T-Minus Space Daily

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T-Minus Space Daily

The daily space intelligence and analysis that global space industry leaders and experts depend on. Published each weekday, this program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world. Visit us to learn more at https://space.n2k.com/

  1. Astrophotography and the ISS with Don Pettit.

    4 HR. AGO

    Astrophotography and the ISS with Don Pettit.

    Astrophotography has long been an admired area of interest to hobbyists and professionals around the world but what is it like to take photographs from space? NSF hosted a live downlink to the International Space Station with NASA Astronaut Don Pettit. NSF’s Jack Beyer brings us his chat with Don about capturing Earth and space from the orbiting lab. You can watch the full conversation here. 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 Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders 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

    27 min
  2. Happy Birthday, Space Force!

    14 HR. AGO

    Happy Birthday, Space Force!

    K2 space has been awarded a $60m STRATFI contract by the US Space Force for a new mission, code-named Gravitas, that'll take place no earlier than February 2026. Blue Origin held a wet rehearsal for its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral. NASA has announced that it is delaying the SpaceX Crew-10 launch until no earlier than March, 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 from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading K2 Space Awarded $60M STRATFI Contract for Groundbreaking Proliferated MEO Mission New US Space Force jammers aim to disrupt China’s SATCOM signals Blue Origin New Glenn launch date inches closer as rocket sees testing at Cape Canaveral Astronauts who flew to space aboard Starliner face additional delay- CNN Exclusive: Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee- Reuters China's commercial rocket sends new batch of satellites into orbit - CGTN NASA Partners with US Patent and Trademark Office to Advance Technology Transfer India's first analog space mission: Could this be what our home on Moon or Mars might look like? A Year of Space-Based Innovation: ISS National Lab Sponsored More Than 100 Payloads in 2024, Advancing R&D in Low Earth Orbit T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders 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

    28 min
  3. Two the Moon in January.

    1 DAY AGO

    Two the Moon in January.

    SpaceX to launch commercial lunar missions in mid- January for Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost, and Japan’s ispace HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2. Firefly Aerospace has been awarded nearly $179.6 million by NASA to deliver and operate six NASA instruments in the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s near side in 2028. Vast has contracted SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch up to two Dragon missions to the International Space Station in support of Vast’s future bid for NASA’s private astronaut missions (PAM), 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 Felix Hattwig  and  Simi Wespi from ETH Zurich's Rocket Team talking about the NICOLLIER rocket and testing the PERSEUS Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE).   You can find out more about the Aris Program on the team’s website. Selected Reading ispace Announces SMBC x HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Venture Moon Mission Milestones & Ventures Firefly Awarded $179 Million NASA Contract for Moon Delivery to Gruithuisen Domes New Commercial Artemis Moon Rovers Undergo Testing at NASA Vast Announces Deal with SpaceX to Launch Two Human Spaceflight Missions to the International Space Station Shenzhou-19 crew completes China's longest spacewalk - CGTN Maxar Awarded $35M in New Tasking Contracts by Two Government Customers in Asia-Pacific Region- Business Wire ESA Report on the Space Economy 2024 Contracts For Dec. 18, 2024  Ursa Major and RTX’s Raytheon Conduct Successful Flight Test Exolaunch Completes Successful Integration of 35 Customer Satellites, Set for Transporter-12 Mission with SpaceX Viasat Completes Sale of Energy Services Systems Integration Business ASTRA 1P Starts Delivering Content Across Europe- Business Wire ESA - Cosmic jingles: listen to Euclid’s image of M78  T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders 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

    27 min
  4. Axiom Space Station’s ambitious timeline.

    1 DAY AGO

    Axiom Space Station’s ambitious timeline.

    Axiom Space has announced that it will have its space station ready two years ahead of schedule. Eutelsat has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build the extension of its OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation. SES successfully launched its latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center last night, 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 Ryan Brown, Executive Director of SpaceCom. You can find out more about SpaceCom on their website. Selected Reading Axiom Space Accelerates Axiom Station Assembly Eutelsat Selects Airbus Defence and Space to Build OneWeb low Earth Orbit Constellation Extension- Business Wire SES’s Seventh and Eighth O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched, Bolstering MEO Constellation- Business Wire ICEYE Closes $65m Extension To Existing Growth Funding Round For A Total Of $158m Raised In 2024 Sidus Space Announces $14 Million Private Placement- Business Wire Tokyo startup's second satellite launch attempt ends in failure - The Japan Times  Viasat Selected by Defense Innovation Unit to Deliver Resilient Network Orchestration Software for Replicator Autonomous Systems Momentus to Deploy Defense Department and Commercial Payloads on Rideshare Mission with SpaceX in 2026- Business Wire ISS National Lab-Sponsored Projects on Cancer, Neurodegenerative Conditions, and More Return From Space Station Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules - The New York Times Crayola, Space4All, Blue Origin's Club for the Future, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Announce Partnership to Champion the Importance of Creativity in Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders 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

    26 min
  5. What’s next for humans in LEO?

