China’s secretive spaceplane hitches a ride to orbit on a Long March 2F rocket. The US House and Senate approve a 2024 Defense Spending Bill providing $841.4 billion in funding for the Defense Department. Rocket Lab’s Electron returns to flight for the 10th launch of the year, 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 the President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, Bryce Kennedy.

You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn and learn more about the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP) on their website.

Selected Reading

China launches experimental spacecraft into orbit for third time since 2020- Reuters

DOD Prioritizing Cooperation With Allies in Space

Congress Passes Fiscal 2024 Defense Spending Bill, Pay Raise for Service Members

Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, the first crew aiming to fly around the moon in a half-century - AP News

Rocket Lab Reaches New Annual Launch Record with 10th Electron Mission This Year

Sierra Space’s Revolutionary Dream Chaser® Enters Final Test Campaign, Spaceplane Transitioning to Orbital Operations

Aborted test and missing parts add to European space woes- Reuters

HotSat-1: UK climate satellite suffers failure in orbit

Thales Alenia Space has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility for FLEX satellite first test campaign

International, North American and European Statistical Classifications for Space Economy Measurement

GE Aerospace achieves breakthrough in hypersonic engine development- Flight Global

Mysterious, repeating fast radio burst acts like a celestial slide whistle- CNN

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 [email protected] to request more info.

Want to join us for an interview?

Please send your pitch to [email protected] 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