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BigBear.ai is at the forefront of innovation for national security, and is committed to supporting the critical infrastructure driving America's competitive edge. The company deploys cutting-edge Al, machine learning, and computer vision solutions to defend critical operations and win with decision advantage. Our guests are Eric Conway, Vice President of Technology, and Joe Davis, Cybersecurity Research Scientist  at Bigbear.ai.  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. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Space Agency's (ESA's) Director General (DG) Josef Aschbacher delivered the opening remarks at the ‘General Assembly Defence, Space and Cybersecurity'. Satlink is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide a network with the necessary security and performance to support Spanish enterprises and Defense Forces. Armada AI and Sophia Space have launched a fully integrated Earth-to-space scalable compute infrastructure platform, 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 Elysia Segal brings us the Space Traffic Report from NASASpaceflight.com. Selected Reading ESA Director General's opening remarks at the General Assembly on Defence, Space & Cybersecurity Satlink Partners with Rivada for Next Generation Defense Connectivity Armada and Sophia Space Unveil First-Of-Its-Kind, Fully Integrated Earth-to-Space Edge AI Platform Slingshot LinkedIn Post Redwire Establishes Rapid Capabilities Facility in Albuquerque to Advance Space-Based Defense Systems ReOrbit, a Leading Provider of Sovereign Satellites and Connected Systems, Expands into the United Kingdom DSEI Takeaways: Space and Cyber and the Invisible Front Line Intellian and Eutelsat Developing Ultra-Portable Military-Grade LEO Manpack Terminal Planet Releases First Light Image From Pelican-3; Multiple Pelican Launches Slated for the Next Year Telekom Srbija Expands and Extends Partnership with SES Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists publish new findings that say they have found the strongest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars. Rendezvous Robotics has emerged from stealth and announced the closing of a $3 million pre-seed funding round. Blue Origin's Blue Alchemist has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR), 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 guests today are Kelly Stafford, Hyperspace Challenge Interim Program Director and Matt Blackford, SpaceWERX Portfolio Management Team. Selected Reading Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars- Nature NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year  Rendezvous Robotics Raises Pre-Seed Round with Former SpaceX, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, and Nokia Team to Build Space Infrastructure Blue Alchemist Hits Major Milestone Toward Permanent and Sustainable Lunar Infrastructure SFL Missions Inc. Awarded Contract to Develop Three New HawkEye 360 Satellite Clusters for Radio Frequency Detection Astroscale Signs Launch Agreement with NewSpace India Limited for Satellite Debris Inspection Mission NASA Blocks Chinese Citizens With US Visas From Working on Space Programs Boeing Sets Rapid Pace with 3D-Printed Solar Array Substrates Sidus Space Elevates Data Fusion Capabilities with Automatic Identification System (AIS) Commissioning Agile Defense expands support to DISA NASA Uses Colorado Mountains for Simulated Artemis Moon Landing Course Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX launches the Space Development Agency's (SDA's) first Tranche 1 mission to low-Earth orbit (LEO). ReOrbit has closed a €45 million Series A funding round. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says it is working on Chandrayaan 4 and Chandrayaan 5 and plans to have a completed module of their Bharatiya Antriksh Station (BAS) in orbit by 2035, 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. Selected Reading SpaceX - Space Development Agency's First Tranche 1 Mission ReOrbit Secures €45 Million to Manufacture Sovereign Satellites and Connected Systems for National Security We are working on Chandrayaan 4, Chandrayaan 5: ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan Roscosmos Progress 91 Undocked from Space Station - NASA SpaceX test fires next Super Heavy booster for Starship's 11th upcoming launch (video)- Space NASA's PExT, Wideband Space Communications Demo Begins Commissioning NASA Partnerships Allow Artificial Intelligence to Predict Solar Events X-Bow Launches Strategic Partnership with AEON ICEYE launches the ISR Cell, bringing tactical space-based intelligence anywhere Launch Your Name Around Moon in 2026 on NASA's Artemis II Mission Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Huntsville muralist Jessie Andrews returns to Beyond Rockets with a four-year update that's hard to miss—literally. From her chandelier in “Chandelier Alley” behind 106 Jefferson, to Good Fortune at MidCity, to multiple pieces at The Orion Amphitheater, Jessie breaks down the making of Huntsville's largest mural at Stella: a 2.5-year journey with five months on the lift, winter pauses, and a toolkit that ranges from squiggle grids and projectors to mixed reality with Meta Quest. We get into creative control vs. client vision, timelines, budgets, and why signing your work matters. Jessie also shares practical advice for aspiring muralists—how to get that first wall, when to take smaller budgets for portfolio wins, and the “next best step” mindset that keeps her moving. Plus, a peek at what's next, including new work for Mellow Mushroom and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. If you've snapped photos of Huntsville's murals, there's a good chance you've already met Jessie's work.https://www.instagram.com/honeyblood.muralco/SponsorYellowhammer is a local craft brewery serving Huntsville for the past 14 years. They are known for their premium craft beers like T-Minus and Rebellion, but what you might not know is that they also offer spirits, wine, seltzers, and non-alcoholic drinks. Next time you stop by their location, try one of their seasonal cocktails made with Gemini Bourbon or Yellowhammer Vodka. Or try this year's big hit, Pineapple Punch seltzer. You can find out more information about Yellowhammer Brewing by visiting their website ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.yellowhammerbrewery.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visiting their taproom located at Campus 805.MusicAny Day by Them Damn Dogs⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HrncTSw4a7J9YiyMIxHdu?si=qw6Df7J6SwKm6-WOEc7U7w

NOAA's Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has announced new solicitations for a “Commercial Conjunction Assessment Screening Services” (CASS) pilot program. Capgemini, Thales and Thales Alenia Space, have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) to lead an innovative demonstration of 5G direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity.  