T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests on this episode are AJ Gemer, CTO at Lunar Outpost and Salem El Nimri, CTO at AWS Aerospace & Satellite. 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 Reading AWS Aerospace and Satellite Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please...

The US Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Front Door office has launched a new initiative designed to enhance unclassified threat-information-sharing with commercial space companies. Astroscale US to conduct two refueling operations of a US Department of Defense (DoD) satellite in geostationary orbit (GEO) for the USSF. Vast has announced that Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation,...

Firefly Aerospace to perform a responsive on-orbit mission with its Elytra spacecraft in support of the US Department of Defense (DoD’s) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Sinequone Project. A Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft carrying a three-member crew arrived at the International Space Station. Millennium Space Systems has completed the critical design review (CDR) for the FOO Fighter, and more. Remember to l...

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests today are Ed Meletyan, Senior Solutions Architect AWS, William Duhe, AWS Senior SW Development Engineer; and, Junk Wilson VP, Business Development at Orion Space Solutions. 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 Reading AWS Aero...

US Space Systems Command has awarded three National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contracts to SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin. Aetherflux has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round. A US Senate Committee will hold a hearing on Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be NASA Administrator on April 9, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follo...

Agnes Chavez created STEMarts Lab with a mission to empower youth through art, science and technology. She has created  several education programs that involve students developing  installations that communicate STEM subjects through art. She walks us through her non-profit STEMarts Lab. You can connect with Agnes on LinkedIn, and learn more about STEMarts on their website. Remember to leave us a...

SpaceX’s Fram2 completes its nearly four day mission and returns to Earth off the coast of California. Astra raises $80 million since taking the company private. Intelsat selected to provide maritime satellite connectivity for the US Space Force, 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 Gues...

SpinLaunch has received a $12 million investment from Kongsberg, and exclusively contracts NanoAvionics for 280 satellites to be part of the Meridian constellation. Portal Space Systems raises $17.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round. ispace-US has formed a US Lunar Science Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. Alan Stern, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite po...

The European Union Agency for the Space Programme has selected Thales Alenia Space to extend the service life of the EGNOS satellite. Sidus Space is partnering with Lonestar Data Holdings to design, build and provide on-orbit support for six lunar data storage spacecraft. Slingshot Aerospace has been selected by AFWERX to support its Rapid Analysis of Photometric Tracks for space Object identifica...

SpaceX has successfully launched the four-person Fram2 mission to polar orbit. The European Space Agency has released its annual space environment report. GITAI Japan has been contracted by JAXA to conduct a concept study for a robotic arm system intended for use on a pressurized crewed lunar rover, and more.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to...

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests today are Andrew Faiola, Commercial Vice President at Astroscale UK and Allegra Matarangas, Account Executive at AWS for Aerospace and Satellite. 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 Reading AWS Aerospace and Satellite Audienc...

Isar Aerospace’s inaugural Spectrum launch from Norway’s Andøya Spacepor ends in a crash. NASA has amended its launch services contract with SpaceX to add Starship. NASA and Boeing say they are making progress toward crew certification of the CST-100 Starliner system, 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 I...

Should space be designated as critical infrastructure? What are the threats we’re facing in space for cybersecurity? We tackle these questions with our guest Jake Braun, former White House Principal Deputy National Cyber Director and chairman of DEF CON Franklin. You can connect with Jake on LinkedIn. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T...

The United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has on ramped Rocket Lab and Stoke Space for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo freighter NG-22 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed indefinitely. The United Nations (UN) agencies for telecommunications, aviation and maritime shipping have called for urgent p...

The United States Space Forces’ (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has certified United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan launch system for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. NASA’s Starling spacecraft swarm has demonstrated maneuvers with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. Gravitics, Inc. has been selected for a  Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) by the USSF’s SpaceWERX, and more. Reme...

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has released a new report on the threat landscape in space. Sateliot has received a €13.8 million investment from the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation. Sierra Space and Yuri have signed an agreement for a new space-based medical research mission, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast ap...

SpaceX launched the second National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) mission in three days with the NROL-69 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Intuitive Machines has released their fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results. NASA has awarded Redwire a contract to launch four additional pharmaceutical drug investigations to the International Space Station, and more. Remember to le...

The United States Space Force (USSF) says it will launch 100 or more satellites into orbit in 2025. Blue Origin’s Honeybee Robotics has been contracted by Firefly Aerospace to provide the lunar rover for their third mission to the Moon. Exolaunch has signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favo...

When spacecraft are sent to space, they currently have to carry the fuel to power them for their entire mission. Once the energy runs out, the mission ends. Star Catcher is developing orbital infrastructure that they say will transform how satellites are powered. Learn more with  President and CEO Andrew Rush. You can connect with Andrew on LinkedIn, and learn more about Star Catcher on their webs...

SpaceX launched the NROL-57 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Planet Labs have announced financial results for the period ended January 31, 2025. Bellatrix Aerospace and Astroscale are aiming to create synergies across both the Indian and Japanese space ecosystems, 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...

The European Space Agency (ESA) Council has released their Strategy 2040 which will guide upcoming activities. The US Space Force (USSF) has updated its Data and Artificial Intelligence Strategic Action Plan. UK-based Space Solar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with space propulsion company Magdrive, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast...

The European Space Agency (ESA) releases the first batch of survey data from the Euclid mission, including a preview of its deep fields. Norway’s Andøya Spaceport and Exolaunch to collaborate on an integration facility, as Isar Aerospace receives their launch license for the site. Germany’s OHB announces a new subsidiary based at the Bristol and Bath Science Park in the UK, and more. Remember to l...

NASA SpaceX’s Crew 9 undocks from the International Space Station and is heading back to Earth. European startup Pangea Aerospace raises €23 million in a series A round. China’s Galactic Energy successfully launched the CERES-1 rocket, putting multiple satellites into sun-synchronous orbit, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-...

Crew-9 prepares for splashdown as Crew-10 joins Expedition 72 aboard the ISS, Rocket Lab hits a milestone with 61st Electron launch, delivers IoT satellites, Transporter 13 lifts off over the weekend, deploying 74 payloads, 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 Guest Our guest today is B...

Matthew C. Weinzierl is a professor at Harvard Business School, where his research and teaching focus on economic policy and the economics and business of space. Brendan Rosseau is a recognized leader among young professionals in the space industry, where he specializes in strategy. He previously served as a Teaching Fellow and Research Associate at Harvard Business School and a consultant to the...