite PrototypeNikon Selected to Implement the Space Strategy Fund at JAXA "Innovative Technology for Lightweight, High Performance, and Lower Cost Space Transportation Systems" Lumen Orbit changes name to Starcloud and raises another $10M for space data centersWeather Stream Awarded ONR Contract to Advance SPECTRUM for Environmental Remote SensingSatellogic EarthView Dataset Now Openly Accessible via Registry of Open Data on AWSVirgin Galactic Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business UpdateEtihad-SAT Blue Origin Announces Crew For New Shepard’s 31st MissionT-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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AST SpaceMobile has been awarded a contract in support of the US Space Development Agency (SDA) through a prime contractor, with total expected revenue of $43 million. SpaceX says a small liquid oxygen leak caused its Falcon 9 second stage to reenter Earth's atmosphere over Europe last week. Astroscale’s ADRAS-J concludes phase I of the commercial removal of debris demonstration for JAXA, 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 GuestOur guest today is Rahul Rughani, Chief Systems Engineer at Arkisys.You can connect with Rahul on LinkedIn, and learn more about Arkisys on their website.Selected ReadingAST SpaceMobile Secures $43 Million Contract in Support of U.S. Space Development Agency Through Prime Contractor | Business WireSpaceXAstroscale ADRAS-J Update Phase I of the Commercial ActivityFlight VA263 now scheduled on March 3, 2025NASA Prepares Gateway Lunar Space Station for Journey to MoonIntuitive Machines’ IM-2 Mission - NASAHuntsville, Ala., hopes President Trump delivers on Space Command Praveen Kurian Promoted to Senior VP of Defense Space at SAIC - GovCon WireTESS and JWST Unveil Disintegrating Planetary InteriorsT-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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa Wyche appointed as the acting associate administrator for NASA. Verizon and AST SpaceMobile have conducted the first live video call between two mobile devices with one connected via satellite and the other connected via Verizon’s terrestrial network.  The Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability partnership (DARC) has completed facilities construction at the first of three sites that will host a global network of advanced ground-based sensors, 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 GuestOur guest today is Khalia Padilla, Quantum Physicist and Space Venture Capitalist.You can connect with Khalia on LinkedIn.Selected ReadingNASA Names Acting Associate Administrator, More Leadership ChangesVerizon completes its first satellite to cellular enabled video call with AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 2Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability makes tremendous progress in first yearWatch Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launch 10th space tourism flight todayKBR Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 ResultsSpaceX Falcon 9 Intuitive Machines (IM-2) - Kennedy Space Center EventsNASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 91 Launch, Space Station DockingSpaceX targeting Feb. 28 for next launch of Starship megarocket Columbia Sportswear offers limited edition apparel celebrating its 2nd moon mission- collectSPACET-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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems has won a $230.6 million contract to build spacecraft for the Lagrange 1 Series project as a part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission. The first Australian-designed and built rocket by Gilmour Space is scheduled for its inaugural launch on March 15, 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 GuestOur guest today is Mark Lester, Aerospace and Defense consultant at Merrick. You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn, and learn more about Merrick on their website.Selected ReadingNASA Awards Delivery Order for NOAA’s Space Weather ProgramNASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services ContractGilmour Space announces launch window for Australia’s first sovereign orbital rocketEutelsat succeeds in world's first 5G network trial from space with Airbus, MediaTek- ReutersRocket Lab Clears Critical Design Review for Space Force VICTUS HAZE MissionSpace Force bumps Astrion from Resilient GPS programNASA, SpaceX Move Launch of Space Telescope, Sun MissionsRedwire Camera Technology to Launch On Board Intuitive Machines’ Second Commercial Mission to the MoonKapta Space Launches out of Stealth Mode to Develop the Next Generation of Advanced Spaceborne Radar SystemsDVIDS - Images - Novel space maneuver conducted by X-37BT-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. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices