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On October 14, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. This eclipse will be visible for millions of people, but what causes an annular eclipse and how does it differ from a total eclipse? We ask Dr. Chas Miller from New Mexico State University’s Astronomy Department.You can connect with Chas on LinkedIn and learn more about the eclipse here.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

Psyche lifts off from Florida to study a metal-rich asteroid with the same name. NASA is preparing to award a sole-sourced services contract, known as the Exploration Production and Operations Contract to Deep Space Transport, LLC, a newly formed joint venture of The Boeing Company and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for Artemis V. Maersk has announced that it will be adding SpaceX’s Starlink to more than 330 container ships, 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 GuestOn October 14, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. This eclipse will be visible for millions of people, but what causes an annular eclipse and how does it differ from a total eclipse? We ask Dr. Chas Miller from New Mexico State University’s Astronomy Department.You can connect with Chas on LinkedIn and learn more about the eclipse here.Selected ReadingPsyche - NASA ScienceIG-24-001 - NASA's Transition of the Space Launch System to a Commercial Services ContractMaersk signs deal with Starlink for its Ocean fleet | Press ReleaseStarlink - Direct to CellStratolaunch Announces Contract with US Air Force Research LaboratoryJoint Statement on U.S.-Singapore Space Dialogue - United States Department of StateNew satellite agreement to strengthen strategic partnership between France and Mongolia | Thales Alenia SpaceBig Bang: Cardiff uni part of space telescope mission - BBC NewsBezos Splits with Orbital Reef. Now what? - SpaceWatch.GlobalT-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 US Space Force pauses the use of generative AI technology. Investigation continues into the malfunctioning ViaSat-3 Americas satellite which is performing at less than 10 percent capacity. NASA Scientists explain why they haven’t opened the main TAGSAM capsule on the OSIRIS-REx, 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 the Program Coordinator for the Maine Space Complex. Emily Dwinnells shares with us some more details about Maine's Space Conference which is taking place in Portland on November 5-7. You can connect with Emily on LinkedIn and find out more about the Maine Space Conference on their website.Selected ReadingUS Space Force pauses use of AI tools like ChatGPT over data security risks- ReutersSpace cybersecurity takes center stage in Estonia- CybernewsIndia to conduct key test in crewed space mission on Oct 21- ReutersViasat won't replace damaged Americas satellite, moves up financial targets- CNBC Bad weather delays SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of NASA's Psyche asteroid mission to Oct. 13- SpaceSpacewalks Postponed as Managers Review Leak Data – Space StationSDA TAP LABAuriga Space Secures $5 Million In Initial Funding for Electromagnetic Space Launch- PRChina builds world’s largest deep sea telescope to hunt for cosmic neutrinos- SCMPMaine Space ConferenceIndia to conduct key test in crewed space mission on Oct 21- ReutersT-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 scientists find evidence of carbon and water in the Bennu Asteroid sample. The Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre, (IN-SPACe), is forecasting India's space economy to reach $44 billion by 2033. Relativity Space has signed a multi-year, multi-launch Launch Services Agreement with Intelsat, 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 GuestToday is International Day of the Girl and we wanted to highlight a female role model in the aerospace industry that is pushing boundaries and agendas. Dr. Norilmi Amilia Ismail is a University Lecturer, an entrepreneur focusing on building satellites and a UN mentor for the Space for Women program based in Malaysia. You can connect with Norilmi on LinkedIn and find out more about her company SpaceIn Sdn Bhd on their website.Selected ReadingNASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, WaterIndia’s space economy has potential to reach $44 billion by 2033 with about 8% global share - The HinduRelativity Space and Intelsat Sign Multi-Launch Agreement for Terran RSkyrora, Viasat, and CGI partner to develop a commercial space-based launch vehicle telemetry solutionChina’s STAR.VISION AI Satellite to Use Rwandan-Developed Technology - Space in AfricaLockheed Martin Selects Australian Firms Axiom And Nupress For Orion Spacecraft ProgramNRO plans 10-fold increase in imagery, signals intel output - Breaking DefenseEvolution Space to Produce and Test Solid Rocket Motors at NASA StennisNRO, Space Force Partner to Craft New Moving Targeting Strategy- Air and Space ForcesAstra Space Is Exploring Options, Including Asset Sales- BloombergTowards an agenda for gender perspectives in space security | SIPRISpace shuttle's rockets will be trucked through SoCal roads Tuesday and Wednesday- LA TimesT-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

A coolant leak has been found on Roscosmos' Nauka module aboard the International Space Station. PLD Space launched its recoverable Miura-1 rocket early on Saturday from a site in southwest Spain. The European Space Agency launched the 23rd Vega mission carrying payloads to sun-synchronous orbit including the Earth observing THEOS- 2 satellite and the meteorological satellite, Triton, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest today is Sascha Deri, CEO bluShift Aerospace, on producing the world’s first commercial rocket powered by carbon-neutral biofuel and operating out of Maine.You can connect with Sascha on LinkedIn and find out more about bluShift on their website and join Sascha at the Maine Space Conference on November 5-7 in Portland.Selected ReadingRussian module on International Space Station suffers coolant leak | ReutersSpain's PLD Space launches private rocket in milestone for Europe | ReutersESA - Vega flies to bring satellites to spaceAstroscale UK's Economic Impact Report Unveils Game-Changing Contributions to the UK Space IndustryThe Hague Institute For Global Justice (THIGJ) And The Global Spaceport Alliance (GSA) Announcement Of Partnership To Address Commercial Space Policy MattersChina, Azerbaijan cooperate on international lunar research program - CGTNSkyroot Partnership Partnership Has Mercedes Reimagining Space Travel as a Luxury ExperienceNorth Korea says military satellite key to countering U.S. 'space militarisation' | ReutersGeopolitics in space: Why great powers are scrambling for the moon - The Japan TimesMaine Space Conferencehttps://www.levl5.space/life-on-marsT-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

