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Our guest this week is Maynard Okereke, better known as the Hip Hop M.D. Maynard is an award winning Science Communicator. After noticing a lack of minority involvement in the STEM fields, he created Hip Hop Science with the goal of encouraging minorities and youth to pursue more advanced career paths.You can connect with Maynard on LinkedIn and find out more about his work at his 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 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

The FAA has closed the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy mishap investigation. US President Biden has nominated Mike Whitaker to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. The US Government Accountability Office reports NASA’s Space Launch System as “unaffordable”, 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 award winning Science Communicator Maynard Okereke, better known as the Hip Hop M.D. You can connect with Maynard on LinkedIn and find out more about his work at his website.Selected ReadingFAA Closes SpaceX Starship Mishap Investigation- FAA.govDiverse Leaders Applaud President Biden’s Nomination of Michael G. Whitaker for Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration- The White HouseNASA’s mega moon rocket is ‘unaffordable,’ according to accountability report- CNNULA Atlas V NROL-107 SEP 09, 2023 08:51 AM (SILENTBARKER)Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for Next Capella Space Mission- Business WireSouth Africa Joins China’s International Lunar Research Station - SANSA 10 African teenagers' paintings displayed in the China Space Station- CGTNEutelsat partners with Karista's Spacetech fund- Press ReleaseSpinLaunch and Sumitomo Form Strategic Partnership to Expand Global Commercialization of Sustainable, Low-Cost Space Solutions- Business NewswirePixxel and SkyFi join forces for easy access to Earth Observation data- Press ReleaseBall Aerospace Completes Testing on Space Systems Command Operational Weather Monitoring Satellite- PR NewswireUS Space Force eyes partnerships for tactical satellite communications- C4ISRNETJourney of Discovery: Space Dynamics Lab-Built AWE Instrument Prepares for Launch at Space Center- USU 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

Redwire Biofabrication says they've successfully bioprinted the first human knee meniscus on the International Space Station. The US tests an unarmed Minuteman 3 ICBM at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The US Space Force has a new mission statement, 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 Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA). NMSA is the state agency that manages Spaceport America.You can connect with Scott on LinkedIn and find out more about Spaceport America on their website.Selected ReadingRedwire BioFabrication Facility Successfully Prints First Human Knee Meniscus on ISS, Paving the Way for Advanced In-Space Bioprinting Capabilities to Benefit Human Health- Press Release MMIII GT-247 Launches from Vandenberg- USSFSpace Force announces new mission statement- USSFSDA Issues Solicitation for Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Space Vehicles- Sam.govNOAA to Hold Industry Day for Commercial Data Program- NOAASatellite Software Leader Antaris Announces Close Of Preferred Seed Funding- Press Release Employees report a rare round of layoffs at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture- GeekWireRelativity Space Signs Lease On Historic NASA Test Stand- Press ReleaseUK joins Horizon Europe under a new bespoke deal- UK GovJapan launches rocket carrying lunar lander and X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe- APAditya L1 shares selfie from space, captures stunning image of Earth and Moon- India TodayEurope assembles Hera spacecraft to eye aftermath of DART asteroid crash- Space.comT-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

Speculation surrounds launches planned at Cape Canaveral this week. SpaceX readies Starship for a second launch but is still waiting for the green light from the FAA. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to launch the H2-A rocket with JAXA payloads XRISM and SLIM on board, 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 Starfish Space Director of Strategic Relationships Michael Madrid on reviving the Otter Pup.You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn and find out more about Starfish Space on their website.Selected ReadingThree launches set this week from the Cape. Is one a DoD hypersonic missile weapons test?- Florida TodaySpaceX stacks Starship for another launch attempt, but no date released yet- Click OrlandoJapan's delayed H2A rocket carrying lunar lander to launch on Sept. 7- Kyodo NewsVoyager Space Celebrates Successful Installation of Gambit Payload on the Bishop Airlock- PR NewswireSES Space & Defense Awarded U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Contract to Support DEUCSI Program- Press ReleaseTerran Orbital Unveils New Product Line of Seven Satellite Buses- Business WireWyvern and Loft Orbital Join Forces to Expand Dragonette Satellite Constellation- Press ReleaseFuelled-up dress rehearsal for Ariane 6- ESAChina's commercial CERES-1 rocket succeeds in first sea launch- CGTNAstrobotic Commences Two Nasa Contracts To Investigate Rocket Plumes And Their Interaction With The Lunar Surface- Press ReleaseSolstar Space Awarded Over $1.2 Million U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR Contract for Deke Space Communicator- Press ReleaseThe Space Force needs a brand-new culture of its own- Defense OneIt’s Not About Where U.S. Space Command Goes But Whether It Should Exist At All- War on the RocksSSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year4.6 billion-year-old meteorite could reveal how Earth formed different layers- Space.comT-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 European Space Agency releases key milestones for the Ariane 6 launch. The Indian Space Research Organization says that their lunar lander and rover are now in sleep mode. SpaceX Crew 6 splashed down over the weekend returning four astronauts from 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur guest is Dr. John Z. Kiss, space biologist and professor at UNCG who studies plants in microgravity and low gravity environments.You can connect with Dr. Kiss on LinkedIn and find out more about his research at UNCG’s website.Selected ReadingEurope to decide within weeks on when to restart space launches- ReutersThe European Space Agency has a transparency problem — but it's completely legal- Space.comMoon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space- BBCIndia’s moon rover completes walk, put into ‘sleep mode’- Al JazeeraManastu Space secures $3M led by Capital 2B, BIG Capital, E2MC Sultan Al Neyadi returns to Earth after historic space mission- UAE NationalUAE investments in space sector surpass Dhs22bn ¥10 Billion JAXA Fund Set to Boost Space Business - The Japan NewsYork Space Systems Establishes Successful Communications with Final Delivery on Tranche 0 ProgramFirefly Aerospace Awarded Multi-Launch Agreement with L3Harris- PRVodafone teams up with Amazon's Project Kuiper to extend 5G reach | Reuters Fleet Space Technologies takes stake in Thor Energy underpinning long-term commitment to revolutionising mineral exploration at Alford East project China's wide field survey telescope to be operational in mid-Sept.- CGTNAmazing satellite video shows China's space station come together in Earth orbitT-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

Today is September 4th, 2023- Labor Day in the US, so we have a special program for you. Career Notes explores the pathways of some of the most influential leaders in aerospace. Our guest for today is our podcast producer Alice Carruth. Alice has traversed a career in international journalism to space PR and marketing. Here is her story in her own words.You can connect with Alice on LinkedIn and Twitter/X.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

Ruvimbo Samanga is an Africa Space Policy Analyst currently working for Access Partnership and sits on the Board of the Space Arbitration Association. She serves as an Ambassador for the MILO Space Science Institute, and previously served a 2-year term as the National Point of Contact for Zimbabwe in the Space Generation Advisory Council, the latter which is in support of the United Nations Program on Space Applications.You can connect with Ruvimbo 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

The African space industry is projected to be worth $22.64 billion by 2026. The launch of 13 Tranche 0 Space Development Agency satellites has been delayed until Saturday at the earliest. An Amazon shareholder sues Jeff Bezos and the board alleging that the company failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts, 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 Africa Space Policy Analyst Ruvimbo Samanga.You can connect with Ruvimbo on LinkedIn.Selected ReadingAfrican Space Industry Annual Report, 2023 Edition- Space in AfricaSpaceX delays launch of 13 satellites for US Space Force to Sept. 2. Here's how to watch online for free.- Space.comAmazon shareholder sues board, Bezos over Blue Origin launch contracts- ReutersCrashed Russian mission left a crater on the moon, NASA images show- ReutersChina starts preparation for manned moon project, aiming for 2030- CGTNIntuitive Machines Announces $20 Million Equity Investment- Global NewswireSatixFy Announces Strategic $60 Million Transaction including a Commercial Agreement & Subsidiary Sale with MDA- Business WireSita Sonty Joins Space Tango as CEO- Space Tango‘A big responsibility’: astronaut from UAE on longest ever Arab space mission- The GuardianTrends That Impact Perceptions of the Chinese Space Program- AUT-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 and Millennium Space Systems enter a six-month hot standby phase for the US Space Force’s VICTUS NOX mission. QinetiQ's U.S. subsidiary has been awarded a $224 million five-year contract to engineer systems and provide other professional support services for the Space Development Agency’s future layered network of missile tracking satellites in low-Earth orbit. Helsinki-based ReOrbit has completed an oversubscribed Seed funding round for $7.4 million, 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 Aravind Ravichandran, the Founder and CEO of Terrawatch Space. This is a new recurring segment we'll be doing on T-Minus Space Daily every month covering the earth observation and sensing market with Aravind and his work consulting for this industry. We’re calling it the Overview.You can connect with Aravind on LinkedIn and find out more about TerraWatch Space on their website.Selected ReadingSpace Force is branching out with new subordinate command in Japan- Stars and Stripes KDDI Signs Agreement with SpaceX to Bring Satellite-to-Cellular service to JapanQinetiQ Wins $224M SDA Proliferated Architecture Support Contract- GoveConWireNASA Awards Contracts for NOAA Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications StudyReOrbit Completes Oversubscribed $7.4M Seed Funding Round: Enabling Real-Time Dataflow in SpaceAAC Clyde Space Q2 Report Polaris on course to develop hypersonic spaceplane Aurora- IEAstroCardia develops artificial 'space heart' to study heart health- Space ApplicationsSpiral Blue Unveils Australia’s First ‘your Code In Space’ InitiativeSpace Force in discussions to establish a cyber component to US Cyber Command- Defense ScoopOld Soviet satellite breaks apart in orbit after space debris collision- Space.comT-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

Space cybersecurity firm SpiderOak announces the successful demonstration of its OrbitSecure encryption technology aboard the International Space Station, showing that secure operations traffic could be successfully sent and received between ground and on-orbit stations. SAIC has been awarded a $574.5 million task order to help the US Space Force update and maintain a global network of ground based radar systems. India’s ​​Pragyan lunar rover has found evidence of sulfur on the Moon, 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 Charles Rath, Founder and CEO of RS21.You can connect with Charles on LinkedIn and learn more about RS21 on their website.Selected ReadingSpiderOak Announces Successful Demonstration of OrbitSecure on International Space Station- PRSAIC Wins $575M Space Force Task Order for Ground Radar Sustainment, Modernization Services- GovconwireTransAstra claims NASA contract for debris capture bag- SpaceNewsU.S. Space Force looks to boost allied tracking of North Korea missiles- ReutersHow Data from a NASA Lunar Orbiter is Preparing Artemis Astronauts- NASAIndia’s Chandrayaan-3 rover confirms sulphur on moon’s south pole- Al JazeeraIndia's Satsure Raises $15m In Series A Round Led By Baring Private Equity Partners, India And Promus Ventures- technode.globalSaxaVord Does Not Need Spaceport Licence to Launch HyImpulse Mission- European SpaceflightAzerbaijan Adopts Primary Space Legislation- Space Watch GlobalOn this day in history, August 30, 1984, Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off for its maiden voyage- Fox NewsSatellite Plants Roots in Agriculture- Via SatelliteNew Space, New Rules? An overview of historical and current developments in global space governance- London PoliticaSpace Force Tries Out a ‘Unique’ Approach for Developing New Tactics- Air and Space ForcesLong Before SpaceX, Pan Am Was Booking Flights to the Moon- National Endowment for the Humanities 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