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Space debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage creates a fireball over Europe in the early hours of the morning. True Anomaly opens a 90,000 square foot factory in Long Beach, California. Exolaunch opens a new location in Toulouse, France, 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 GuestOur guest today is Alex Pospekhov,  CEO and co-founder of Mission Space.You can connect with Alex on LinkedIn, and learn more about Mission Space on their website.Selected ReadingServices check whether remnants of SpaceX rocket fell on western Poland | Polska Agencja Prasowa SADutchspace.bsky.socialTrue Anomaly Announces Significant Expansion into California with Long Beach CampusCareersExolaunch France United States-India Joint Leaders’ Statement – The White HouseRocket Lab Successfully Launches 60th Electron, First of Multiple Missions for BlackSky- Business WireFireflyspace_weve-got-the-scoopBlue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 30th MissionTrump says Musk will not take part in space-related government decisions- ReutersJumping workouts could help astronauts on the moon and Mars, study in mice suggests | ScienceDailyT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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 (ESA) has selected Astroscale UK for the Capture Bay for Active Debris Removal (CAT) for In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission. AAC Clyde Space kicks off a €30 million maritime domain awareness constellation with support from ESA. The ESA/ NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft readies for its closest encounter with Venus, 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 GuestOur guest today is Jeff Gilbert from Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing TechnologiesYou can connect with Jeff on LinkedIn, and find out more about Spectrum AMT on their website.Selected ReadingAdvancing In-Orbit Servicing: Astroscale’s Role in ESA’s CAT IOD MissionInterim report for AAC Clyde Space AB (publ) January - March 2024 ESA - Solar Orbiter ready for close encounter with VenusNASA Awards Blue Origin Category 1 Certification- TalkOfTitusville.comFasten Your Space Belts- Rocket LabSeedFord Investment Company Backs Privateer in Global Expansion of Earth Intelligence and AI SolutionsMaritime Launch Services Announces Approval of Financing and Two-Year Debenture Extension- Business Wireispace Completes Success 5 of Mission 2 Milestones- Business WireScientists see powerful explosion from mysterious, unknown object in space | The IndependentT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

Cape Canaveral has long been the gateway to space in the US. It’s the location of the early human spaceflights and it continues to be the most active spaceport in the world. Hidden on the base is the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum. James Draper is the Director of the museum at the Cape, and shares insights into what is at the museum and what is accessible to the general public.You can connect with James on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum on their website.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

Satellites haven’t changed much in their basic design since we started launching them in the 1950s. They go into their predetermined orbit, live to a short life expectancy, then burn up in our atmosphere on reentry. But what if there was a different approach that could help resolve limitations especially now that things are getting crowded in LEO? Portal Space Systems say they’re solving the need for mobility in space with their Supernova spacecraft. We find out more from CEO Jeff Thornburg. You can connect with Jeff on LinkedIn, and learn more about Portal Space Systems on their website.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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 United States Space Force (USSF)’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded a launch service contract to Firefly Aerospace for $21.81 million for VICTUS SOL, the USSF’s newest Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission. K2 Space has raised $110 million in a Series B funding round. The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space to develop Element #2 of the High-throughput Digital and Optical Network (HydRON) project, 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 GuestElysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.Selected ReadingSpace Systems Command advances Tactically Responsive Space capabilities to enable faster, more agile response to on-orbit threatsK2 Space announces $110M Series B and first successful in-space demonstrationHydRON moves into next phase with Thales Alenia Space to develop optical LEO multi-orbit extension layer- ESA CSCDXC Helps European Space Agency Launch GenAI AgentsStar Catcher Awarded AFWERX SBIR Phase 1 to Advance Space-to-Space Power BeamingKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) & ispace Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Collaboration on Lunar Exploration Opportunities and Capability DevelopmentWhite Hat Hackers Expose Iridium Satellite Security FlawsT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

