T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

Astroscale’s Active Debris Removal demo satellite the ADRAS-J closes in on its target. Boeing and NASA are proceeding with plans for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft’s first Crew Flight Test following a Flight Test Readiness Review. True Anomaly has let go of as much as 25% of its workforce and canceled its summer intern programs, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your f...

After building a successful career in space systems, it took a layoff to push three founders to start a highly successful aerospace training company. CEO Shawn Linam tells her story of how she launched Arizona-based Qwaltec and what it’s like to be a role model for women in aerospace. You can connect with Shawn on LinkedIn and learn more about Qwaltec on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-sta...

Russia vetoes a US-led  United Nations draft resolution on the peaceful use of outer space. China has launched a new crew of astronauts to their Tiangong Space station. Redwire has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Boryung Corporation to support Boryung’s Humans In Space program, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an e...

Rocket Lab launches its fifth mission of the year called "Beginning of the Swarm", deploying two satellites to two different orbits. SpaceX’s Starlink 6-53 mission deploys another 23 satellites and completes the 300th booster landing. JAXA has been communicating with the SLIM probe after it survives a third lunar night, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite pod...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory receives usable data from Voyager 1 once again. Satellogic has signed a letter of intent with O.N.E. Amazon to support the Internet of Forests, a large-scale sensor network to monitor key variables within the Amazon rainforest. Lockheed Martin files Q1 financial reports, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an...

The European Space Agency held a graduation ceremony for participants of their astronaut training program. UK-based space investment group Seraphim Space has launched its second VC fund. Slovenia has become the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords, 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 roundu...

Sen’s mission to livestream Earth in 4K launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX supply ship on March 21, 2024, bound for the International Space Station. Sen’s payload, called “SpaceTV-1”, will be hosted on the outside of the ISS through a commercial payload agreement with Airbus U.S. Space & Defence, supported by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory. Liam Kennedy joins Maria Varm...

The European Space Agency and the European Union have signed an agreement to accelerate the use of space to improve life here on Earth. ESA has unveiled a high-grade full-scale Mock-up of the Lunar I-Hab which will be the Gateway International Habitation Module. The UK Space Agency has announced an £8m Space Portfolio within the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund, which is managed by Future Plane...

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released their 2024 Space Threat Assessment Report highlighting the proliferation of counterspace capabilities worldwide, particularly among major powers like China and Russia. MDA Space has been awarded a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Sta...

Earth Observation company ICEYE announces an oversubscribed $93M growth funding round. The US Department of Defense has announced an award of $14.4 million to 5N+ Semiconductors to sustain and expand the capability to produce germanium substrates used in solar cells for defense and commercial satellites. NASA is asking the American aerospace community for feedback on nearly 190 national space tech...

NASA has confirmed that the chunk of metal that crashed through a house in Florida, was part of equipment discarded from the International Space Station. NASA is seeking new ideas to keep its Mars Sample Return program afloat. Defense and Aerospace company L3Harris laid off workers in what the company is calling a cost-cutting move, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your...

China launches a Long March-2D vehicle carrying the SuperView Neo 3-01 remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Test satellites Tiandu-1 and Tiandu-2, have successfully carried out experiments  demonstrating their Earth-Moon transmission and routing. Japan’s Interstellar Technologies has signed a Framework Agreement for Launch Services with Italian space logistics company...

Retired NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott shares how her time in space has influenced her life as a crewmate on spaceship Earth. Nicole founded the Space For Art Foundation with an aim to unite a planetary community of children through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art. She shares her passion for art as a tool to inspire future generations of space explorers. You can c...

Rocket Lab and True Anomaly have been selected by Space System’s Command to support the VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission (TacRS). SpaceX launched its second national security mission of the year, carrying a mission for the US Space Force called USSF-62 on a Falcon 9 rocket. Russia launched its Angara A5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star ra...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 A...

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...

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 S...

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...

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 Stoc...

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-st...

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 growt...