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Our guest today is Jai Dialani, Managing Director of Leaf Space US. Leaf Space is an Italian company specializing in Ground Segment as a Service (GSaaS) solutions. Its mission is to simplify satellite communications by providing managed services for satellite operators. The company supports a range of space operations, including small satellite constellations and launch vehicle tracking, with a focus on innovation and sustainability within the expanding space ecosystem​. You can connect with Jai on LinkedIn and learn more about Leaf Space on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-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

Polaris Dawn’s crew released a music video from space collaborating with musicians back on Earth. Venture Capitalist group Airbus Ventures have raised a $155 million fund. United Airlines have signed an agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink to provide free inflight wifi to customers using the airline's mainline and regional aircraft fleet, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading https://x.com/PolarisProgram/status/1834557770374296010 Airbus Ventures launches $155 million fund focused on deep tech, including space United Signs Starlink Deal to Provide Industry-Leading Connectivity in the Sky - For Free Xenesis Wins SDA Follow-Up Deal for Optical Terminals - Via Satellite RTX's Raytheon, Northrop Grumman successfully test solid rocket motor Momentus Joins DARPA Consortium for Classified Defense Innovation- Business Wire Momentus Enters Into Collaboration Agreement with Lodestar Space for Robotics in Space- Business Wire GPS Modernization Stalls as Pentagon Faces Chip Shortages UK, US and Australia sign supply chain resilience pact - GOV.UK NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station Research 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

Two members of the Polaris Dawn crew performed spacewalks this morning marking the first ever privately funded EVA. AST SpaceMobile has announced the successful launch of its first five commercial satellites, called BlueBirds. Chinese space company LandSpace conducted a successful 10-kilometer vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) jump test, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Shane Fry,  CTO of RunSafe Security.  You can connect with Shane on LinkedIn, and learn more about RunSafe Security on their website. Selected Reading SpaceX-Polaris crew exits capsule for first private spacewalk- Reuters   AST SpaceMobile Announces Successful Orbital Launch of Its First Five Commercial Satellites T-Mobile Conducts the First Ever Wireless Emergency Alert Via Satellite- Business Wire China's commercial rocket company completes 10-km VTVL 'jump test' - CGTN ispace Announces Launch Timing, RESILIENCE Lander Progress, and Planned Lunar Landing Zone During Mission 2 Update Press Conference NSPA Contracts SES’s O3b mPOWER Satellite Service for secure communications services Space Systems Command Awards $188M Contract for meshONE-T Follow-on Trinity Capital Inc. Provides $30 Million in Growth Capital to Slingshot Aerospace Next-Gen OPIR Polar Program successfully completes Ground Critical Design Review (CDR) and System Critical Integration Review (CIR) Milestone Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap 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

The crew of Soyuz MS-26 joins Expedition 71 on the International Space Station. Varda Space has announced a research collaboration with SSPC, the Research Ireland Centre for Pharmaceuticals, that aims to advance mathematical modeling of crystallization in microgravity. The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has announced a new opportunity for commercial space situational awareness (SSA) companies to support the development of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Niall Bradshaw, UKSA Senior Lead for Copernicus and International Earth Observation. You can connect with Niall on LinkedIn and learn more about UKSA and Copernicus on their websites. Selected Reading NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch; Trio to Join Expedition 71 Varda Announces Collaboration with SSPC to Improve Fundamental Understanding of Microgravity Crystallization Office of Space Commerce Announces New Commercial Pathfinder Project for TraCSS Successful initial tests of the KERAUNOS optical communications satellite Astroscale Awarded Contract for Next Phase of a UK National Active Debris Removal Mission Boeing Pioneering Quantum Communications Technology with In-Space Test Satellite Sidus Space Announces an Additional Contract Award for NASA ASTRA- Business Wire Chang’e-6 orbiter turns up at Sun-Earth Lagrange point after moon sampling mission - SpaceNews ESA - Juice confirms that Earth is habitable BlueHalo Accelerates Production for USSF SCAR Program with Key Supply Chain, Manufacturing Automation Investments Inversion Space accelerates orbital reentry vehicle tech with $71M Space Force contract- TechCrunch Astronaut Frank Culbertson Letter from September 11, 2001 - NASA 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