Maxar to partner with Anduril to supply the foundational geospatial intelligence that will underpin a next-generation mixed-reality command-and-control system (C2) for the US Army, 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. Selected Reading TraCSS Update: Delivering on SPD-3 and Advancing Spaceflight Safety Trump Claws Back 2025 Funding for Commercial Space Office - Bloomberg Thales Alenia Space leads 5G direct-to-device demonstration for CNES with Capgemini and Thales Maxar Partners with Anduril to Power U.S. Army's Mixed-Reality Combat System Satellite farm imaging start-up Messium lands £3.3m to seed growth- Money News China launches new remote sensing satellite Acting Director Announced for Space Development Agency Darth Vader's lightsaber sells at auction for over $3.6 million - CBS News Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EchoStar has entered into a definitive agreement with SpaceX to sell the company's AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses for approximately $17 billion. NASA seeks feedback from industry partners on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy. Planet Labs has announced financial results for the period ended July 31, 2025, 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 Bailey Reichelt from Aegis Space Law and Matthew Linton from Linton Space Law bring us Space Law FAQs. If you have any questions you'd like to ask the team, please email space@n2k.com. Selected Reading EchoStar Announces Spectrum Sale and Commercial Agreement with SpaceX MDA Space Provides Update On Echostar Contract NASA Seeks Industry Input on Next Phase of Commercial Space Stations Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program Phase 2- SAA Planet Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026 ICEYE signs satellite acquisition agreement with the Finnish Defence Forces NASA Announces CHAPEA Crew for Year-Long Mars Mission Simulation SpaceX takes flight with $8M expansion of Central Texas facility Star Trek is officially coming to lego watch announcement teaser Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lunar Helium-3 Mining (LH3M) is at the forefront of the green energy revolution and the quantum computing era, tapping into the Moon's rarest and most strategic resource, Helium-3. Beyond enabling nuclear fusion, the cleanest and most efficient energy source, helium-3 is critical for cooling quantum computers, which will revolutionize information processing and may provide unmatched strategic informational supremacy. We found out more from LH3M CEO and Chief Engineer Chris Salvino. 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. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

French Space Agency CNES has awarded €31 million in funding to UNIVITY to accelerate the development of satellite-based 5G connectivity. Astrobotic has signed a launch site agreement with Andøya Space in Norway. Italy's Apogeo Space has announced a strategic agreement with Telespazio Brasil to expand its picosatellite IoT services into the Latin American market, 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 NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading CNES Signs €31M Contract for Space-Based 5G Connectivity Demo Andøya Space & Astrobotic Partnering for Reusable Rocket Launches Apogeo Space Partners with Telespazio Brasil to Expand into Latin America ispace and Digantara Announce a Partnership Focused on Jointly Establishing a Cislunar Situational and Domain Awareness Infrastructure following 15th Annual India-Japan Summit in Tokyo Satellogic Signs Exclusive Seven-Figure Agreement with Suhora to Expand Earth Observation Data Services in India Chinese, international scientists reveal solid inner core in Mars - CGTN NASA TechRise Student Challenge 5 Upcoming Launch to Boost NASA's Study of Sun's Influence Across Space Going to space could speed up biological ageing, NASA study finds- Euronews Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee meeting to discuss a longer-term reauthorization of NASA. India and Singapore deepen their cooperation in areas such as semiconductors, maritime and digital connectivity, and the space industry. Israel launched the Ofek 19 spy satellite atop a Shavit rocket on Tuesday, 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 Jacob Oakley,  Technical Director at SIXGEN and Space Lead for the DEFCON Aerospace Village.  You can connect with Jacob on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Aerospace Village on their website. Selected Reading There's a Bad Moon on the Rise: Why Congress and NASA Must Thwart China in the Space Race Witnesses Testify on U.S.-China Space Competition Singapore, India to launch roadmap on cooperation under Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: PM Wong Israel spy satellite launch sparks 'brief panic' as residents mistake rocket for missile: reports- Space Spire Global Awarded $11.1 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data Spire Global Awarded $2.5 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data NASA, SpaceX Complete Dragon Space Station Reboost ITU report details USD 2.6-2.8 trillion cost to connect everyone meaningfully by 2030 Fly-Fi Moves Forward: JetBlue Becomes First Airline for Amazon's Project Kuiper, Elevating Inflight Connectivity for Customers Trive Capital Forms Canopy Aerospace and Defense NASA and Space Force to hold training exercise at Kennedy Space Center SpaceX Falcon SLC-40 Environmental Assessment (EA)- Federal Aviation Administration LambdaVision Secures NASA Phase 2 InSPA Award to Advance Manufacturing Efforts in Low-Earth Orbit Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US President Donald Trump officially moves the Space Command headquarters to Alabama. Interlune has been awarded up to $4.84 million from the Texas Space Commission (TSC)  to develop and test highly specialized simulants of Moon regolith. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA EMS) and Kepler Communications have successfully demonstrated bi-directional air-to-space optical communications between an aircraft and a satellite, 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. Selected Reading Trump says Space Command will move to Alabama, after long battle over its HQ Interlune to Create Texas-Based R&D Facility with $4.8 Million Texas Space Commission Grant General Atomics and Kepler Communications Successfully Demonstrate Air-to-Space Optical Communications Capability MSBAI Secures $1.2M DoD Contract to Advance Hybrid-Intelligence OrbitGuard, Empowering Real-Time Space Domain Awareness Loft Orbital Federal, LLC Awarded NASA Task Order to Support Fault Tolerant RISC-V Flight Computer Mission Revolutionary Metop-SGA1 Already Transmitting Instrument Data Venus Aerospace Appoints Former NASA Leader to Its Board of Directors Acting NASA Administrator Duffy Selects Exploration-Focused Associate Administrator 'Gemini and Mercury Remastered' brings clarity to early NASA flights Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A US Executive Order (EO) excludes NASA from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program (FSLMRS). NASA has awarded ASCEND Aerospace & Technology the Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems to provide services at the agency's Johnson Space Center (JSC). The Maine Space Corporation is in talks with The Spaceport Company to bring a floating launch facility to the state, 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 Rohan M Ganapathy, CEO & CTO Bellatrix Aerospace. You can connect with Rohan on LinkedIn, and learn more about Bellatrix on their website. Selected Reading Further Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program – The White House NASA Awards Spaceflight Operations, Systems Organization Contract Maine's space industry, facing pushback on land, looks to the sea NASA Scientists Map Plant Productivity with Data from Ocean Satellite TraCSS Update: Expanding Space Safety Partnerships This tracking protects a $600 billion economy. Cutting it is foolish. Watch an asteroid the size of an airliner speed toward Earth live online Sept. 2 (video) Aurora Viewline for Tonight and Tomorrow Night (Experimental) | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) is a leading organization that manages rapid-acquisition consortia for the US Space Force, Navy, and other national security agencies. NSTXL Founder and President Tim Greeff offers a timely perspective on how public-private partnerships are transforming defense innovation, especially in space, by accelerating procurement timelines and opening the door to emerging tech providers. You can connect with Tim on LinkedIn, and learn more about NSTXL on their website. 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. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocket Lab has opened its dedicated test, launch, and landing facility for its reusable rocket Neutron at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS). NASA has opened a new complex in the Mission Control Center at Johnson Space Center (JSC) for Orion. SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to research and develop satellite communication technology with quantum cryptography, 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 Elysia Segal brings us the Space Traffic Report from NASASpaceflight.com Selected Reading Rocket Lab Opens Launch Complex 3, A Critical Milestone On The Path To Neutron's First LaunchNASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos) -Space SKY Perfect JSAT Joins JAXA's Space Strategic Fund Initiative Contributing to the Development and Demonstration of Satellite-Based Quantum Cryptography Communication Technologies SpaceX launches record-breaking 30th flight of a Falcon 9 booster – Spaceflight Now NUVIEW Secures $5M Department of Defense Award to Enhance Space-Based LiDAR Development Draper Names Space Kinetic Corp. the Newest DraperSPARX Partner Apply Now: Space Center Houston Conrad Challenge 2025-2026 Applications Open August 28! CPR in space could be made easier by chest compression machines- New Scientist T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FBI shares revelations on Salt Typhoon's reach.  Former NSA and FBI directors sound alarm on infrastructure cybersecurity gaps. Google is launching a new cyber “disruption unit”. A new report highlights cyber risks to the maritime industry. A Pennsylvania healthcare provider suffers a data breach affecting over six hundred thousand individuals. Citrix patches a critical vulnerability under active exploitation. The U.S. sanctions a North Korean-linked fraud network. Ransomware is rapidly evolving with generative AI. Our guest is Brandon Karpf, speaking with T-Minus host Maria Varmazis connecting three seemingly disparate stories. Who needs a tutor when you've got root access? Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest today is Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, founder of T-Minus Space Daily, and cybersecurity expert talking with T-Minus host Maria Varmazis. Brandon decided to do a stump the host play for this month's space and cybersecurity segment. Selected Reading Chinese Spies Hit More Than 80 Countries in ‘Salt Typhoon' Breach, FBI Reveals (WSJ) NSA and Others Provide Guidance to Counter China State-Sponsored Actors Targeting Critical Infrastructure Organizations (NSA) Critical Infrastructure Leaders and Former National Security Officials Address Escalating Cyber Threats at Exclusive GCIS Security Briefing (Business Wire) Google previews cyber ‘disruption unit' as U.S. government, industry weigh going heavier on offense (CyberScoop) Maritime cybersecurity is the iceberg no one sees coming (Help Net Security) Healthcare Services Group reports data breach exposing information of over 624 K individuals (Beyond Machines) Over 28,000 Citrix devices vulnerable to new exploited RCE flaw (Bleeping Computer) US sanctions fraud network used by North Korean 'remote IT workers' to seek jobs and steal money (TechCrunch) The Era of AI-Generated Ransomware Has Arrived (WIRED) Spanish police arrest student suspected of hacking school system to change grades (The Record) Audience Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Redwire has been awarded a NASA single award contract to support operations on the International Space Station (ISS).  Firefly Aerospace has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) clearance to resume Alpha rocket launches following the Flight 6 mishap. FAA headquarters staff will be moved into the US Transportation Department headquarters in Washington, 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 Greg Gillinger, SVP for Strategy & Development, Integrity ISR. You can connect with Greg on LinkedIn, and learn more about Integrity ISR on their website. Selected Reading Redwire Awarded $25 Million Single Award IDIQ Contract by NASA To Provide Biotechnology and Support On-Orbit Operations Aboard the International Space Station Alpha FLTA006 - Firefly Aerospace US to move FAA headquarters staff, consolidate USDOT IT systems- Reuters Flight Ticket Initiative: first five missions secured with Avio and Isar Aerospace NASA rocket launch from Virginia visible across NC skies Atlas V Kuiper 3 Russian space official: “We need to stop lying to ourselves” about health of industry - Ars Technica NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission NASA's Artemis II Orion One-Way Doppler Measurements Tracking T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starship's tenth flight test lifted off from Starbase, Texas and every major objective was met. SpaceX releases a first look at a design for Space Launch Complex 37 where Starship plans to launch from Florida. Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation, has invested in mPower Technology, 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. Selected Reading SpaceX - Starship's Tenth Flight Test SpaceX X Status Elbit Systems' JUPITER Space Camera Successfully Launched Aboard the NAOS Satellite, in Collaboration with OHB-Italia Planet Launches Two Additional High-Resolution Pelican Satellites mPower Technology Secures Strategic Investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures Amazon aiming to deploy Kuiper satellite services in Vietnam- Reuters China launches new low Earth orbit satellites - CGTN Schriever Wargame 2025 strengthens international partnerships, shapes future space operations NASA's Largest Satellite Antenna Ever Has Just Unfurled in Space- WIRED T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aerospacelab has closed an extended Series B funding round totaling €94 million. SpaceX is due to launch an Earth observation-exclusive Falcon 9 mission, with 8 payloads from California. York Space Systems has completed its spacecraft for the Space Development Agency's (SDA's) Tranche 1 transport layer, 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 Scott Thompson, PwC Global Aerospace & Defense Leader. You can read PwC's annual report here. Selected Reading Aerospacelab Secures 94 million EUR (110 million USD) to Accelerate its Ambitious Roadmap SpaceX - NAOS SpaceX aims to overcome Starship setbacks with tenth flight test- Reuters York Space Systems Completes Delivery of 21 Satellites for Tranche 1 Launch Planette Selected by NASA to Develop the First Quantum-Inspired AI System for Extreme Weather Prediction ESA - Juice team resolves anomaly on approach to Venus Filtronic secures $62.5m order with SpaceX for next generation technology   Assured Space Unveils Revolutionary CapLink Array™ Phased Array for Next Generation Missile Defense Radar Missions Washington State Student Wins 2025 NASA Art Contest T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocket Lab to boost investments in the US to expand semiconductor manufacturing capacity and provide supply chain security for space-grade solar cells and electro-optical sensors for national security space missions. Rocket Lab celebrated the 70th Electron mission this weekend. NASA's SpaceX 33rd commercial resupply mission docked with the International Space Station, 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 Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, founder of T-Minus Space Daily, and cybersecurity expert. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Announces Expanded U.S. Investments for National Security Programs and Semiconductor Manufacturing Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 70th Electron Mission NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station SpaceX X Update on Starship Blue Origin X Updates on NS-35 China sets record with 3,100°C tungsten alloy heating in space - CGTN NASA Sounding Rocket Mission Targeting Aug. 25 Launch Attempt Ready for takeoff: How edge AI is redefining in-space operations - Latent AI KSAT Launches Hyper: Orbiting Ground Stations to Reduce Latency for Faster Access to Actionable Data Aalyria Achieves Laser Comms Breakthrough - Tectonic Defense NASA Shares Final Contenders for Artemis II Moon Mascot Design Contest T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As spaceports evolve into sophisticated hubs for space exploration, the integration of emerging technologies such as digital twins, artificial intelligence (AI), and robust cybersecurity measures is becoming essential for operational success. We speak to Guadalupe Casuso, Vice President, Technology & Innovation / Digital Labs & Strategic Partnerships at Parsons.  