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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

Amazon’s Project Kuiper is expanding its footprint at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA has selected three companies to provide launch services for future agency missions through its Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare contract (VADR). The US Space Force’s innovation arm SpaceWERX, have announced the Program Year 2024.2 Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI), contract award selections from its Phase II-eligible applicants, 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 National Space Day-24 Project Kuiper is investing $19.5 million to expand satellite operations at Florida's Kennedy Space Center Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin suffers fiery setback building new rocket- The Seattle Times NASA Selects Three New Venture-Class Launch Service Providers SpaceWERX announces Program Year 24.2 STRATFI selections at Fed Supernova- One AFRL DeSantis visits Titusville airport, announces grant to help build space industrial park India delays planned space station and moon base by 5 years- The Register Dozens of indigenous satellites under construction in Iran, says Iranian Space Agency Leadership to Discuss NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Gimbal Space takes on legacy suppliers with fast-paced component supply chain- TechCrunch Former Lockheed Martin Chief Financial Officer Joins Rocket Lab Board of Directors- Business Wire From space to farm: readying NASA satellites to help growers- Cornell Chronicle 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

Maritime Launch Services has selected Voyager Space as the first Owner Authorized Representative for the next phase of development for Spaceport Nova Scotia’s launch support infrastructure. Chinese engineers have reportedly recovered two experimental satellites five months after they were left in limbo. Scout Space has announced a new flight partnership with Dawn Aerospace to demonstrate a novel very low Earth orbit (vLEO) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capability, 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 Jason Aspiotis, Global Director, In-Space Data & Security at Axiom Space. You can hear Jason’s full episode with Maria Varmazis on AWS in Orbit from August 24 at space.n2k.com/aws. Selected Reading Voyager Space Selected as First Technical Support Team Member for Spaceport Nova Scotia- Maritime Launch China space engineers kick ‘doomed’ satellite pair into life in lunar orbit Scout Space to Fly Novel vLEO SDA Sensors on Taskable Spaceplane ESA - Cluster mission set to end with reentry over South Pacific ESA delivers again: ESM-3 departs for US to power Artemis III £2.5 million for satellite data pilots to benefit citizens and businesses - GOV.UK TrustPoint Wins 2 SpaceWERX Contracts in AltPNT Challenge - Defense Daily Shield AI Achieves Groundbreaking Collaborative Multi-Jet Aircraft Autonomy in Kratos MQM-178 Firejet Flight Test Event Bluestone Investment Partners Announces Investment in Missile Defense and Space Technology Business Qualis Corporation NASA astronaut, MA native Suni Williams runs Falmouth Road Race from 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

AstroForge has raised $40 million in a Series A round. Mynaric has slashed its 2024 revenue guidance nearly 70% at the midpoint, citing production delays in its laser communications product. Axiom Space has announced a partnership with Nokia to collaborate on next-generation spacesuits, 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 Allyson Reneau. You can connect with Allyson on LinkedIn and learn more about her work on her website. Selected Reading Firing on all cylinders: Announcing $40M and Mission 3‍ Mynaric stock tanks after space lasers company slashes revenue guidance, announces CFO departure Axiom Space and Nokia Partner to Enable High-Speed Cellular Network Capabilities in Next-Gen Lunar Spacesuits Space Tech Startup Metakosmos Closes Pre-Seed Round to Propel Next Milestone Development Japan, India agree to boost cooperation on space, cybersecurity Space Intelligence Receives Investment from AzurX Space Ventures and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) to Build Global, Audit-Grade Nature Mapping Dataset- Business Wire NASA Awards 15 Grants to Support Open-Source Science SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, lands brand-new rocket (video)- Space Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft  https://www.instagram.com/p/C-3fKSGOLMs/ 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 European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft returned near Earth overnight executing the first-ever lunar-Earth flyby, and the first-ever double gravity assist maneuver. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) experienced an anomaly during an engine hot fire at SaxaVord Spaceport resulting in an explosion. Planet Labs signed a new contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), 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 Dan Murray, Executive Director of the Office of Operational Safety at the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation. You can connect with Dan on LinkedIn, and learn more about the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation on their website. Selected Reading ESA - Juice snaps Moon en route to Earth Rocket engine explodes during test launch from new spaceport in Scotland - AP News UK Space Command successfully launches first military satellite - GOV.UK Terran Orbital’s Tyvak International Announces Successful Launch of IPERDRONE.0 Developed for the Italian Space Agency- Business Wire Planet Signs Contract with NATO Agency to Advance the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS) Program- Business Wire Sierra Space Brings Artificial Intelligence to U.S. Space Systems Command’s Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab Accelerator- Business Wire Sidus Space Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update NASA Awards $1.25 Million to Three Teams at Deep Space Food Finale Securing Space Networks Amidst Growing Cyber Threats Polaris Dawn, a Groundbreaking Commercial Spaceflight Mission, to Launch on August 26, 2024 DORITOS® Propels Chip Innovation to New Heights by Sending minis COOL RANCH® Zero Gravity Flavored Tortilla Chips to 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

