T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches the XPoSat, or the Xray Polarimeter Satellite with the aim of studying bright astronomical x-rays emanating from things like black holes, neutron stars, pulsar wind nebulae, and active galactic nuclei. China has announced the completion of the Meridian Project which links hundreds of instruments across the country for end-to-end monitoring of solar a...

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. In this episode we’re covering cybersecurity for space. What is it? What are the threats to spa...

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. The International Space Station has been in continuous operation since November 1998 but in 203...

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. A common theme has emerged in the space industry- namely, space has a workforce problem and it...

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. On today’s program we’re going to focus on the infrastructure that is developing across the US...

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more.  On today’s program we’re going to focus on the growing space industry in New Mexico. You’ll be...

In the aftermath of the Challenger STS-51L tragedy, the crew’s families came together, firmly committed to carrying on the spirit of their loved ones by continuing their education mission. In April 1986, they created the Challenger Center for Space Science Education. To date, Challenger Center has reached more than 6 million students globally and continues to inspire hundreds of thousands of stude...

The White House releases its new Space Framework. Firefly Aerospace launches its Fly the Lightning mission carrying Lockheed Martin’s Electronically Steerable Antenna  demonstrator payload to orbit. Mangata Networks partners with Microsoft to develop an AI-enabled edge cloud product connected via satellite, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Mis...

Beijing-based Galaxy Power Aerospace has successfully raised 1.1 billion yuan, or approximately $154 million, in C and C+ financing rounds. US Vice President Kamala Harris held the third meeting of the National Space Council during the Biden-Harris Administration in Washington, D.C., where she announced that, alongside American astronauts, the United States will land an international astronaut on...

The US Space Force celebrates its 4th birthday. Virginia invests $20 million on developments at the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport. United Arab Emirates-based companies Bayanat and Al Yah Satellite Communications agree to merge, 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, a...

Blue Origin’s New Shepard resumes flight missions after a 15 month hiatus. Axiom Space is building the world’s first commercial orbital data center to be hosted on Axiom Station. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has launched the ‘UNOOSA Space Bridge', 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 int...

SaxaVord Spaceport has received a license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority making it the UK’s first licensed vertical launch spaceport and the first fully licensed vertical spaceport in Western Europe. Blue Origin scrubs its  first New Shephard rocket launch since September 2022. HawkEye 360 has acquired RF Solutions from Maxar Intelligence, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and r...

What gaps are there in the workforce for the space industry and what are we doing to provide students with the tools they need to succeed? Listen to Bryce Kennedy’s experience as the President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, and lessons learned from being a professor at New Mexico Tech. You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn and learn more about the Association of Commercial...

China’s secretive spaceplane hitches a ride to orbit on a Long March 2F rocket. The US House and Senate approve a 2024 Defense Spending Bill providing $841.4 billion in funding for the Defense Department. Rocket Lab’s Electron returns to flight for the 10th launch of the year, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our w...

NASA’s JPL says Voyager 1 is having trouble with its flight data system. US Subcommittee on Space and Science hears from federal witnesses about mission authorization for all new commercial space activities.  D-Orbit has signed two launch service contracts with South Korean space startup TelePIX, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episod...

The Federal Communications Commission reaffirms the Wireline Bureau’s prior decision to reject the long-form application of SpaceX’s Starlink to receive public support through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program. Blue Origin is planning to relaunch its New Shepard suborbital vehicle as early as December 18. The European Space Agency’s Boost! Programme provides funding for HyImpulse and Orbe...

True Anomaly closes a $100 Million Series B equity raise. Armada comes out of stealth with $55 million in backing to develop their edge computing platforms. The US, South Korea, and Japan agree to new initiatives in response to North Korea's space launches, 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 r...

The Government Accountability Office is looking into the Federal Aviation Administration’s mishap investigation process. The Space Development Agency says that they have put some projects on hold due to the ongoing continuing resolution, which pauses spending at fiscal 2023 levels. Egypt signs on with China for their planned  International Lunar Research Station, and more. Remember to leave us a 5...

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Baptiste Tripard is the Chief Marketing Officer at Alteia. Aiga Stokenberga is the Senior Transport Economist at the World Bank. We explore how Alteia and the World Bank are leveraging AWS's cloud, AI, and space capabilities to monitor critical road networks at scale to support large scale infrastructure investments. From road networks to...

India shares an ambitious 2047 roadmap for lunar missions and moon tourism, the strategic Dish-EchoStar merger gets greenlit by the FCC, Rocket Lab lands a launch for South Korea's NeonSat-1, ESA ventures into developing a high-thrust rocket engine. And we sat down with Somaya Aswadi, a member of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, to hear her story. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in...

SpaceX's staggering $175 billion valuation, China's space power ambitions, the curious case of a lost tomato on the ISS, Davis Cook on space development across the African continent, 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 fol...

Iran claims it sent animals to space. DARPA picks its 14 faves to study what’s possible in lunar services. SpaceX adds a key demo for NASA to its next Starship flight test plan. And we have the latest updates from the Earth Observation Market, and a look at the year that was, with our guest Aravind Ravichandran in our monthly Overview segment. And more! Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and rev...

The Indian Space Research Organization has announced that it has moved the Propulsion Module of Chandrayaan-3 from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth. Israeli space company Satixfy is at risk of being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange because its market capitalization fell below $50 million. SpaceX receives communication permissions from the FCC for a third Starship test fro...

The United States, United Kingdom and Australia (AUKUS) announce a trilateral initiative called the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in September. Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative- known as NICFI- and the Bezos Earth Fund have announced a new partnership to continue providing the world with free access to high-re...

What does it take to become a commercial space agrifood advocate? Allen Herbert tells us why he supports commercial food production in space.  You can connect with Allen on LinkedIn. 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-Minu...