You can join Guada and Maria on August 27 for the Global Spaceport Alliance Webinar Spaceports as Smart Hubs. You can also read Guada's article on Harnessing Digital Twins, AI, and Cyber for Smarter Spaceport Operations 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. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched last night carrying the US Space Force's X-37B space plane. SpaceX has moved its Super Heavy booster to the launch pad at Starbase ahead of Starship's tenth flight test. Japan has announced that they will launch a new uncrewed cargo spacecraft HTV-X to resupply the International Space Station in October, 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 Elysia Segal brings us the Space Traffic Report from NASASpaceflight.com Selected Reading SpaceX - USSF-36 Mission SpaceX - Starship's Tenth Flight Test Japan to launch new spacecraft to resupply International Space Station in October-  Reuters Japan to provide H3 rocket for Europe's mission to observe Apophis asteroid-  Reuters L3Harris Expands Florida Facility to Support America's Golden Dome Live, Laugh, Launch | Rocket Lab China, Russia, and U.S. Race to Develop Lunar Nuclear Reactors But technical challenges may stymy ambitious deadlines Solar panels in space ‘could provide 80% of Europe's renewable energy by 2050' T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump Administration seeks to cut air quality and ocean monitoring instruments from the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite constellation and reduce the number of satellites. NASA has released a Request for Information (RFI) to look for alternatives to the Sustainable Land Imaging (SLI) mission. Japan's Space Agency (JAXA) has selected Mitsubishi Electric to develop solar technology for satellites, 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 Dr. Emma Louden, President of Slooh. You can connect with Emma on LinkedIn, and find out more about Slooh on their website. Selected Reading Trump admin strips ocean and air pollution monitoring from next-gen weather satellites- CNN Sustainable Land Imaging (SLI) Mission Alternatives Assessment Team (MAAT): Request for Information (RFI) Mitsubishi Electric Selected as Representative Organization for JAXA's Space Strategy Fund to Develop Solar Cells and Related Components for Satellites Solar System Internet Successfully Conducted Pioneering Delay Tolerant Network Edge Processing Test on Lonestar Data Holding's February Lunar Test Flight LunaGrid-Lite Completes Critical Design Review, Flight Model Underway Meet Wukong, the AI Chatbot China Has Installed on Its Space Station | WIRED ALL.SPACE and Telesat Government Solutions begin terminal collaboration for Telesat Lightspeed US Space Force scheduled to launch eighth X-37B mission Opinion- Nuclear-powered rockets will win the new space race SpaceX's Expensive Starship Explosions Are Starting to Add Up TOMEX+ Launch Update – Aug. 20 - NASA This Chappell Roan song boosted interest in a Canadian dark sky preserve by 1,800%- Space T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WELCOME BAAAACK to The Astrocast!Got your Astrocast shirt yet???T Minus 2 days until it's wheels up for Dark Skies! Roo is going on his first ever FLIGHT for a dark sky trip, and takes you through many of his thoughts before. We also discuss a new FILM camera (35mm AP, anyone?!) as well as his lovely wife Jess joining him to see the Milky Way for her first time ever!!!!Links from this weeks show: The Astrocast FB PageThe Pelican Case (still on sale!) 3D Printed Camera Caps, M42/48/55/68 M and FAM3/AM5 Laser Pointed HolderIf you would like to join our members only Discord, and become a member of the Astrocast Society, consider joining our Patreon! We'd love to have you as a member of the Discord. We have a LOT of fun in there and answer most questions that come our way!The Astrocast is an Affiliate partner with both High Point Scientific AND Agena Astro now, and as such any purchases made through either of these partners using our links will get you the same great prices you would otherwise get, but The Astrocast will also get a small portion of the proceeds from the sale. Thank you so much for your support! Please feel free to share these links with any friends/family who love Astro!High Point ScientificAgena AstroSupport the showEmail me at "RooAstrocast@gmail.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) to become part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) by April 2026. BlackSky has signed a seven-figure contract with HEO to provide fully-automated low-latency non-Earth imaging services for defense, intelligence and commercial use. Ursa Space Systems has announced a strategic investment from Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, 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. Selected Reading UK space sector bolstered with government reforms to boost growth and cut red tape - GOV.UK BlackSky Signs Seven-Figure Space Domain Awareness Expansion Contract with HEO for Fully Automated Non-Earth Imaging Missions Sumitomo Corporation Invests in Ursa Space to Accelerate Global Growth and Expand into Japan New Shepard's 35th Mission Targets Liftoff on Saturday, August 23, Will Fly More Than 40 Payloads to Space | Blue Origin Orbital Data Center Launching to ISS to Advance Space Computing ESA Backs Hungarian Project to Improve Space Weather Forecasting New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus Using NASA's Webb Telescope T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpinLaunch has raised $30 million in funding to accelerate the development and commercialization of Meridian Space. Space Kinetic Corp. has received an undisclosed amount of funding from CerraCap Ventures. X-Bow Systems and the US Army have announced a $13.9 million joint investment to strengthen the solid rocket motor supply chain for defense needs, 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 Richard Cooper, Vice President, Strategic Communications & Space Awareness at the Space Foundation. You can connect with Rich on LinkedIn, and find out more about the Space Technology Hall of Fame on the Space Foundation's website. Selected Reading SpinLaunch Announces Closing of $30M in Funding to Accelerate the Development of the Meridian Space Constellation CerraCap Ventures Invests in Space Kinetic, Driving Breakthrough - Space Superiority and Missile Defense Innovation X-Bow Systems and U.S. Army Announce $13.9 Million Joint Investment for Next-Generation GMLRS Rocket Motor Construction Begins at NordSpace's Atlantic Spaceport Complex (ASX) in Canada, Ahead of First Commercial Rocket Launch China launches seven satellites with Lijian-1 rocket Polish Consortium Selects Payloads for State-Sponsored Suborbital Rocket Launch  TOMEX+ Launch Update – Aug. 18 - NASA Shubhanshu Shukla gifts PM Modi National Flag flown in Space - News9live Higher Orbits to Launch Four Student Research Experiments to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX CRS-33 T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to internal company documents reviewed by The New York Times, SpaceX has most likely paid little to no federal income taxes since its founding in 2002. NASA and Google are collaborating to test an AI-powered medical assistant designed to support astronauts on long-duration missions. Voyager Technologies is investing in Latent AI, 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 Parker Wishik brings us The Aerospace Corporation's monthly segment Nexus. Parker is joined by Craig J. Smith Executive Director at Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority, Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director at