Reuters reports that Sierra Space is currently in negotiations to purchase the United Launch Alliance (ULA). The Space Development Agency awarded $424 million in contracts to York Space Systems and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems to build 20 T2TL-Gamma prototype satellites. Astroscale announces a $81 million contract with Japan's space agency (JAXA), to remove debris from 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 Dr. Joni Sytsma, Chief Technology Officer at The Innovative Launch, Automation, Novel Materials, Communications, and Hypersonics Hub (iLAuNCH) program. You can connect with Joni on LinkedIn, and learn more about iLAuNCH on their website. Selected Reading Exclusive: Boeing, Lockheed Martin in talks to sell rocket-launch firm ULA to Sierra Space SDA Makes Awards to Build 20 Gamma Variant Satellites for Tranche 2 Transport Layer Notice Regarding a Significant Contract for Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) Phase II (Mission name: ADRAS-J2)  China launches new group of Yaogan remote sensing satellites - CGTN’ The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Continues Investigation of Spire Global, Inc. (SPIR) on Behalf of Investors- Business Wire Spire Global Launches Seven LEMUR Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-11 Mission- Business Wire SA’s first state satellite launched into orbit | WE ARE.SA HawkEye 360's Cluster 10 Satellites Launched Successfully and Established Contact ICEYE launches four new satellites into orbit, expanding its own constellation and serving customer missions NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches KBR Secures Naval Research Lab Contract for Advancement of Space Science Instruments Dover Acquires Criteria Labs, a Leading Provider of RF Device and Microelectronic Engineering Solutions NASA Demonstrates ‘Ultra-Cool’ Quantum Sensor for First Time in Space NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour 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

In 1984, Dr. Anna Fisher was part of the crew of the second flight of the orbiter Discovery. The STS-51A mission was to rendezvous with two satellites that had failed to make their designated orbits, capture them, and return them to Earth. It was the first space debris clean up mission. Now Dr. Fisher has joined the Board of Advisors for Kall Morris Inc. (KMI). She tells us what drew her to support their mission to clean up space junk. You can learn more about KMI 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. Audience 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

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 116 payloads for the Transporter 11 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Maxar confirms that its third and fourth WorldView Legion satellites are performing well after deployment. The ISS National Lab and NASA are collaborating on a solicitation for space-based research, 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 SpaceX  Terran Orbital’s Pathfinder-R and Pathfinder-4 Scheduled for Launch- Business Wire Planet to Launch Its First Hyperspectral Satellite, Tanager-1, and 36 SuperDoves with SpaceX- Business Wire Maxar’s Third and Fourth WorldView Legion Satellites Performing Well After Launch Science in Space to Cure Disease on Earth--the International Space Station National Lab and NASA Announce New Funding Opportunity AZ Opportunity Fund announces a 320K SF Aerospace Industrial Park in Colorado Springs, CO Rocket Lab Ships Twin Satellites to Launch Site for NASA Mars Mission Lunar Outpost Announces New Space Collaboration with Castrol on Lunar Mission- Business Wire Space for Infrastructure: Health The invisible problem with sending people to Mars - The Verge Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt 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

