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What does it take to become a commercial space agrifood advocate? Allen Herbert tells us why he supports commercial food production in space. You can connect with Allen on LinkedIn.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 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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Government Accountability Office says that Artemis III’s launch is likely to slip to 2027. Angola becomes the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords. The US and foreign partners hit North Korea’s Kimsuky Cyberespionage Unit with new sanctions following the latest rocket launch by Pyongyang, 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 GuestOur guest today is Allen Herbert, Advocate for Commercial Space Agrifood R&D and Production.Selected ReadingNASA Artemis Programs: Crewed Moon Landing Faces Multiple Challenges- U.S. GAOFACT SHEET: The U.S. – Angola Partnership- The White HouseUS Sanctions North Korean Cyber Unit After Satellite LaunchArcfield Acquires Orion Space SolutionsHastings Law Office, P.C.: Federal Jury Finds Aerojet Rocketdyne Breached Two Non-Disclosure Agreements with ValveTech Inc. Concerning Components for Starliner CST-100 SpacecraftMUOS SATCOM System Completes Successful Demonstration in Canada- Space Systems CommandIreland set to launch first satellite into space POLARIS successfully tests spaceplane engine - SpaceWatch.GlobalThe Kármán Line: Where does space begin?Scientists Discover a Stunning River of Stars Flowing Through Space : ScienceAlertT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA’s Administrator Bill Nelson to attend the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates. The European Space Agency says Ariane 6 will launch in late June or early July, 2024. The US House Science, Space and Technology Committee passes the Commercial Space Space Act of 2023 or HR 6131, sending the bill to the House floor for a vote, 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 GuestOur guest is Richard Mansell, Chief Executive Officer at IVO LimitedYou can connect with Richard on LinkedIn and learn more about IVO on their website.Selected ReadingNASA to Showcase Earth Science Data at COP284 Astronauts Will Be Trained For US-India Mission: ISROAriane 6 joint update report, 30 November 2023Science Committee Passes Bills to Secure Quantum & Commercial Space Leadership - Press ReleasesNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Pauses Science Due to Gyro IssueLockheed Martin Technology Demonstration to Showcase Faster On-Orbit Sensor CalibrationUrsa Major Raises $138 Million To Introduce Solid Rocket Motor Line And Scale Rocket Propulsion For Space And Hypersonic ApplicationsWork With Us - Open Solicitations - CommercialFirst 360-degree cameras in space capture incredible images of EarthRelativity Space CEO: Building a backlog isn’t ‘worthless,’ it’s the path to product-market fitUnited States Space Force Prepares X-37B for Launch- United States Space Force NASA Remembers Trailblazing Astronaut, Scientist Mary Cleave 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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) faced a significant cyber threat, though specifics about the timing and methods remain undisclosed. The U.S. Army has integrated space and cyber operations into its new multi-domain operations doctrine. The US and Saudi Arabia have begun negotiating a Framework Agreement for Cooperation in Aeronautics and the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes, 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 GuestOur guest today is Novelist CK Westbrook.You can find out more about CK’s work on her website.Selected ReadingJapan space agency hit with cyberattack, rocket and satellite info not accessed- ReutersWith formalized MDO doctrine, Army turns focus to space, cyber: Official- Breaking DefenseJoint Statement from the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Intent to Cooperate in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful PurposesIndia in Talks With Boeing, Blue Origin For Space Partnerships- BloombergYork Space Systems Achieves Historic Milestone, Successfully Demonstrates First Ever Link 16 Technology from Space on Tranche 0 SpacecraftTelesat Government Solutions Awarded DARPA Space-BACN Phase 2 ContractSpaceX Acquires Parachute Maker Pioneer Aerospace for $2.2 MillionSpaceX Announces a Starship Version Two is in the Works - PayloadThe Most Expensive Space Missions in HistoryT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Firefly Aerospace has completed the first hot fire test for its Miranda engine that will power the first stage of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle the companies are developing together. US Space Systems Command’s Space Sensing Resilient Missile Warning, Missile Tracking, Missile Defense program office successfully completed the Critical Design Review for its EPOCH 1 space vehicles. Astra Space has raised an additional $2.7 million in “subsequent financing” from two existing investors and the company’s cofounders, 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 GuestOur guest today is Martin Coates, CEO of Orbex.You can follow Orbex on LinkedIn and learn more about their operations on their website.Selected ReadingFirefly Aerospace Completes First Miranda Engine Hot Fire TestThe first Medium Earth Orbit Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking Program successfully completes its critical design review and goes into productionSolicitation Notice for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based ServicesXArc / Astroport Company Group Announce $1.3 Million in Multiple NASA SBIR/STTR Awards for 2023NASA Administrator Bill Nelson in India, set to strengthen NASA-ISRO partnership- Tech NewsUnited States Securities And Exchange Commission- Astra Space, Inc.Amazons-Project-Kuiper-and-NTTSKY-Perfect-JSAT-Form-Strategic-Collaboration-to-Bring-Advanced-Satellite-Connectivity-Options-to-JapanChina debuts high-resolution images of China Space Station - CGTNThe case for LEO