Blue Origin announces layoffs affecting roughly 10% or around 1,400 employees. India expands its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program and raises its budget to $2.32 billion. BlackSky has been contracted to develop India’s commercial Earth observation capabilities, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram.T-Minus GuestOur guest is Paul Cremin, the Commercial Spaceflight Regulation and Policy Lead at the UK’s Department for Transport.You can connect with Paul on LinkedIn and you can read more about the UK Department for Transportation on their website.Selected ReadingBezos' Blue Origin to layoff about 10% across its space, launch business- ReutersIndia raises budget for Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission to $2.32 billion- ReutersBlackSky Wins Multiple, Multi-Year Contracts with a Combined Value of Eight Figures to Accelerate the Development of India’s Commercial Earth Observation CapabilitiesSDA Issues Special Notice Seeking Iron Dome for America Architecture StudiesContracts For Feb. 12, 2025Space Force Issues Draft Solicitation for GEARSS III GPS Sustainment Support - GovCon WireIridium Announces 2024 Results, Issues 2025 OutlookYork Space Systems Expands National Security Offerings with New Commercial Services ProgramBlue Ghost Mission 1: Live UpdatesT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

Redwire to develop the preliminary spacecraft design for an upcoming astrophysics mission for the European Space Agency (ESA). Redwire has been awarded a contract by Orion Space Solutions to deliver a Mako spacecraft to support the US Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Tetra-6 mission. Sierra Space has been awarded a $16 million firm-fixed-price contract from AFRL to continue upper stage engine maturation, 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 GuestOur guest today is Richard Turner, CEO at Convergence Data.You can connect with Richard on LinkedIn, and learn more about Convergence Data on their website.Selected ReadingRedwire Awarded Contract to Lead Study for the European Space Agency’s Next Dark Matter MissionRedwire Wins Follow-on Contract to Deliver Third Mako Spacecraft for U.S. Space ForceSierra Space Completes Test Campaign on Next Generation Vortex 35,000 lbf Fuel-Rich LOX LH2 EngineUK ADR Mission Development on Track to De-risk Key Technologies - AstroscaleRocket Lab Delivers Third In-Orbit Manufacturing Spacecraft for Varda Space Industries- Business WireChina builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid- ReutersMomentus Announces Closing of $5 Million Offering Priced At-The-Market Under NASDAQ Rules- Business WireSidus Space Announces LizzieSat™-3 Ready for LaunchSpace Foundation Names SpaceX Starship Mission Team as 2025 Space Achievement Award RecipientNOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR): Celebrating a Decade of Protecting Earth from Space WeatherT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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 selects SpaceX to provide the launch service for the Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selects two universities to demonstrate novel tech for building future large structures in space. China launches its first Long March 8A carrying communication satellites for the Guowang constellation, 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 GuestOur guest today is Madison Feehan, Founder and CEO of Space Copy.You can connect with Madison on LinkedIn, and learn more about Space Copy on their website.Selected ReadingNASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Pandora MissionDARPA demos will test novel tech for building future large structures in spaceFirst launch of Long March 8A sends second group of Guowang megaconstellation satellites into orbit - SpaceNewsGermany Commits Additional €870k to Offshore Launch Facility - European Spaceflight$47.7 million approved by Texas Space Commission for SEARF grant awards Space Norway orders THOR 8 telecom satellite from Thales Alenia SpaceMichael J Sheetz_LI Post International Day of Women and Girls in Science- United NationsT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

MDA Space has been selected by Globalstar as the prime contractor for a next generation low Earth orbit constellation. Rocket Lab launched its 59th Electron mission, deploying five satellites to Low Earth Orbit for French Internet-of-Things constellation operator Kinéis. ICEYE and SATIM are partnering on a new product combining AI and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations to detect and classify vessels, aircraft, and land vehicles from space, 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 GuestOur guest today is Mark Russell, CEO General Hypersonics.You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn, and learn more about General Hypersonics on their website.Selected ReadingMDA Space Signs $1.1b Contract With Globalstar To Build Next Generation LEO ConstellationRocket Lab Launches Next Batch of Satellites for Kinéis ConstellationICEYE and SATIM enter partnership on joint development for new, AI-powered SAR imagery analysis productsSpiderOak to Deliver Secure Control Systems for Space ForceProposal SubmissionAegis Aerospace Partners with Texas A&M University to Create Dedicated Flight Facility on the ISS for University ResearchIndustry Veteran John Scott Joins Rivada Select ServicesESA - Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ringT-Minus Crew SurveyWe 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

Space ISAC and the Aerospace Corporation are partnering to open up access to test beds and proving grounds to members of Space ISAC. We caught up with Ron Birk, Principal Director of the Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate at The Aerospace Corporation, and Erin Miller, Executive Director at Space ISAC at SpaceCom to discuss the partnership. You can find out more about the initiative 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 SurveyWe 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