Crew-9 prepares for splashdown as Crew-10 joins Expedition 72 aboard the ISS, Rocket Lab hits a milestone with 61st Electron launch, delivers IoT satellites, Transporter 13 lifts off over the weekend, deploying 74 payloads, and more. 

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Our guest today is Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, founder of T-Minus Space Daily, and cybersecurity expert launching (see what we did there?) our monthly  Space and Cyber segment.

Selected Reading

Dragon Crew Enters Station and Joins Expedition 72 Crew (NASA) 

NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-9 Return, Splashdown (NASA) 

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 61st Electron Mission, Second Launch for iQPS (Rocket Lab)

High Five (Rocket Lab)

Rocket Lab launching 5 'Internet of Things' satellites tonight (Space)  

The 1st private mission to Venus comes together ahead of possible 2026 launch (photos) (Space) 

FireSat satellite launches to enhance wildfire detection (Investing) 

ICEYE expands satellite fleet with latest launch and unveils advanced Gen4 imaging system (Space Daily)

Sidus Space Successfully Launches LizzieSat™-3, Expanding AI-Driven On-Orbit Capabilities (Business Wire) 

Ursa Major to Deliver Chemical Propulsion Capability for Tactical Satellite Bus Systems (Ursa Major) 

HKSAR takes lead in developing robots to support national space missions (China Daily) 

Blue Ghost: Lunar Sunset Operations (Firefly Aerospace) 

NASA astronaut plays 100-year-old Irish flute while floating in outer space (Classic FM)

constellr Captures Tokyo’s Thermal Signature in Historic First Satellite Image (constellr)

KBR Awarded $176M Advanced Space Technology Research and Optimization Contract for Air Force Research Laboratory (GlobeNewswire)

SatixFy Signs over $10 Million in Further Agreements with MDA Space (Business Wire)  

NASA Space Station Research Helps Power Moon Science  (NASA) 

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