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Our guest for today's Deep Space episode is former NASA Astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins talking about current human spaceflight launches and future missions to Mars. Col. Collins has released a new book “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission” and you can connect with her 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 UK’s Royal Navy has successfully tested a quantum navigation system. Space Force awards Northrop Grumman a weather satellite launch contract. Orbit Fab selects Impulse Space’s vehicle to host a fuel depot for an in-orbit refueling demonstration for the US Space Force. NASA completes its TROPICs constellation, 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 for today’s episode is former NASA Astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins talking about current human spaceflight launches and future missions to Mars. Col. Collins has released a new book “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission” and you can connect with her on LinkedIn.Selected ReadingRoyal Navy's experimental ship carries out first trial of quantum navigation system- Sky£37bn added to UK economy by aerospace and defence- Aerospace ManufacturingNorthrop Grumman wins $45 million Space Force contract to launch small weather satellite- Space NewsOrbit Fab selects Impulse Space’s orbital vehicle for in-space refueling demo- Space NewsThe Space Force’s new fitness regime has landed- Air Force TimesRocket Lab launches 2 tiny NASA hurricane-watching probes to orbit- Space.comSpaceX investment in Starship approaches $5 billion- Space NewsPlanet and UAE Space Agency Forge Climate Change Partnership- Via SatelliteIntuitive Machines Lunar Landing Site Moves to South Pole- NASASpace Hero and Partners Launch Innovative Space Village, Boosting Space Tourism- Space DailyWeather Network Needed For Precision Human Landings On Mars, Says ESA- ForbesAudience 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

Virgin Galactic returns to space. Space Force is partnering with the Air Force on offensive space cyber operations. South Korea delivers its first commercial grade satellite into 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 Twitter and LinkedIn.T-Minus GuestOur featured interview today is with Jon Check, Executive Director of Cyber Protection Solutions at Raytheon Intelligence and Space. He joins us to discuss Raytheon’s support for the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.You can follow Jon on LinkedIn and Twitter.Selected ReadingVIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT- Virgin Galactic5.24 Schriever Spacepower Series: Lt Gen Stephen N. Whiting - Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Unified and integrated: How Space Force envisions the future of data-sharing for space operations - Breaking DefenseNGA making 'significant advances' months into AI-focused Project Maven takeover - Breaking Defense   National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to demo data processing node- C4ISRNET(5th LD) S. Korea launches space rocket Nuri following delay - Yonhap News Agency Fleet Space raises A$50M Series C to globalise revolutionary critical minerals exploration tech- Fleet PRDish in Talks to Sell Wireless Plans Through Amazon - WSJDoes the roar of rocket launches harm wildlife? These scientists seek answers- Nature ESA receives Space for Climate Protection Award- ESALEGO sends 1,000 astronauts to space and lands them safely in a mini space-shuttle- Space.comAudience 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