the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (Spaceport America) and Karen Jones, senior project leader in the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation. Selected Reading SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes. FAA approves Starship Flight 10 after mishap probe, eyes August 24 launch - NASASpaceFlight.com NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars- Space Voyager and Latent AI Bring Advanced AI to Orbit Firefly Aerospace eyes Alpha rocket launch in Japan for Asia market-Reuters Flight test of Chinese start-up LandSpace's rocket fails -Reuters China launches low Earth orbit internet satellites - CGTN TOMEX+ Launch Update - Aug. 17 - NASA EUMETSAT Assumes Control of Inaugural Metop Second Generation Satellite Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons - ABC News NASA Seeks Proposals for 2026 Human Exploration Rover Challenge T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sift is focused on solving the hardware/software problem in aerospace. Their mission and vision argue that hardware has been left behind. Sift argues that the industry still lacks the runtime observability tools to debug systems in real-time. Sift is filling that gap by providing a full-stack AI SaaS solution to hardware observability. We speak to Sift's CEO Karthik Gollapudi. You can connect with Karthik Gollapudi on LinkedIn and learn more about Sift on their website. 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. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The California Coastal Commission has voted against a plan to nearly double the number of Falcon 9 rocket launches SpaceX is permitted to conduct each year from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Air and Space Forces says that there are calls for nearly $2.3 billion in spending cuts hidden in the 2026 fiscal year budget. NASA has released a call for industry input for developing efficient power supply on the lunar surface, 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 Elysia Segal brings us the Space Traffic Report from NASASpaceflight.com Selected Reading California rejects Elon Musk's rocket-launch proposal - POLITICO Here's All the DOGE-Linked Cuts in the Air, Space Force Budget NASA Seeks Industry Feedback on Fission Surface Power Sidus Space Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update China's Shenzhou-20 crew to conduct 3rd spacewalk with new spacesuits - CGTN Colorado space company hopes to land contract for President Trump's Golden Dome project ESA - No Earth-like atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 d T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US President Donald Trump signed the “Enabling Competition In The Commercial Space Industry” Executive Order (EO). Gilat Satellite Networks has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract by Israel's Ministry of Defense for the delivery and integration of satellite communication systems (SATCOM) and services. The Italian Space Agency (ASI) has signed an agreement with SpaceX for an uncrewed mission to Mars aboard a future Starship mission, 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 Luis Torres, founder of Torres Orbital Mining (TOM).  You can connect with Luis on LinkedIn, and find out more about TOM on their website. Selected Reading Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry – The White House Gilat receives a multimillion contract from Israel's Ministry of Defense for advanced strategic defense SATCOM project Agenzia Spaziale ITA (@ASI_spazio) / X Spire Global Announces Preliminary Second Quarter 2025 Revenue and Provides Business Update KBR and Axiom Space Successfully Complete Initial Crewed Spacesuit Tests in NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab Space Kinetic Corp. LinkedIn This real 'Eye of Sauron' spits out ghost particles in space. Here's what it looks like T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A United Launch Alliance's (ULA's) Vulcan rocket launched from Cape Canaveral carrying the USSF-106 mission for the United States Space Force's (USSF's) Space Systems Command (SSC). Arianespace's Ariane 6 liftoff from the European Space Agency's (ESA's) spaceport in French Guiana carrying EUMETSAT's Metop-SGA1 satellite. The Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC) has obtained its license to operate a Spaceport in Santa Maria, Azores, 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. Selected Reading Vulcan Rocket Ushers in New Era of National Security Space Launch Space Systems Command Prepares to Launch first Operational Vulcan Mission for the U.S. Space Force- Space Systems Command  With Ariane 6, Arianespace successfully launches Metop-SGA1 satellite Successful Launch of Metop-SGA1 to Take Weather Forecasting to New Heights ASC secures Spaceport Licence NASA Awards Second Human Health, Performance Contract Momentus Secures NASA Contract to Study the Launch of Robotic Technologies for Future Space Exploration SaxaVord Spaceport Statement Exclusive: Pentagon Golden Dome to have 4-layer defense system, slides show- Reuters Ukraine successfully tests Starlink's direct-to-cell technology- Reuters Space Rock That Punched Through Roof Almost Struck Resident T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we sit down with Dylan Cavaliere and Ryan Saunders of Altos Mensa, a social club designed to connect and inspire young professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives in Huntsville and beyond.Dylan and Ryan share the story of how Altos Mensa began—from early podcast collaborations to recognizing a gap in fun, engaging networking opportunities for 20- and 30-somethings. They walk through their first event, the lessons learned from over-preparing, and how they've refined their approach to create meaningful connections without losing the fun.The conversation also covers:Why Huntsville's young professional scene is ready for more than just “engineers and rocket scientists”The challenge of launching in two cities and why they're focusing on building in Huntsville firstHow running events has sharpened their leadership, entrepreneurial skills, and networksThe launch of the Altos Mensa membership card and community calendar as tools to keep members connected and engagedWhether you're a young professional looking to grow your network, an entrepreneur interested in community building, or just curious about how a small idea can grow into a movement, this episode offers inspiration, practical insights, and a behind-the-scenes look at creating something new from the ground up.Learn more about Altos Mensa and upcoming events at altosmensa.club or on Instagram at @altos.mensa.SponsorYellowhammer is a local craft brewery serving Huntsville for the past 14 years. They are known for their premium craft beers like T-Minus and Rebellion, but what you might not know is they also offer spirits, wine, seltzers, and non-alcoholic drinks. Next time you stop by their location try one of their seasonal cocktails made with Gemini Bourbon or Yellowhammer Vodka. Or try this year's big hit, Pineapple Punch seltzer. You can find out more information about Yellowhammer Brewing by visiting their website ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.yellowhammerbrewery.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visiting their taproom located at Campus 805.MusicAny Day by Them Damn Dogs⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HrncTSw4a7J9YiyMIxHdu?si=qw6Df7J6SwKm6-WOEc7U7w