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the Polaris Dawn mission from Florida to an apogee higher than any human has traveled since the Apollo program. ispace has formed a Lunar Advisory Board that includes respected leaders in the space industry. MDA Space has been contracted by SWISSto12 to provide antenna systems for three of the company's HummingSat satellites for geostationary orbit, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Jai Dialani, Managing Director of Leaf Space US. You can connect with Jai on LinkedIn and learn more about Leaf Space on their website. Selected Reading SPACEX - Where is Dragon? Polaris Dawn launch: Four astronauts leave Earth with SpaceX for first privately-funded spacewalk - BBC News ispace Announces Creation of Lunar Advisory Board- Business Wire MDA Space Awarded Antenna System Contract By Swissto12 To Support Hummingsat GEO Satellites China aims for historic Mars mission ‘around 2028’ as it vies for space power- CNN China's mysterious space plane returns to Earth after 268 days in orbit ESA performs targeted reentry of Cluster satellite - SpaceNews Launch of West of Scotland Space Cluster - Scottish Business News iLAuNCH Trailblazer propels Australian Space R&D onto the global stage Behind the scenes of the first metal part to be 3D-printed aboard the ISS- Airbus Rocket Lab Appoints Chief Operations Officer to Support Company Growth Find Me on the Moon: NASA Lunar Navigation Challenge 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

Boeing’s Starliner capsule returned to Earth on Friday night concluding a three-month flight test to the International Space Station. NASA has delayed the launch of the ESCAPADE mission to Mars until at least the spring of 2025. NASA has selected eight companies for a new award to help acquire Earth observation data and provide related services for the agency, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests today are Johnny Powell and Cathy Harper from the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation (ISHFF). You can find out more about ISHFF on their website and check out the New Mexico Space History Museum website. Selected Reading NASA, Boeing Welcome Starliner Spacecraft to Earth, Close Mission Faced with a tight deadline, NASA and Blue Origin agree to delay New Glenn debut- Ars Technica NASA Selects Companies for Commercial SmallSat Services Award Spire Global Awarded $3.8 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data- Business Wire ICEYE to deliver SAR satellites and data to Greece's National Satellite Space Project in collaboration with the European Space Agency ImageSat International (ISI) Announces $54.5 Million Contract to Provide Space-Based Analytics Services SatixFy Announces First Half 2024 Results- Business Wire Eartheye Space raises $1.5 million - SpaceNews The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm 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

Our guest today is Space Educator and Author, Mark Wagner. You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn and read his Space Education Book, access his Space Education Curriculum for high school developed with the Space Prize Foundation and find out more about the Space Education Summit that is coming up on November 22. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-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

Starliner’s set to return. Varda space cinches their next re-entry license ahead of time. NASA and DARPA to collaborate on a servicing demo in GEO. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest And Elysia Segal from NSF will be bringing us the Space Traffic Report, taking a look at the space launch news from the week that has been, and a look ahead at the week to come. Selected Reading NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline Varda Space Industries received FAA reentry license for upcoming second mission launching in early November.   NASA to Support DARPA Robotic Satellite Servicing Program SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on national security mission for the NRO  Aerospacelab Opens Satellite Manufacturing Facility in the U.S. NOAA Awards 4th Delivery Order Under Radio Occultation Data Buy II Atomos Space Selects CisLunar Industries for Power Processing Units NASA Selects Langley Research Center Support Contractor To guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask “what if?”  Giampiero Di Paolo appointed Deputy CEO, Senior Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation, and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia. 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

The last Vega rocket lifted off from the European Space Agency’s spaceport in French Guiana transporting the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite to orbit.  China’s space agency and its counterpart in Senegal signed an agreement on the Chinese-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). General Dynamics Missions Systems has been awarded a $491.6 million contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA), and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest is New Mexico State Representative and Aerospace Lawyer, Dayan Hochman-Vigil. You can connect with Day through the New Mexico Legislature website. Selected Reading ESA - Sentinel-2C joins the Copernicus family in orbit China's lunar research station initiative welcomes new global partners - CGTN  General Dynamics Mission Systems Awarded $491.6 Million Design and Development Contract for Space Development Agency's Ground, Management and Integration Program Viasat Awarded Potential $150 Million Blue Force Tracker (BFT) Network Services Contract by Defense Information Services Agency (DISA) SpaceX Pulls Employees From Brazil, Discourages Travel There, as Musk Battles Court Over X - WSJ Blue Origin droneship arrives in Port Canaveral ahead of New Glenn launch Redwire Joins the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council to Support Greater Bilateral Collaboration in Space ALL.SPACE Appoints Paul McCarter as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Global Expansion, Drive Innovation and Meet Growing Demand Satellogic Welcomes Kelly Kennedy to Board of Directors | Business Wire Man Finds Space Debris While Snorkeling On Remote Island | IFLScience 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

Atlas Space Operations has raised $15 million in its latest growth investment round. The University of Notre Dame is leading a series of experiments onboard the International Space Station to revolutionize early cancer detection. Sierra Space has successfully completed acoustic testing on its Shooting Star cargo module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Space Educator and Author, Mark Wagner. You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn and read his Space Education Book, access his Space Education Curriculum for high school developed with the Space Prize Foundation and find out more about the Space Education Summit that is coming up on November 22. Selected Reading ATLAS Space Operations Raises $15m in Growth Investment Round Led by NewSpace Capital Space-Based Experiments to Advance Early Cancer Detection Through Blood Tests Sierra Space Shooting Star® Cargo Module Completes Acoustic Testing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center- Business Wire KMI and ExoSat Announce Partnership Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) Selected by NUVIEW to Develop Pathfinder Satellite Bus for Its Space-Based LiDAR Constellation- Business Wire Thruster issues delay BepiColombo probe's Mercury arrival until November 2026- Space Eutelsat and SoftBank Corp. collaborate to offer ubiquitous, low latency, secure connectivity for businesses and government agencies throughout Japan AIAA Names Clay Mowry as Chief Executive Officer Relativity Space has gone from printing money and rockets to doing what, exactly?- Ars Technica Space Center Houston Calls on Student Innovators for the 2024-2025 Conrad Challenge Viasat Introduces Enhanced LAISR Service for Crewed and Uncrewed Airborne, Maritime and Land Platforms NASA Mission Gets Its First Snapshot of Polar Heat Emissions 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

The FAA declares that the SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during the Starlink Group 8-6 mission remains open, provided all other license requirements are met. Polaris Dawn is expected to launch on Friday, September 6 from Florida. NASA says that the pulsating noise on the Starliner was the result of an audio configuration between the space station and Starliner, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Joanne Oliver, Director at Space Careers.UK. You can connect with Joanne on LinkedIn and learn more about Space Careers UK on their website. Selected Reading SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets within 65 minutes and aces 2 landings days after a failed booster touchdown (video) Space Coast looks ahead to busy week with Starliner, Polaris Dawn, Blue Origin https://youtu.be/g2ItLkh5K5s?feature=shared Sea Launch Success: Evolution Space Provides Rocket As The Spaceport Company Inaugurates New Hypersonic Test Range At Sea Redwire Completes Acquisition of Hera Systems, Expanding Company’s National Security Spacecraft Portfolio KBR Completes LinQuest Acquisition, Expanding Digital, National Security Space and Intelligence Capabilities T2S Solutions Acquires Flexitech Aerospace, Expanding Its Footprint into Spaceflight Product Offerings for Earth Orbit and Lunar Operations- Business Wire Chinese scientists unveil world's first AI model for lunar exploration - CGTN Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for Second Dedicated Kinéis Mission to Deploy IoT Constellation- Business Wire NASA Sets Coverage for Starliner News Conference, Return to Earth Sidus Space Appoints Former Airbus US Space & Defense Executive Director, Lavanson (LC) Coffey III, to its Board of Directors- Business Wire John Deere Details Early Access Program for Starlink Solution  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

Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests today are Sara Kelley and David Thomas. 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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is Analog Astronaut and International Space Alliance Founder, Martina Dimoska. Martina is creating her own path into the space industry from a non-traditional space region. She represents her home nation of North Macedonia, and the Balkan region in general, on the global stage. You can connect with Martina on LinkedIn and learn more about the International Space Alliance on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-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

NASA has selected Intuitive Machines for a fourth Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative (CLPS) delivery award. Boeing’s Starliner is set to depart the International Space Station no earlier than September 6. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the ISS, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading NASA Awards Intuitive Machines Lunar South Pole Research Delivery Boeing's 1st crewed Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts on Sept. 6- Space NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch Jared Isaacman on X https://www.linkedin.com/posts/harry-o-hanley Valkyrie and Lonestar Data Holdings’ AI Technology Is Taking One Giant Leap to the Moon, 55 Years After Apollo 11- Business Wire Verizon teams up with satellite service provider Skylo to launch direct-to-device messaging for customers Air Force Issues Draft RFP for $499M SSHINE Space Tech Development Contract - GovCon Wire NASA record holder can relate to astronauts stuck in space. He was, too- AP News NASA Discovers a Long-Sought Global Electric Field on Earth 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

NASA’s Office of the Inspector General has released a scathing report on the US Space Agency’s “Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project".  Blue Origin’s New Shepard launches six passengers to the Kármán line. The CEO of Millennium Space, Boeing's satellite manufacturing subsidiary, has quietly stepped down from the company, and is joining Firefly Aerospace as CEO, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is David Alexander, Director of the Rice Space Institute. You can connect with David on LinkedIn and learn more about the Rice Space Institute on their website. Selected Reading Final Report - IG-24-016 - NASA's Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project https://x.com/blueorigin/status/1829134028303393185 First NASA-Supported Researcher to Fly on Suborbital Rocket Banijay Asia Seeks “New Horizons” By Sending Indian Citizen Into Space On Television The CEO of Boeing’s satellite maker, Millennium Space, has quietly left the company Firefly Aerospace Names Jason Kim As New Chief Executive Officer Air Force Selects Outpost for $33.2 Million Award to Develop Scalable Earth Return Vehicle for Hypersonic Testing and Re-Entry Missions- Business Wire Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor- WIRED NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission NASA Expands Human Exploration Rover Challenge to Middle Schools South Africa to Launch its National Astro-Tourism Strategy Department of Defense Awards $190 Million Cooperative Agreement to Deliver National STEM Education and Outreach Programs New lunar tech turns moon dust into drinking water 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

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first stage booster crashes on a droneship. The FAA is requiring an investigation. Astrobotic have released a post mission report seven months after their lunar lander mission failed in its objective of reaching the moon. Lunar Outpost is joining forces with Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration to form the Lunar Dawn Science Council, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Analog Astronaut and International Space Alliance Founder, Martina Dimoska. You can connect with Martina on LinkedIn and learn more about the International Space Alliance on their website. Selected Reading https://x.com/SpaceX Post-Mission Report  Lunar Outpost Establishes Lunar Dawn Science Council, Appoints Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration to Play Critical Role- Business Wire Spire Global Provides Update on New Contracts and Revenue Recognition Review of Certain Prior Contracts; Receives NYSE Notice Regarding Late Form 10-Q Filing Stoke Awarded Contract to Develop Critical Space Mobility Capabilities ICE Collaborates with Space Intelligence to Launch ICE’s Commodity Traceability Service Thaicom and Hughes Communications India Sign Agreement for Satellite Capacity Orbit Secures $6 Million Contract to Supply Advanced Satellite Communication Systems for Naval Military Platforms in Asia Spaceport Cornwall Signs UK Facilities Development Agreement with Wholeship - Via Satellite Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States of America and Japan at the United States-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space Viasat Appoints Gary Chase as Chief Financial Officer Astronaut John McFall explains how the Paralympic Games shaped his space career (exclusive) 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

Mynaric’s supervisory board has terminated Mustafa Veziroglu as CEO and member of the management board of Mynaric with immediate effect. Redwire has been selected to deliver radio frequency payloads for a constellation of satellites for an unnamed European defense contractor. SpaceX delays the launch of the much anticipated Polaris Dawn mission due to a helium leak, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Eric McManus, President of the US Space Force Association in Texas. You can connect with Eric on LinkedIn, and learn more about the US Space Force Association on their website. Selected Reading Mynaric announces departure of Mustafa Veziroglu as CEO and appointment of Andreas Reif as Chief Restructuring Officer; Annual General Meeting 2024 of Mynaric will be postponed Redwire Selected to Provide Advanced RF Payloads to a Leading European Defense Contractor, Expanding RF Offerings to Overseas Markets- Business Wire https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/ Leidos awarded $51 million contract to enhance missile warning capabilities Flight 2 – Static Fire Update — ABL Space Systems Solar Panels for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Pass Key Tests NASA Invites Public Input on Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy NASA Seeks Input for Astrobee Free-flying Space Robots FlyBy - XB-1 Completes Second Flight Whisper Aero is working with NASA to bring its ultra-quiet tech to outer space | TechCrunch 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

Boeing’s Starliner capsule will return to Earth uncrewed. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay on the International Space Station until February 2025 as part of the Expedition 71/72 crew. Blue Origin is set to launch their heavy lift New Glenn no earlier than October 13, and more.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Chris Rose, Director, Sent Into Space.  You can learn more about Sent into Space on their website. Selected Reading NASA Decides to Bring Starliner Spacecraft Back to Earth Without Crew Blue Origin aims to launch first massive New Glenn rocket on Oct. 13 from Cape Canaveral New Shepard’s Crewed NS-26 Mission Targets Liftoff on August 29 - Blue Origin Northrop Books $200M Space Force Contract for 2nd Deep Space Radar Tech Site - GovCon Wire Firefly Aerospace Shipped Blue Ghost for Environmental Testing Ahead of Mission to the Moon NASA Funds Studies to Support Crew Performance on Long-Duration Missions JAXA | Conclusion of Lunar Activities of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) NASA Shares Asteroid Bennu Sample in Exchange with JAXA India’s first reusable hybrid rocket ‘RHUMI-1’ set to launch - The Hindu. Loft Orbital and Marlan Space Join Forces to Create First Satellite Production Company in the Middle East- Business Wire NSF awards $38M to strengthen research infrastructure, build partnerships and improve STEM workforce development Andoya Spaceport Receives Launch Site Operator License - SpaceWatch.Global NASA Astronauts Wilmore, Williams’ Space Station Science Highlights 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

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests today are Jason Aspiotis, Global Director, In-Space Data & Security at Axiom Space and Jay Naves, Sr. Solutions Architect at AWS Aerospace & Satellite Solutions. AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K Networks and AWS to offer listeners an in-depth look at the transformative intersection of cloud computing, space technologies, and generative AI. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Selected Reading AWS Aerospace and Satellite www.axiomspace.com/news/aws-aiassistant 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