Astranis announces that their Arcturus satellite has not only successfully settled into its spot in geostationary orbit over Alaska, it's also completed an end-to-end payload test, with the satellite connecting to a ground station in Utah and user terminals in Alaska. Satellite Vu reports a Series A2 investment of $15.8m. Northrop Grumman announces a Preliminary Design Review for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program. A round up of other news from GEOINT 2023, 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 for today’s episode is Marie Planchard from Dassault Systèmes who is the lead for 3D Experience Works Engagement on supporting student competitions such as the Spaceport America Cup.You can follow Marie on LinkedIn and learn more about Dassault Systèmes on their website.Selected ReadingDebut Astranis satellite beams first signals to Alaska- Space News Breaking barriers in climate action: Satellite Vu raises further £12.7m ($15.8m), bringing investment total to £30.5m ($37.9m)- Satellite VuMissile-warning satellite passes preliminary design review- Space News NGA emphasizing space GEOINT mission, developing lunar model for operators: Director- Breaking DefenseNRO seeking new electro-optical imagery from private sector- Breaking DefenseDARPA Awards 4 Contracts for SAR Collection and Processing Under the Drift Program- Via SatelliteJapan to expand use of space for defense, vow to protect satellites- Kyodo NewsMoon crash site found! NASA orbiter spots grave of private Japanese lander (photos)- Space.comSpace Robotics Startup GITAI Raises US$30 Million in Funding- GITAIDetails On Mysterious Object That Followed China’s Spaceplane Revealed In Recent Space Threat Assessment- The DebriefNASA Funds Small Business to Advance Tech for Space, Earth- NASAAudience 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 adds itself as co-defendant in an environmental lawsuit against the FAA. Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch, and Vast Space have all been named in court filings that divide Virgin Orbits assets. Arctic Space and One Web receive approval for Satellite Network Portal ground station in Sweden. Viasat and Inmarsat inch closer to merger, 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 GuestSteven Tomaszewski, Senior Director at Aerospace Industries Association, on national security space considerations and policy.You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn or Twitter and find out more about the Aerospace Industries Association on their website.Selected ReadingSpaceX set to join FAA to fight environmental lawsuit that could delay Starship work- CNBC Virgin Orbit sells assets in bankruptcy auction to Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch and Vast’s Launcher- CNBCArctic Space Technologies to support OneWeb’s constellation with construction of hyperscale satellite ground station installation- One WebIridium and OneWeb Confirm Success Post SpaceX Launch- Via SatelliteInmarsat Adds Free Wave Technologies as IoT Partner- Via SatelliteL3HARRIS RECEIVES CONTRACT TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY- L3HarrisAFRL taps Ursa Major for hypersonic, space launch engines- Breaking DefenseThe Spaceport Company demonstrates offshore launch operations- SpaceNewsSpace Mining Market Technology Thriving to Touch USD 1.99 Billion by 2027, With a CAGR of 14.41% - New study Research Report by Market Research Future (MRFR)- Global NewswireSending astronauts to Mars by 2040 is 'an audacious goal' but NASA is trying anyway- Space.comHow NASA Plans to Melt the Moon—and Build on Mars- WiredAudience 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

Quad leaders summit gives space a shoutout. FCC approves a possible Viasat-Inmarsat deal. Special coverage from the GEOINT summit happening this week (and there’s already lots of it). Space Force goes meta. And Melissa Quinn gives us the insider perspective on Spaceport Cornwall and UK launch services.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 featured interview today is with Melissa Quinn, Head of Spaceport Cornwall, on what’s next for domestic launch services, providers, and users in the UK.You can follow Melissa on LinkedIn and Twitter.Selected ReadingQuad Leaders’ Summit Fact Sheet - The White House Australia-United States Joint Leaders’ Statement - An Alliance for our Times - The White House Viasat’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat receives U.S. Federal Communications Commission approval - Press ReleaseUmbra and Ursa to collaborate on radar imaging data products - SpaceNews Planet seeks partners that can extract more value from data - SpaceNewsPlanet-led RapidAI4EO Consortium Releases One of the Largest Earth Observation Training Datasets for Machine Learning Applications - Press Release Impact Observatory Launches IO Monitor to Understand Climate, Financial, and Environmental Risk in Near Real-Time - Press Release AT&T tries to block Starlink/T-Mobile plan for satellite-to-phone service - Ars TechnicaStoke Space has received repeated investments from the venture arm for the U.S. intelligence community - TechCrunch Space Force turns to metaverse to predict effects of spaceport congestion - SpaceNews Head of Spaceport Cornwall, Melissa Quinn, Announces Departure from Cornwall Council - Press Release Start-Ups Bring Silicon Valley Ethos to a Lumbering Military-Industrial Complex - NY Times Size of the Prize: Assessing the Market for Edge Computing in Space - Via SatelliteAudience 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

Our Deep Space guest is Namrata Goswami for an exclusive discussion about India’s new space policy. India's new space policy is driving the privatization of their entire space ecosystem. We delve into the motivations, impacts, and implications of this progressive policy. Learn about the strategic shift towards privatization and commercialization of space activities, including satellite construction, launch vehicles, and more, with particular emphasis on civilian space capabilities. Namrata also reviews the response from other global space players, and the ripple effects on India's burgeoning private space sector.You can follow Namrata on LinkedIn and Twitter.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

