A Japanese national will be the first non-American to land on the moon in an Artemis mission. The European Space Agency contracts Thales Alenia Space for the ExoMars 2028 mission. The US Space Force announces a new commercial space strategy, 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 LinkedIn and Instagram. T-...
Apr 11, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 254
The United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket carries an NRO satellite to orbit for its final flight. NASA unveils their Space Sustainability Strategy. Astrobotic has announced that it is working on a project to bring 3D printing to the Moon, 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 LinkedIn and Instagram. T-...
Apr 10, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 253
Rocket Lab has been awarded a $14.49 million task order by the US Space Force to launch a dedicated Electron mission for the military branch. Ursa Major has signed a contract with the Naval Energetics Systems and Technologies Program (NEST) to develop and hot fire test a prototype solid rocket motor for the US Navy's Standard Missile program. The US Space Command and the Swedish Air Force signed a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and r...
Apr 09, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 252
The UK Space Agency releases £13 million in funding to support 11 projects through the Agency’s International Bilateral Fund. Space Workforce 2030 shares findings from the second annual report. SpaceX launched a new rideshare program called the Bandwagon-1 launching 11 satellites to mid-inclination 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 ...
Apr 08, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 251
N2K Space is working with AWS to bring the AWS in Orbit podcast series to the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs from April 8-11. We’ll be broadcasting from the AWS booth, number 1036 in the North Hall, Tuesday-Thursday from 9-11am. Andre Kearns, Marketing Director at Amazon Web Services Aerospace and Satellite Division walks us through what to expect at the AWS booth. You can connect with Andre on LinkedIn and learn more about AWS Aerospace and Satellite on their website. AWS in Orbit is ...
Apr 06, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 5
US President Joe Biden wants rocket launchers that use American airspace to pay taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of air traffic controllers. Varda Space has raised $90 million in a Series B funding round. Sierra Space introduces the Sierra Space Eclipse satellite bus line, 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...
Apr 05, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 250
NASA has contracted Intuitive Machines, Lunar Dawn, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV). Amazon Web Services has let go of several hundred sales, marketing and tech roles including at its Aerospace and Satellite division. Mitsubishi Corporation has been announced as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space, the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast ...
Apr 04, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 249
The US Department of Defense has released a new Commercial Space Integration Strategy. The US White House has instructed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies. Dawn Aerospace to supply green propulsion technology to Japanese company, Cislunar Technologies, 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 bea...
Apr 03, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 248
Space debris, potentially from the International Space Station, lands on a house in Florida. The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will build, integrate and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project funded by the US Space Force and led by prime contractor Astroscale US. Terran Orbital received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange stating that they have regained compliance with the minimum stock price and will be remov...
Apr 02, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 247
The Canadian government is lending satellite operator Telesat C$2.14 billion to help the company build out its Telesat Lightspeed low earth orbit broadband constellation. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launches a EUTELSAT 36D satellite into Geostationary Orbit. Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite from the Baikonur Spaceport, 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 intellige...
Apr 01, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 246
Slingshot Aerospace, a leader in satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, recently announced the expansion of its international operations with the launch of Slingshot Aerospace Ltd. The new entity will operate from Slingshot’s first international offices in Cornwall and London – representing a significant step in the company's commitment to a global growth strategy. We learn more from Managing Director of Slingshot Aerospace Ltd, Melissa Quinn. You can ...
Mar 30, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 44
JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar probe has survived its second lunar night. Commercial lunar landing company ispace has raised $8.1B yen ($53.5 million), in a stock sale. Earth Observation company Planet, filed financial results for the period ended January 31, 2024, 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 sur...
Mar 29, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 245
The Federal Communications Commission has denied SpaceX’s request to use certain mobile satellite services spectrum authorized to Globalstar and Dish in the Gen2 Starlink constellation. Vast Space is being sued by a former engineer who claims he was fired for refusing to use improper radio frequencies in designs for the Haven-1 space station. Spire Global says it is expanding its East Asian operations, announcing a new partnership and satellite mission with its first South Korean Space Services ...
Mar 28, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 244
The UK Space Agency is offering Up to £60 million for proposals that will help boost the UK’s satellite communications sector. NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III. China launched a Long March-6 rocket, carrying an environmental monitoring satellite called Yunhai-3 02, 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 ...
Mar 27, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 243
Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences are suing Virgin Galactic, alleging theft of trade secrets and failure to pay $25 million for their collaboration on a new “mothership”. Ingersoll Rand has announced its intention to purchase ILC Dover for approximately $2.33 billion. Apex has announced a successful demonstration of end-to-end capabilities of the Aries platform, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our...
Mar 26, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 242
The US Space Force requests an additional $1 billion from Congress for projects not included in the fiscal year 2025 budget. Russian Soyuz MS-25 mission carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus arrives at the International Space Station. The UK Space Agency is opening new headquarters at the Harwell Science Campus’ Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, and offices in Scotland, Wales and the Midlands, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and ...