Rocket Lab has completed the acquisition of the parent holding company of Geost. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), has selected a consortium led by PixxelSpace to build a commercial sovereign constellation of Earth observation satellites. The European Space Agency (ESA) is deliberating moves to become less dependent on NASA programs, 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 is Bryce Kennedy, Space Connectivity Senior Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn, and learn more about the ITU on their website. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Closes Acquisition of Geost, Expanding Its National Security Capabilities with Launch, Spacecraft, and Now Payloads India's space regulator picks Google-backed PixxelSpace for home-grown satellite constellation- Reuters Europe's space ambitions at risk over dependence on Nasa, agency warns  NASA Explores Industry Possibilities to Raise Swift Mission's Orbit European VV27 victory. LeoLabs and NASA Enter Space Act Agreement for Flight Safety Data Integration & Coordination Road to Space - Arianespace ULA Vulcan to launch USSF-106 national security mission Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Second Quarter 2025 Results BlackSky Secures Two-Year Gen-3 Early Access Agreement with New International Gen-2 On-Demand Customer Six Months from Initial Contract Redwire Announces Major Release of Acorn 2.0 Software Product, Expanding its AI-Powered Digital Engineering Tools for Aerospace and Defense Customers Is astronomy safe from organized scientific fraud?- Space The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly- PNAS T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA's SpaceX Crew 10 returns to Earth in a splash down off the coast of California. A Jielong-3 carrier rocket launched the Geely Constellation Group 04 satellites from the coastal waters off Shandong, China. ISRO announces that it will be launching another American satellite in the coming months, 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 Patrick O'Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead at the International Space Station US National Laboratory. You can connect with Patrick on LinkedIn, and learn more about the ISS National Lab on their website. Selected Reading NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California Zoomlion's Corporate-Named Satellite Enters Orbit, Marking a New Era in Engineering Machinery with Digital, Intelligent, Green, and Global Vision India's giant space leap: After NISAR mission, Isro to launch 6,500-kg US satellite DGX closes a €2.3M funding round to boost onboard AI compute for satellites Blue Origin Spaceflights Aboard New Shepard Can Now Be Purchased With Crypto and Stablecoins Through Shift4 Space log: Spacesuit unpacking, research and more for Shenzhou-20 crew - CGTN Safran DSI to Supply Electric Propulsion Systems for AstroForge's Upcoming Vestri Asteroid Mission Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In November 2024, Slingshot Aerospace was selected to develop the interface for the US Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). With the FY2026 budget still under discussion in the US, funding to support TraCSS is up in the air. Slingshot Aerospace has joined more than 450 companies, represented by seven leading space industry associations including the Commercial SSA Coalition, to support funding for the Office of Space Commerce's space traffic coordination mission. We spoke to Audrey Schaffer, VP of Strategy and Policy at Slingshot Aerospace about why so many commercial companies support a federal space traffic system. You can connect with Audrey on LinkedIn, and learn more about Slingshot Aerospace on their website. 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. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VisionSpace Technologies has demonstrated how easy it is to exploit software vulnerabilities on satellites, as well as the ground stations that control them. China has conducted its first test of a lunar lander that they plan to use to take humans to the Moon. Rocket Lab has completed the Systems Integration Review (SIR) for the US Space Force's VICTUS HAZE mission, 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 We are joined by NASASpaceflight.com with the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading Yamcs v5.8.6 Vulnerability Assessment  OpenC3 Cosmos 6.0.0: A Security Assessment of an Open-Source Mission Framework – VisionSpace  China tests spacecraft it hopes will put first Chinese on the moon- Reuters Rocket Lab Clears Integration Milestone for VICTUS HAZE, Delivering End-to-End Capabilities for Responsive Space Operations Rocket Lab Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results, Posts Record Quarterly Revenue of $144m, Representing 36% Year-on-Year Growth, While Expanding Gross Margins 650 Basis Points Year-on-Year Globalstar Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results Karman Space & Defense Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results Firefly Aerospace hits $9.8 billion valuation in Nasdaq debut as shares takeoff- Reuters Voyager Acquires ElectroMagnetic Systems, Inc. As NASA Missions Study Interstellar Comet, Hubble Makes Size Estimate AV and SNC Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Golden Dome for America "Limited Area Defense" Architecture Muon Space Unveils XL Satellite Platform, Announces Hubble Network as First Customer The Goddard 100 Student Contest Celebrating a Century of Rocketry - NSS Goddard 100 Contest T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Firefly Aerospace announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering (IPO), while MDA Space, BlackSky and Redwire reported Q2 financial updates. Intuitive Machines has signed a definitive agreement to acquire KinetX, Inc. NASA has selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits, 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 Frank Chimenti, Director of Mechanical Satellite Solutions at Beyond Gravity.  You can connect with Frank on LinkedIn, and learn more about Beyond Gravity on their website. Selected Reading Firefly Aerospace Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering MDA Space Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results BlackSky Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results Redwire Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results Intuitive Machines Expands Deep Space Navigation Services with Agreement to Acquire KinetX, Positioning Itself for Constellation Management and Moon-to-Mars Data Relay NASA Selects Six Companies to Provide Orbital Transfer Vehicle Studies Raft and SAIC Selected to Operationalize National Space-Based Intelligence for the U.S. Air Force through TENCAP HOPE 2.0 Saudi Arabia Launches National Earth Observation Data Platform Operated by UP42 - SpaceTech in Gulf Region NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-10 Return, Splashdown SpaceX - KF-02 Mission A Small Uniform Tweak Reveals a Shift in Space Force Culture China and Pakistan expand tech collaboration to nuclear power, space and AI NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore Retires T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AST SpaceMobile plans to acquire global S-Band spectrum priority rights held under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Scout Space has completed its first suborbital Space Domain Awareness (SDA) test flight on Dawn Aerospace's Aurora spaceplane. An Interlune payload will fly on Astrolab's FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) rover on its upcoming mission to the Moon, 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. Selected Reading AST SpaceMobile Announces Agreement to Acquire Global S-Band Spectrum Priority Rights Held under the International Telecommunication Union  Scout Space and Dawn Aerospace Complete First Suborbital Spaceplane Surveillance Test Flight Interlune to Fly Multispectral Camera on Astrolab FLIP Rover to Measure Helium-3 on the Moon Parsons and Globalstar Pave Way for Commercial Satellite Solutions after Completing Successful Proof of Concept Project Kuiper partners with NBN Co to bring low Earth orbit satellite broadband to rural Australia Voyager Selects VISTA Team Amentum Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results and Raises Full Year Organic Guidance Pentagon keeps a lid on Golden Dome - POLITICO Is the Dream Chaser space plane ever going to launch into orbit? - Ars Technica NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Moon Mission Ends