satellite connectivity in $50 billion EIS contractWhere the naysayers are wrong when it comes to a Space National Guard - Breaking DefenseESA - Spacelab to Gateway: 40 years of modules for people in spaceGiving Tuesday Linkshttps://www.aiaa.org/foundationhttps://higherorbits.org/https://www.cosmicgirls.org/https://girlsinaerospace.org/https://tis.org/https://www.astrafemina.org/https://www.soundingrocket.org/https://www.planetary.org/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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is visiting India and UAE to discuss space cooperation. Kratos Defense and Security Services has been awarded an $579 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from Space Systems Command to provide satellite communications support to the U.S. Space Force and Space Systems Command. Axiom Space has announced that it is going all-in on Amazon Web Services in support of its terrestrial information technology infrastructure, 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 GuestOur guest today is Tim Reid, CEO of Mojave Air and Space Port.You can connect with Tim on LinkedIn and find out more about Mojave Air and Space Port on their website.Selected ReadingNASA Administrator to Travel to India, UAE; Discuss Space CooperationKratos Wins $579M Satellite Services Contract From Space Systems Command - GovCon WireSTARCOM Releases Space Domain Awareness Doctrine Publication Request for Information: National Plan for Civil Earth ObservationsAxiom Space Goes All-In on AWS for Its Enterprise Cloud Services Needs on EarthESA - Hot fire: Ariane 6 ready to rumbleNew UK funding for space technology projects - GOV.UKKim Jong Un inspects satellite photos of US, South Korea, state media says- Al JazeeraAerospace New Zealand Announcement Space race 2.0: why Europe is joining the new dash to the moonHow These Guardians Avoid Satellite Collisions At 17000 Miles Per HourVikings QB Joshua Dobbs talks love of space, giving back and his parents going viralT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Charles F. Bolden Jr. to be the 12th NASA Administrator, making him only the second astronaut to hold that position. While heading NASA, Bolden oversaw the transition from the Space Shuttle system to a new era of exploration, fully focused on the International Space Station (ISS) and aeronautics technology development.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 Twitter and LinkedIn.Audience 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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Herrington was the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. He is a member of the Chickasaw Nation, a retired US Navy Aviator and former NASA Astronaut. Herrington was selected as a mission specialist for STS-113. Today marks 21 years since his spaceflight to the International Space Station on November 23, 2002.You can connect with John on LinkedIn.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 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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lunar tech startup Venturi Astrolab of California announced its new lineup of customers for its upcoming lunar rover mission. Researchers at The Naval Research Lab have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples. The UK’ Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund has awarded more than £47 million for 12 space research and development infrastructure projects, 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 GuestOur guest today is US Space Policy Analyst, Brendan Curry. Selected ReadingVenturi Astrolab’s rovers will deploy $160M worth of payloads on the moon- TechCrunchHydrogen detected in lunar samples, points to resource availability for space explorationNASA One Step Closer to Fueling Space Missions with Plutonium-238£47 million investment to supercharge space infrastructure across the UKNorth Korea's space launch program and long-range missile projects- ReutersThe Starliner-1 missionGlobal temperature exceeds 2°C above pre-industrial average on 17 NovemberCommercial Flights Are Experiencing 'Unthinkable' GPS Attacks and Nobody Knows What to Do- Vice10 Tech Trends That Will Impact the Satellite Industry in 2024Space Companies Turn To Marketing To Advance Important Business StrategiesExclusive: 'Act now' to keep US competitive in space race, senators sayThanksgiving Celebrations in SpaceT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UK Space Conference opens with announcements from the UK Space Agency and Open Cosmos, MDA, and Skyrora and Spirit Aerospace. Thales Alenia Space to provide an S-Band Tracking, Telemetry and Command Transponder for Turkey’s AYAP-1 lunar spacecraft. Rocket Lab expands its production into the former Lockheed Martin Vertical Launch Building in Middle River, Maryland, 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 GuestOur guest today is Karolina Dubiel, Founder of Girls in Aerospace Foundation.You can connect with Karolina on LinkedIn and find out more about Girls in Aerospace on their website.Selected ReadingThe UK Space Ecosystem Cluster Directory - Satellite Applications CatapultOpen Cosmos To Build The UK Pathfinder Atlantic Constellation Satellite To Use AI To Improve Environmental ManagementSkyrora and Spirit to enhance future UK launch capabilityMDA announces strategic expansion in the UKThales Alenia Space to provide Communication Transponder for Turkey’s first lunar missionRocket Lab to Establish Space Structures Complex in Baltimore County to Supply Advanced Composite Products Internally and to Broader Space IndustrySatellogic Receives NOAA License to Expand U.S. Government BusinessNorth Korea's space launch program and long-range missile projects- ReutersHow China ties space projects in Africa with climate and security prioritiesVulcan Cert-1: Centaur V preparations underwayStars aligning for Boeing crew launch in April - NASASpaceFlight.comTom Hanks visits Artemis 2 moon astronauts and NASA Mission Control- SpaceT-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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices