Holy Starship, Batman!

More on Starship’s launch. Virgin Orbit might find a buyer yet. New campaigns and consortiums from ESA and NASA. Some news on launch providers and capabilities. A roundup of national security items from the Space Symposium this week. And a discussion with Michael Madrid, Director of Strategic Relationships at Starfish Space, our T-Minus Launch Partner. We’ll be talking about in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing and Starfish Space's recent Series A fundraising round. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence briefing, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview is Michael Madrid, Director of Strategic Relationships at Starfish Space, on in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) and Starfish Space's Series A fundraising round. Starfish Space is our T-Minus Launch Partner. You can follow Michael on LinkedIn and Twitter. Selected Reading Despite bankruptcy, Virgin Orbit CEO says company will launch again | The Washington Post  ESA developing Space-Based Solar Power plant plans | ESA   Wanted: new ideas to live off Moon resources | ESA  NASA starts consortium for ISAM technologies I SpaceNews National In-Space Servicing, Assembly, And Manufacturing Implementation Plan | The White House  Fleet Space Technologies Secures Australian Defence Space Command Contract | Australian Air Power Today  Phantom Space Corporation and ELA expand scope of future equatorial orbit launches from ASC Aerojet Rocketdyne wins $67M contract for Orion thrusters built in Seattle area | GeekWire  With a new medium rocket, Firefly plans to compete for national security launches | SpaceNews  Space Force Will Get New Capability for ‘Full Spectrum Operations’ by 2026, Saltzman Says | A&SF Magazine  US Space Command commercial integration office draws company interest | C4ISRNET  NRO expects prototype moving target sensor on orbit in '8 to 12 months,' director says | Breaking Defense  Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our wicked fast 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 in the industry. Here’s a link to our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info about sponsoring T-Minus. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your interview pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal, and our editor will get back to you for scheduling. 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