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Our guest today is Analog Astronaut and International Space Alliance Founder, Martina Dimoska. Martina is creating her own path into the space industry from a non-traditional space region. She represents her home nation of North Macedonia, and the Balkan region in general, on the global stage. You can connect with Martina on LinkedIn and learn more about the International Space Alliance on their 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 LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Crew Survey We 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 has selected Intuitive Machines for a fourth Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative (CLPS) delivery award. Boeing’s Starliner is set to depart the International Space Station no earlier than September 6. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to 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 LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading NASA Awards Intuitive Machines Lunar South Pole Research Delivery Boeing's 1st crewed Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts on Sept. 6- Space NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch Jared Isaacman on X https://www.linkedin.com/posts/harry-o-hanley Valkyrie and Lonestar Data Holdings’ AI Technology Is Taking One Giant Leap to the Moon, 55 Years After Apollo 11- Business Wire Verizon teams up with satellite service provider Skylo to launch direct-to-device messaging for customers Air Force Issues Draft RFP for $499M SSHINE Space Tech Development Contract - GovCon Wire NASA record holder can relate to astronauts stuck in space. He was, too- AP News NASA Discovers a Long-Sought Global Electric Field on Earth T-Minus Crew Survey We 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’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft returned near Earth overnight executing the first-ever lunar-Earth flyby, and the first-ever double gravity assist maneuver. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) experienced an anomaly during an engine hot fire at SaxaVord Spaceport resulting in an explosion. Planet Labs signed a new contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), 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 Guest Our guest today is Dan Murray, Executive Director of the Office of Operational Safety at the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation. You can connect with Dan on LinkedIn, and learn more about the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation on their website. Selected Reading ESA - Juice snaps Moon en route to Earth Rocket engine explodes during test launch from new spaceport in Scotland - AP News UK Space Command successfully launches first military satellite - GOV.UK Terran Orbital’s Tyvak International Announces Successful Launch of IPERDRONE.0 Developed for the Italian Space Agency- Business Wire Planet Signs Contract with NATO Agency to Advance the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS) Program- Business Wire Sierra Space Brings Artificial Intelligence to U.S. Space Systems Command’s Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab Accelerator- Business Wire Sidus Space Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update NASA Awards $1.25 Million to Three Teams at Deep Space Food Finale Securing Space Networks Amidst Growing Cyber Threats Polaris Dawn, a Groundbreaking Commercial Spaceflight Mission, to Launch on August 26, 2024 DORITOS® Propels Chip Innovation to New Heights by Sending minis COOL RANCH® Zero Gravity Flavored Tortilla Chips to Space T-Minus Crew Survey We 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

A noisy oxygen pressure relief valve on the ULA Atlas V's Centaur second stage causes a scrub for Boeing’s Starliner crewed testflight. Privateer Space has raised $56.5 million and also acquired analytics firm Orbital Insight. Rocket Lab has completed the first full assembly of its new Archimedes 3D printed, reusable, rocket engine for the Neutron medium lift launch vehicle, 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 Guest Our guest today is DC-based Space Policy Expert Brendan Curry. You can connect with Brendan on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Atlas V Starliner CFT Welcome to the Crew, Orbital Insight! - Privateer Space Rocket Lab Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results Reflecting Year-on-Year Revenue Growth of 69%, Sequential Quarterly Growth of 55%, and Continued Growth in Q2 2024- Business Wire Rocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build, Begins Engine Test Campaign- Business Wire Rocket Lab Selects Subcontractors to Support SDA Satellite Constellation Development- Business Wire Sidus Space is teammate on $30M Intuitive Machines-led Moon RACER Team for the NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services Contract to Support the Agency’s Artemis Campaign NGA Announces First Commercial Solutions Opening- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency creating space intel hub China launches new Long March-6C, puts 4 satellites into orbit - CGTN NATO plans to defend space but will have to work with the commercial sector for its tech- Euronews General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of space arms race resolution- UN News AST SpaceMobile Welcomes Andrew Johnson as New Chief Legal Officer- Business Wire US Sailing’s Hans Henken sets course for space after Paris 2024 T-Minus Crew Survey We 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

It’s launch day for Boeing's Starliner and its two crew. NASA is reportedly assessing its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches by 200%. Two NASA veterans will be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 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 Guest Our guest today is Dr Sharon Lemac-Vincere, Academic at the University Of Strathclyde. You can connect with Sharon on LinkedIn and learn more about the Space Cyber Executive Course and Conference on their website. Selected Reading Boeing prepares for Starliner's first crewed launch into space after several setbacks NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches- TechCrunch Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals RTX's advanced ground system for space-based missile warning now operational RTX's new generation of commercial satellite imagers launches with Maxar's WorldView Legion Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance Unveil FireSat Constellation, a Revolutionary Space Mission to Transform Global Wildfire Response China-France space cooperation benefits global scientific research - CGTN Samples from China's Shenzhou-17 mission delivered to scientists - CGTN ‘China’s Cape Canaveral’ is booming, fueled by moon mission and space program- CNN ARMD Solicitations VC-backed start-ups aren’t getting rocket fuel from the government, says Gilmour Space founder Universities Space Research Association Elects Three Universities to the Association NASA Is Helping Protect Tigers, Jaguars, and Elephants. Here’s How. T-Minus Crew Survey We 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