Mar 25, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 241
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the Pushpak Reusable Landing Vehicle LEX 02 experiment flight at the Aeronautical Test Range in Chitradurga. The US Department of Defense and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) are working with three companies to provide logistics services enabling low-cost, responsive access to geostationary and other orbits beyond low Earth orbit. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Dragon capsule resupply mission heading to the International S...
Mar 25, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 240
Many of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides, but did you know that it smells like gunpowder? Or that it was essential to the development of science and religion? Rebecca Boyle, science journalist and author of “Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are” shares her research and thoughts on the future of missions to explore the lunar surface. You can connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn and learn more about her b...
Mar 23, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Rocket Lab launches the NROL-123 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA Wallops in Virginia. Varda Space has released results from its first orbital drug manufacturing mission called Winnebago-1. Roscosmos aborts the Soyuz MS25 mission 20 seconds ahead of liftoff, 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, an...
Mar 21, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 239
Northrop Grumman's making a concept study about a possible moon train for DARPA's 10 year lunar architecture capability study, or LunA-10. Intelsat has announced an expanded partnership with Eutelsat Group related to that company’s OneWeb low-earth orbit constellation. Blue Origin has announced that they will demonstrate Blue Ring’s mission operation capabilities and core flight systems on the DarkSky-1 Defense Innovation Unit sponsored launch, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and ...
Mar 20, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 238
The United States and Japan are co-sponsoring a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a ban on any nuclear weapons in orbit. Benchmark Space Systems has successfully deployed its next-gen Xantus electric propulsion aboard Space Solutions’ 12U cubesat in low Earth orbit.Terran Orbital’s subsidiary Tyvak International has delivered the Hera Milani satellite to the European Space Agency, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode?...
Mar 19, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 237
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $15.5 million contract to Parsons Corporation for system integration and cloud management services for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Maxar Technologies’ first two of six planned high-resolution WorldView Legion satellites have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base, ahead of launch as soon as April. Science Applications International Corporation known as SAIC, has announced results for the fourth quart...
Mar 18, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 236
Lonestar Data Holding’s Independence payload was delivered as part of the successful Intuitive Machine’s IM-1 Odysseus Nova-C lander mission that touched down on the south pole of the Moon on February 22, 2024. From the surface of the Moon, Lonestar successfully completed the first ever data center test in their proof-of-concept demonstration. Lonestar’s CEO and Cofounder Chris Stott shares with us the journey from idea to reality. You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn and learn more about Lone...
Mar 16, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 42
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a new regulatory framework to facilitate collaborations between satellite operators and cell phone companies. Redwire Corporation reported revenues for the full year 2023 increased 51.9% to $243.8 million. Astra Space Investors are requesting a legal review of the private sale of the company to founders Chris Kemp and Adam London, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-...
Mar 15, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 235
SpaceX launches Starship for a third test flight from Boca Chica. Lunar mining company Interlune says that it has raised $15 million, adding to previous rounds of angel investments. The European Space Agency, the German space agency DLR and the Free State of Bavaria have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development of lunar mission control capabilities at ESA's Columbus Control Centre, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an ...
Mar 14, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 234
Rocket Lab successfully deploys a fourth synthetic aperture radar satellite to Synspective’s Earth-observation constellation. Space One’s Kairos vehicle exploded seconds after launch from the Kii peninsula in western Japan. The FAA has requested $57.13 million for its Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) for fiscal year 2025, 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...
Mar 13, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 233
Redwire Corporation and Eli Lilly announce a second spaceflight mission to conduct research on chronic diseases in microgravity. NASA has requested $25.384 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, the exact amount it received in fiscal year 2023. Crew 7 astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida early this morning, 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, Sign...
Mar 12, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 232
Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) awarded a $444 million to support Digital Transformation, Acquisition, Modernization and Modification (DTAMM) for the US Space Force's Space Systems Command and Space Launch Deltas (SLDs) 30 and 45. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson discussed the agency’s goals for the benefit of humanity during the annual State of NASA. The SpaceX Dragon Capsule carrying Crew 7 has left the International Space Station, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating an...
Mar 11, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 231
Simone Petrella is the President of N2K Networks, a news to knowledge media company. N2K offers training and testing in cybersecurity in addition to podcasts covering cyber, intelligence and space. Simone has spearheaded a study with the Women in Cybersecurity organization to help identify gaps in the workforce where training and opportunity lags for women and underrepresented people in the workplace. You can connect with Simone on LinkedIn and learn more about N2K on our website. Remember to le...
Mar 09, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 41
It's International Women's Day! Viasat and Rocket Lab are teaming up. An end to Astra drama as they go private once again. The first entirely privately funded rocket might launch from Japan tomorrow. 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 LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is N2K Networks presiden...
Mar 08, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 230