    3 DAYS AGO

    What’s next for humans in LEO?

    NASA has released its long-term goals for sustaining human presence in low earth orbit (LEO) called NASA's Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy. Lockheed Martin’s Global Positioning System III space vehicle (GPS III SV07) launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the RRT-1 mission, the first “Rapid Response Trailblazer”. Thailand signs the Artemis Accords, 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 Aerospace Corporation’s Uma Bruegman, Executive Director, Space Safety Institute (SSI) and Brian Weeden from the Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS). You can read the Aerospace Corporation’s newly published Space Safety Compendium at Aerospace.org. Selected Reading NASA Finalizes Strategy for Sustaining Human Presence in Low Earth Orbit NASA Sees Progress on Starlab Commercial Space Station Development Seventh Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Launches, Supporting Next-Gen Constellation Modernization and Rapid Launch Capability NASA Welcomes Thailand as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory Lunar Outpost Inc Co-Leads Australia’s First Lunar Rover Program China successfully launches new group of SAR satellites - CGTN China launches internet satellite constellation - CGTN Frontgrade Gaisler Leads European Initiative for Ultra Deep Sub-Micron Semiconductor Technology for Space Applications- Business Wire Rocket Lab Delivers Second Spacecraft, Completes Third for Varda Space Industries- Business Wire Artemis II Core Stage Moves to High Bay 2 - NASA NASA Names New Leader of STEM Engagement T-Mobile Opens Registration for Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellite Service Beta Launch- Business Wire Hamilton completes astronaut flight training for potential space flight - F1technical.net T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders 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

    32 min
  6. SpaceRISE for IRIS².

    4 DAYS AGO

    SpaceRISE for IRIS².

    The SpaceRISE consortium has signed an agreement with the European Commission and the European Space Agency to design, deliver and operate the Infrastructure for the Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) project. An unidentified company plans to spend $1.8 billion in capital improvements at Cape Canaveral. SpaceX has sent a letter to officials in Texas to request that Starbase be incorporated as a city, 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 the Cyberwire Daily’s host Dave Bittner.  Selected Reading IRIS2 lifts off as European Commission and SpaceRISE sign contract in Brussels- Business Wire Unidentified space company planning $1.8 billion in launch infrastructure, 600 jobs at Cape Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX's Starbase site into a Texas city - AP News Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 3 Program Integration (T3PI) Solicitation FAA takes step to streamline launch licensing process - SpaceNews Millennium Space Systems Names Tony Gingiss as CEO Esper and Loft team up to pioneer resource monitoring with next-generation hyperspectral imagery China to launch Long March-8 rocket from its 1st commercial spaceport - CGTN NASA Awards Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract 'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve- Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders 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

    28 min

  7. 4 DAYS AGO

    AWS in Orbit: Data Automation and Space Domain Awareness with Kayhan Space.

    You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests today are Araz Feyzi, Co-founder and CTO at Kayhan Space and Tim Sills, Lead Security Solutions Architect at AWS for Aerospace and Satellite. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading AWS Aerospace and Satellite Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our short survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders 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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    28 min
  8. NASA's Mars Future Plan.

    DEC 13

    NASA's Mars Future Plan.

    NASA has released the Mars Future Plan: “Expanding the Horizons of Mars Science, a plan for a sustainable science program at Mars”. The US Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) cleared the House this week and is heading to the Senate. Brazil has passed a bill to establish a state-owned company to provide services for rocket launches, 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 from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading The Mars Future Plan - NASA Science NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim House Passes Final FY2025 NDAA – SpacePolicyOnline.com Brazilian Space Industry Gets Boost in Win for Embattled Lula - Bloomberg India practices pulling its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule out of the sea (photos)- Space Virgin Galactic Partners with Italy’s Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile to Conduct Spaceport Feasibility Study- Business Wire Stoke Space hotfires rocket engine on new vertical test stand — a 'very big deal' for Washington startup – GeekWire Colorado Aerospace Industry Continues to Grow: Polis Administration Announces Astro Digital Expansion in Colorado NASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Heart of Jovian Moon’s Volcanic Rage NASA Successfully Integrates Roman Mission’s Telescope, Instruments The Geminids meteor shower peaks this week. Here's what to expect T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders 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

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The daily space intelligence and analysis that global space industry leaders and experts depend on. Published each weekday, this program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world. Visit us to learn more at https://space.n2k.com/

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