China's Chang'e 6 mission lifted off from Wenchang early this morning via a Long March 5 rocket. HyImpulse launches the rocket "SR75" from Australia's Southern Launch Range in Koonibba. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified gaps in NASA's cybersecurity measures for spacecraft acquisition, emphasizing the need for updated policies and standards, 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 Guest Our guests today are Isabelle Crossley and Alex Walker from Durham University’s rocketry team.  You can find out more about Durham’s Rocketry Team on their website and learn more about the Spaceport America Cup at SoundingRocket.org. Selected Reading China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon- Reuters HyImpulse: German space company successfully launches first commercially viable launch vehicle GAO report indicates that NASA should update spacecraft acquisition policies and standards for cybersecurity - Industrial Cyber  NASA Technology Grants to Advance Moon to Mars Space Exploration Hubble Network's Bluetooth to Space Connection First Two WorldView Legion Spacecraft Performing Well After Launch- Maxar Sierra Space Continues to Lead the Industry in the Development of the First Business-Ready Commercial Space Station- Business Wire Satellogic Releases Open Dataset for AI Model Training- Business Wire NewSpace Ignitor Program National Space Day T-Minus Crew Survey We 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

Our sister podcast the Spycast hosted by Curator of the International Spy Museum Andrew Hammond, spoke to Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb. Avi is an Israeli-American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology. He’s also a best selling novelist and in 2012, TIME magazine selected him as one of the 25 most influential people in space. Andrew spoke to Avi Loeb about his theory of what is out there in the universe. You can listen to the SpyCast, produced by N2K, on the website thecyberwire.com/podcasts/spycast. 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 Survey We 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 Inspector General’s Office releases its report on the Artemis 1 mission. China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe has completed a final systematic joint rehearsal ahead of Friday’s launch. South Korean healthcare company Boryung, has launched the 2024 Humans In Space (HIS) Challenge in collaboration with global partners, 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 Guest Our guest is Marc Kneppers, satellite cybersecurity expert at Dominant Information Solutions Canada (DISC). You can connect with Marc on LinkedIn and learn more about DISC on their website. Selected Reading NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit NASA Selects Commercial Service Studies to Enable Mars Robotic Science NASA Doubles Down, Advances Six Innovative Tech Concepts to New Phase NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Air Quality Instrument for NOAA SSC Next Gen OPIR Polar Program completes Space Vehicle CDR China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe ready for launch after final rehearsal - CGTN Pakistan's moon mission, aboard Chinese rocket, set for launch tomorrow Boryung Launches 2024 Humans In Space Challenge: Sending Experiments into Orbit NRO’s first batch of next-generation spy satellites set for launch - SpaceNews ‘Galactic 07’ Mission Launch Window Opens June 8 Missing Satellite Found After 25 Years of Being Lost in Space T-Minus Crew Survey We 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

Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems has secured a $413 million dollar contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA). NASA Administrator Bill Nelson asks the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to pass a pending domestic supplemental appropriations bill that includes money to build a deorbit vehicle for the International Space Station. Astroscale Holdings has been approved by the Tokyo Stock Exchange to list the company’s shares on the Growth Market of the TSE, 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 Guest Our guest today is Tuana Yazici, Chair & CEO of Tuana Group, and the non-profit AeroAI Global Solutions. You can connect with Tuana on LinkedIn and learn more about her program on the website. Selected Reading Boeing subsidiary to power space defense FAA Learning Period to Get Another Extension – SpacePolicyOnline.com Nelson Pleads With Congress to Fund ISS Deorbit Vehicle – SpacePolicyOnline.com  Portal Press Release Astroscale Obtains Approval to List on Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market Blue Skies Space raises £2M to open up access to satellite data - Tech.eu ATLAS Space Operations to Support Blue Origin's Blue Ring DarkSky-1 Mission Umbra Advances to Phase II of the DARPA DRIFT Program Exolaunch Successfully Deploys NASA’s ACS3 Satellite- Business Wire GovExec Announces the Founding Underwriters for The GovExec Space Project Breaking news! The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO) Telescope Site Completion Ceremony Holds T-Minus Crew Survey We 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

SES has agreed to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for a cash consideration of $3.1 billion and certain contingent value rights. Kuva Space has been awarded a €1.8 million contract to participate in the European Space Agency’s Continuous Saftey Services program. The Shenzhou 17 crew have returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission aboard the China’s Tiangong 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 LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest is Musa Mishamo, founder of Kilimanjaro Mobile Planetarium. You can find out more about the Kilimanjaro Mobile Planetarium on their website. Selected Reading SES to acquire Intelsat in compelling transaction focused on the future Helsinki-based Kuva Space received a €1.8 million contract to join ESA's civil security from space program- EU-Startups Unseenlabs Announces Next-Generation Satellite Constellation for 2026 to Monitor Sea, Land, and Space Environments from Space- Business Wire Preligens joins Capella's Analytics Partner Program to accelerate the development of Advanced SAR-Based Geospatial Analytics Chinese astronauts return to earth after six months in space - ABC News China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' side- Reuters Boosting Australian-Indian commercial space partnerships KBR Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results NASA’s Optical Comms Demo Transmits Data Over 140 Million Miles Slingshot Aerospace Report Reveals Increasing Risks of Operating in Space Most U.S. governors oppose moving some National Guard units to Space Force NASA Administrator Names New Stennis Space Center Director Asteroid Institute and Google Cloud Identify 27,500 New Asteroids, Revolutionizing Minor Planet Discovery with Cloud Technology T-Minus Crew Survey We 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