NICER Status Updates - NASA NASA Works to Contact Scalable Small Satellite Marking 13 Years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Picks Up New Skills T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Beyond Rockets, I sit down with David Lewis, founder of Coffee Break—Huntsville's small-batch specialty coffee roaster with a big vision. From engineering to nonprofits to tech, David's winding journey eventually led him back to Huntsville (and into his garage), where a love for roasting turned into a thriving community-focused business.We talk about:How Coffee Break began with a popcorn popper in PortlandThe early driveway pop-ups that brought neighbors togetherWhat makes specialty coffee different—and why Huntsville's ready for itThe importance of slowing down, showing up, and creating shared spacesCoffee Break's subscription program and where you can find them this fallWhether you're a casual coffee drinker or a full-on third-wave enthusiast, this episode offers a look at how coffee can be a connector, a conversation starter, and a catalyst for community.https://coffeebreakhsv.comSponsorYellowhammer is a local craft brewery serving Huntsville for the past 14 years. They are known for their premium craft beers like T-Minus and Rebellion, but what you might not know is they also offer spirits, wine, seltzers, and non-alcoholic drinks. Next time you stop by their location try one of their seasonal cocktails made with Gemini Bourbon or Yellowhammer Vodka. Or try this year's big hit, Pineapple Punch seltzer. You can find out more information about Yellowhammer Brewing by visiting their website ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.yellowhammerbrewery.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visiting their taproom located at Campus 805.MusicAny Day by Them Damn Dogs⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HrncTSw4a7J9YiyMIxHdu?si=qw6Df7J6SwKm6-WOEc7U7w

NASA's Acting Administrator Sean Duffy is expected to expedite plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon. Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) has entered into a $640 million multi-launch agreement with SpaceBelt KSA. SES Space & Defense has been awarded $89.6 Million to provide the US Army with Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM), 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 Lesley Conn, Director of Research & Analysis at the Space Foundation. You can read the Q2 Space Report here. Selected Reading Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon - POLITICO iRocket Announces $640 Million Multi-Year Launch Agreement with SpaceBelt KSA to Deliver Secure and Autonomous Satellite Infrastructure for Saudi Arabia and Beyond Redwire Launches New Venture Company, SpaceMD, to Commercialize Pharmaceutical Development in Space; Signs Trailblazing Royalty Agreement with ExesaLibero Pharma Satellite firm SES wins $90 million contract to support U.S. Army- Reuters Skyrora Secures First UK Launch Licence Rocket Lab Voyager Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results Firefly Aerospace lifts IPO price range, targets $6 billion valuation amid space investment boom- Reuters Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose Space Force preps infrastructure, operators for target-tracking mission From Mascot to Mission Specialist: Rupert the Space Armadillo Prepares for Liftoff - Space Launch Delta 45  Preserving space history at Cape Canaveral. T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Japan is looking to establish international rules for the removal of human-made objects in space. Israel's Space Agency and Innovation Authority is setting up a national R&D laboratory to kickstart spacebound technology development. Dhruva Space is set to launch its first commercial Space mission, LEAP-1, on a Falcon 9 rocket in Q3 of this year, 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 Bailey Reichelt from Aegis Space Law is joined by Matt Linton from Linton Space Law. If you have any questions you'd like to ask Bailey, please email space@n2k.com. Selected Reading Japan seeks to create int'l rules on space debris removal Israel launches new lab for space tech- The Jerusalem Post Dhruva Space Set to Launch First Commercial Mission LEAP-1 with Indo-Australian Strategic Collaboration Aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch Blue Origin's New Shepard Completes 34th Mission to Space First woman appointed as new Astronomer Royal Shenzhou-20 crew continues progress in space science experiments after 3 months in orbit Sidus Space Successfully Deploys Advanced SpacePilot Software for Autonomous Operations; Commissions LizzieSat®-3 Attitude Determination and Control System First woman appointed as new Astronomer Royal - GOV.UK T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wendy Lawrence (Captain, US Navy, Retired) is an engineer, pilot (helicopter), and a former NASA Astronaut. She flew on four space shuttle missions, and is now using her experience to inspire the next generation of the space workforce. She tells us about her work with the Challenger Learning Center and Higher Orbits. You can connect with Wendy on LinkedIn. 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. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA SpaceX Crew 11 are heading to the International Space Station (ISS). Echostar has selected MDA Space as the prime contractor for a direct-to-device (D2D) satellite constellation. ispace has entered into an agreement with Bridgestone Corporation to advance the application of their tires for lunar rovers, 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 We are joined by NASASpaceflight.com with the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading SpaceX - Crew-11 Mission Roscosmos chief says he, acting NASA head agree to continue using ISS until 2028 - Science & Space - TASS MDA Space Selected By Echostar For World's First Open Ran D2D LEO Constellation ispace and Bridgestone Sign Agreement to Develop Tires for Small-to-Medium-Sized Lunar Rovers Milestone sensor upgrade enhances U.S. Space Force identifying, tracking capability NASA Invites Proposals to Lease Aircraft Hangar in Cleveland New Shepard's Crewed NS-34 Mission Targets Liftoff on August 3- Blue Origin Rocket Lab Schedules Fifth Electron Mission for Constellation Operator iQPS 'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA's SpaceX Crew 11 launch to the International Space Station (ISS) scrubbed due to weather conditions. Intuitive Machines has secured a $9.8 million Phase Two government contract to advance its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) through Critical Design Review. Deloitte has unveiled a new system to detect cyber intrusions and anomalies on satellites, 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 Greg Gillinger, SVP for Strategy & Development, Integrity ISR. You can connect with Greg on LinkedIn, and learn more about Integrity ISR on their website. Selected Reading NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Coverage  NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to Advance Stem Cell Manufacturing and In-Orbit Data Processing $9.8M Contract Propels Intuitive Machines' Orbital Transfer Vehicle Toward Flight Readiness Deloitte Builds Silent Shield to Detect Cyberattacks on Satellites SES Delivers Solid H1 2025 Results & Completes Intelsat Acquisition NASA Releases Opportunity to Boost Commercial Space Tech Development NASA workforce cuts raise fears about safety for space missions Rep. Dale Strong says "Space Command is coming" to Huntsville U.S. Startup Plans to Beam Sunlight to Earth Using Huge Space Mirrors - Orbital Today T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a $176.7 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract to deliver five NASA-sponsored payloads to the Moon's south pole in 2029. The US Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded $37.5 million to five companies for Protected Tactical Satellite Communications. The NASA- ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite launched from India, 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. Selected Reading Firefly Awarded $177 Million NASA Contract for Mission to the Moon's South Pole Space Systems Command Continues to transform acquisition of SATCOM capabilities    NASA-ISRO's NISAR Earth Satellite Ready for Launch ‘We have a cloud, and that's the end': first Australian-made orbital rocket crashes shortly after takeoff - The Guardian Canadian Lunar Utility Rover Argo and ThinkOrbital to Partner on Long-Range X-Ray Imaging Mission for Space Domain Awareness Slingshot Aerospace Launches TALOS: AI Agent for Mission-Ready Space Operations and Strategy  SpaceWERX selects New Frontier Aerospace to Develop Bifröst Orbit Transfer Spacecraft Starlink performed 144,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers between December and May; wants equal reporting rules for all NASA Selects Human Space Flight Technical Integration Contractor Mission patch competition 2025 Space for Humanity Immortalized at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Space Force's (USSF's) X37-B spaceplane is scheduled to lift off for its eighth mission on August 21. Firefly Aerospace is targeting a valuation of about $5.5 billion in its US initial public offering. Boeing's Defense, Space and Security Division reported $6.6 billion in revenue for Q2, 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 Cinematographer Kevin Curran. You can connect with Kevin on LinkedIn. Selected Reading US Space Force scheduled to launch eighth X-37B mission Firefly Aerospace seeks $5.5 billion valuation in IPO as US space race heats up- Reuters Boeing Reports Second Quarter Results Russia's Roscosmos, NASA to hold first in-person talks at heads level since 2018, Russia says- Reuters Team Led By MDA Space Selected For Canada's Lunar Utility Vehicle Study Spire Global Awarded European Space Agency Contract for Weather Data Journey Joins Starlab to Design the Commercial Space Station Experience National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (Unamended) - NASA T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arianespace launched the VV27 mission from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency to carry out the preliminary design phase of a multipurpose habitation module for the lunar surface. The Australian Government invested $5 million in Gilmour Space to accelerate the development of Eris' next generation liquid rocket engine, 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 Parker Wishik from The Aerospace Corporation explores the future of in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) on the latest Nexus segment.  Parker is joined by Vanessa Clark from Katalyst Space, Joe Anderson from Space Logistics, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, and Gregory Richardson, Executive Director of the COnsortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities (COSMIC). Selected Reading ESA - Vega-C VV27 Arianespace to launch EUMETSAT's Metop-SGA1 satellite on August 12, 2025, with Ariane 6 Thales Alenia Space sign a contract with the Agency Space Italian (ASI) For the development of the first outpost human on the surface lunar Gilmour receives funding boost from Australian Government Mission: Eris Testflight 1 Tāwhaki aerospace venture is supported to grow NASA Welcomes Senegal as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA says 20% of workforce to depart space agency- Reuters SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of launch to space station BAE Systems delivers NOAA's SWFO-L1 and NASA's Carruthers Geocorona Observatory satellites for launch Eos X Space Buys Space Perspective to Expand Balloon Space Tourism - Travel And Tour World T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etlaq Spaceport is Oman's first commercial spaceport, strategically located at 18° latitude to maximize launch efficiency. Its equatorial positioning provides a performance advantage, reducing fuel consumption and optimizing satellite deployment to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. We find out more from Chief Commercial Officer, Julanda Al-Riyami. You can connect with Julanda on LinkedIn, and find out more about Etlaq on their website. 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. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Russian Soyuz rocket launched an Iranian-built communication satellite to Earth orbit. SES and the Luxembourg Government are planning to develop a second satellite for GovSat. Cascade Space has raised $5.9 million in seed funding, 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 We are joined by NASASpaceflight.com with the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading Russian rocket launches Iran satellite into space: Iranian media-Al Jazeera SES and the Luxembourg Government to Develop and Launch New Defence Satellite for GovSat Cascade Space Announces $5.9M Seed Funding to Build End-To-End Space Communication Platform Blue Origin's First Blue Ring Mission To Demonstrate Space Domain Awareness with Scout Space Sensor AV Reveals Skyfall: Future Concept Next-Gen Mars Helicopters for Exploration and Human Landing Preparation Road to Space - Arianespace Millennium Space Systems Begins On-Orbit Commissioning of NASA's TRACERS Mission Following Successful Launch Sidus Space Unveils LunarLizzie™: A Next-Generation 800kg-Class Lunar Platform Designed with Proven Edge AI for Near Real-Time Intelligence Satellite tracker Spaceflux reaches lift-off with £5m funding boost Mumm Cordon Rouge Stellar takes champagne into space T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iRocket plans to go public in the US through a $400 million merger with special purpose acquisition company BPGC Acquisition. Iridium, Honeywell and L3Harris have reported Q2 financial results. Spire Global to expand its space reconnaissance portfolio with new radio frequency geospatial intelligence capabilities, 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 Chad Anderson, CEO and Founder of Space Capital. You can connect with Chad on LinkedIn, and read the Space Capital Q2 Report on their website. Selected Reading Space startup iRocket to go public via $400 million SPAC deal- Reuters Iridium Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results; Updates Full-Year Outlook Honeywell Reports Second Quarter Results; Updates 2025 Guidance L3Harris Technologies Reports Strong Second Quarter 2025 Results, Increases 2025 Guidance Spire Launches New Space-Based Radio Frequency Intelligence Capabilities for Defense and Security Diana Morant announces that the Spanish government is offering up to 400 million euros to build the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on La Palma. Enabling the Future of SatCom: ALL.SPACE Awarded ESA Contract to Pioneer 5G Integration SpaceX launches NASA's TRACERS mission to protect Earth from space weather Roketsan signs agreement with Indonesia, unveils five missiles and space launch vehicle designs - Breaking Defense Canadian general assumes key role in US Space Command, S4S leadership India Selected to Host International Space Leaders for Karman Week 2025 Space Studies to make splash with new underwater facility - UND Today T-Minus Crew Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we sit down with Huntsville native Ricky Fernandez, the Marketing Promotions Director and Game Day MC for the Rocket City Trash Pandas. From producing morning radio shows to selling chicken out of a truck during COVID, Ricky shares his winding journey to becoming the voice and energy behind one of Minor League Baseball's most exciting franchises.We dive into:The early days of the Trash Pandas and the challenge of launching during a pandemicHow Town Madison's growth has fueled the team's successThe transformation of the stadium into a multi-use venue hosting everything from SEC softball to holiday light showsWhat it's like being the MC in front of 7,000+ fans every nightThe unexpected success of theme nights—like Cat Night