Blue Origin and Blue Moon. CAPSTONE achieves some milestones. SpiderOak gets another funding round. RPS in space is getting smaller. A wooden satellite! FCC denies Dish Network over Starlink. Axiom-2 mission is go for launch. And the Karman Project announces new fellows.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 Namrata Goswami, Senior Analyst, for a deep dive about the India Space Policy 2023. This is only part of our conversation with Namrata. For the full interview, tune in to tomorrow’s episode of T-Minus Deep Space.You can follow Namrata on LinkedIn and Twitter.Selected ReadingAdvanced Space successfully completes 6-month CAPSTONE primary mission at the Moon for NASA CNL aims to better protect Canadian astronauts through new project funded by the Canadian Space Agency Zeno Power gets $30 million to build radioisotope-powered satellite for U.S. military - SpaceNewsWooden satellites? Japan proves magnolia has right stuff for space - Nikkei AsiaFCC rejects Dish 5G plan that could have made Starlink broadband “unusable” - Ars TechnicaInvesting in Space: Is SpaceX's Starlink growing satellite internet market share, or taking it? - CNBC Private Axiom-2 crew set for launch from Kennedy Space Center - Florida Today  Meet the next cohort of leaders who are shaping the future of space - The Karman ProjectFuture space food could be made from astronaut breath - MIT Technology Review Space Business: Cost Plus - QuartzAudience 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

Autonomous navigation systems show lots of promise for growth. Canada’s rosy prospects for spaceport Nova Scotia. Varda Space’s new funding round. Inter-governmental communications may need a marriage counselor. An espionage case. Some proposed space cybersecurity legislation. Satcom for cars. 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 featured interview today is with Ian Vorbach, Co-founder of Portal Space Systems and SpaceDotBiz, on the new space startup ecosystem and the balance between engineers and business operators at early stage space companies.You can follow Ian on LinkedIn, Twitter, and through his business newsletter SpaceDotBiz. Selected ReadingReport - Spaceport Nova Scotia Would Have a Positive Economic Effect - SpaceQ Space Autonomous Navigation Systems Market worth millions by 2033 - SatNews Varda Space raising new tranche of funding at $500M post-money valuation - TechCrunchAmini gets initial funding for closing Africa’s environmental data gap - SpaceNews Sidus Space Executes Agreement With Leaf Space For Additional Ground Station Coverage - Sidus SpaceYahsat Steps up Plans in EO With Iceye Deal - Via SatelliteLt Gen Burt's Keynote at the Preventing Space War Forum in DC - YouTubeUSAF Looks to Fill Intelligence Gaps from Space - A&SFSpace Force selects Parsons to develop ground system for missile-warning satellites - SpaceNewsHead of Dutch satellite technology firm arrested for spying - DutchNewsCongress looks to expand CISA's role, adding responsibilities for satellites and open source software - CyberScoopWhy the Former CEO of Volkswagen America is Working With CesiumAstro on the Connected Car - Via Satellite Final assembly of payloads begin for Chandrayaan-3 - Times of India Space Race 2.0. Why the FAA is Aiming for the Stars - Cleared for TakeoffAudience 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

Stratolaunch bids $17 million to buy some of Virgin Orbit's assets, including the Cosmic Girl carrier. Virgin Galactic announces the next launch window from May 25. Space News is reporting that British cybersecurity software developer Arqit has hired a financial adviser to sell its space division, 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 for today’s episode is Florida Today Space Editor Emre Kelly. Emre will be discussing the progress of Boeing’s Starliner program. You can follow Emre on LinkedIn and read his reporting at the Florida Today website.Selected ReadingVirgin Orbit enters $17 million 'stalking horse' bid to sell aircraft assets- ReutersVirgin Galactic is a GO for Launch- Virgin GalacticArqit launches sale of satellite division- SpaceNewsBlack Sky Aerospace’s Rocket Fuel Facility Approval- Space and DefenseChina launches the 56th BeiDou navigation satellite- CGTNSSC Wins New ESA Deal for Nodes Optical Communications Project- Via SatelliteWarpspace wins JAXA contracts for lunar and long-distance optical comms studies– SatNewsSpinLaunch Hires Leading Aerospace Investment Strategist Matthew Mejía As Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer- Business WirePolitical fight escalates over Space National Guard - SpaceNews NASA’s Artemis program may face a budget crunch as costs continue to rise- Ars TechnicaLarger NASA Budget Essential to Beat China to Lunar Resources, Administrator Says- NextgovAudience 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