It’s Indigenous People’s Day in the US and what better way to celebrate than to speak to the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. John Herrington 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, which launched 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 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

Dr. John J. Klein is a senior fellow and strategist with Delta Solutions and Strategies, and instructs space policy and strategy courses in the Washington, D.C. area at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate levels. He writes on space policy, strategy, and deterrence. John has released the book “Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space” available now from all good retailers.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 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

Stoke Space has raised $100 million dollars in a Series B investment drive. The US Space Force has released a request for proposals for the next phase of national security launches. British climate tech company SatV, has released the First Light imagery from its thermal imaging satellite, HOTSAT-1, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestDr. John J. Klein is a senior fellow and strategist with Delta Solutions and Strategies. John has released the book “Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space” available now from all good retailers.You can connect with John on LinkedIn.Selected ReadingStoke Space Announces $100 Million in New Investment- PRMachina's $32m Series B Fundraise- PRRocket Lab Opens Engine Development Center in Long BeachNational Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 Request for Proposal (RFP)Space Force Takes Over JTAGS Mission from the ArmyChina launches new remote sensing satellite - CGTNHOTSAT-1: 'World's thermometer' sends back first pictures of Earth's hotspots in 'milestone for climate monitoring'- Sky News2023 Annular Eclipse: Where & WhenGood heavens: How light pollution is threatening our sky- The Parliament2023 ASCEND to Feature NASA’s William H. Pickering Lecture Showcasing Climate Science Advances2023 ASCEND Adds Lunar Luncheon Session – Chandrayaan-3: The Journey to the MoonNASA’s Honey Astrobee Robot Returns to Space- NASAT-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

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk outlines an ambitious launch timeline for the Starship at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Azerbaijan. China and Russia present plans for future space stations at the IAC. A new partnership between Voyager Space and Northrop Grumman's will see the Cygnus spacecraft provide cargo resupply services for the Starlab space station, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest is Steve Wolfe, President of the Beyond Earth Institute.You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn and learn more about the Beyond Earth Institute on their website and at space.n2k.com/BeyondEarth.Selected ReadingChina to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS- ReutersRussia talks a big future in space while its overall budget is quietly cut- Ars TechnicaVoyager Space Announces Teaming Agreement with Northrop Grumman for the Starlab Space Station- PR NewswireStart Your Engines: NASA to Begin Critical Testing for Future Artemis MissionsLMI Awarded $98M Small Business Innovation Phase III Contract Through Use of RAPTR™, a Proven and Trusted Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Tool for the Space Force- PRUK joins mission to trace Universe back to the Big Bang - GOV.UKPale Blue Raises $7.5M in Series B Round, to build production facilityDoD Needs to Step Up Support for Commercial Space, Silicon Valley Defense Group Says- Via SatelliteNew ‘Hyperspace Challenge’ aims to pair mature space tech with DOD, Space Force - Nextgov/FCWIsrael Aerospace Industries sells spy satellites to AzerbaijanJupiter-sized objects in Orion Nebula baffle scientists- Al JazeeraT-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

Axiom Space is working with fashion giant Prada on NASA's next generation lunar spacesuits for Artemis III. Booz Allen Hamilton awarded a $630-million contract with the US Space Force to support systems engineering and integration of next-generation space-based missile warning, environmental monitoring, and surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking. Comtech Telecommunications to provide Enterprise Digital Intermediate Frequency Multi-Carrier modems (EDIM), in support of US Army satellite communications digitization and modernization programs, 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guests today are Sam Savitt and Josh Kramer from Duke University’s rocketry team Duke Aero on preparing for the 2024 Spaceport America Cup. You can find out more about Duke Aero on their website and learn about the Spaceport America Cup through organizers The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA).Selected ReadingAxiom Space, Prada Join Forces on Tech, Design for NASA’s Next-Gen Lunar SpacesuitsU.S. Space Force Awards Booz Allen $630m Contract- PRComtech Awarded $48.6 Mln Contract By U.S. Army- RTTNNASA Selects Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Contractors- PRStarfish Space wins NASA contract to plan demonstration of orbital debris inspection- GeekwireFirefly Aerospace Completes Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Structure Ahead of Moon Landing for NASA- PRRussia pinpoints cause of moon shot failure, looks to bring next missions forward- ReutersCosmic Girls™ Foundation Launches Global Competition to Empower Girls for Space- EIN PresswireAstroscale Ships World’s First Debris Inspection Mission to Launch Site- PRSPACECOM Hosts Multinational Tabletop Exercise as Allied Cooperation in Space Ramps Up- Air and Space ForcesThe high optical brightness of the BlueWalker 3 satellite- NatureT-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