Terran Orbital has signed an acquisition agreement worth $450 million dollars with Lockheed Martin. Redwire Space is acquiring spacecraft developer Hera Systems. The US Space Development Agency (SDA) and commercial partners York Space successfully demonstrated a Link 16 network entry from Tranche 0 satellites in LEO to a U.S. Navy ship in international waters, 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 former NASA Astronaut Dr Anna Fisher. You can learn more about Kall Morris Inc. (KMI) on their website. Selected Reading Lockheed Martin to Acquire Terran Orbital Redwire to Acquire Spacecraft Developer Hera Systems AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Second Quarter 2024 Results York Space Systems and SDA Successfully Demonstrate Link 16 Network Entry to Navy Ship from Tranche 0 https://x.com/NASASpaceOps/status/1821974345742479748 Northrop Grumman continues to trim space workforce in California - SpaceNews USPACE Technology Group and EgSA Ink Strategic Partnership Intend to Set Up Aerospace Joint Venture in Cairo, Egypt to Tap the Booming African Space Economy Apex Announces the Release of its GEO Satellite Bus, GEO Aries BAE Systems wins 2023 Group Achievement Award for work on TEMPO instrument Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Inc (an Ocutrx Company) Announces Retirement of CEO and Appointment of Incoming CEO of Manufacturing Subsidiary https://x.com/dominickmatthew/status/1822765874828202313 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 says they still have time to decide on the fate of Starliner, and continue to float the idea of extending the crew's stay on the International Space Station. Roscosmos’ Progress 89 spacecraft is scheduled to launch this evening on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Florida Tech joins a consortium with University of Florida, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Florida A&M University to advance research in the space manufacturing sector, 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 students Felix and Simi from ETH Zurich. You can find out more about ARIS on their website. Selected Reading NASA to Provide Crew Flight Test Status Update  Sunita Williams undergoes hearing test in space after eye scans as Starliner saga continues- Mint NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 89 Launch, Space Station Docking Florida Tech joins C-STARS to advance bioprinting, space biology studies NASA’s permanent presence on the moon could begin with USF-invented mapping technology X-Bow Passes Critical Milestone on Hypersonic Booster Contract News- Marble Imaging Archangel Lightworks Selected for InnovateUK's 2023 EUREKA Globalstars Japan Program in collaboration with Infostellar Advanced Manufacturing Startup Hadrian Acquires Datum Source Chinese company CAS Space takes steps toward 1st launch of reusable rocket Exolaunch Appoints Robert Sproles as New Chief Executive Officer Viasat Announces the Next Evolution of its Award-Winning L-Band Tactical Satellite Service (L-TAC)This Gargantuan Lab Simulates Blasting Satellites Into Space | WIRED Kazakh Plan To Join Chinese-Led Moon Base Would Strengthen Space Partnership NASA Challenge Seeks ‘Cooler’ Solutions for Deep Space Exploration 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 plans to launch Dragon’s sixth commercial astronaut mission, Fram2, later this year. NASA has signed an agreement with bp America to work on common goals in space exploration and energy production. Airbus and Astroscale UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaborative opportunities in the field of on-orbit servicing and space debris removal, 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 Roosevelt Mercer, Jr. Retired Maj Gen USAF, CEO and Executive Director of Virginia Spaceport Authority.  You can connect with Roosevelt Mercer on LinkedIn, and find out more about the Virginia Spaceport Authority on their website. Selected Reading First Human Spaceflight to Fly Over Earth’s Polar Regions SpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas this year, regulators found bp-NASA agreement to advance US energy production and space exploration Sidus Space Secures Contract with Xiomas Technologies to Supply FeatherEdge Computing System for Fire Detection via High-Altitude Infrared Imaging- Business Wire Airbus and Astroscale UK Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Explore Collaboration in On-Orbit Servicing Programs ESA - Gaia spots possible moons around hundreds of asteroids ispace Signs Consulting Agreement with Komatsu Ltd. to Design Equipment for the Lunar Surface This Rocks! NASA is Sending Student Science to Space NASA Tests Deployment of Roman Space Telescope's 'Visor' Space Weather Prediction Center 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 released a report with major concerns about the Space Launch System Block 1B's development and management by Boeing. SpaceX launched two satellites as part of the Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband mission (ASBM). Brazil and Chile have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on space cooperation, 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 Ariel Ekblaw, CEO Aurelia Institute. You can connect with Ariel on LinkedIn, and find out more about Aurelia Institute on their website. Selected Reading NASA’s Management of Space Launch System Block 1B Development SpaceX launches Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband mission on a foggy California evening – SatNews SpaceX on X: "Falcon 9 ascends with the dawn and 23 @Starlink satellites https://t.co/u8yuJjIqlw" / X Rocket Lab Successfully Completes Latest Launch with Capella Space- Business Wire Brazil and Chile sign an agreement on space cooperation - Ag Azercosmos to launch satellite services in Botswana - SatellitePro ME A ‘FURST’ of its Kind: Sounding Rocket Mission to Study Sun as a Star - NASA NASA Explores Industry, Partner Interest in Using VIPER Moon Rover What space policy could look like after the 2024 election Cybertrucks on Mars? Space advocates and NASA consider ideas for sample return 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 Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) program is a series of analog missions that simulate year-long stays on the surface of Mars. Each mission will consist of four crew members living in Mars Dune Alpha, an isolated 1,700 square foot habitat. Kelly Haston, PhD, was the Commander of the last mission which ended on July 6, 2024. She shares her experience with us. You can connect with Kelly on LinkedIn and learn more about CHAPEA on NASA’s 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. Audience 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